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Brian Carroll
Senior Product Manager with a strong technical background and customer centered approach. Known for cultivating deep customer insights, aligning cross-functional teams, and evangelizing to champion initiatives.
Denver, CO, USA
Fractional Product Leader — Data Platforms, AI/ML Systems, and Analytics Infrastructure
Harnessing a deep technical foundation and a customer-centric approach, I excel in guiding data platform modernization and AI/ML integration. My expertise extends from cultivating impactful customer insights to aligning cross-functional teams and evangelizing strategic initiatives. With a track record in scaling product and engineering operations across diverse markets, I thrive on elevating Agile frameworks and driving digital transformation. Engaging in professional dialogues on technology and business innovation is my passion, always open to exploring new connections and challenges.
Work
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/people-pop-culture-puzzles/id6740392789
Led the People Magazine digital data transformation, defining the enterprise data product vision and roadmap across content, data engineering, and MLOps teams. Built a governed ML recommendation pipeline enabling multi-brand content ingestion and ~10-minute model retraining for near-real-time relevance while establishing data governance and lineage standards for scalable analytics and feature delivery.
Experience
Consultant
Digital Transformation Consultant
May 2023 - Present
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- Defined enterprise data product vision and multi-year roadmap for People Magazine's digital transformation.
- Established a governed ML recommendation pipeline for real-time content ingestion and model retraining.
- Operationalized governance and lineage standards to support multi-brand content integration.
Workiva
Senior Product Manager - Data Management
Dec 2019 - Jan 2023
We simplify complex work for thousands of organizations worldwide. Our open, intelligent, and intuitive platform connects data, documents, and teams.
- Led customer research and defined a unified platform data vision, enhancing data-driven products under a 'data audit'-first strategy.
- Architected and scaled data governance standards ensuring platform security and regulatory compliance (SOC 1/2, GDPR).
- Formulated business case for SCM capability, resulting in a 15% increase in partner deals.
Levels Beyond
Product Manager
Dec 2017 - May 2019
Levels Beyond is a company.
- Championed a product vision for secure and rapid deployment model to reduce time to value by 90%.
- Collaborated with architects to implement secure data handling processes across deployments.
- Released 20+ Cloud Storage and Media API connectors, increasing total contract value by 5%.
DHI Group, Inc.
Technical Product Manager
Mar 2013 - Sep 2017
They strive to only show professionals the right opportunities and companies the right talent to make recruiting more efficient.
- Utilized web analytics and market research to define requirements for 3 delivery teams and 8 brands with 100M+ users.
- Increased Hcareers sales by 15% by introducing a new Resume Catalog product.
- Released a Machine Learning Driven Resume Search Catalog contributing to 15% revenue increase.
Self-employed
Product Marketing Consultant
Jul 2012 - May 2020
Self Employed is a company.
University of Denver
Entrepreneurship Program Instructor and Startup Mentor
Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
EDS With NMCI
Senior Solution Architect
Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
HPE is a global, edge-to-cloud Platform-as-a-Service company built to transform your business.
EDS Global Learning and Development
Adjunct Instructor
Jan 2007 - Dec 2009
EDS Global Learning and Development is a company.
EDS With NMCI
Application Testing and Deployment Team Manager
Jan 2003 - Dec 2008
EDS With NMCI
Product Support Network Engineer
Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
US Army
Network Operations Center Supervisor
Jan 1997 - Dec 2001
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