Top Talent like Hamza are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Hamza Syed

Growth Product Manager •
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Product Management Leader Driving Growth
With a BA in International Relations from Boston University and a diverse educational background in web development, data analysis, and project leadership, I have built a robust career in product management. My recent role as Product Manager for Engagement Growth at Adobe involved spearheading strategies that increased user interaction and retention, contributing to a $2M ARR increase. At BetterHelp.com, I enhanced client acquisition processes, generating $4.7M in annual revenue. My tenure at EMERITUS saw a significant uplift in applications and paid users through system migrations and course previews. As Director of Enterprise Growth at NationBuilder, I drove $1.3M in new ARR by optimizing customer acquisition journeys. My experience as a Business Analyst at Periscope Data equipped me with the skills to empower data teams and foster data-driven cultures. My career is marked by a commitment to leveraging data insights for growth and innovation.

Work History

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Product Manager, Engagement Growth

AdobeFeb 2024 - Aug 2024 • 7 mosSpearheaded the development of an engagement strategy for Adobe Acrobat with a focus on increased user interaction on Adobe Home on the web and Creative Cloud desktop. Identified engagement patterns by analyzing user segment data, leading to insights that boosted engagement by 5% and increased retention by 15%. Led data-driven experiment using Adobe’s TinyTiim model, surfacing high-retention Acrobat features, increasing ARR by $1.2M and reaching 9M users. Redesigned Acrobat GenAI onboarding flow in collaboration with the PLG team, improving user adoption by 1% and contributing to a projected $2M ARR increase. Piloted Multi-Armed Bandit testing system with Data Science team to improve content personalization based on user subscription and interaction history, reducing experimentation time by 25%. Interviewed over 30 employees across departments such as product management, data science, marketing and design to identify overlap in user engagement efforts and establish relationships that foster mutual success.
B

Product Manager, Client Growth

BetterHelp.comMay 2022 - Mar 2023 • 11 mosLed the client acquisition and conversion funnel roadmap, conducting 24 experiments spanning the full journey from homepage to payment. Incorporated PHQ-9 and GAD-7 survey results into the sign-up flow, increasing paid user sign-ups by 3.2% and generating $4.7M in annual revenue. Enhanced therapist discovery through optimized Google search flow, resulting in a 1.42% increase in paid user sign-ups and a $1.2M boost in annual revenue. Reduced chargebacks and disputes by 16% through root-cause analysis of refund requests, leading to optimized payment page and incentive design. Analyzed investments (e.g., acquisition of Mind Diagnostics website) and new market opportunities (e.g., expanding to senior market) to present to the CEO and senior leadership.
E

Product Manager, Growth

EMERITUSJan 2019 - May 2022 • 3 yrs 5 mosMigrated Salesforce sign up and checkout flow to internally built systems resulting in 57% more applications and an 18% uplift in paid users. Provided users with a Course Preview resulting in 14% uplift in paid users. Collaborated with Data Science team in designing database infrastructure to conduct Multi-Armed Bandit testing.
N

Director, Enterprise Growth

NationBuilderJan 2018 - Jan 2019 • 1 yr 1 moConducted customer research to define enterprise leadership requirements, identifying advanced data analytics features that drove $1.3M in new ARR. Developed requirements and teamed with UX to optimize the customer acquisition journey using A/B testing and iterative improvement, leading to a pricing estimator tool that improved forecast accuracy and reduced time from product discovery to purchase by 30%.
P

Business Analyst

Periscope Data, Inc.Jan 2016 - Jan 2018 • 2 yrs 1 moPeriscope Data builds software to turn data teams into superheroes. Our Unified Data Platform is the industry’s first to address the complete analytics lifecycle, allowing data teams to ingest, store, analyze, visualize and report on data all from one connected platform. This empowers them to collaborate and drive faster insight, while allowing businesses to foster a data-driven culture around a single source of truth. Periscope Data serves 950+ customers globally, including Adobe, Crunchbase, EY, Flexport, New Relic, Supercell, Tinder and ZipRecruiter.

Education

B

Boston University

BA, International Relations
G

General Assembly

Front End Web Development2014
U

Udacity

Data Analysis Nanodegree2017 - 2018
C

Cornell Engineering

Certificate in Project Leadership2012

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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Product Management Leader Driving Growth
With a BA in International Relations from Boston University and a diverse educational background in web development, data analysis, and project leadership, I have built a robust career in product management. My recent role as Product Manager for Engagement Growth at Adobe involved spearheading strategies that increased user interaction and retention, contributing to a $2M ARR increase. At BetterHelp.com, I enhanced client acquisition processes, generating $4.7M in annual revenue. My tenure at EMERITUS saw a significant uplift in applications and paid users through system migrations and course previews. As Director of Enterprise Growth at NationBuilder, I drove $1.3M in new ARR by optimizing customer acquisition journeys. My experience as a Business Analyst at Periscope Data equipped me with the skills to empower data teams and foster data-driven cultures. My career is marked by a commitment to leveraging data insights for growth and innovation.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
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Top Talent like Hamza are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Hamza Syed

Growth Product Manager •
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Work History

A

Product Manager, Engagement Growth

AdobeFeb 2024 - Aug 2024 • 7 mosSpearheaded the development of an engagement strategy for Adobe Acrobat with a focus on increased user interaction on Adobe Home on the web and Creative Cloud desktop. Identified engagement patterns by analyzing user segment data, leading to insights that boosted engagement by 5% and increased retention by 15%. Led data-driven experiment using Adobe’s TinyTiim model, surfacing high-retention Acrobat features, increasing ARR by $1.2M and reaching 9M users. Redesigned Acrobat GenAI onboarding flow in collaboration with the PLG team, improving user adoption by 1% and contributing to a projected $2M ARR increase. Piloted Multi-Armed Bandit testing system with Data Science team to improve content personalization based on user subscription and interaction history, reducing experimentation time by 25%. Interviewed over 30 employees across departments such as product management, data science, marketing and design to identify overlap in user engagement efforts and establish relationships that foster mutual success.
B

Product Manager, Client Growth

BetterHelp.comMay 2022 - Mar 2023 • 11 mosLed the client acquisition and conversion funnel roadmap, conducting 24 experiments spanning the full journey from homepage to payment. Incorporated PHQ-9 and GAD-7 survey results into the sign-up flow, increasing paid user sign-ups by 3.2% and generating $4.7M in annual revenue. Enhanced therapist discovery through optimized Google search flow, resulting in a 1.42% increase in paid user sign-ups and a $1.2M boost in annual revenue. Reduced chargebacks and disputes by 16% through root-cause analysis of refund requests, leading to optimized payment page and incentive design. Analyzed investments (e.g., acquisition of Mind Diagnostics website) and new market opportunities (e.g., expanding to senior market) to present to the CEO and senior leadership.
E

Product Manager, Growth

EMERITUSJan 2019 - May 2022 • 3 yrs 5 mosMigrated Salesforce sign up and checkout flow to internally built systems resulting in 57% more applications and an 18% uplift in paid users. Provided users with a Course Preview resulting in 14% uplift in paid users. Collaborated with Data Science team in designing database infrastructure to conduct Multi-Armed Bandit testing.
N

Director, Enterprise Growth

NationBuilderJan 2018 - Jan 2019 • 1 yr 1 moConducted customer research to define enterprise leadership requirements, identifying advanced data analytics features that drove $1.3M in new ARR. Developed requirements and teamed with UX to optimize the customer acquisition journey using A/B testing and iterative improvement, leading to a pricing estimator tool that improved forecast accuracy and reduced time from product discovery to purchase by 30%.
P

Business Analyst

Periscope Data, Inc.Jan 2016 - Jan 2018 • 2 yrs 1 moPeriscope Data builds software to turn data teams into superheroes. Our Unified Data Platform is the industry’s first to address the complete analytics lifecycle, allowing data teams to ingest, store, analyze, visualize and report on data all from one connected platform. This empowers them to collaborate and drive faster insight, while allowing businesses to foster a data-driven culture around a single source of truth. Periscope Data serves 950+ customers globally, including Adobe, Crunchbase, EY, Flexport, New Relic, Supercell, Tinder and ZipRecruiter.

Education

B

Boston University

BA, International Relations
G

General Assembly

Front End Web Development2014
U

Udacity

Data Analysis Nanodegree2017 - 2018
C

Cornell Engineering

Certificate in Project Leadership2012

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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