James Byers

Co-Founder

Zürich, Switzerland25 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led product management for Google Travel features.
  • Co-founded multiple successful startups.
  • Expert in cloud computing and product strategy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert in Travel Tech and Cloud Computing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementAi ProductsSustainabilityCloud ComputingEntrepreneurship

Other Skills

Travel featuresData AnalysisCloud BillingPricingSubscriptionsProduct DevelopmentBusiness StrategyGrowth StrategyWeb ServicesStart-upsSaaSMergers & AcquisitionsSoftware EngineeringMySQLJavaScript

About

I'm the product lead for Travel in Google Search. Our team builds Google Flights, Hotels, ground transportation, and travel features in Google Search + AI products. I co-founded the Travel Sustainability team at Google, creators of the Travel Impact Model for aviation emissions. I'm passionate about the intersection of technology and go-to-market and have a track record of founding and building services that people love to use at scale.

Experience

Google

2 roles

Group Product Manager, Search

Promoted

Mar 2021Present · 5 yrs

  • Product Management lead for Travel at Google: Flights, Lodging, Getting There, and Travel Sustainability on Search and AI surfaces (AI Mode, AI Overviews).
Product ManagementAI productsTravel features

Product Manager, Cloud

Jul 2017Mar 2021 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Product lead for Cloud Billing, Pricing, and Subscriptions. Designed and built Cloud's IaaS subscription platform, growing from $0 to $XB in GMV. Sat at the boundary of platform and GTM, identifying and approving billing models for hundreds of new services.
Cloud BillingPricingSubscriptionsProduct ManagementCloud Computing

Tes global limited

Global Director, Marketplace

Jan 2014Jan 2017 · 3 yrs · London, United Kingdom; San Francisco Bay Area

  • Relocated to London for two years after TES acquistion (owned by TPG).

Tunefind

Co-Founder

Jan 2005Jan 2017 · 12 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Built from the ground up. Acquired by Songtradr in 2021.

Wikispaces

Co-Founder

Apr 2004Feb 2014 · 9 yrs 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Grew from zero to 50M monthly visitors. Acquired by TES in 2014.

Va software (formerly va linux)

Director, Engineering

Jan 1999Jan 2003 · 4 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

Education

Cornell University

Bachelor’s Degree — Applied Economics and Management

Scarsdale High School

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