Product marketing leader with 16+ years of experience turning complex SaaS, AI, data, and customer-experience capabilities into clear market value. Deep knowledge of reputation management, reviews, listings, surveys, social engagement, sentiment, analytics, and multi-location customer needs. Proven success connecting Product, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success through positioning, launches, enablement, competitive insight, voice of customer, and high impact content that drives adoption and growth

Ali Fawaz
@alifawaz1
Senior Product Marketing Leader. Reputation, SAAS, Automotive and Real Estate Fintech.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Co-Founder & Product Lead
Wazlio
Sep 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)
Own product marketing for a real estate marketplace from customer discovery through launch, including segmentation, positioning, and go-to-market planning. Partner with developers and market participants to convert feedback into product improvements.
Partner & Head of Growth & Marketing
EmpireRealtyGroup
Sep 2023 - Present (3 years 1 month)
Lead product, brand, and growth strategy for a multi-market real estate organization, translating customer needs and performance data into messaging, campaigns, and platform improvements. Directed an integrated website and CRM rollout.
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development
DealersUnited
Dec 2022 - Sep 2023 (9 months)
Led product, partner, and go-to-market strategy for automotive digital marketing and analytics solutions. Helped drive 106% ARR growth in the retail dealer business.
Built and led the automotive vertical for an AI-powered B2B SaaS platform, owning portfolio strategy, positioning, and go-to-market. Grew automotive ARR from approximately $1.5 million to nearly $7 million.
Director - Customer Acquisition Products
FordDirect
Apr 2012 - Jan 2018 (5 years 9 months)
Owned product and go-to-market strategy for an approximately $11 million digital customer acquisition portfolio serving more than 3,000 Ford and Lincoln dealerships. Launched a cloud-based dealer reputation platform that achieved approximately 70% dealer-body adoption within two years.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Bachelor of Arts, Corporate Communication
2001 - 2005
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication from the University of Michigan-Dearborn from 2001 to 2005.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Facebook Ads
Twitter Ads
Tableau
Google Cloud Platform
Salesforce
Google Docs
DocuSign
Mailchimp
Google Drive
Google Analytics
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Jira
HubSpot
Google Workspace
Notion
Basecamp
Google Sheets
monday.com
Discord
MailChimp Email Blueprints
Adobe Illustrator
Canva
Google Ads
Hootsuite
Microsoft Dynamics 365
LinkedIn Ads
Meta Business Suite
ChatGPT
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Project
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