Job Title: Sr Product Manager
Company: Qualtrics
Industry: Technology
Mentor Since: Fall 2019
Will Mentor: Graduate Students, Early Career MBA, Undergraduates
Profile
Background
Job Description
I lead product management in Qualtrics' Strategic Brand product line. I work across engineering, marketing, sales, and other cross-functional roles to determine what products to build and how to bring them to market.
Company Description
Qualtrics is an enterprise tech company that helps organizations quickly identify and resolve points of friction across all digital and human touchpoints in their business – so they can retain their best customers and employees, protect their revenue, and drive profitability. More than 19,000 organizations around the world use Qualtrics’ advanced AI to listen, understand, and take action. Qualtrics uses its vast universe of experience data to form the largest database of human sentiment in the world. Qualtrics is co-headquartered in Provo, Utah and Seattle and operates out of 28 offices globally.
Employment History
2022 - present: Sr Product Manager, Qualtrics 2019 - 2022: Director or Product, Hazel Analytics (acquired by Ecolab) 2017 - 2019: Sr Product Manager, Aduro 2016 - 2017: Full time MBA student 2012 - 2016: Mechanical Engineer, Leviton Mfg
Education
Professional MBA, Seattle U, 2018 Professional certificate in User Centered Design, University of Washington, 2014 BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Virginia, 2012
Mentoring Objectives & Scope
I can share my experience and insight around transitioning into the tech industry, building products, and startup vs big tech life. As a career changer and life-long student, I can also help with career development, job search strategies, and how to fit continuing education into your career. In the past, this has included doing resume and cover letter reviews, crafting job search strategies, connecting students with other people in my professional network, and mock interviewing practice. We also normally talk about career goals and how to think about career progression and choices.
When and where do you hold meetings with your students?
A mixture of in-person and virtual. I'm flexible, and often meet with students at the Qualtrics office downtown, on campus at Seattle U, or on Zoom.