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Jarod L

VP Product Management | Google, PayPal, Hulu, eHarmony. Developing AI/ML products.

About Me

I build products that grow revenue, reduce complexity, and actually ship. 14+ years leading SaaS products across growth, platform, and monetization. Over 25+ years in technology Deep experience where product, engineering, and go-to-market collide. Known for fixing broken execution and turning strategy into results. Most of my career has been spent operating in messy, real-world environments. Scaling teams, unwinding unclear ownership, rebuilding prioritization, and restoring trust between Product, Engineering, Sales, and CS. The work usually starts when velocity is down, releases are brittle, and everyone has a different definition of success. Experience spans consumer and B2B SaaS, including telephony, CRM-integrated platforms, SMS, growth funnels, pricing and packaging, and platform modernization. Work has included taking products from early PMF to scale, evolving single products into multi-surface platforms, and aligning product strategy to revenue outcomes without losing customer trust. Leadership style is pragmatic and data-informed, but grounded in qualitative insight. Strong bias toward clear strategy, crisp decision-making, and systems that scale people, not heroics. Particularly energized by teams tackling ambiguity, high-leverage bets, and products that sit close to revenue. Always interested in conversations about scaling product organizations, monetization, AI-powered workflows, and speed-to-lead problems in sales tech.

Jurisdiction

United States

Notable Employer

  • Sr. Product Manager at PayPal

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Product and Web DevelopmentGoogle
2003 - 2011

Lead Sr. Webmaster for all Google Acquisition products (Google Analytics, Earth, Enterprise, Picasa, Blogger, Sketchup, Apps, Video, etc). Transitioned to Google Analytics team responsible for product scope, requirements gathering, competitive analysis, solutions documentation and implementation, and postsales consultant.

Sr. Product ManagerNotablePayPal
2011 - 2013

Responsible for checkout optimization for PayPal's Online E-Commerce Checkout product offerings. Lead Apple’s Online Store Express Checkout integration, which delivered a new PayPal multiple shipment feature with a projected $500M total payment volume.

Lead Product ManagerHulu
2013 - 2015

Led product management for Desktop (largest at the time) platform and responsible for driving acquisition, retention, and engagement.

Head of Product ManagementeHarmony
2015 - 2018

Head of Product and responsible for product strategy, vision, roadmap, cross-functional team leadership, and global expansion.

VP of Product ManagementEZ Texting
2018 - 2021

Lead product management and UX team and responsible for product strategy, vision, cross-functional team leadership, and product roadmap.

VP of Product ManagementSplitero
2022 - 2024

Lead product management and responsible for product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Splitero’s fintech home finance products and digital experience.

Chief Product OfficerWeAreJASA
2022 - 2024

Co-Founder and CPO of JASA, specializing in product management leadership services. I help organizations innovate, learn to listen and connect to their customers, be data informed, and get teams to collaborate and align.

Head of Product Management & EngineeringKixie
2024 - 2026

Developed and executed product vision and roadmap Managed and lead a team of product managers and product designers Introduced and created OKR process for entire organization Optimized engineering processes and enforced agile methodologies Created new collaboration process with cross functional teams Brought on offshore / nearshore development team, increasing development velocity

VP of Product ManagementFIGS
2026 - Present

Lead product strategy and roadmap for the B2B platform, driving the transition from a sales-led business to a product-led growth model. • Own the 3-year product vision aligned to market trends, competitive landscape, and customer jobs-to-be-done. • Drive prioritization across all roadmap initiatives, balancing customer commitments with strategic platform investments. • Identify and act on product-led growth opportunities, converting customer feedback and market signals into platform expansion and upsell initiatives. • Define MVP scope and release sequencing to meet market windows, honor customer commitments, and manage technical dependencies without sacrificing quality. • Champion an API-first platform approach and workflow automation capabilities to support enterprise customers with complex requirements. • Partner with engineering on build vs. buy decisions and ensure MVPs meet market needs while avoiding scope creep.

Education

Degree of Molecular & Cellular BiologyUniversity of California at Berkeley
1994 - 1998

Skills

Core skills6
Interests2
Languages1

Skills

Product Strategy
roadmapping
product leadership
Cross functional leadership
growth strategy
B2B SaaS

Interests

Artificial Intelligence
LLM

Languages

English