Alexandra Leite

Current

Head of Custom Brand Experiences, Custom Solutions at Yahoo!

Past

Head of Customs Solutions, Latin America & US Hispanics at Yahoo!
Sr. Product Manager, Latin America at Yahoo! Inc.
Head of News & Editorial at Yahoo! Brazil, São Paulo, SP

Managing Editor at UOL Inc.

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Education

FIA/University of Sao Paulo (USP)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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Industry

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Alexandra Leite’s Summary

Senior product executive with experience in development, management and marketing of consumer internet media properties such as News, Sports, TV, Movies and Music. Experience with online services for television content, movies, games, online communities and traditional media production. Deep knowledge of Product Management processes and proven track record in managing products through the entire product life cycle at a matrix organization. Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Alexandra Leite’s Specialties:

internet usability, product marketing manager, communication skills, creative problem solver, product quality, web content production, hispanic market, design, scrum methodology

Alexandra Leite’s Experience

Head of Custom Brand Experiences, Custom Solutions

Yahoo!

(Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)

May 2009 — Present (8 months)

Head of Custom Brand Experience of Yahoo!'s Emerging Markets businesses, including US Hispanics, Latin America, Southeast Asia and India. The Custom Solutions group includes delivering custom branded solutions (integrated into Yahoo's properties) and providing support to broadband and audience strategic partnerships.
Head of Customs Solutions, Latin America & US Hispanics

Yahoo!

(Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)

October 2007 — May 2009 (1 year 8 months)

Drive incremental revenue by differentiating Yahoo!’s display advertising products through the creation of strategic online marketing solutions in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and US Hispanics.
Sr. Product Manager, Latin America

Yahoo! Inc.

(Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)

October 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Managed with the product and audience aspects for the joint venture between Yahoo! and Telemundo Networks, owned by NBC.
Head of News & Editorial

Yahoo! Brazil, São Paulo, SP

(Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)

July 2003 — December 2006 (3 years 6 months)

Oversaw the editorial operations for Brazil and Argentina media properties such as Sports, Finance, Health, Tech and News, focusing on execution as well as complete product strategy and monetization plans for those markets.
Managing Editor

UOL Inc.

(Internet industry)

August 1999 — December 2002 (3 years 5 months)

Responsible for media products and homepage editorial programming of BOL (http://bol.uol.com.br), UOL’s free internet service.

Alexandra Leite’s Education

FIA/University of Sao Paulo (USP)

MBA , Master of Business Administration - Project Management , 2006 — 2007
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

BA , Journalism, Communications Science , 1996 — 1999

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Alexandra Leite’s Interests:

literature, politics, usability research, running, international travel, cooking, journalism, reading novels, internet, cycling, web design, movies, travel, fashion & style