Manuel Arrabal

Head of Data & Product Intelligence @ CHECK24 ES based in Madrid, Spain

✉ Email / 🌎 Website / 💼 LinkedIn / 💻 GitHub

💭💻🚀 Experience

Head of Data & Product Intelligence @ CHECK24

Dec 2019 – Present, MADRID

Head of Data & Product Intelligence with over 15 years of experience in leading and scaling products that bridge technology, data, and business. I lead multidisciplinary teams to turn data into decisions, AI into products, and strategy into measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Define and drive the data and product intelligence strategy across the company
Manage Data, Analytics, Engineering, and Data Science teams
Build unified data infrastructure and automated reporting for real-time business visibility
Promote the adoption of LLMOps and applied AI to improve personalization and conversion
Align business and product KPIs with C-Level stakeholders
Ensure scalability and alignment across all product teams

Key Achievements
✅ Built the Data & AI division from the ground up, integrating analytics into product strategy
✅ +40pp increase in 100% online insurance bookings (May 2021 vs. May 2024)
✅ Unified data warehouse and self-service analytics layer for product and marketing teams
✅ Developed AI-based models for personalization and customer conversion
✅ Integration of 20+ insurers across 7 business lines
✅ Successfully launched the Finance vertical as a new POC for the Spanish market

Role Evolution within CHECK24

Head of Data & Product Intelligence (Jun 2025 – Present)
→ Leading AI, data governance, and scaling analytics infrastructure across teams
Head of Data & Product (Jan 2025 – Jun 2025)
→ Bridging product and data, ensuring insights directly impact product decisions
Head of Product (Jan 2022 – Jan 2025)
→ Defined product vision and roadmap for 3 cross-functional teams; reported to the CEO
Senior Product Manager (Dec 2019 – Jan 2022)
→ Built and launched CHECK24 Spain’s first insurance comparison platforms

CPTO @ Kleding.nl & Fashiola, part of Lifull Connect

Jun 2017 - Dec 2019, MADRID / AMSTERDAM

Oversaw Product and Technology across 23 markets
Managed platform migration and integration post-acquisition of Fashiola
Drove international expansion (12 → 23 countries)
Led the acquisition and integration of StyleLoungeGroup
Achievements
✅ +130% annual traffic growth (Jul 2017 vs. Jul 2019)
✅ Integrated the transactional fashion platform into Vanitatis (El Confidencial)

Mobile & APP Director / Multiproduct Manager / Business Analyst @ Rastreator.com

Oct 2012 - Jun 2017, MADRID / GURGAON / CARDIFF

Defined and implemented the company’s mobile-first strategy and app development
Managed the Multiproduct team (8 people)
Launched new verticals (Telephony, Finance, Travel, Shopping) and 15+ comparators
Conducted market analysis and managed strategic supplier relationships
Achievements
✅ Designed and launched “Rastreator Move” – a car-sharing and mobility comparator
✅ Integrated Línea Directa Aseguradora in major insurance products

Commercial Director / Technician @ Marvel Informática

2007 - 2012, GETAFE / ALCORCÓN

Led commercial management and operations
Supervised assembly line, equipment configuration, and inventory control

Research Assistant (GASS Group) @ Complutense University of Madrid (UCM)

2004 - 2007, MADRID
Member of the Security and Systems Analysis Group (GASS), Faculty of Computer Science.

Sports Assistant @ F.E.D.C.

2001 - 2006
Supported visually impaired athletes during competitions, managing timing and coordination.

📌 On The Side

THIGA Academy / Trainer — Product Manager Course
2024 - Present, MADRID

The Hero Camp
2023 - Present, MADRID

Co-founder & Investor — Dulces & Co @ Dulces & Co
Nov 2019 - Present, MADRID
Catering and artisan pastry workshop 🍰🍪

🎤 Public Speaking

PM Summit 2024 - MUNICH
Cloud Leadership Forum (Madrid & Barcelona, 2014)
IX Spanish Conference on Cryptology and Information Security (RECSI) (Barcelona, 2006)