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John Nelson

@johnnelson

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Product manager who turns usage data into structured roadmaps and measurable commercial outcomes.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a product role where I can build data-driven roadmaps, standardize discovery, and drive measurable commercial impact in a collaborative, outcome-focused team.

I am a product manager who brings structure and measurable decision-making to complex SaaS products, working at the intersection of product strategy and commercial impact. I have shifted organizations from opinion-led roadmaps to data-driven decisions, launched premium tiers that generated significant incremental ARR, and rebuilt operating models to improve delivery predictability.

I lead cross-functional teams to instrument product usage, introduce self-serve analytics, and standardize discovery with measurable goals. My background includes building analytics foundations (Segment, Mixpanel, Amplitude), integrating LLM-assisted workflows to accelerate planning, and translating recurring customer pain points into durable product improvements.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Product Manager

Current

GitKraken

Nov 2022 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Led product strategy and analytics for Git Integration for Jira, shifting to self-serve analysis and outcome-driven execution; launched a premium tier that drove ~20% uplift and generated multiple hundreds of thousands in incremental ARR.

Product Strategy Product Analytics Amplitude Roadmapping A B Testing OKRs Jira Monetization

Product Manager

Fulcrum

Jul 2020 - Nov 2022 (2 years 4 months)

Led web product initiatives for a mobile-first GIS inspection platform, implemented Segment and Mixpanel to establish product telemetry, and led an analytics guild to drive data-informed prioritization.

Product Management Segment Mixpanel Telemetry UX Roadmapping Cross Functional Collaboration Discovery

Product Manager

Skuid

May 2018 - Jul 2020 (2 years 2 months)

Formalized product management and early instrumentation for a drag-and-drop builder, shifting prioritization toward defined product goals and delivering configuration improvements that reduced repetitive work.

Product Management Instrumentation Roadmapping User Research Salesforce Enterprise SaaS Stakeholder Management Prioritization

Solutions Architect

Skuid

Aug 2015 - May 2018 (2 years 9 months)

Led technical delivery on complex enterprise engagements and POCs supporting multimillion-dollar ARR, mentored junior SEs, and co-designed a training program to grow revenue-producing sales and SE talent.

Solutions Architecture Enterprise Sales Mentoring Salesforce Customer Onboarding Escalation Management

Solutions Engineer

Skuid

Feb 2013 - Aug 2015 (2 years 6 months)

Supported early enterprise customers through presales and complex implementations, translating requirements into scalable configurations and surfacing recurring product gaps to engineering.

Solutions Engineering Implementation Requirements Gathering Salesforce Technical Support Customer Success Integration

Developer

Skoodat

Dec 2010 - Feb 2013 (2 years 2 months)

Built custom Salesforce-based applications and contributed to the internal project that became Skuid, participating as an early founding employee when it launched as a standalone product.