Valon Badivuku

Digital Strategist

hello@valon.info LinkedIn San Jose, CA

Summary

Experience strategist who translates customer research and data into decision-ready strategies, visual frameworks, and prioritized initiatives that drive measurable growth and scalable outcomes.

Experience

Senior Web Specialist, Enterprise Scale Major University 10M+ monthly visitors, 50,000+ pages
2017 — Present
  • Executed technical SEO audit and migration strategy using GA4, delivering 20% organic lift year-over-year.
  • Implemented schema markup and Core Web Vitals optimization across 50,000+ pages.
  • Architected modular design system with WCAG compliance standards.
  • Led cross-functional stakeholder alignment across 15+ departments.
Digital Product Manager
March 2013 — December 2016
  • Defined product vision and led cross-functional teams across design, engineering, and marketing.
  • Utilized data analysis and user feedback for continuous product iteration.
Digital Marketing Specialist
January 2013 — March 2013
  • Planned and executed digital campaigns with a focus on ROI optimization and brand consistency.
E-Commerce & Marketing Management
August 2011 — December 2012
  • Led multi-market strategies improving organic search visibility and email campaign performance.
E-Commerce Analysis & Digital Marketing
November 2009 — July 2011
  • Developed digital strategies across SEO, SEM, email, and social channels.
  • Drove organic traffic growth through content and technical SEO initiatives.
Founder & Digital Product Manager Tripika, QYSH.ME, ZBRITJE, RIPOST MEDIA
2009 — Present
  • Co-founded QYSH.ME, Albania's first how-to portal. Acquired by Dua.com.
  • Built ZBRITJE, a nationwide discounts and deals marketplace with 2,500+ business partners.
  • Led digital platform roadmap and growth strategy at RIPOST MEDIA.
  • Co-founded Tripika, a design and web development studio.

Skills

Technical SEO Core Web Vitals, schema markup, structured data, crawlability, mobile-first indexing, page speed, XML sitemaps, canonical tags, log file analysis, GSC, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog
Web Operations & Scale Enterprise CMS (50K+ pages), large-scale migrations, WCAG 2.1 compliance, design systems, content governance, QA workflows, accessibility audits, web standards
Product & Growth Product management, roadmap ownership, OKRs, go-to-market strategy, CRO, A/B testing, user research, agile, cross-functional stakeholder alignment, vendor management
Digital Marketing & Analytics SEO/SEM, email marketing, social media, marketing automation (Pardot), CRM, GA4, GTM, attribution modeling, performance reporting, audience segmentation
Founding & Business Development Company building, startup strategy, B2B partnerships (2,500+ partners), acquisition process (QYSH.ME → Dua.com), market entry, team building, investor communication