Professional Resume Template for
Product Lead
Dominic J. Sterling
San Francisco, CA
(415) 555-0138
dominic.sterling@email.com
linkedin.com/in/dominic-sterling-pm | dominicsterling.com
Professional Summary
Customer-obsessed Product Lead with 10 years of success directing cross-functional teams to build, scale, and optimize high-impact software products across enterprise SaaS and B2B platforms. Expertise includes product lifecycle management, growth marketing strategies, API integrations, data analytics, roadmap execution, and Agile methodologies. Successfully drove a 35% increase in monthly active users (MAU) and generated $4.2M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) through the launch of a self-serve analytics portal. Proficient with Jira, Productboard, Amplitude, Google Analytics, Figma, Miro, SQL, and AWS to build data-driven product strategies.
Work Experience
Product Lead — Vanguard Data Systems
San Francisco, CA | November 2022 – Present
- Directed 2 cross-functional squads of 14 software engineers and designers to launch an enterprise API gateway, boosting monthly active users by 35% and securing $4.2M in annual recurring revenue.
- Managed the full product lifecycle and $600,000 annual development budget for a B2B analytics platform, decreasing feature delivery cycle times by 22% using Agile Scrum methodologies.
- Defined and executed a growth marketing strategy and onboarding flow that decreased customer sign-up drop-off rates by 28% and increased trial-to-paid conversion rates by 14%.
- Spearheaded integration partnerships with 4 external platforms, expanding the product ecosystem and reducing customer churn by 18% over a 12-month period.
Senior Product Manager — Orion Software Labs
San Francisco, CA | August 2016 – October 2022
- Led the re-architecture of a legacy cloud storage system, improving system uptime to 99.99% and saving $120,000 in monthly infrastructure costs across 3 regional data centers.
- Collaborated with sales and marketing teams to launch 6 major product updates, contributing to a 48% increase in organic customer acquisition and $2.8M in pipeline value.
- Monitored user retention and product engagement metrics using Amplitude and SQL, identifying and resolving onboarding bottlenecks to increase 30-day user retention by 16%.
- Conducted 45 user interviews and competitive analysis reports to define a new mobile app roadmap, resulting in a 4.8-star app rating and 250,000 downloads in 6 months.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Computer Science
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA · 2016
Skills
Product strategy, Product lifecycle management, Roadmap execution, Agile, Scrum, Growth marketing, Market research, User experience (UX), Data analytics, SQL, Amplitude, Productboard, Jira, Figma, Miro, AWS, Google Analytics, Stakeholder management, Cross-functional leadership
Projects
Self-Serve Analytics Portal Launch
Role: Product Lead
Tools: Amplitude, Productboard, Jira, SQL, Figma
Led the end-to-end design and release of a self-serve dashboard, reducing customer support tickets by 32% and driving a 35% increase in monthly active users.
Cloud Infrastructure Migration & API Gateway
Role: Senior Product Manager
Tools: AWS, Jira, Confluence, Miro, SQL
Managed the transition of 120 enterprise client APIs to a new secure gateway, achieving 99.99% system uptime and saving $120,000 in monthly hosting costs.
Certifications
- AIPMM Certified Product Manager (CPM) (2020)
- SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) (2018)
Additional information
- Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
- Volunteer Work: Product advisor for TechForGood local community initiatives (2021-present)
- Availability: 4 weeks notice
Job Market Insights
Market data and opportunities for
Product Lead
Job Market Insights
$130,000
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$190,000
Avg:
$160,000
Growth Outlook:
The demand for skilled Product Leads in the United States remains robust, driven by software expansion, digital business scaling, and the rapid integration of artificial intelligence tools across industries. As organizations prioritize operational efficiency and data-driven roadmaps, Product Leads who can bridge technical execution with market validation command significant premiums. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment for Computer and Information Systems Managers, which includes product management leadership roles, will grow by 15% over the next decade.
15% growth over 10 years
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