About Payman | MBA Product Manager | 10+ Years Experience

Why Hire Me

I Get The Job Done

Unlike most freelancers who specialize in one thing, I do it all: Strategy, Design, and Development. You get a complete product, not just pieces.

Proven Track Record: I've built products from zero to 50K+ active users in under 9 months. My apps have 200K+ downloads. As Product Manager at Bettermode, I led products serving major enterprise clients including Mercedes-Benz, Lenovo, and Logitech.

I Ship Fast: Raised $2M in VC funding. Scaled operations 40x in one year. These aren't just numbers, they're results from real projects with real deadlines and real budgets.

Full-Stack Capabilities: Product strategy, user research, UI/UX design, full-stack development, databases, AI integration, and deployment. You need it built? I can build it. You need it designed? I can design it. You need it launched? I'll launch it.

Payman Khortalab - One-Person Product Studio in Toronto

Why Trust Me

Not a Scam. Just One Very Capable Person.

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Live Products You Can Verify

All my work is verifiable. Download the apps. Visit the websites. Check the user counts. I don't show mockups - I show live production systems.

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Major Brands Trust Me

As Product Manager at Bettermode, I delivered products for enterprise clients like Mercedes-Benz, Lenovo, and Logitech. Enterprise companies verify capabilities thoroughly before partnerships.

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Professional & Accountable

Based in Toronto. MBA educated. Signed contracts. Clear communication. You're not hiring someone hiding behind a screen.

Background

How I Got Here

2025-Now

One-Person Product Studio

Leveraging 10+ years of experience to help startups and companies build complete products solo. Strategy to deployment, all in one highly capable person.

2024-2025

Product Manager at Bettermode (Toronto)

Led community engagement platform serving enterprise clients including Mercedes-Benz, Lenovo, and Logitech. Launched new B2C product line with 35% increase in user adoption. Conducted 100+ hours of user research with these major brands, driving 40% improvement in feature usability.

2018-2022

Chief Product Officer at On-Demand Platform

Launched MVP in 9 months, scaling to 50K+ active users with 80% monthly growth. Raised $2M in VC funding. Scaled operations 40x in one year, reaching 200K+ app installs. Led remote team of 40 across 6 countries.

2017-2018

Product Director at Telecom Provider

Built proprietary ITSM tool from scratch serving 2M+ users across 11 subsidiaries. Integrated Agile with ITIL, reducing service delivery time by 20% and achieving 95% IT user satisfaction.

2013-2015

MBA & ITIL Mastery

Earned MBA while completing full ITIL certification stack (Foundations, Lifecycle, Capability, MALC). Combined technical expertise with business strategy, process optimization, and service management frameworks.

2008-2013

Software Engineering & Early Product Leadership

Started as a software engineer building enterprise systems and mobile applications. Quickly moved into product roles, leading cross-functional teams to ship products that solved real business problems. This hands-on technical foundation became the backbone of everything that followed.

What Makes Me Different

Why One Person Can Do Everything

I Actually Build, Not Just Manage

Most product managers can't code. Most designers can't build backends. Most developers can't do product strategy. I do all three at a professional level because I've spent 10+ years mastering each discipline.

No Communication Overhead

Traditional teams waste 50% of their time in meetings, aligning stakeholders, and explaining requirements. When one person owns everything, decisions happen instantly and implementation starts immediately.

Consistent Vision Throughout

Ever noticed how products feel disjointed when different people build different parts? When one person designs the UX, writes the code, and sets the strategy, the product has a cohesive vision.

I Treat Your Product Like My Own

When you're responsible for everything - every line of code, every design decision, every user metric - you care differently. I don't hand off work to others. I own the results completely.

One Person. Complete Products.