building things + podcast + author + vegan 🌈

PRODUCT & PROGRAM MANAGER | PRODUCT OWNER, SCRUM MASTER & PMP-CERTIFIED

Professional team leader with over 15+ years of hands-on experience leading successful teams and digital initiatives. Thaisa has experience leading project sprints, ensuring high-quality delivery, and exercising collaborative team and stakeholder management. Additionally, she is able to wear many hats, including coding, research and design. Thaisa’s focus is on finding the right questions to ask and assembling the right team to achieve success.

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author | Vegan Anniversary in the Bay Area

Creator, Podcast Host & Producer | LATINX IN POWER PODCAST

Discover the world of tech like never before with Latinx in Power! A podcast that aims to demystify tech through featuring interviews with successful Latin American and Caribbean leaders.

compilation of FEATURED WORK

2025

• Launched a cookbook featuring Brazilian, American and French vegan dessert recipes called Vegan Anniversary in the Bay Area: A Decade of Sweet Memories from Brazil and Cultural Exchanges in the United States

• Latinx in Power is ranked #6 on Best 90 Women in Tech Podcasts

• Latinx in Power is once again ranked among the top 20 in Feedspot's list of the 100 Best Latino Podcasts to Follow

2024

• Participated during Techqueria Summit in a Decoding the PM Puzzle conversation

• Shared insights during the monthly Women in Tech Caribbean Community sync

• Spoke during the PayTech Women Latino Inclusion Group meetup about language evolution towards equality

• Highlighted as an inspiring product manager portfolio by Career Foundry

• Conducted interviews with individuals of all Latin America and Caribbean countries including 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇧🇿 Belize, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇨🇺 Cuba, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇸🇻 El Salvador, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇭🇹 Haiti, 🇭🇳 Honduras, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇮 Nicaragua, 🇵🇦 Panama, 🇵🇾 Paraguay, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇺🇾 Uruguay, 🇻🇪 Venezuela, 🇬🇾 Guyana, 🇸🇷 Suriname, 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda, 🇧🇸 Bahamas, 🇧🇧 Barbados, 🇩🇲 Dominica, 🇬🇩 Grenada, 🇯🇲 Jamaica, 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis, 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia, 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago, 🇬🇫 French Guiana, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten, 🇦🇼 Aruba, 🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands, (+ 5 bonuses: 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇨🇳 China, 🇺🇸 United States) for the Latinx in Power podcast

2023

• Latinx in Power is now part of the HubSpot Podcast Network

• Collaborative article with Forbes 🇲🇽 highlighting the ongoing struggle for diversity in Silicon Valley during the tech revolution

• Collaborated with Microsoft as a strategic partner during the Microsoft Build event, where Thaisa conducted engaging live podcast sessions featuring Latin American Microsoft executives.

• Participated in the Behind the Mic podcast episode

• Joined the OhHello community in a podcast episode

• Wrote 100 technical articles about Product & Program Management for the PM101 blog

• Latinx in Power podcast is listed 10 Best Women in Tech Podcasts by Hosting Advice

• Latinx in Power podcast was listed top 10 of the 100 Best Latino Podcasts to follow

• Participated in the Ikigai Curious podcast episode

2022

• Co-author of the book “Gestão de Produto como você nunca viu”, the first of its kind, written entirely by women, and published in Brazil

• Faculty Lecturer at Harbour Space, teaching the course “Design for Business”

• Talk about Program Management at the MAPIS event

• Talk about Exploring the International Market at the Women in Product event

2021

• Talk about Changing Careers to Tech at the Mozambique Digital Conference

• Talk about Program Management at the Campus Party Digital Edition

• Published the Crescendo article for the Latinx Heritage Month campaign

• Talk about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging with the Edward Jones teams

• Talk on International Career in Tech with She's Tech

• Hosted the #IAmRemarkable workshop for the Latinx community

• Portfolio featured on Product Manager HQ

• You Belong in Tech Twitter campaign for Latinas in Tech

• Launched the Latinx in Power online store

• Podcast guest with Clever Hybrids, Balance is a Cadence You Can Commit To

• Decolonizing Design from a Latinx and African Perspective event by Convey UX

• Interview My Life in Books for Paper Travel

• Published the Frameworks to Keep in Mind article for Tech PM Lessons

2020

• Launched the Latinx in Power podcast

• Panel with “Todos Pincluidos” Group at Pinterest

• Meetup with IxDA Belo Horizonte in Brazil

• Participated in the She’s Tech Conference in Brazil

• Podcast guest with IxDA Belo Horizonte in Brazil

• Podcast guest with Thanks for Applying in Brazil

• Podcast guest with Product Backstage in Brazil

2019

• Talked about The Road to Project Management at Electronic Arts

• Participated during a Project Management Career Night at UC Berkeley

• Developed a Career Skills workshop in San Francisco

• Developed a Design Spring workshop in Denver

2018

• Participated during the She’s Tech Meetup in Brazil

• Developed a Kanban workshop in Brazil

• Talk about Productivity versus multitasking in Brazil

• Published the How to Answer Popular PM Interview Questions article with Crush the PM Exam