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Nicole Vasquez

Rapid City,SD

Summary

Dedicated product professional consistently seeking to increase user engagement and understand the "why" behind user routine. Skilled in identifying opportunity, passionate about validating opinions with data, and thrives in ambiguity.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Product Manager

Business Insider
New York, NY
05.2022 - Current
  • Oversaw first-level product support for Engagement and Optimization product lines responsible for front-end user experience, site performance, SEO, and ad technology.
  • Led end-to-end product and feature development from ideation to successful release.
  • Conducted user research, resulting in improved user satisfaction and increased adoption rates.

Selected Project Experience:

  • Provided integral support for the redesign of the Business Insider homepage, elevating user engagement and visual appeal.
  • Optimized the layout of Business Insider's standard post page, reaching over 4 million users daily and resulting in a sustained increase in user scroll depth and improvements to ad viewability.
  • Doubled the click-through rate of Business Insider's organic recirculation module, generating a twofold increase in traffic and ad revenue.
  • Spearheaded the removal of jQuery within Business Insider's front-end codebase, optimizing code for superior performance and achieving a 3045-line reduction.
  • Supported Business Insider's seamless transition from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4.

Web Operations Manager

Carnegie
Westford, MA
08.2020 - 04.2022
  • Led Carnegie's Web Development team, driving revenue growth and shaping long-term organizational strategy.
  • Served as scrum master, fostering effective collaboration and timely project delivery.
  • Assessed divisional financials, tracked revenue, and optimized profitability across web projects.
  • Drafted and negotiated contracts, driving over $1.5 million in sales revenue.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Rutgers University
New Brunswick
05-2020

Skills

  • Product Development and Roadmapping
  • Stakeholder Management
  • A/B Testing and Experimentation
  • Data Analysis
  • User Testing
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Agile and Scrum
  • Google Analytics
  • Looker
  • JIRA & Agile Software

Community Service & Volunteer Work

Key Spouse, 34th Bomb Squadron, US Air Force

Proactively supported military families within the 34th Bomb Squadron community by serving as a dedicated Key Spouse, offering essential support, resources, and a strong sense of community.

Timeline

Associate Product Manager

Business Insider
05.2022 - Current

Web Operations Manager

Carnegie
08.2020 - 04.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Rutgers University
Nicole Vasquez