Dec 2021 – Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Glen Allen, Virginia, United States

Aug 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 7 mos · Palo Alto, California, United States

Jun 2021 – Apr 2022 · 10 mos · Mountain View, California, United States

Nov 2017 – May 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Mountain View, CA

• With patented artificial intelligence technology, Eightfold pioneers a new enterprise software category called Talent Intelligence Platform. It aggregates talent data from enterprises' internal systems and public sources to derive powerful insights and help job seekers, recruiters, hiring managers and senior executives make career and talent decisions at scale. 5 years after its founding, Eightfold raised $220M at a $2.1 billion valuation in Jun, 2021.
• Recruited by the cofounders as the first senior executive, launched the company in 2018 and grew it to a $2B company in 3.5 years
• Partnered with the cofounders to define the product vision and develop an execution plan to build a new category of AI-powered enterprise software
• Grew the product to a complete talent platform that helps enterprises hire, retain, upskill and reskill their workforce and archive their diversity & inclusion goals
• As the executive sponsor for major enterprise customers, successfully implemented and rolled out Eightfold globally
• Partnered with McKinsey to successfully develop and launch a marketplace platform that matches furloughed workers with career opportunities
• Led the product initiative to pursue the public sector market, won the Veterans Employment Challenge hosted by Department of Labor (by beating Linkedin, Oracle and 50 other competitors), and secured the first major public sector contract.

Aug 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Menlo Park, CA

• Founded in March, 2015 and backed by Al Gore and an all-star board of directors, Globality is a many-to-many marketplace that leverages AI to match enterprise clients with highly qualified small and mid-sized service providers from around the world.
• The company raised $100M at a valuation of $1B in Jan, 2019.
• As one of few executives who joined the company in its early days, worked closely with the cofounders and CTO to define the overall vision for the product
• Owned and executed the product roadmap that led to successful public launch and post-launch improvements
• Leveraged artificial intelligence to personify a smart sourcing consultant bot, which guides users through complex sourcing processes and facilitates collaboration between colleagues, providers, and Globality staff

Apr 2015 – Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos · San Bruno, CA

• CareLinx is an online marketplace that helps patients and their families find professional caregivers who match their specific needs and budget. Serve as adviser to the company’s CEO on product and strategic decisions. The company was acquired by Generali Global Assistance in 2017.

Apr 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Mountain View, CA

• Elance.com and oDesk.com merged in March, 2014 to form Upwork, the leader of the rapidly growing online hiring/freelancing market. Reported to SVP, Product Development and was part of the extended leadership team. Upwork went public in 2018 with an initial market cap of over $2.0B.
• Worked closely with CEO and executive team to define and execute company and product strategies and contributed to the success of the merger
• Was instrumental in retaining key engineers and other team members after the merger
• Led a team of 8 product managers to grow the largest product area of the marketplace, including contract management, user and permission, collaboration and communication, billing and payment, reputation framework, trust and safety, monetization, desktop application, and UI framework
• Led a team of 20 UX designers, visual designers, and usability researchers and was accountable for all Upwork product designs (web, desktop and mobile)
• Envisioned, designed, implemented, and launched a new collaboration app to substantially improve post-hiring collaboration experience and accelerate viral user acquisition of the platform
• Drove mission critical initiatives such as a new monetization model, user model redesign, product rebranding, and site UX redesign

Jul 2007 – Mar 2014 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Mountain View, CA

• Elance.com was one of the leading online hiring/freelancing marketplaces. It served both “prosumers” and enterprise customers. Reported to the CEO; member of the senior leadership team and directed both product management and design. Elance merged with its largest competitor, oDesk, in March 2014, to form the largest online freelancer/contractor marketplace in the world, Upwork.
• As VP Product, the platform quadrupled transaction volume, tripled revenue, expanded user base by 400%, improved job fill rate by 10%, and accelerated quarterly growth by 35%
• Collaborated closely with the CEO to develop and communicate the overall product vision to the company
• Was key contributor to major decisions such as the go-to-market strategy, key personnel decisions, and the eventual merger with oDesk
• Managed overall product roadmap and worked closely with VP Engineering and other leadership team members to develop and execute product strategies
• Envisioned and implemented key product initiatives such as data-science driven matching experience, the new enterprise product line, mobile products, user reputation framework, monetization policies, service vertical experience, product internationalization, integration framework, new contract and payment platform
• Led design team in roll-out of new information architecture, several branding changes, and new design processes and guidelines
• Built a talented, passionate, and committed team of 8 product managers and 10 designers (local and remote) with no voluntary departure during my tenure as VP, Product

Dec 2005 – Jun 2007 · 1 yr 6 mos · Cupertino, CA

• Navio was a small startup enabling seamless transactions of intellectual properties such as ringtones, music, videos, and digital books. It partnered with major music labels and entertainment companies such as Sony, Warner Brothers, and BMG. Navio operated gbox.com and developed one of the first Facebook apps.
• Participated in shaping the vision for the company and influenced major product and business decisions
• Co-led “Tiger” teams to successfully launch multiple viral consumer applications critical to company valuation, and secured necessary VC funding
• Led effort to rearchitect critical, proprietary technologies and remove major scalability bottlenecks

Mar 2000 – Apr 2005 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Redwood Shores, CA

• Successfully launched Oracle Procurement Contracts, landed key customers such as GE and Sandia Lab, and received overall rapid customer adoption.
• Assisted in deal cycles through product demonstrations, presentations, RFP support, product training, competitive information, and marketing collaterals.
• Led a small team of product managers and managed Oracle Exchange marketplaces and procurement catalogs.

Aug 1996 – Mar 2000 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Detroit, MI

• Implemented ERP systems (QAD, BAAN) based on D&T’s comprehensive FastTrack methodologies
• Served customers of different sizes and from different industries (automotive, manufacturing, government, etc.)
• Performed strategic system planning, process re-engineering, system configuration, change management and business case analysis for both small and large system implementation projects