IAN RAY

Product Manager

Creator of tvcharts.co
(40K MAU, 90% organic traffic)

My experience in product management is with startups and teams building SaaS, Apps, and Web-based products.

Human Swiss Army Knife

Data Driven Product Strategy | 15+ Years Driving Growth Through Customer-Centric Innovation

Senior Product Manager

Hearth [SaaS, Fintech, Payments, B2B2C]
May 2022 - Current

  • Increased platform engagement by 20% YoY by leading GTM for CRM strategy
  • Decreased time to payout (T+2 avg) for faster access to working capital by experimenting with payment methods starting from clickable prototypes
  • Increased engagement by 30% with QuickBooks integrations by expanding capabilities for managing receivables, cashflow, and reconciliation
  • Increased sprint velocity by 15% within 2Q after becoming leader of cross-functional agile team (eng, devops, data, design, and marketing)
Head of Product

Prox.io [Marketplace, Startup, Seed Funding]
Sept 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Launched marketplace (0-1) for influencers to offer monthly subscriptions
  • Worked closely with early adopters to experiment with onboarding process to help them effectively sell subscriptions, doubling new user activation
Product Manager, Growth

Canto [SaaS, B2B, Digital Asset Management]
2014 - 2020

  • Increased traffic to 100K MAU by leading roadmap for increasing quality score for highly competitive keywords by reducing website load times
  • Launched automated trials experiment; increased lead conversions by 35%
  • Product Owner of WordPress plugin, a feature with 90% retention rate
  • Key member of transition team to SaaS product driving  $10M+ ARR
Co-Founder and Engineering Manager

Comatica [Development and demand-gen agency]
2010 - 2014

  • Worked with clients to develop apps, websites, and demand-gen marketing solutions
  • Clients: Lexus, Lamborghini, Laguna Design Center, South Coast Plaza, and SMBs
  • Co-founded with my now wife Joy Loo, together we created Serata Italiana
My projects and side hustles
Product Manager, Subscriptions

Lamborghini Club America [A "nights and weekends" project]
2012 - Current

  • Launched subscription membership, resulted in 3x revenue in 2 years
  • Launched membership app which generated $1.5M in revenue for our sponsor
  • Developed a CRM of Lamborghini owners with lead nurturing that generated over $2M in 2021 for sponsors and brand partners
Creator / Founder

tvcharts.co [My pandemic project and support of internet culture]
2020 - Current

  • 40k MAU with $0 of marketing; 90% traffic from organic search
  • Read more about my journey creating tvcharts.co

Examples my product management experience on recent projects

The places my wife and I have been digital nomads over the last decade

Life is short and the world is big
Eagle Scout

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