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HI THERE! I’M NILOUFAR
ABOUT
I am a Product Manager / Quant Analyst, currently building scalable software solutions.
I graduated with a master's degree in Finance and Risk Engineering from NYU in 2019.
I worked as a project lead at OppenheimerFunds as my master’s capstone. After that I joined ClearPrism as a financial analyst and had some fun with mathematical modeling and forecasting. Later, I joined the graduate program at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, as a Financial Analyst in the Banking team, and enjoyed cheese and chocolate in Switzerland.
After completing the graduate program, I moved to Berlin drawn by its vibrant startup scene (and yes, the döners). I started working at an investment management startup, followed by a role as a part-time co-founder on an insure-tech product. Later, I joined FinPlusTech, where I worked closely with the data, reporting, and product teams. That’s where I discovered my passion for product management. Since then, I’ve been leading the development of a financial management platform as a product manager.
I’ve lived and worked in five countries: Iran (where I was born and raised), the US (for studies and work), Chile (spent time working on a telescope), Switzerland, and Germany. It’s safe to say I’ve built an international lifestyle.
Most days, you’ll find me in front of my computer—diving into financial data, building things, reading, tweeting, and occasionally binging a good Netflix series.
I share my home office with my fluffy mini poodle, who takes her role as Chief Distraction Officer very seriously.
MY EXPERIENCE
Background & Expertise
November 2023 - Current
PRODUCT MANAGER, BPW
● Leading the end-to-end strategy, design, and development of ERP and analytics dashboard.
● Defining KPI frameworks and conducting tests.
● Managing cross-functional teams across engineering, UI/UX, stakeholders.
May 2022 - November 2023
QUANTITATIVE ASSOCIATE, FINPLUSTECH, NEW YORK
June 2021 - April 2022
FINANCIAL BUSINESS ANALYST AND CO-FOUNDER, FAIRSICH,
BERLIN
November 2020 - May 2021
FINANCIAL ANALYST, OTHOZ,
BERLIN
October 2019 - October 2020
ASSOCIATE, BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS,
BASEL
June 2019 - September 2019
FINANCIAL ANALYST INTERN, CLEARPRISM,
NEW YORK
January 2019 - May 2019
PROJECT LEAD, NYU-OPPENHEIMERFUNDS,
NEW YORK
EDUCATION
What I’ve Learned
MSC NYU TANDON
September 2017 - May 2019
Financial Engineering
MSC UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
August 2015 - May 2017
Physics and Astronomy
BSC NYU TANDON
January 2012 - May 2015
Applied Physics

MY SKILLS
What I Do
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
JIRA
FIGMA
PYTHON
BLOOMBERG
MATLAB
MATHEMATICA
FORECASTING
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood."
Marie Curie
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Just for Fun
TRADING STOCKS & OPTIONS
I believe you can never learn the concepts of market if you don't have skin in the game. I started trading years ago as a hobby and I am learning more everyday. I've been up more than 200% since last year, and no, I don't only own Tesla and NVIDIA:)
PHOTOGRAPHY
I started as a night sky photographer when I was a teenager. Check out one of my photos at The World At Night (TWAN) project website: http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/guests_photos.asp?ID=5001393
LEARNING NEW LANGUAGES
I am Fluent in Farsi and Azeri, I also speak some Turkish and understand some Arabic and German.
STARGAZING
I'm on a mission to find the darkest nightsky with the highest limiting magnitude. So far, San Pedro the Atacama is the winner.