Pete Peltier
Locations: Nashville | Remote,TN
Summary
Dynamic product leader with a proven track record at both early stage startups and large enterprise companies driving strategic planning and product roadmapping. Expert in product leadership and cross-functional collaboration, fostering strong relationships to enhance product delivery and customer satisfaction.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Product Manager
National Debt Relief
Remote, from Nashville, TN
06.2025 - Current
- Crafted product roadmaps for Sales, Marketing, and Underwriting departments, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and user feedback.
- Shaped product strategy and approach for lead routing optimizations that resulted in $10 million in additional annualized revenue.
Group Product Manager
Rocket Mortgage
Remote, from Nashville, TN
04.2021 - 06.2025
- Led team of four product managers in mentoring on product discovery, requirements writing, roadmapping, and partner relations.
- Directed discovery and delivery for replatforming lead assignment system processing 60K to 100K leads daily.
- Spearheaded product discovery initiatives for title and closing team operations with closing disclosures.
- Drove alignment for automating CD data entry and balancing process, projected savings of ~$3.4M annually.
- Facilitated launch of homeowners insurance verification product, increasing automation from 22% to 40% in six months.
- Coached product managers on building relationships with engineering and business stakeholders for effective collaboration.
- Managed prioritization of workstreams to enhance efficiency in product development processes.
- Contributed to strategic initiatives that improved operational workflows and reduced labor costs.
VP of Engineering
Thnks
Franklin, USA
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Managed product & engineering initiatives to stabilize and scale infrastructure as company tripled growth from $2.7M in annual sales in 2019 to $8.2M in 2020.
- Introduced company-wide OKR process to better align engineering work with business goals.
- Oversaw all ISMS security practices and led SOC2 Type II and ISO 27001 recertification process.
VP of Product
Beachy
Nashville, USA
07.2018 - 09.2020
- Spearheaded product discovery and execution, increasing annual platform gross bookings from $12M to $50M.
- Boosted product team velocity by 80% from Q4 2018 to Q4 2019 while enhancing team satisfaction.
- Collaborated face-to-face with 90% of customers to identify pain points and gather actionable feedback.
- Introduced ICE framework for backlog prioritization and led OKR implementation for organizational focus.
- Managed and led a product and engineering team of 1 product manager, 1 UI/UX designer, 6 engineers, and 1 QA through regular coaching and peer reviews.
VP of Product and Technology
Takl
Brentwood, USA
09.2015 - 07.2018
- Drove product and technology initiatives, increasing annual gross bookings from $0 to $12MM+.
- Achieved over 1.5 million mobile app downloads through direct collaboration with CEO and executive team.
- Enhanced install-to-purchase conversion rate by 50% through A/B testing of product improvements and pricing strategies.
- Collaborated with marketing to refine audience targeting and optimize channel effectiveness.
Product Manager
Emma
Nashville, USA
09.2015 - 07.2018
- Led development of new social media marketing web app from inception to launch.
- Designed data and insights reporting features for existing email marketing web app.
- Developed iOS and Android apps to enhance revenue for 40,000+ established customers.
Product Owner
IDEMIA (fka MorphoTrust)
Nashville, USA
06.2012 - 02.2013
- Directed cross-functional team of PHP, Java, .Net developers, and QAs to enhance product development for biometric fingerprint scanning systems.
- Drove revenue growth through management of applications servicing over 3 million annual customers across 1,200 service centers.
- Facilitated agile transformation by establishing a backlog of clearly defined user stories and optimizing timeboxed iterations.
- Collaborated with diverse teams to streamline processes and enhance product delivery effectiveness.
Product Owner
Vertafore
East Lansing, USA
06.2011 - 06.2012
- Outlined new features and enhancements through design of rough mock-ups, decomposition of user stories, and formulation of acceptance criteria.
Administrator (Engineering Manager)
Auto-Owners Insurance
Lansing, USA
12.2004 - 03.2010
- Oversaw approximately 10 engineers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Michigan
Flint, MI01.2004
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Product roadmapping
- Product discovery
- A/B testing
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Agile methodologies
- Customer feedback integration
- Relationship building
Timeline
Principal Product Manager
National Debt Relief
06.2025 - Current
Group Product Manager
Rocket Mortgage
04.2021 - 06.2025
VP of Engineering
Thnks
09.2020 - 04.2021
VP of Product
Beachy
07.2018 - 09.2020
VP of Product and Technology
Takl
09.2015 - 07.2018
Product Manager
Emma
09.2015 - 07.2018
Product Owner
IDEMIA (fka MorphoTrust)
06.2012 - 02.2013
Product Owner
Vertafore
06.2011 - 06.2012
Administrator (Engineering Manager)
Auto-Owners Insurance
12.2004 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Michigan