Benjamin McDermott — Product Manager
Innovative Product Leader with an MS in Computer Science (Interactive AI) and an Executive MBA, specializing in leveraging LLMs and machine learning to build and scale 0-to-1 products. Proven track record of driving business outcomes—including multimillion-dollar revenue gains, top-tier enterprise retention, and sustained user growth—by orchestrating cross-functional teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments. Adept at translating complex technical capabilities into compelling product strategies and go-to-market plans, and experienced in leading end-to-end product delivery from concept through launch to consistently exceeding stakeholder expectations in global or enterprise-scale settings.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused AI product leader with a strong emphasis on user experience and cross-functional collaboration.
Experience: 7 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Artificial Intelligence (ai)
- Product Leadership
- Ai/ml Product Management
- 0-to-1 Product Strategy & Road-mapping
- Product Strategy
- Product Development
- User Experience (ux)
- Machine Learning
- Product Management
- Technical Product Management
- Product Launch
- Business Analysis
- Entrepreneurship
- Engineering
- Project Management
Career Highlights
- Proven track record in AI product management.
- Expert in driving multimillion-dollar revenue growth.
- Skilled in leading cross-functional teams for product success.
Work Experience
Splunk
Senior Product Manager - AI (8 mos)
BrightEdge
Senior Product Manager - AI (1 yr 6 mos)
Argyle
Product Manager (1 yr 3 mos)
Tesla
Technical Product Manager Intern (3 mos)
Spot AI
Product Management & Product Marketing Intern (2 mos)
Bananas
Founder, Lead Product Management and Product Marketing Consultant (4 yrs)
Sunrun
Solar System Design Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Lilker Associates
Electrical Engineer (2 yrs 2 mos)
Old Dominion University
Research Fellow (Brain Computer Interfacing and Computer Vision) (8 mos)
University of Maryland
Molecular/Cellular Engineer (3 mos)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Process Engineer (3 mos)
Education
Master of Science - MS at Georgia Institute of Technology
Executive Master of Business Administration - EMBA at Quantic School of Business and Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at Old Dominion University
AI Programming with Python Nanodegree at Udacity
MOOC Certificate at deeplearning.ai
MOOC Certificate at Stanford University
MOOC Certificate at UC San Diego