Renata Fonseca

Overview

I lead AI features at Mercado Libre in São Paulo. Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 15 days to 3. Launched the AI products product in 5 markets. Most at home with LLM products and evaluation. I teach a weekend class on enterprise.

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Experience

1. Director of Product

   Apr 2026 - Present
   Mercado Libre · 7 mo · Full-time · São Paulo, Brazil
   • Cut time-to-first-value for new AI products customers from 17 days to 2.
   • Launched the AI products product in 7 markets.
   • Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 3 that customers asked for.
2. Principal Product Manager

   Jan 2023 - Apr 2026
   Natura &Co · 3 yr 3 mo · Full-time · São Paulo, Brazil
   • Sit on 5 boards.
   • Previously an operator for 7 years before investing.
3. Principal Product Manager

   Nov 2020 - Jan 2023
   Microsoft · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · São Paulo, Brazil
   • Previously an operator for 10 years before investing.
4. Product Manager

   Dec 2017 - Nov 2020
   PwC · 2 yr 11 mo · Full-time · São Paulo, Brazil
   • Grew AI products revenue from $6 million to $27 million ARR.
5. Product Manager

   May 2014 - Dec 2017
   Embraer · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · São Paulo, Brazil
   • Took AI products activation from 21% to 42% in three quarters.

Projects

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Education

1. IESE

   MBA, Business Administration
   2013 - 2015
2. Universidad de Buenos Aires

   Licenciatura, Economics
   2007 - 2011