Retail
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Consumer Services
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Samantha J

Product Leader with a bias towards action

About Me

Strategic product leader with 10+ years of experience leading AI/ML, discovery, and platform initiatives at scale. Previously led analytics teams, bringing a data-first approach to product strategy. Known for turning ambiguity into impact, shipping 0→1 experiences, and shaping product culture across organizations.

Jurisdiction

United States

Notable Employer

  • Strategic Advisor to CPO at Etsy

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
Head of ProductRent the Runway
2025 - Present

Head of product, responsible for product strategy across consumer facing apps and internal operations software. Currently jump-starting a modern search & discovery strategy by pushing the team to adopt off-the-shelf AI tooling (Vertex, Gemini) instead of custom over-builds; driving immediate, step-change impact in engagement metrics. Rebuilding the product culture toward faster, user-centered decision making by establishing an operating rhythm and a hypothesis-first workflow; raised team output quality within weeks.

Strategic Advisor to CPONotableEtsy
2024 - 2025

Key strategic partner to the CPO, offering thought leadership on high-priority initiatives, helping to shape the product narrative, and implementing practices that strengthen the culture of the product organization.

Director, Product ManagementEtsy
2021 - 2024

Led many initiatives across the business: AI-powered search & discovery, consumer app experience, investment in gifting as a strategic differentiator, taxonomy platform. Notable awards and media coverage include Fast Company #1 Most Innovative Company 2024 (for work on gifting), featured booth at Google Next.

Education

Degree of Finance, Applied MathematicsLehigh University
2008 - 2012

Certification

Total Certifications1

Series 7, 63

FINRA

2013 - 2015

Skills

Core skills0
Languages1

Languages

English