{"id":94933,"date":"2022-06-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bondora.com\/blog\/?p=94933"},"modified":"2022-06-10T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T07:00:00","slug":"meet-pille-ulmas-bondoras-product-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/blog\/meet-pille-ulmas-bondoras-product-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Pille Ulmas \u2013 Bondora’s Product Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to another entry in our Bondora Superhero blog series<\/strong><\/a>! This month we are featuring Pille Ulmas. She’s a former teacher, a crafting extraordinaire \ud83e\uddf6, and a bit of a daredevil. Keep reading to learn more about our 22nd<\/sup> Superhero and her path to Bondora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pille’s life motto is: “Everything happens for a good reason, and all works out well in the end!”<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bondora Superheroes #22 \u2014 Pille Ulmas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc69<\/strong> Bondorian since: <\/strong>2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd0d<\/strong> Role:<\/strong> Product Analyst<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude80<\/strong> Team: <\/strong>Product Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I joined Bondora in August 2021 as a Product Analyst for our borrower product. Over the past 10 months, I’ve learned a lot, but I still have much to learn, as my current role covers a broad area with different challenges and ongoing communication with various teams.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how Pille spends an average day:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I start my morning with a quick visit to the kitchen for a glass of water and\/or cup of tea. Once settled at my desk, I begin where I left off from the previous day and review any reported bugs or requests that should be forwarded to the relevant product owners. I then start working on my own tasks. Throughout the day, I usually attend various meetings and have ongoing chats with other Bondorians to help them solve problems or get answers to questions that I can’t figure out on my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘What’s the most rewarding part of your job?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Helping to build a product or feature. Then seeing it released, working smoothly in production, and being used and valued by our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘What’s your favorite Bondora value?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I like and relate to all of them. But if I need to, I’d pick ‘One team,’ as it is good to make a mutual effort toward the same goal, support others, and be supported on the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your random, odd, or unique but useful talent?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I am quite good at counting kids and noticing which way they’ve wandered \ud83d\udeb8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you could study anything again, what would you choose?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I recently did. Last year, I graduated from Tallinn University of Technology, where I studied IT systems development as a second profession. After being a kindergarten teacher for most of my professional career, the chance to work as a Business Developer and now Product Analyst has been refreshing and exciting. I’m also considering going back to university to pursue a master’s degree in IT analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A kindergarten teacher turned Product Analyst. Tell us more!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Though I enjoyed working with children and my team, I decided it was time to pursue a new path. I selected IT since it’s a growing industry, but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do specifically. By the end of my studies, I knew I didn’t want to be a developer and preferred the business side of IT. And here I am!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pille’s must-read book:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My colleagues all know various professional, educational, and mindfulness books, so I would encourage you to take the time to read or reread Little Prince<\/em> by Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry. I challenge you to read it without shedding a tear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now let’s take a load off<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you could, what advice would you give your younger self?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Don’t worry! It will all work out well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should pineapple be allowed on pizza?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Of course, because why not? It doesn’t suit every kind of pizza, but it can for some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘What’s your favorite TV show?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I don’t have just one favorite. I enjoy several fantasy shows \u2013 Travelers, Manifest, and Lucifer. As well as crime thrillers \u2013 Money Heist, Lupin, and Inventing Anna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s the phone app that you use the most?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Messenger. Although, I’ve recently been using Geocaching quite a lot, which gives me an excellent excuse to go outside and find hidden treasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many times do you hit the snooze button, or do you wake up immediately in the morning?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I normally don’t use an alarm clock. But if I do, then it means that it’s time to get up. I love sleeping, so hitting the snooze button would feel like torture because it wouldn’t result in feeling more rested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘What’s something you want to do but scares you?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I’m not scared to do things I want to do. If I have doubts, I’ll consider the pros and cons to overcome them. And if I need help, I’ll just ask for it. Like when I couldn’t take the leap when bungee jumping though I knew I wanted to do it, I asked the crew member to push me. And it worked out well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And finally, what are some of your hobbies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I like making crafts, especially art forms that I haven’t tried yet. At home, I have a massive stash of materials from different phases of my crafting journey, in which I learned yet another new technique. It is rewarding to see something being made with my own hands. I also enjoy spending time with my husband and our four sons. During this time of year, we often visit our summer home in Southern Estonia with our extended family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope you enjoyed learning more about Pille! Join us again in July as we get to know our next Superhero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/em>The views and opinions expressed in this article are that of the individual and not Bondora’s official view.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to another entry in our Bondora Superhero blog series! This month we are featuring Pille Ulmas. She’s a former teacher, a crafting extraordinaire \ud83e\uddf6, and a bit of a daredevil. Keep reading to learn more about our 22nd Superhero and her path to Bondora. Bondora Superheroes #22 \u2014 Pille Ulmas \ud83d\udc69 Bondorian since: 2021 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":94934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[102,103],"class_list":["post-94933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bondora-news","tag-bondora","tag-english"],"acf":[],"featured_image":null,"categories_names":["News"],"category_name":"News","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94933\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goandgrow.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}