About

Cem Altun is a Lead Product Manager based in Istanbul. He builds and ships digital products at the intersection of commercial goals, technical reality, and user experience—currently at Wingie Enuygun Group. His career spans marketplaces, lodging platforms, and large-scale consumer products at Getir, Huawei Petal Travel, Travelbuild and Metglobal. He has led roadmaps, supplier and channel integrations, pricing and assortment systems, and cross-functional delivery with engineering, design, and business teams. This site collects notes on roads, tables, and the craft behind the products. For a product conversation or a focused working session, book a meeting.

Experience

  1. 2026-05 – Present · 5 months

    Lead Product Manager · Wingie Enuygun Group

    Leads product for travel experiences—roadmap, discovery, and delivery across hotels, car rentals and related travel verticals.

  2. 2021-12 – 2026-05 · 4 years, 5 months

    Getir

    • Lead Product Manager

      2023-09 – 2026-05 · 2 years, 8 months

      Built and expanded the product team by hiring and mentoring PMs. Set the tribe roadmap with business partners, improved operational metrics such as availability and waste, and kept cross-functional delivery moving in a fast-paced environment.

    • Senior Product Manager

      2021-12 – 2023-09 · 1 year, 9 months

      Formed a tribe for product data, pricing, assortment, and supplier data; aligned stakeholders on vision and roadmap; led SAP S/4HANA integration for product, pricing, and order financial data.

  3. 2021-05 – 2021-11 · 6 months

    Product Manager — Petal Travel · Huawei

    Owned Petal Travel within Huawei’s search ecosystem: vendor onboarding, UX research collaboration, and alignment with HQ across cultural and corporate differences.

  4. 2020-08 – 2021-05 · 9 months

    Product Manager · OZOO

    Built a lodging platform for hoteliers and hosts to distribute properties across channels, shaped by industry benchmarking for usability and capability.

  5. 2018-07 – 2020-02 · 1 year, 7 months

    Travelbuild

    • Product Leader

      2019-03 – 2020-02 · 11 months

      Led Product Owners on delivery of a SaaS for Tour Operators; owned roadmap, scope, and communication across business units and senior management.

    • Product Owner

      2018-07 – 2019-03 · 8 months

      Drove B2B SaaS integrations for tour operators and early flight, hotel, and transfer supplier connections.

  6. 2013-12 – 2018-07 · 4 years, 7 months

    Metglobal

    • Head of Global Supply

      2018-01 – 2018-07 · 6 months

      Led global supply operations for the travel inventory business.

    • XML Optimization Manager

      2017-07 – 2018-01 · 6 months

      Led analysis and refactoring of supplier technical integrations to cut errors and improve efficiency; monitored look-to-book and error ratios; onboarded new suppliers technically.

    • Supplier Account Manager

      2015-10 – 2017-07 · 1 year, 9 months

      Managed key supplier relationships and performance. Worked with finance on payments, kickbacks, and pricing; represented the company at industry events.

    • Accounts Payable Specialist

      2013-12 – 2015-10 · 1 year, 10 months

      Reconciled supplier invoices and payouts; negotiated disputed amounts to keep supplier relationships healthy.

  7. 2013-05 – 2013-10 · 5 months

    Operations Agent · Sea Song Tours

    Handled day-to-day travel operations.

  8. 2011-01 – 2012-12 · 1 year, 11 months

    Operations Agent (Part-time) · Karavan Turkey

    Handled day-to-day travel operations.

Skills

Product ManagementProduct StrategyTravel TechMarketplaceB2B SaaSRoadmappingAgile / ScrumStakeholder ManagementTeam LeadershipSupplier IntegrationPricing & AssortmentAgentic CodingUX Collaboration