Carlos Henriquez
Carlos Henriquez

Product and Engineering Leader | Applied AI

Not looking · Member since 10 Nov 2026
Location
Santiago, Chile
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time
Experience level
Lead

About

Professional summary

I am a product and engineering leader with more than 14 years of experience building digital products across financial services, telecommunications, and applied AI. My path into technology began after studying dentistry, and I became self-taught in software engineering.

I currently co-founded Novaim, where I serve as Chief Product Officer and help build agentic systems for organizations across Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. I work with clients including Santander Mexico, FEMSA, and GEA International.

Previously, I led a 26-person engineering and design organization at The Motley Fool, reporting to the CTO. I owned product and technology direction for premium web and mobile platforms, including agentic architecture, AI models, tooling, vendors, design systems, and product delivery processes.

My technical background includes TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, AWS, real-time AI systems, and modern engineering workflows. I have built and led teams delivering internationalized platforms, headless CMS architectures, experimentation systems, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-enabled product experiences.

I also teach Applied AI at Universidad del Desarrollo and serve as a SpaceXAI Ambassador in Chile. I enjoy mentoring developers on Cursor and emerging development tools, designing technical hiring processes, and helping teams adopt practical AI engineering foundations.

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Career history

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer Novaim

I co-founded Novaim, a six-person agentic systems company operating across Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.

I lead product as Chief Product Officer and support AI system delivery for clients including Santander Mexico, FEMSA, and GEA International. The company has delivered systems supporting up to 200,000 concurrent AI-agent calls.

Applied AI Professor Universidad del Desarrollo

I designed the complete Applied Artificial Intelligence curriculum for an interdisciplinary undergraduate cohort spanning first through fourth year.

I teach applied AI concepts and practical implementation approaches to university students.

Director of Product Tech The Motley Fool

I led engineering and design for premium web and mobile platforms, the company’s principal revenue source, reporting to the CTO through three tech leads and three designers. I led a 26-person organization supporting a product serving 600,000 paid subscribers.

I owned product and technology direction, including agentic architecture, models, tooling, vendors, brand direction, and design systems. I standardized technology on Next.js and AWS and established a product-oriented delivery process based on metrics, market research, competitive benchmarks, and clear ownership.

I aligned product, business, and engineering on an AI-moderated premium investor chat with guardrails and specialist vendors. Associated nano-cap portfolio campaigns contributed ARR gains of up to USD 3 million in subsequent months.

I built agentic engineering workflows using Git worktrees, evaluation loops, multi-model pull request reviews, and CI/CD quality checks. I also trained more than 40 engineers, helped establish AI engineering foundations, and led final assessments for senior technical hires.

Head of Front-End Development Ria Money Transfer

I led an international Marketing and Product team delivering localized web experiences for Ria and XE, supporting more than 1.7 billion monthly visits from anonymous and logged-in users worldwide.

I designed the localized and internationalized headless CMS architecture for Ria and XE, with an SEO-first approach, CDN-based static delivery where possible, and GDPR compliance. I also built an A/B testing framework and improved content management and delivery workflows.

Tech Lead XE.com

I led XE.com’s web development team and partnered with Product and UX on a Next.js, React, Contentful, and AWS architecture.

I developed technical interviews and engineering challenges for front-end hires and Waterloo interns, while supporting the team’s product and technical delivery.

Senior Developer Ria Money Transfer

I developed React applications using static generation, server-side rendering, and CI/CD pipelines.

I contributed to scalable front-end delivery practices for international financial services web platforms.

IT Tech Lead WOM Telecommunications

I led front-end development for the MiWOM 3.0 launch, building the product from scratch.

The implementation used React, Gatsby, GraphQL, and a headless CMS.

UX Designer and Front-End Developer Havas Media

I worked across UX design and front-end development.

I contributed to digital product and web experience delivery.

UX Designer and Front-End Developer Andain

I worked as a UX designer and front-end developer.

I combined interface design and implementation skills to support digital product delivery.

UX Designer and Front-End Developer Pixeldoze

I worked as a UX designer and front-end developer over an extended period.

I developed experience spanning user experience design, web interfaces, and front-end engineering.

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Bachelor's degree equivalency, Computer Science

Bachelor's degree equivalency in Computer Science based on professional experience.

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