Product Manager, AI & Data · Yahoo
Product strategist and builder.
7+ years at Yahoo owning AI and data product strategy from concept through launch — most recently shipping features for Yahoo Scout that grew consumer engagement. Grounded in data science, I recently designed and shipped an AI tool that helps PMs plan structured experiments end to end.
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Growing Yahoo Scout's Engagement by 12%
AI / LLM ProductOwning Yahoo Scout's end-to-end product lifecycle from structured discovery through launch — shipping features that grew consumer engagement by 12%.
Shipping an AI Experiment Planner, Solo
0 → 1 BuildIndependently designing and shipping an AI tool that helps PMs plan structured A/B experiments.
Finding the 19% Failure in Search
Research & AnalysisAnalyzing queries and sessions to uncover a 19% search failure rate — recognized with Yahoo's Above and Beyond Product Impact award.
Building a Causality Explorer for Diagnosing Metric Drops
0 → 1 BuildA cross-filtering analytics tool that narrows a metric decline down to its driver — country, device, source, browser — one click at a time.
An Analytics-Driven Redesign of Yahoo Search, Start to Launch
Product StrategyLeading the US and international redesign of Yahoo Search, driving a 4% lift in search box engagement.
Improving Search Funnel Conversion by 2%
Funnel OptimizationMonitoring consumer funnels across the Yahoo ecosystem, triaging quality issues with engineering to improve conversion.
Mapping the Competitive Landscape of Generative AI
Competitive StrategyTracking industry trends and user migration across ChatGPT, Gemini, and other players to sharpen product differentiation.
Building AI Agents That Save Hours Across the Product Lifecycle
Internal AI ToolsBuilding AI-powered tools with Claude Code — cutting experiment review time by roughly 20% and saving 5+ hours of manual reporting weekly.