Dave L.
Break into Tech Giants | Ex-Microsoft, Amazon, Google | Career Coach
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Studied at Syracuse University
Worked at Microsoft
Available January 1 at 2:00 PM UTC
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Dave's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $75/hr
Get help with Interview Prep, Career Planning, and General Exploration.
Dave’s Career Coaching Qualifications
Experience level: Manager
Welcome to my profile! With a robust background in tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, I bring a wealth of experience in product management, sales strategy, and cross-functional collaboration. My career journey has equipped me with the skills to drive significant revenue growth and lead successful product launches. I've coached five individuals, helping them navigate their career paths and achieve their professional goals. Whether you're looking to break into the tech industry or advance within it, I'm here to provide tailored guidance and support. Let's connect and chart your path to success!
Dave can help with:
Interview Prep
Career Planning
General Exploration
About Dave
I’m a 15+ year technology professional who operates at the intersection of platforms, process, and people to accelerate business transformation. My career has centered on deploying emerging technologies to unlock measurable revenue growth and operational efficiency. From building vertical-specific product strategies at Amazon to driving cross-functional partnership alignment at Microsoft and Google, I’ve led initiatives that blend technical innovation with strategic execution. Known for connecting engineering, legal, business development, and sales teams around shared goals, I deliver outcomes that scale—transforming go-to-market velocity, optimizing partnerships, and expanding customer impact globally.
Why do I coach?
I coach because strong mentorship has contributed significantly to my career growth. Having a sit down with a third-party seems to provide more clarity and I want to be a resource to people who will benefit from these conversations.
Work Experience
Partner Sales Executive
Microsoft
February 2025 - October 2025
Drove emerging tech integrations by aligning Ads Engineering, Legal, Business Development, and Sales on CDP and identity partnership priorities. Created intake and tracking processes for CDP integrations with potential $16M revenue impact; improved transparency through internal dashboards. Established partnerships with 29 CDPs, increasing customer match revenue 113% YoY and accelerating CAPI adoption among beta advertisers. Co-authored business plan with Zeta Global driving $10M in topline revenue and extended identity and data solutions to new markets.
Technical Product Manager
Amazon
October 2023 - January 2025
Founded new vertical product team (Financial Services & Automotive) to deliver vertical-specific ad tech features. Defined roadmap across 13 dependent teams, tracking progress via 12 tracking mechanisms. Achieved 14 new features in one year, driving 90% FinServ and 35% Auto revenue growth YoY. Program success led to tripling of vertical PM roles company-wide in 2025.
GTM Product Strategist / Product Manager
Amazon
July 2022 - April 2023
Built internal tools and workflows to accelerate product GTM, reducing PR/legal review cycles by 3 weeks and preventing Tier 1 product rollbacks. Built GTM strategy for Amazon Ad Tag, Conversions API, and Mobile Measurement Partner integrations Scaled durable conversion solutions from 5 to 200+ beta advertisers in four months.
Platform Account Executive
October 2018 - July 2022
Led cross-functional digital maturity programs across $500M in client revenue, integrating Ads, Cloud, and partner technologies. Created and scaled client education and sales narratives on privacy-safe ad tech, adopted nationally across Google’s FinServ teams. Awarded Grow with Google America Award (2021) for outstanding cross-functional collaboration.
Education
Syracuse University
Bachelor's Degree, Public Relations
2007 - 2010