Ruan Odendaal

Head of Product | Specialist in Commercial Strategy & AI-Driven Product Innovation and Leadership

Ruan Odendaal is a seasoned product management professional with over 13 years of experience in driving commercially focused product innovation across various industries.

His expertise includes customer engagement, growth strategies, data-driven decision-making, unit economics, and P&L management in both B2C & B2B SaaS, Developer tools, Media, E-Commerce, HealthTech, Crypto & PropTech.

Key areas of expertise for Ruan encompass commercial awareness, strategic leadership, product innovation, team leadership, growth strategies, and data-driven decision-making to guide product development and measure success.

Ruan is dedicated to leveraging his skills to drive product success, foster consumer trust, and explore collaboration and innovation opportunities.

He holds a BSc in Software Engineering from the University of the West of England and has held prominent product management roles at companies like Nomad Homes, bp, Luno, Patchwork Health, News UK, Pusher, and others.

Ruan is well-versed in topics such as unit economics, KPIs, user research, product discovery, growth loops, user experience design, leadership through change, team building, collaboration with executives, and more.