Manuel Garat Loureiro, Head of IAM, Booking.Com

After being a software developer for 10 years, I realised that my focus on value delivery, product vision and strategic significance was pulling me towards a new and exciting role. As an IAM (Indentity and Access Management) Product Owner, I can bring together my three passions: Software Development, Security and Agile Methodologies. To my surprise, I discovered that coming up with a vision, defending it, making it come true and bring value to customers while removing waste is what I enjoy about it most.

My powerful background as a Senior Full Stack .NET Developer provides me with the ability to define complex functionality and understand the Development Team, the problems and intricacies they face. As a Certified Information System Auditor I understand the specifics of Authentication and Authorisation both regarding security and regulatory compliance. As a Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner, I bind it all together towards delivering maximum value in an agile and wasteless way.