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Taylor Pugh

Marina Del Rey,CA

Summary

Senior Product Manager with 10 years of proven success leading 0-1 B2C product development, delivering impactful consumer experiences through a blend of execution focus, hands-on development, and systems thinking. Adept at transforming product vision into scalable features that elevate identity, trust, and expert engagement across digital ecosystems. Brings analytical thinking, critical thinking, and deep problem solving to roadmap execution, supported by rigorous experimentation, data insights, and contributor behavior analysis. Excels in cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder alignment, and detail-oriented product planning, consistently translating complexity into clarity. Recognized for building profile-first platforms that amplify credibility, drive retention, and reinforce platform safety, privacy, and community growth.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Manager

Bank of America
Los Angeles, California
06.2017 - 11.2023

• Heightened user engagement by launching a 0-1 B2C product, driving execution from product vision through roadmap development, while aligning stakeholders and leading a cross-functional team to meet success metrics.

• Enriched customer satisfaction by refining user experience and shipping key product updates, ensuring strategy alignment across departments through strong interpersonal communication and cross-functional collaboration.

• Maximized product adoption by gathering user feedback through interviews and usage data, prioritizing high-impact features, and leading cross-functional teams through structured product planning and timely feature delivery.

• Elevated time-to-market efficiency by implementing streamlined development processes, coordinating project timelines across engineering, sales, and marketing, and ensuring usability and quality standards were upheld during iterative design reviews.

• Amplified executive decision-making by generating goal-aligned progress reports and delivering targeted presentations at stakeholder meetings and industry events, directly contributing to stronger strategic alignment and higher product visibility.

• Strengthened product-market fit and reduced customer churn by identifying feature gaps and market opportunities through competitive trend analysis, A/B test performance reviews, and detailed post-launch metrics evaluation for key product rollouts.

• Secured favorable contract terms and reduced vendor costs through negotiation of third-party service agreements for product components, ensuring quality compliance while maintaining alignment with budget and timeline constraints.

• Supported new revenue generation by launching marketing programs for emerging product lines in collaboration with the marketing and functional leadership teams, improving market penetration in underperforming segments.

Product Manager (Seasonal Projects)

The Magic Show, ENK, and Project Trade Show
Las Vegas, Nevada
01.2015 - 04.2017

• Achieved product adoption by setting clear team goals, defining success metrics, and executing a consumer-focused roadmap, while maintaining close coordination with stakeholders and ensuring alignment throughout the product lifecycle.

  • Secured contracts with vendors related to product components or services.
  • Progressed production efficiency by analyzing operational data to identify process gaps, rapidly resolving equipment malfunctions, and supervising a team of operators to ensure workflow continuity and adherence to production deadlines.
  • Intensified onboarding effectiveness and reduced safety incidents by providing hands-on training to new personnel on machinery operation and safety protocols, ensuring full compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Attained savings in product distribution costs by negotiating favorable pricing agreements with vendors, aligning procurement with budget constraints, and ensuring inventory availability across seasonal product rollouts and promotional campaigns.
  • Intensified time-to-market by leading cross-functional collaboration between engineering, marketing, and operations teams, aligning product development timelines with strategic goals and conducting iterative design reviews to meet quality standards.
  • Enhanced marketing strategy execution by evaluating campaign performance against market trends, recommending data-informed policy adjustments, and leading product positioning efforts at tradeshows and events to increase engagement.

Sales Associate

Gucci
Los Angeles, CA
08.2013 - 10.2015
  • Greeted customers and provided exceptional customer service.
  • Tracked sales performance metrics to identify trends in market place.
  • Assisted customers with product selection, sizing and styling.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store merchandise and policies.
  • Attended weekly team meetings to review performance goals and objectives.
  • Built and maintained relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success.
  • Adhered to company initiatives and achieved established goals.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
05-2016

Skills

Product Vision Product Execution B2C Product Development Consumer Products Product Roadmap Product Shipping Product Lifecycle Management Data-Driven Decision Making Data Analysis Experimentation A/B Testing User Engagement Metrics Analytics Research Methods Quantitative Analysis Qualitative Research KPI Tracking Performance Measurement Strategic Documentation Product Specs Writing Clear Communication Executive Communication Influential Writing Presentation Skills

Technical Skills: Product Management Tools (Jira, Trello, Asana) Microsoft Office Suite Figma Sketch Adobe Creative Suite

Affiliations

  • Golf
  • Classical Russian Ballet Dancer
  • Fencing

Timeline

Product Manager

Bank of America
06.2017 - 11.2023

Product Manager (Seasonal Projects)

The Magic Show, ENK, and Project Trade Show
01.2015 - 04.2017

Sales Associate

Gucci
08.2013 - 10.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies

Pepperdine University