Jon Shadow

Work History

Shadow Product Manager

06.2022 - Current

Consulting Product Manager for multiple B2B SaaS companies
Guided product discovery, market segment gap analysis, and creation of first comprehensive product roadmap and product success metrics for client in sales enablement space.
Leading product development by cross functional engineering and UX teams, ensuring continuous user and customer feedback was incorporated into product development cycles.
Oversaw successful launch of product and onboarding with first enterprise customer in completely new market displacing incumbent sales enablement product.
Managed development scope to deliver 3 product milestones in condensed time frames to successfully capture projected revenue increments.
Consulted with product development teams to enhance products based on customer interest data.
Monitored market trends and competitor performance and analyzed gaps to update promotional strategies and maximize sales.

Wind Talker Innovations

06.2021 - 05.2022

Senior Product Manager for a B2B early stage startup focused on SaaS product to create fully decentralized mesh radio networks from existing hardware platforms
Oversaw internal product team employees and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners.
Helped establish first product-focused organization within the company, defined first feature validation and prioritization frameworks to lead development efforts
Developed first long-term product feature roadmap for product discovery to meet market opportunities and establish customer expectations
Led alignment effort between product, marketing, sales, and development teams to achieve unified product vision and go-to-market plan
Lead cross-functional teams to align with target market to prove/disprove customer hypotheses through product iterations/releases
Shipped first viable product release in company's 5 year history 6 months after coming on board

Vehiclehistory.com

09.2020 - 06.2021

Spearheaded full adoption of user-centric product development of self-funded B2C web startup
Developed and implemented first functioning product roadmap and backlog refinement process for the company
Achieved product-market fit, successfully navigated user downturn with data-led product pivot which realized sustained user and revenue growth
Led Scrum team to their first predictable and consistent delivery of sprint objectives in over a year
Accelerated delivery of critical features by implementing a rigorous prioritization framework for new features, meeting all Quarterly Objectives and Key Results.
Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
Coordinated design meetings and decisions with internal departments and teams.
Liaised with clients to better understand business needs and current market landscape.

BoomFood.app

06.2019 - 09.2020

Summary Owned concept, developed vision and roadmap for B2C web startup product
Developed product vision and roadmap through internal stakeholder and user engagement via product workshops, interviews, and other structured data gathering events
Instituted cross-functional team structure to enhance communication and collaboration of product development teams
Launched new product line which successfully increased user retention and product growth metrics quarter over quarter.

Leidos

03.2014 - 06.2019

Owned vision and developed roadmap for multiple software product lines
Products successfully captured over $90 million in revenue for business unit over 4 years.
Led multiple cross-functional teams of engineers and designers in product development within parallel sprints utilizing Scrum
Managed comprehensive product development life cycle
Drove new business opportunity captures across several business sectors by leading R&D development efforts to deliver multiple new products incorporating natural language processing, machine learning, and geospatial technologies
Aligned product market fit and strategy to support business goals and priorities by defining vision, plans, and success metrics for multiple diverse products
Produced detailed product backlogs from stakeholder input, user interviews, and customer documentation to drive software product development.