Rafael Souza

Overview

Based in Rio de Janeiro. I work on payments at Bellmont Solutions. Killed 6 features nobody used and shipped the 3 that customers asked for. Most at home with product strategy and checkout. Home cook with strong opinions about biryani.

Replies between meetings, usually same day

Experience

1. Principal Product Manager

   Mar 2025 - Present
   Bellmont Solutions · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
   • Backed 32 founders at pre-seed and seed.
   • Sit on 7 boards.
2. Associate Product Manager

   Aug 2021 - Mar 2025
   Konfío · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
   • Ran 62 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
   • Launched the payments product in 4 markets.
3. Associate Product Manager

   Nov 2018 - Aug 2021
   Rappi · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
   • Launched the payments product in 8 markets.
   • Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for.
4. Senior Product Manager

   Apr 2017 - Nov 2018
   iFood · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
   • Killed 5 features nobody used and shipped the 3 that customers asked for.
   • Launched the payments product in 7 markets.
5. Product Manager

   Feb 2016 - Apr 2017
   EY · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
   • Killed 7 features nobody used and shipped the 2 that customers asked for.
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new payments customers from 13 days to 3.

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Education

1. IESE

   MBA, Business Administration
   2009 - 2011
2. PUCP

   Ingeniería, Computer Science
   2005 - 2009