Jason Keramidas
Product Management Executive
Hastings-on-Hudson,NY
Summary
Dynamic, hands-on Product Management Executive with experience fostering cross-functional collaboration, developing product growth strategies, and driving aggressive implementations through agile development methodologies. Effective at scaling organizations, strengthening performance, and expanding team skills/knowledge through targeted training and mentorship.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Vice President of Product
Brace
New York, New York
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Recruited, hired, and trained a team of four Product Managers, Head of Servicing, and one Designer
- Optimized organizational efficiency through learning, training, and mentorship
- Orchestrated strategy and execution for end-to-end mortgage servicing loss mitigation solutions including digital borrower intake, servicer workflow management, and application underwriting
- Devised and deployed integration plans with key business partners
- Devised go-to-market strategy with product marketing that shifted away from transaction-based pricing to a SaaS subscription model
Vice President of Product
Jetty
New York, New York
12.2019 - 12.2020
- Selected and onboarded a team of three Product Managers, two Designers, and one Data Scientist
- Improved performance, knowledge, and skillsets through training and mentorship
- Drafted product vision, strategy, and roadmap for customer-facing and internal platform initiatives
- Acted as primary driver in shifting company toward product-led model organized around OKRs
- Oversaw relaunch of core Jetty Deposit toward a risk-based pricing model
- Coordinated launch with insurance team to ensure compliance and mitigate deployment risk
Chief Product Officer
Charity: Water
New York, New York
03.2017 - 11.2019
- Directly oversaw and led a Product Manager, Designer, Data Scientist, and eight Software Engineers
- Strengthened knowledge, skills, and performance through targeted training and mentorship
- Drove growth of monthly giving product, "The Spring". Optimized acquisition channel and member retention, lowered churn from 4% per month to 2.5%, increases program from 8k to over 43k members in two years resulting in $15M+ ARR business at time of departure
- Led efforts with finance team to incorporate projections of product-led initiatives into organization’s quarterly planning.
Vice President of Product
Shutterstock
New York, NY
03.2016 - 03.2017
- Selected, onboarded, and trained 11 Product Managers that focused on core services, API platform, core application platform, customer-facing applications, and Salesforce CRM tooling
- Defined and executed implementation strategies related to product expansion and new business opportunities, including enterprise-wide migration onto services oriented platform.
Group Product Owner, Enterprise
Shutterstock
New York, NY
07.2014 - 03.2016
- Spearheaded site redesign resulting in increased engagement and more efficient customer activation and retention
- Partnered with enterprise sales team to redefine internal processes and tools that boosted Sales Representative and Account Manager effectiveness.
Senior Director of Product Management
Audible
Newark, New Jersey
06.2013 - 07.2014
- Deployed program management processes that more effectively allocated development team resources and optimized long- term roadmap creation/execution
- Collaborated with marketing team to seamlessly integrate recommendations in post-purchase email communications that drove additional download activity
- Introduced the first Audible streaming experience with Audible Cloud Player.
Director of Product
Everyday Health
New York, NY
12.2010 - 06.2013
- Established product strategy for MedPage today, a medical news site
- Ideated web and mobile applications enhancements that boosted registration rates by 50%, doubled available ad inventory, and enabled 50%+ year-over-year revenue growth for three consecutive years
- Championed redesign of mobile application, integration of medical reference data, in-app CME capability, promotional advertising, and push notifications
- Tripled engagement and elevated MedPage Today to become the highest rated free app for healthcare professionals.
Senior Project Manager
Everyday Health
New York, NY
12.2009 - 12.2010
- Managed 20+ simultaneous software development initiatives that were comprised of 50% of company revenue across multiple products and platforms
- Constructed return-on-investment metrics alongside the product management and software development teams
Consultant
Keramidas International Associates
New York, NY
12.2006 - 12.2009
Vice President
Newforth Partners LLC
Ramsey, NJ
12.2006 - 12.2008
VP Product
Decorati
Brooklyn, NY
06.2005 - 11.2006
Interactive Marketing Manager
American Express
New York, New York
08.2003 - 06.2004
Product Manager
Colloquis
New York, NY
03.2000 - 03.2003
Product Manager
Respond
Redwood City, CA
03.1999 - 03.2000
Product Manager
Query Labs
Mountain View, CA
04.1998 - 03.1999
Product Manager
BigBook Inc
San Francisco, California
02.1996 - 03.1998
Education
MBA - Entrepreneurship
New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
New York, NY 09.2004 - 06.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Government
Pomona College
Claremont, CA 09.1991 - 05.1995
Skills
Product Management
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Timeline
Vice President of Product
Brace
01.2021 - 06.2022
Vice President of Product
Jetty
12.2019 - 12.2020
Chief Product Officer
Charity: Water
03.2017 - 11.2019
Vice President of Product
Shutterstock
03.2016 - 03.2017
Group Product Owner, Enterprise
Shutterstock
07.2014 - 03.2016
Senior Director of Product Management
Audible
06.2013 - 07.2014
Director of Product
Everyday Health
12.2010 - 06.2013
Senior Project Manager
Everyday Health
12.2009 - 12.2010
Consultant
Keramidas International Associates
12.2006 - 12.2009
Vice President
Newforth Partners LLC
12.2006 - 12.2008
VP Product
Decorati
06.2005 - 11.2006
MBA - Entrepreneurship
New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
09.2004 - 06.2006
Interactive Marketing Manager
American Express
08.2003 - 06.2004
Product Manager
Colloquis
03.2000 - 03.2003
Product Manager
Respond
03.1999 - 03.2000
Product Manager
Query Labs
04.1998 - 03.1999
Product Manager
BigBook Inc
02.1996 - 03.1998
Bachelor of Arts - Government
Pomona College
09.1991 - 05.1995
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