Alex Jansen
Boulder
Summary
Results-driven product leader with 10+ years of experience leveraging AI and emerging technologies to build scalable, user-centric solutions that drive engagement, efficiency, and revenue growth. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, executing data-driven strategies, and transforming complex challenges into intuitive, high-impact products. Passionate about advancing collaboration, automation, and AI-driven decision-making to enhance productivity and business outcomes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Product Manager
Smartsheet
05.2023 - Current
- Spearheaded launch of new content platform, driving roadmap strategy, cross-functional execution, and scalable architecture-resulting in 13M MAU, 850k unique file uploads, and a projected $6M+ in ARR
- Designed and deployed AI-powered content recommendations and automation tools, receiving >80% positive ratings from over 50% of customers and improving engagement
- Defined strategic priorities for Content Team (2024-2025) through stakeholder alignment and data-driven proposals, leading to five approved projects across three teams
Product Manager
Google Workspace
05.2022 - 03.2023
- Led UI redesign for Docs, Sheets, Slides & Drive, enhancing accessibility, usability, and design for 1B+ users-achieving >85% positive sentiment
- Defined and championed Workspace's core collaboration strategy, using competitive analysis and user research to secure senior leadership buy-in for roadmap execution
- Directed critical product decisions on real-time collaboration, aligning four teams (30+ members) and accelerating feature launches ahead of schedule
Lead Product Manager
Neat Capital
02.2021 - 05.2022
- Led Product and UX teams in developing a 12-month strategic roadmap for a loan origination platform, optimizing workflows and scaling operations for $1B+ in loan volume
- Designed and optimized loan origination workflows and digital marketing strategies, leading to 2x growth in funded loan volume, 10x decrease in cost per lead, and 50% increase in conversion
- Developed and launched an integrated disclosure system with automated compliance checks, reducing funded loan turn times from 45 to under 30 days
Software Engineer
Google Maps
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Led design and engineering for Street View app's UI overhaul, optimizing navigation, image quality, and user interactions, increasing average reviews by a full star rating
- Designed intuitive UX interactions for new Street View imagery, enabling accessibility in developing markets and expanding coverage to new countries
- Developed full-stack features for Google Maps' multi-platform ecosystem, including real-time data synchronization and AI-assisted navigation
- Built internal tools for training and validating ML models, enhancing data extraction accuracy for Street View imagery analysis
UX Engineer / Software Engineer
Nest Labs
10.2014 - 01.2018
- Designed and engineered a seamless mobile experience for Nest x Yale lock, enhancing security features and user accessibility, exceeding revenue targets
- Developed scalable mobile architecture for IoT devices, reducing new product integration time and enabling faster time-to-market
- Engineered and tested interactive prototypes for IoT devices (lights, door locks, speakers, security systems), refining user experience and functionality pre-launch
Education
Master of Science - Human Computer Interaction
Bachelor of Science - Informatics
Skills
- AI and ML Product Development
- Data Analysis
- Scalable Platform Solutions
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Software Architecture Expertise
- Mobile App Design and Development
- User-Centric Design
- Data-driven decision making
- Strategic Product Roadmapping
- Software development lifecycle
Public Presentations
- Modeling and Predicting Pointing Errors in Two Dimensions, 2011
- The Effects of Task Dimensionality… and Experiment Design on Pointing Measures and Models, 2011
- Click and Cross Cursor… assist people with motor-impairments. Capstone. iSchool, UW, 2010
- Crossing Cursor Invited Speaker, Founding Board. Information School, UW, 2010
Publications
- The effects of task dimensionality… and experiment design on pointing measures and models., Full Paper, ACM
- Enhanced area cursors: reducing fine-pointing demands for people with motor impairments., Full Paper, ACM
- ContextType: using hand posture information to improve mobile touch screen text entry., Note, ACM
- Modeling and predicting pointing errors in two dimensions., Note, ACM
- MoodMusic: a method for cooperative, generative music playlist creation., Poster, ACM
- From the lab to the world: lessons from extending pointing technique for real-world use, Poster, ACM
Timeline
Senior Product Manager - Smartsheet
05.2023 - Current
Product Manager - Google Workspace
05.2022 - 03.2023
Lead Product Manager - Neat Capital
02.2021 - 05.2022
Software Engineer - Google Maps
01.2018 - 01.2021
UX Engineer / Software Engineer - Nest Labs
10.2014 - 01.2018
ISchool, University of Washington - Master of Science, Human Computer Interaction
ISchool, University of Washington - Bachelor of Science, Informatics
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