Maria P.
Head of CRO
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AI Experience
Notable Highlight
Led A/B testing programs that delivered +14% CVR and +14% RPV lifts. Served as Head of CRO at a previous company, owning experimentation strategy across landing pages, PDPs, and checkout flows. Works hands-on with Claude - the AI Experience section above has the examples.
Experience Summary
Maria Luiza is a Brazilian CRO and growth professional with nearly 4 years of experience helping DTC e-commerce brands improve conversion, revenue, and customer value through experimentation, funnel optimization, and data-driven strategy. She has primarily worked with Shopify-based brands across supplements, beauty, pet health, coffee, and clothing, supporting U.S., Brazilian, and European companies. She is currently Head of CRO at a previous company, a U.S.-based men's hair and health subscription brand, where she leads CRO strategy across landing pages, PDPs, quizzes, and checkout flows and manages a team of three consisting of one designer and two developers. She owns the experimentation roadmap and collaborates with design, development, leadership, and paid media teams. Previously, she worked at a previous company, a previous company, CRO Gurus, and SA, leading A/B and multivariate testing, landing page optimization, offer development, UX/UI improvements, and e-commerce performance initiatives. She has experience with subscription businesses through a previous company and a previous company and is familiar with retention metrics and strategies.
Key Achievements
- Rapid Career Progression in CRO
Progressed from CRO Intern to Head of CRO in under four years, demonstrating strong performance, technical capability, and leadership potential. Advancement reflected increasing ownership of experimentation strategy, team management, and business impact.
- Delivered Meaningful Conversion & Revenue Improvements
Led A/B and multivariate testing initiatives at a previous company that resulted in a 12% increase in conversion rate and an 11% uplift in revenue. Managed a team responsible for experiment execution and quality assurance across multiple international markets.
At a previous company, executed testing programs that generated up to 14% improvements in conversion rate, 14% increases in revenue per visitor, and 9% growth in subscription orders. Contributed through offer development, pricing optimization, bundle strategies, gifting initiatives, and advertorial improvements.
- Managed Multi-Brand CRO Programs
As a Freelance CRO Consultant with CRO Gurus, managed optimization initiatives for up to eight ecommerce clients simultaneously. Delivered consistent conversion improvements through structured testing roadmaps, UX experimentation, and revenue-focused optimization strategies.
- Led Large Cross-Functional Teams
At SA, managed CRO initiatives across seven client accounts while coordinating a team of eight developers, four designers, and one intern. Served as the central point of alignment between Media, CRM, SEO, UX/UI, and development teams.
- International Ecommerce Experience
Worked with brands operating across the United States, Norway, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, and Brazil, gaining exposure to different customer behaviors, ecommerce markets, and testing environments.
- Uses AI tools alongside Replo to accelerate the creation and launch of landing-page test variations.
Skills
Brings hands-on experience across CRO and growth strategy, Experimentation and testing roadmaps, A/B and multivariate testing, Conversion rate optimization, Funnel analysis and Landing page and PDP optimization. Also works across Offer development, Advertorial optimization, UX/UI optimization, Subscription e-commerce, DTC e-commerce and Revenue and conversion optimization. Metrics:
- CVR
- RPV
- PPV
- CAC
- ROAS
- AOV
- LTV
- bounce rate
- churn rate
- subscription CVR/RVV/PPV
- Shopify
- Replo
- GemPages
- Figma
- Intelligems
- VWO
- Crazy Egg
- Hotjar
- Microsoft Clarity
- GA4
- Looker Studio
- Checkout Champ
- Google Sheets
- Excel
- Slack
- Team leadership and cross-functional collaboration
Industries:
- supplements
- beauty
- pet health
- coffee
- clothing
Work Experience
Head of CRO
a previous company · United States · Feb 2026 - Present
- Lead CRO strategy across landing pages, PDPs, quizzes, and checkout flows.
- Own the experimentation roadmap and partner with design, development, and leadership to drive conversion and revenue growth.
- Focus on A/B testing, offer development, and advertorial optimization.
CRO Manager
a previous company · United States, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Netherlands · Oct 2025 - Feb 2026
- Led A/B and multivariate tests that drove +12% CVR and +11% revenue uplift.
- Managed a cross-functional team of three to execute and QA experiments efficiently.
- Optimized five websites across the US and European markets.
CRO Analyst
a previous company · United States · Nov 2024 - Nov 2025
- Executed A/B and multivariate tests that delivered up to +14% CVR, +14% RPV, and +9% subscription orders.
- Developed offer strategies and site improvements across bundles, gifts, pricing, and advertorials to improve conversion and retention.
- Used AI tools and Replo to launch test variations and landing pages more efficiently.
Freelance CRO Consultant
CGA · Finland · Oct 2024 - Jul 2025
- Led CRO projects for up to 8 e-commerce clients at a time, driving +10-15% CVR lifts through A/B and multivariate testing.
- Reduced bounce rate by 15% through UX/UI experiments and increased AOV by 8% with bundle, free gifts, and post-purchase strategies.
- Built testing roadmaps focused on high-impact revenue opportunities.
Ecommerce & CRO Analyst
SA · Brazil · Apr 2024 - Oct 2025
- Managed 7 client accounts, leading CRO initiatives and e-commerce analysis to improve conversion and user experience.
- Directed A/B testing programs, developed personalized dashboards, and aligned Media, CRM, SEO, and UX/UI teams around performance goals.
- Led a team of 8 developers, 4 designers, and 1 intern, driving Shopify-based optimization initiatives and website improvements.
CRO Analyst Jr. / CRO Intern
ECA · Brazil · Sept 2022 - Apr 2024