Cristian Iosub
Cyber Security Researcher

Resume
Experience
2021 - present
White Hat TechnologySenior Product Manager
White Hat Technology
As Senior Product Manager, I lead the design, development, and delivery of complex software platforms tailored for both public and private sector clients. My focus is on building scalable, user-centric products that solve real business challenges and drive measurable impact. I have successfully managed the entire product lifecycle, from concept and validation to launch and iteration, ensuring that every release delivers clear value to stakeholders.
In this role, I have defined product strategy, prioritized features, and aligned roadmaps in close collaboration with engineering, design, and operations teams. I directed cross-functional groups to bring secure-by-design, high-performance solutions to market, while continuously refining them based on feedback, data, and evolving needs. By translating client insights and regulatory requirements into concrete enhancements, I improved adoption, strengthened engagement, and positioned the company’s products as essential tools for digital transformation. Ultimately, I bridge strategic vision with hands-on execution, ensuring that innovative ideas are delivered as tangible, high-quality products.
2022 - 2024
Ringier RomaniaProduct Owner
Libertatea.ro
Ringier Romania is the country’s largest publishing group, managing over 120 newspapers and magazines, as well as digital marketplaces such as Libertatea, GSP, ELLE, Viva! and eJobs.ro. In my role, I directed the development and delivery of digital platforms that supported top media titles and online marketplaces with millions of monthly users. I defined the product vision, roadmap, and priorities, ensuring that they were aligned with both editorial strategies and business growth objectives.
Working closely with design, engineering, and marketing teams, I delivered scalable, user-friendly web solutions that addressed the needs of diverse audiences. I also implemented Agile practices, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives, which improved delivery efficiency and reduced time-to-market. By maintaining a strong customer-centric approach and incorporating continuous user feedback, I was able to drive product improvements that enhanced both engagement and monetization. My work contributed directly to the company’s transition toward digital-first publishing, reinforcing Ringier’s leadership in the Romanian media landscape.
2019 - 2021
2014 - 2021
Conversion MarketingDigital Platforms Manager
Senior Project Manager | Prince2 & Agile Scrum
Conversion Marketing is a digital agency specialized in e-commerce, UX, and performance marketing, working with more than 100 clients, including eMAG (Naspers Group), Microsoft, Danone, CyberGhost, MedLife, Banca Transilvania, BRD, and UNICEF. During my time there, I delivered over one hundred digital projects covering web platforms, e-commerce solutions, email marketing campaigns, and mobile applications for both regional brands and international clients.
I managed cross-functional teams and coordinated with client stakeholders to ensure that projects were delivered on time and within budget, while also spearheading the adoption of Prince2 and Agile Scrum methodologies to improve efficiency and stakeholder alignment. My role involved designing and deploying custom web solutions with a strong focus on UX optimization and marketing automation, which significantly boosted client retention and ROI. In addition, I trained and mentored project teams, ensuring consistent application of best practices and knowledge transfer across the organization. By negotiating requirements with enterprise-level clients and producing strategic proposals, I helped secure long-term contracts and reinforced the agency’s position as a trusted partner in digital transformation.
2011 - 2014
MailUp - ItalyProduct Marketing Manager | Prince2
Responsible for managing the product throughout the product life cycle, gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with senior managers to deliver winning products.
2010 - 2011
2005 - 2011
TeleperformanceT.O.P.S. Audit and Compliance Officer
Training and Development Manager
Teleperformance connects the biggest and most respected brands on the planet with their customers by providing customer care, technical support, customer acquisition, digital solutions, analytics, back-office, and other specialized services to ensure consistently positive customer interactions.
Teleperfomance Operational Processes and Standards offers best practice consistency via its own set of core tools and systems that are structured to compliment client systems. Teleperformance’s tools and systems pre-define many-core procedures and reports so that the individual positions are able to focus on pertinent execution of agent development.
I have worked directly with the department/team subject to audit to meet the audit procedures set;
Prepared working papers, documenting the specific audit objectives, audit procedures performed, and their results.
Summarised audit findings and communicates the same to the teams.
Maintained audit documentations working papers, reports, communications, and supporting evidence.
Great projects I’ve been involved in
2Performant
Growth Manager
The technology company 2Performant is the leader of the affiliate marketing market in Romania and Bulgaria (listed on BSE’s AeRO market – stock exchange symbol 2P). I led the company's Growth Unit division, with the role of testing and validating new markets and business approaches for 2Performant, identifying the company's growth opportunities in relation to technological realities and rapid changes in digital.
Retargeting Biz
Project & Partnership Manager
Developed projects and partnerships with international eCommerce platforms to support business growth and add value to the company's products;
Identifying new business opportunities and taking appropriate actions to realize the potential;
Managed a variety of projects for software development, Saas application roll-out, and infrastructure upgrade;
Responsible for new feature identification, requirements definition, and end-user acceptance.
Academia pe Legale
Product Manager
Courier Manager
Growth & Digital Platforms Manager
Strengthening the relationship with partner companies in the country and abroad.
Opening and adapting the CourierManager platform, a software solution dedicated to courier companies, for new markets in Asia and Europe.
HackTheZone
Cyber Security Researcher
This project was created with a single goal – Ethical Hacking, and promoting this vibe to all of our participants and especially the business segment. We are educating and creating skills by offering you various challenges with different levels of approaches or effort.
GPeC
Member of the GPeC jury for UX and Cyber Security
GPeC is The Most Important E-Commerce Event in CEE. Starting with 2018 I am a member of the GPeC jury with 25 of the most eCommerce experts in Romania. I analyze more than 80 online stores annually to determine the level of compliance with the GPEC competition criteria in terms of User Experience (UX) and Cyber Security
Certificates

Lead Auditor ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System

UiPath Cyber Security Training

PRINCE2

UiPath Implementation Manager & SAP API Automation

Mobile User Experience (UX) Design
