MASATO HIGGS
 

Hey there, I’m Mas.

Here’s a bit about myself.

 
 

About

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TL;DR

A multidisciplinary growth leader in product and marketing.

STORY

I’ve never really settled on a particular career track.

So far, my career has been shaped by all of the unique problems that were thrown at me every day. Each of those problems required a new set of skills and a way of thinking to tackle them. It drove me to constantly try and learn new things. I’ve been lucky enough to have worked with amazing people that encouraged new directions and experimentation. It’s worked for me so far.

But generally speaking, I’ve worked somewhere between product and marketing, focussed in growth for the last 12 years. As an avid practitioner of design thinking, I’m passionate about battling hard problems, as well as building things from scratch. I’m currently a product leader at Rappi focussing on growth topics for the consumer platform. 

PLACES

Berlin / Melbourne / Osaka

 
 

“Making customer evangelists is about creating experiences worth talking about.”

VALERIA MALTONI

 
 

HOW I LOOK ON PAPER

Experience

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Flink

BERLIN, GERMANY

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT — OCTOBER 202! - CURRENT

HEAD OF PRODUCT — JANUARY 202! - SEPTEMBER 2021

 

Delivery Hero

BERLIN, GERMANY

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER — JULY 2019 TO SEPTEMBER 2020

Led growth teams for consumer products, focussing on customer acquisition, retention and product marketing domains with a user base spanning across Europe, CEE and APAC for 4 brands.

PRODUCT MANAGER — JULY 2018 TO JUNE 2019

CRM TECH LEAD — APRIL 2018 - JUNE 2018

 

foodora

BERLIN, GERMANY

CRM TECH LEAD — JANUARY 2018 TO MARCH 2018

Reported to the Global Director of CRM to design and develop the global CRM technical infrastructure for B2C, B2B and partner communications across multiple touchpoints in 21markets. Concurrently, leading the mobile and on-site CRM team to optimise user experience, customer retention and lifetime value.

SENIOR CRM MANAGER — JULY 2016 TO DECEMBER 2017

Reported to the Global Director of CRM to implement customer engagement strategies across online and offline channels in 21 markets globally to maximise customer retention and lifetime value. In particular, the implementation of marketing automation systems and ongoing management of the technical infrastructure (including Optimove, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Braze, Twilio and Typeform).

 

Schwartz Media

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PRODUCT — NOVEMBER 2014 TO JUNE 2016

Reported to the Publisher and CEO to implement growth strategies for the Monthly and The Saturday Paper across subscription, retail and advertising sales. Concurrently, ensuring continuous improvement of customer experience across B2C and B2B products to increase customer lifetime value and exploit new growth opportunities.

PRODUCT MANAGER — MARCH 2014 TO OCTOBER 2014

Reported to the CEO and acted as a conduit between editorial, sales, marketing, subscriptions and development teams to continually develop and innovate customer experience across B2B and B2C products of the Monthly and The Saturday Paper. In addition, managed production workflows of print publications and provided digital production services to internal and external stakeholders.

 

Gasworks Arts Park

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER — NOVEMBER 2011 TO FEBRUARY 2014

Reported to the Marketing & Development Manager and CEO to develop and implement key digital strategies for over 200 performing arts events and 30 visual arts exhibitions a year. In addition, maintained digital brand presence and complied with requirements of sponsors, program partners and other key stakeholders across digital channels.

 

Stepping Stone Foundation

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER — AUGUST 2010 TO JULY 201!

Reported to the Executive Director and worked closely with the board of directors and other key stakeholders to develop and implement marketing and communications strategies across print and digital channels. In addition, managed relationships with donors, sponsors and other key stakeholders. 

 

Fifteen Foundation

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER — AUGUST 2009 TO JULY 2010

Reported to the founders, board of directors and the Jamie Oliver Foundation to develop and execute marketing and communications strategies across print and digital channels. In addition, managed relationships with donors, sponsors and other key stakeholders.


FURtHER JUSTIFICATION

Education

RMIT University

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EXECUTIVE) — 2015 TO 2016 (DEFERRED)

BACHELOR OF ARTS (MUSIC INDUSTRY) (HONS) — 2012 TO 2014

DIPLOMA OF MUSIC INDUSTRY (TECHNICAL PRODUCTION) — 2006 TO 2007

 
 
 

“Focusing on the customer makes a company more resilient.”

JEFF BEZOS