Jerimiah Mertz
San Diego,CA
Summary
Results-driven Principal Product Manager with 6 years of experience leading large-scale digital products from concept to launch. Expertise includes 2 years in building B2B AI-centric platforms and 3 years in developing successful Title & Escrow solutions. Proficient in implementing complex system integrations and scaling infrastructures. Highly self-motivated with excellent communication skills, adept at driving innovation and collaboration across teams.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Product Manager
First American Title
08.2021 - Current
- Currently directing strategic path and product development decisions for seven applications within Customer Collaboration Group, collectively achieving ~50K MAU and enabling $40MM in annual revenue
- As Technical Product Manager, spearheaded zero-to-one launching of the IgniteRE Transactions Open Order product, resulting inflow of 500+ orders per month and generating approximately $1MM in annual closed-file revenue.
- Collaborated closely with marketing and training teams to develop Go-To-Market assets and training communications for over 30 projects as Product Manager of Transactions Portal.
Product Manager - Enterprise Integrations Team
Mitchell International
07.2019 - 07.2021
- Orchestrated creation of the Mitchell Intelligence Open Platform, integrating third-party AI vendors with WorkCenter application to enable AI-generated estimates from photos, which secured a $1.5MM contract with USAA insurance company.
- Led requirements gathering and development of User Management API, enabling Allstate insurance to manage users in WorkCenters's database through their own resource management system, reducing user provisioning time and effort by 60%.
Associate Product Manager
Urban Translations
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Organized and led fully remote, multi-national team of 9 developers in building hospitality-focused, Android-based native enhancements.
- Owned product backlog and actively managed stakeholder expectations through consistent and clear communication.
Bartender/Supervisor
Multiple Employers
11.2005 - 08.2018
- Supervised and trained staff of 30 bar employees for a 5000 square foot, ocean front restaurant doing ~$3MM in revenue per year.
Sergeant, Heavy Equipment Mechanic
United States Marine Corps
11.1999 - 06.2006
- Meritoriously promoted from Private First Class to Lance Corporal due to exceptional leadership shown in MCT.
Education
MBA - Marketing, Product Management
Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern Univer.
Evanston, IL05.2026
Master of Science - Computational Analytics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA01.2025
Prerequisites - Mathematics And Computer Science
Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA01.2020
Bachelor of Arts - General Studies
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Omaha, NE05.2006
Volunteer Work
AI/ML Product Management Instructor - Cascadia Data Science Institute | May 2024 - Current
- Leading instructor for the Python Coding and Product Sense modules.
Principal Instructor - MentorMesh.io | Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
- Helping individuals from underserved communities break into technology careers by way of mentorship.
Volunteer/Member - Surfrider Foundation | Oct 2017 - Current
- Participating in regular beach clean ups and providing financial sponsorship of projects.
Food Delivery Volunteer - Mama's Kitchen | Jan 2015 - Aug 2016
- Delivered food to homebound disabled patients living with terminal illnesses.
Timeline
Principal Product Manager
First American Title
08.2021 - Current
Product Manager - Enterprise Integrations Team
Mitchell International
07.2019 - 07.2021
Associate Product Manager
Urban Translations
08.2018 - 07.2019
Bartender/Supervisor
Multiple Employers
11.2005 - 08.2018
Sergeant, Heavy Equipment Mechanic
United States Marine Corps
11.1999 - 06.2006
MBA - Marketing, Product Management
Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern Univer.
Master of Science - Computational Analytics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Prerequisites - Mathematics And Computer Science
Grossmont College
Bachelor of Arts - General Studies
University of Nebraska-Omaha
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