I'm Gonçalo Henriques, a growth leader focused on turning great products into self-sustaining growth engines. I blend UX, data, and experimentation to craft product experiences that sell themselves. At Roofr, Krisp, and OutSystems, I’ve led product-led growth initiatives that delivered tangible SaaS outcomes and built cross-functional teams that ship with velocity. At the core, I’m obsessed with turning insights into value. My Product-Led Growth Playbook distills proven frameworks into actionable systems, helping teams optimize onboarding, activation, and retention while driving measurable revenue impact.

Gonçalo Henriques

I'm Gonçalo Henriques, a growth leader focused on turning great products into self-sustaining growth engines. I blend UX, data, and experimentation to craft product experiences that sell themselves. At Roofr, Krisp, and OutSystems, I’ve led product-led growth initiatives that delivered tangible SaaS outcomes and built cross-functional teams that ship with velocity. At the core, I’m obsessed with turning insights into value. My Product-Led Growth Playbook distills proven frameworks into actionable systems, helping teams optimize onboarding, activation, and retention while driving measurable revenue impact.

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I’m Gonçalo Henriques, a growth leader focused on turning great products into self-sustaining growth engines. I blend UX, data, and experimentation to craft product experiences that sell themselves. At Roofr, Krisp, and OutSystems, I’ve led product-led growth initiatives that delivered tangible SaaS outcomes and built cross-functional teams that ship with velocity.

At the core, I’m obsessed with turning insights into value. My Product-Led Growth Playbook distills proven frameworks into actionable systems, helping teams optimize onboarding, activation, and retention while driving measurable revenue impact.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

PLG Mentor at GrowthMentor
March 1, 2025 - Present
Mentoring founders and teams on PLG strategy, activation, and retention.
Lead Product Manager, Growth at Roofr
August 1, 2022 - February 1, 2025
Owned PLG and growth experimentation roadmap across product, marketing, design, and sales. Led cross-functional team of 5 (PMM, Eng, Design, Analyst, RevOps). Revamped signup experience (+30% registration rate); redesigned onboarding (+244% transactional revenue); increased subscription retention by 15% through UX and lifecycle improvements; conducted 50+ experiments; led user research projects identifying new product opportunities.
Senior Product Manager, Growth at Krisp
June 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022
Remote growth PM hire; owned experimentation and growth systems from scratch. Defined A/B testing frameworks and lifecycle metrics; ran experiments improving upgrade conversion by 12%; integrated Amplitude; built dashboards; developed internal templates and processes (EDGE) to accelerate velocity.
Course Instructor - PLG at Armenian Code Academy
March 1, 2022 - April 1, 2022
Taught product-led growth to aspiring PMs; mentored students on growth projects.
Senior Product Manager, Growth at OutSystems
October 1, 2020 - June 1, 2021
Co-led PLG transformation initiatives; rolled out events tracking plans and experimentation documentation; designed internal growth training and playbooks; championed growth pod structure and experimentation cadence.
Product Owner at A-to-Be
September 1, 2019 - October 1, 2020
Led backlog and requirements, alignment with stakeholders, UX improvements and delivery.
Product Engineer at Seedrs
July 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019
Bridge between product and engineering; translated needs between PMs and engineers; contributed to product development; advised entrepreneurs on PM practices.
Engineering Manager at James (formerly CrowdProcess)
February 1, 2017 - July 1, 2018
Led the Engineering team, managed scrum ceremonies, sprints, and technical solutions; hired top talent; worked on microservices APIs (Python, React, Elasticsearch).
Freelancer — Product & Engineer Consultant
March 1, 2015 - February 1, 2017
Provided product development, roadmap prioritization, customer feedback, and engineering for several startups; advised on product-market fit.
Contractor — Mobile Application Developer at Various
October 1, 2013 - March 1, 2015
Participated in Y Combinator S14; responsible for mobile UX, roadmap, feature prioritization, and user research for Impraise, Jogabo, and Weclipse.
Founder & Head of Product at Mobigeek Studios
March 1, 2013 - October 1, 2013
Led product development, vision, strategy, roadmap; raised seed round; managed a team of 8; developed IPs including a Pokemon GO-like prototype and real-time browser MMORPG framework.
Founder & Product Lead at GoClapp
March 1, 2012 - March 1, 2013
Product development; vision and strategy; roadmap; prioritization; UX and user research; client acquisition; pitching and engineering.
Business Manager, Product Manager at ISCTE BGI Finalist ActualSales
November 1, 2009 - March 1, 2012
Product development; vision, strategy, roadmap; UX, user research, customer acquisition; team leadership; ROI; conversions; sales funnel; marketing; growth hacking.
Web / iOS Developer
June 1, 2008 - November 1, 2009
Developed landing pages and web pages; mobile payment integration; JavaScript; created ad banners.
Software Engineer Intern at Zon Lusomundo
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007
Intern; developed Lusomundo's first independent website; frontend and backend; XML parser for cinema schedules.

Education

Retention + Engagement Deep Dive at Reforge
October 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021
Product Management at 280 Group
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at YCombinator
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Web Design & Developer at ETIC Web Design & Developer
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

Product Management First Steps
January 11, 2030 - December 13, 2025
Optimal Product Management and Product Marketing
January 11, 2030 - December 13, 2025
Local SEO
January 11, 2030 - December 13, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet