Santiago Vivas-Gonzalez
Product Manager
Chicago,USA
Summary
Visionary product manager with expertise in driving product strategy, Agile development, and user-centric solutions in SaaS and medical device contexts. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, conduct impactful user research, leverage AI workflows, and deliver innovative products that address unmet market needs. Demonstrated success in applying a whole-brain approach, blending creativity, technical expertise, and market insights to achieve measurable results, including a 107% increase in product adoption and industry-first innovations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Product Manager
Golden Software
Golden, CO
01.2023 - Current
- Achieved record-breaking 1347 monthly active users (+107% growth) by leading four major releases of Grapher, introducing innovative features and user-focused improvements
- Influenced executives and stakeholders to align on a 3-year vision, driving the company’s shift toward persuasive data storytelling and community-led growth, through effective written communication and strategic alignment
- Secured executive buy-in and introduced the Templater MVP, Golden Software’s first community-driven template library, through a comprehensive PRD that redefined the company’s product direction
- Established Golden Software’s first in-person usability study process, identifying user pain points and designing impactful features that earned System Usability Scores of 75+—surpassing industry benchmark (70)
- Transformed cross-team collaboration by coaching subsystems product managers, resulting in seamless integration of Grapher and Surfer shared components
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Stryker
Weston, FL
08.2018 - 01.2023
- Delivered $4M+ in value by leading an 8-engineer Agile team to produce 2,000+ technical drawings and specifications for medical devices, ensuring precision and compliance with industry and regulatory standards
- Enhanced surgical workflow usability by designing and conducting user studies with over 50 participants, resulting in improved product adoption and user satisfaction
- Increased productivity by 200% through the development of automated data tools, streamlining field complaint investigations
Co-Founder
Bumpin
Evanston, IL
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Developed an MVP audio/visual web app, addressing unmet remote employee needs by leveraging Qualtrics and dscout for user research and validation
- Managed a 10-developer Agile team, delivering key features on schedule and within scope while aligning with strategic goals
- Created a SaaS freemium model, integrating partnerships and pricing strategies to support scalability and user acquisition
Student Product Manager
MySpace
Evanston, IL
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Achieved first place in a class-wide challenge by designing a mobile/web app prototype to boost millennial involvement in DIY projects, driven by ethnographic research
- Presented a complete business case, combining consumer co-creation, concept generation, and market insights to validate feasibility
Education
Master of Science - Product Design And Development Management
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 09.2021 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland
College Park, MD05-2018
Bachelor of Arts - Music Performance
University of Maryland
College Park, MD05-2018
Skills
- AI Workflows
- SQL
- Jira
- Prompt Engineering
- Figma
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Revenera
- Agile Scrum
- MFC Framework
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Business analysis
Certification
- IBM AI Product Manager Professional Certificate
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Nielsen Norman Group UX Certified (NN/g)
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
RemoteHybridImportant To Me
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