Dustin Cannon
Pittsburgh,PA
Summary
Product leader with 10+ years of experience building consumer products focused on growth, engagement, and habit formation. Proven at leading teams, owning key metrics, and turning ambiguous problems into clear, testable product bets.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Senior Product Owner
Gloo
12.2024 - 02.2026
- Led product strategy and execution for core platform initiatives enhancing content ingestion and user experiences across education and faith-based sectors.
- Collaborated with engineering, design, and data teams to create intuitive user experiences within complex technical constraints.
- Navigated AI-related product ambiguity, aligning emerging capabilities with user value while mitigating metric theater.
Engineering Product Manager
The Cybermaniacs
08.2023 - 10.2025
- Defined product vision and roadmap for consumer-facing cybersecurity education platform to enhance engagement and retention.
- Designed engagement loops through qualitative research and quantitative analysis to boost activation and usage rates. Activated early retention strategies to enhance engagement quality.
- Facilitated experimentation velocity to drive innovative solutions and improvements.
Product Owner
Knowtion
03.2023 - 10.2024
- Owned delivery and optimization for client-facing digital products across software development and managed services, aligning roadmap priorities to measurable business outcomes.
- Introduced and standardized agile operating rhythms (sprint planning, retros, refinement), improving delivery predictability, and reducing time-to-market by ~15%.
Director of Product Management
Parting Pro
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Directed product strategy and execution for SaaS platform transforming death-care workflows for professionals and families.
- Oversaw feature discovery, prioritization, and release from ideation to iteration.
Technical Program Manager
Mastercard
10.2017 - 03.2023
- SesssionM -> Mastercard Acquisition
- Led complex cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, operations, and business stakeholders.
- Transformed on-time delivery from 10% to 100%, reducing onboarding time by over six months.
Program Director, Growth
Astronomic
03.2021 - 05.2022
- Owned growth strategy across multiple early-stage startups, focusing on acquisition, activation, and engagement.
- Designed and executed data-driven growth initiatives informed by market research, user behavior analysis, and experimentation.
- Partnered with founders to clarify product-market fit signals and align growth bets with long-term value creation.
IT Operations Analyst
rue21
09.2015 - 03.2017
- Monitored daily enterprise system operations, collaborating with IT staff for problem resolution.
- Coordinated with vendors to maximize network and operational uptime.
Aerospace Medical Technician
United States Air Force
05.2011 - 09.2015
- Supported U.S. Military operations with increasing responsibilities over four years in the Air Force.
- Registered EMT with four years of experience as a medic in emergency settings.
Education
Information Technology -
University of Central Oklahoma
Skills
- Product Strategy & Growth Leadership
- Experimentation & KPI Ownership (Activation, Retention, Engagement)
- Habit Formation & Behavioral Design
- Consumer UX & Learning Experience Design
- Data-Informed Decision Making & Statistical Reasoning
- Cross-Functional Leadership (Design, Engineering, Data)
- Roadmap Prioritization & Tradeoff Management
- Qualitative & Quantitative User Research
- Rapid Iteration in Ambiguous Environments
- AI-Assisted Product Development & Experimentation
Certification
Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)
Timeline
Senior Product Owner
Gloo
12.2024 - 02.2026
Engineering Product Manager
The Cybermaniacs
08.2023 - 10.2025
Product Owner
Knowtion
03.2023 - 10.2024
Director of Product Management
Parting Pro
01.2022 - 05.2023
Program Director, Growth
Astronomic
03.2021 - 05.2022
Technical Program Manager
Mastercard
10.2017 - 03.2023
IT Operations Analyst
rue21
09.2015 - 03.2017
Aerospace Medical Technician
United States Air Force
05.2011 - 09.2015
Information Technology -
University of Central Oklahoma