I am a pragmatic, results-driven product manager and Scrum practitioner who loves turning complex data and business needs into clear, actionable solutions. I lead cross-functional teams to deliver BI and data products that drive strategic decisions, with a focus on quality, governance, and scalable engineering practices. I thrive on aligning stakeholders, coaching teams, and enabling fast delivery in fintech and AI contexts. I enjoy mentoring, knowledge sharing, and transforming organizational processes to support agile success and measurable impact.

Maria Iqbal Malik

I am a pragmatic, results-driven product manager and Scrum practitioner who loves turning complex data and business needs into clear, actionable solutions. I lead cross-functional teams to deliver BI and data products that drive strategic decisions, with a focus on quality, governance, and scalable engineering practices. I thrive on aligning stakeholders, coaching teams, and enabling fast delivery in fintech and AI contexts. I enjoy mentoring, knowledge sharing, and transforming organizational processes to support agile success and measurable impact.

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I am a pragmatic, results-driven product manager and Scrum practitioner who loves turning complex data and business needs into clear, actionable solutions. I lead cross-functional teams to deliver BI and data products that drive strategic decisions, with a focus on quality, governance, and scalable engineering practices.

I thrive on aligning stakeholders, coaching teams, and enabling fast delivery in fintech and AI contexts. I enjoy mentoring, knowledge sharing, and transforming organizational processes to support agile success and measurable impact.

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Experience Level

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Technical Product Manager – BI & Reporting at Zalando
January 1, 2022 - Present
Leading a cross-functional BI team delivering end-to-end finance reporting solutions using data processing and MicroStrategy dashboards for Zalando and Zalando Lounge. Responsibilities include owning the product roadmap, gathering requirements from non-technical users, overseeing the full BI workflow, managing three streams (Business Analysts, Data Engineers, Reporting Engineers), enabling scalable reporting across the finance organization, driving governance and process improvements, and coaching team members to improve agile maturity and collaboration.
Scrum Master | Senior Software Engineer at Afiniti
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022
Served as servant leader for the MCS UI/backend team; led three product portfolios with teams across six locations; identified process gaps, defined Objectives and Key Results and KPI enhancements; coached Scrum teams for value streaming and MVP delivery in new verticals; collaborated with architects and service leads to ensure alignment and delivery; defined and refined user stories and managed end-to-end product management from planning to post-release support; managed JIRA and GIT workflows.
Product Manager | Business Analyst II at S&P Global
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020
Led the Marketplace Portfolio, built the ESG program, expanded data delivery pipelines to other divisions, and supported AWS regional roadmaps. Supported enterprise Agile-lean transformation, resolved technical problems, and provided product support to client-facing teams; acted as an Agile coach with hands-on AWS, Lean, Python, Data migration, Azure DevOps, MySQL experience; participated in LinkedIn Learning and MicroMentorship programs.
Technical Support & Services Analyst at Elixir Technologies
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018
Level II technical support analyst; worked with cross-cultural teams (professional services, PMO, developers, and designers); streamlined processes to minimize rework and maximize profits; managed parallel projects from requirements gathering to delivery; hands-on with Jira/Confluence, email delivery, and LMS; conducted numerous knowledge-sharing sessions.
Process Redesigning and CS Analyst at Microfinance Systems
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
QA and customer support focus; managed QA, technical support, and process design; introduced Scrum and Kanban; worked on business process improvement using MELD and CMB systems.

Education

MS in Project Management at Bahria University Islamabad Campus
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018
Bachelor of Software Engineering at Fatima Jinnah Women University
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2015

Qualifications

MicroStrategy Basics Certification
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
Certified Product Owner (CPO) Advanced
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
Advanced Certified Scrum Master (ACSM)
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
HIPAA Compliance Certification
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Retail, Media & Entertainment