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About
As a product leader for over 10 years, I helped launch new products from 0-to-1, drive product growth, and build and scale a personalization platform. I am driven by a desire to build products that make a positive change in people’s lives. As a fractional product manager, I now support various clients in doing just that.
Courtney’s Product Management Qualifications
Experience level: Director of Product
10+ Product Management clients
I bring over a decade of experience in product management, including leadership roles at Indeed, I have a proven track record of driving product innovation and growth. As a former Director of Product at Indeed, I managed high-performing teams and led strategic initiatives that significantly improved candidate quality metrics and increased app engagement. My coaching experience includes managing product managers at various levels and through promotions. Whether you're looking to refine your product strategy or enhance your leadership skills, I'm here to help you achieve your goals. Let's connect and take your product management career to the next level!
Courtney can help with:
Behavioral Interview Prep
General Exploration
Influence & Collaboration
LinkedIn Review
Product Case Interview Prep
Resume Review
Strategy & Vision
Why do I coach?
As a woman in product, I know what it's like to be the minority in the room (AKA: the "odd (wo)man out"). Thanks to my mentors and my coach, I was able to acknowledge this workplace dynamic of being "the only..." and "the sole..." and move on with making an impact. Now, I hope to share some of those strategies with PMs who are in a similar boat. My coach helped me reflect on big career/life questions that arose in 2020 and beyond after I became a mother, got promoted to Director, and led a team that "survived" enormous lay-offs. I want to help clients with big questions.
Work Experience
Web Designer
Self Employed
July 2025 - Present
Currently supporting various clients: - Fractional product advising for startups on product strategy, MVP, and roadmapping - Web content management and redesign for a school Wix Website Builder, Squarespace and +1 skill
Director of Product Management
Recess
April 2025 - June 2025
Product advisor and IC for a VC-backed, kids activities marketplace startup * Served in a player-coach capacity by providing strategic product guidance and IC work by proposing a pivot and MVP roadmap * Oversaw hiring process for full-time Founding Software Engineer
Director of Product
Indeed
January 2023 - January 2024
Interviewer
Segmented Experiences - Platform leveraging a rich taxonomy, data, and UX to deliver segment-based matching for the job marketplace (group size: ~300 employees) • Oversaw strategy, vision, and KPIs for a large, business-critical product area that included a 300-person Segmentation group, plus continuous collaboration with other GMs • Managed a high-performing, 7-person product team that leveraged taxonomy and LLMs to drive an 8% increase in segment data collected and improved candidate quality metrics Product Vision, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and +5 skills
Senior Product Manager
Indeed
June 2017 - December 2022
Interviewer
Segmentation Platform - Platform leveraging a rich taxonomy, data, and UX to deliver segment-based matching for the job marketplace (group size: ~35 employees) • Built relationships across GM areas and successfully led execution with a cross-functional group to ship the 1st version of a dynamic, vertical-specific job posting funnel • Recommended and got unanimous agreement for the strategic decision to focus solely on occupational segments • Managed 2 product managers and 1 product operations lead Indeed Incubator - Product lead for 3 new products within an innovation lab (team size: 4-6 employees) • Pitched a new small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) product, received a $1M budget to ship it within a year, and launched the new product within budget and schedule • Oversaw team developing the new product, an intelligent virtual recruiting assistant that combined user-centric workflow with machine learning models for candidate matching • SMB employers garnered a 7X increase in interviews scheduled • Managed 1-3 product managers and handled product leadership, execution, and executive communications Indeed Hire - Product lead for candidate sourcing and screening aspect of recruiting business • Decreased candidate acquisition costs to $0 through the launch of an MVP sourcing tool that used machine learning (ML) models to identify qualified candidates • Managed 2 PMs and collaborated closely with 7 engineers and 2 data scientists • Selected to lead Indeed University, a 3-month onboarding/innovation program for SWEs, and directly managed 11 SWE and PM managers who managed 54 new hires • Contributed heavily to product management interview questions, training, and panel diversity Product Vision, Data-driven Decision Making and +5 skills
Product Manager
Indeed
January 2015 - May 2017
Job Seeker Mobile Growth - Product lead for Job Seeker Mobile Apps and Growth • Led execution on iOS SmartBanners and grew app downloads by 17% • Defined and analyzed A|B tests that increased logged-in job seekers on mobile by 12% • Ran A|B tests that drove a +40% increase in mobile job alert activations • Coached 18 software engineers on data-driven product development and Lean principles for building products as an Indeed University Lead (Q3 2015) • Managed 1 Associate Product Manager Mobile Applications, Product Development and +8 skills
Associate Product Manager
Indeed
October 2013 - December 2014
Library and Technical Assistant
UT Austin
January 2010 - May 2011
Performed professional library work, including reference and cataloging activities Library Services
Education
University of Texas at Austin
MS, Information Studies
2009 - 2011
Activities and societies: • Co-director of ALA/TLA Student Chapter - UT Austin • LITA (Library & Information Technology Association) member User Research and Library Science
DePauw University
Bachelor of Arts, English Writing, Spanish
2002 - 2006
Activities and societies: • Co-Director of Public Relations for Relay for Life of Putnam County (February 2002-May 2006), • Media Fellow (2002-2004), • Marketing Officer for Alpha Phi Sorority (2004-2005), • U.25 Magazine Editorial Board Member (2002-2006) • Participated in an intensive Spanish language program in Granada, Spain, through Central College Abroad, from September 2005 – December 2005 • Studied Spanish through a six-week long home-stay and language program in Segovia, Spain, through the University of Oregon, from June 2004 – July 2004 • Dean's List (2005, 2006)
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