Ariel K

Staff AI Product Manager

Building 0-1 product experiences with a focus on agentic workflows/orchestration, memory, RAG, evals, and more

Principal Growth Product Manager

Manager, Marketplace

Lyft's Transit, Bikes, and Scooters (TBS) division operates the largest micro mobility sector in North America and is a leading bikeshare provider supplying solutions to over 53 markets across 15 countries. As Sr PM for Dispatch & Automation, I owned the product strategy and multi-disciplinary roadmap for the workforce and fleet dispatch platform (Operations ML SaaS). I led 0-1 initiatives such as creating an asset recovery solution including task prioritization and routing, which had a major bottom line impact. I also led various automation and workflow improvements by conducting deep dive user research at nationwide depots/warehouses and developing algo improvements with our data scientists. Our team aims to expand public access to transportation by building the tools and algorithmic marketplace models that ensure our bikes and scooters are available where our riders need them, when they need them, while minimizing the cost to deliver service.

Startup Advisor

Inspired by my experience building technical products and features at Lyft and KAYAK, I completed a computer science master’s degree at UPenn with a focus on AI/ML. I served on the TA team for CIT591 Introduction to Software Development (Python & Java) in multiple semesters. When I was not coding or teaching, I was a freelance advisor for startups and expert networks in the travel and mobility space.