Top Talent like Matthew 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.Matthew Thogerson
Azure DevOps
Tableau
A/B Testing
SQL
JIRA
Competitive Analysis
OpenAI API
Cross-functional collaboration
Figma
Claude Code
Talent Acquisition
Microsoft 365
Project Management
Power BI
A/B testing
Jira
Hotjar
Project management
Senior Product Manager | SaaS Analytics, Embedded BI & AI/ML Productization
PM with 7+ years owning outcomes across SaaS and analytics products and platforms. Builder mentality with deep user curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, and driven to solve customer problems. Experienced in product discovery (0-to-1), roadmapping and PRD writing, cross-functional delivery, and analytics/experimentation (A/B testing, KPIs/OKRs), including AI/ML productization and embedded reporting workflows.
Projects
Job Application AI Assistant
• Designed a retrieval-augmented, document-grounding architecture: resume and style guide are injected as context at query time. • Built solo on the Chrome Extension API and OpenAI completions endpoint using AI-assisted development (Replit, Claude Code).See MoreToneComposer
• Built a tool that vectorized a user's writing style and generated cover letters from that profile, then deprecated it once frontier models absorbed the capability natively: a deliberate build-vs-commodity call and a clean exit before over-investing.See MoreLinkedIn Hourly Job Filter - Chrome Extension
• Shipped a live tool that solves a daily job-seeker pain point I hit firsthand. • No external API dependencies; lightweight and privacy-preserving by design.See MoreWork History
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Product Consultant
Certificate of Service (Legal Tech)Mar 2026 - May 2026 • 3 mos• Led a 0-to-1 product discovery and definition engagement, turning an undefined check-printing concept into a build-ready V1: full requirements specs, process and operational definitions, evidence-trail documentation, and feasibility testing. • De-risked the build before a line of code was written, validating technical and operational feasibility and surfacing the constraints that informed the build decision and engineering spend. • Partnered directly with the founder to translate ambiguous legal and operational workflows into prioritized, buildable requirements the team could execute against.E
Senior Product Manager
ENGIE ImpactNov 2021 - Jul 2025 • 3 yrs 9 mos• Owned product portfolio for the billing and payments analytics platform serving Fortune 500 clients: 30,000+ users, 10,000+ locations, and ~$120M in annual revenue (~60% of company earnings). • Led a multi-year authentication and identity migration, raising third-party cybersecurity posture scores while reducing login friction for enterprise users. • Spearheaded an embedded Power BI reporting tool built on customer research, streamlining how clients accessed cost data and reducing visualization costs. • Launched the platform's first in-app feedback system (Hotjar), building a recurring user-insight loop that surfaced previously invisible pain points and lifted CSAT 10% from an already strong baseline. • Ran financial impact analysis on underused features and SaaS spend, giving leadership the basis to realign budget and cut cost. • Managed two distributed squads (US + India, 15+ people) across engineering, QA, and design; ran all ceremonies from planning through refinement. • Partnered directly with enterprise accounts (Starbucks, Verizon, Hyatt) to align the roadmap to customer outcomes, ensure retention, and deliver value.E
Product Manager
ENGIE ImpactNov 2021 - Jul 2025 • 3 yrs 9 mos• Spearheaded the transition from static Excel-based GHG reports to a fully digitized Power BI delivery pipeline, cutting delivery time ~40% and improving client satisfaction. • Co-authored PRDs and user stories for Scope 1/2/3 emissions reporting, aligning engineering on technical delivery for a global client base. • Supported roadmap execution for Ellipse, coordinating user requirements and aligning sprint objectives to decarbonization reporting needs. • Facilitated discovery sessions with energy analysts and sustainability advisors, translating field knowledge into clear product specs.T
Product Manager
TalentpairFeb 2019 - Nov 2021 • 2 yrs 10 mos• First and sole PM for a three-sided ML recruiting marketplace (candidates, recruiters, employers): balanced supply and demand while keeping recruiters as the critical matchmaking layer. • Raised candidate onboarding experience conversion from 32% to 59%, beating SaaS benchmarks and accelerating user growth & adoption. • Built "Fast Track," an ML recommendation engine that reached a 30% match-to-interview rate and automated recruiter workflows. • Shipped "Platinum Pair" (60% skill-match threshold), increasing recruiter usage 47%. • Cut roadmap delivery timelines 42%, shipping 7 major iterations 5 months ahead of schedule by instilling agile discipline and cross-functional accountability. • Killed an underused recruiter dashboard based on behavioral data, replacing it with a notification workflow that improved engagement and reduced support queries. • Streamlined workflows by integrating user feedback into process improvements, enhancing external and internal user experience and reducing support queries by 42% within 3 months.M
Product Manager
Metal ToadApr 2017 - Feb 2019 • 1 yr 11 mos• Sole PM across 12+ concurrent client engagements (DC Comics, Sony Pictures, Savers) sharing a single engineering team: tracked dependencies, individual client budgets, and billable hours. • Delivered Drupal-based digital platforms on time and on budget under tight, brand-sensitive launch windows and high-traffic performance requirements. • Built project-health and utilization tracking that reduced scope drift and protected engagement margin.Education
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Western Washington University
B.A., Communication & PsychologyHow 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 NowBook a Call
Senior Product Manager | SaaS Analytics, Embedded BI & AI/ML Productization
PM with 7+ years owning outcomes across SaaS and analytics products and platforms. Builder mentality with deep user curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, and driven to solve customer problems. Experienced in product discovery (0-to-1), roadmapping and PRD writing, cross-functional delivery, and analytics/experimentation (A/B testing, KPIs/OKRs), including AI/ML productization and embedded reporting workflows.
Talk with a Talent Expert
Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.Available NowBook a Call
Top Talent like Matthew 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.Matthew Thogerson
Azure DevOps
Tableau
A/B Testing
SQL
JIRA
Competitive Analysis
OpenAI API
Cross-functional collaboration
Figma
Claude Code
Talent Acquisition
Microsoft 365
Project Management
Power BI
A/B testing
Jira
Hotjar
Project management
Projects
Job Application AI Assistant
• Designed a retrieval-augmented, document-grounding architecture: resume and style guide are injected as context at query time. • Built solo on the Chrome Extension API and OpenAI completions endpoint using AI-assisted development (Replit, Claude Code).ToneComposer
• Built a tool that vectorized a user's writing style and generated cover letters from that profile, then deprecated it once frontier models absorbed the capability natively: a deliberate build-vs-commodity call and a clean exit before over-investing.LinkedIn Hourly Job Filter - Chrome Extension
• Shipped a live tool that solves a daily job-seeker pain point I hit firsthand. • No external API dependencies; lightweight and privacy-preserving by design.Work History
C
Product Consultant
Certificate of Service (Legal Tech)Mar 2026 - May 2026 • 3 mos• Led a 0-to-1 product discovery and definition engagement, turning an undefined check-printing concept into a build-ready V1: full requirements specs, process and operational definitions, evidence-trail documentation, and feasibility testing. • De-risked the build before a line of code was written, validating technical and operational feasibility and surfacing the constraints that informed the build decision and engineering spend. • Partnered directly with the founder to translate ambiguous legal and operational workflows into prioritized, buildable requirements the team could execute against.E
Senior Product Manager
ENGIE ImpactNov 2021 - Jul 2025 • 3 yrs 9 mos• Owned product portfolio for the billing and payments analytics platform serving Fortune 500 clients: 30,000+ users, 10,000+ locations, and ~$120M in annual revenue (~60% of company earnings). • Led a multi-year authentication and identity migration, raising third-party cybersecurity posture scores while reducing login friction for enterprise users. • Spearheaded an embedded Power BI reporting tool built on customer research, streamlining how clients accessed cost data and reducing visualization costs. • Launched the platform's first in-app feedback system (Hotjar), building a recurring user-insight loop that surfaced previously invisible pain points and lifted CSAT 10% from an already strong baseline. • Ran financial impact analysis on underused features and SaaS spend, giving leadership the basis to realign budget and cut cost. • Managed two distributed squads (US + India, 15+ people) across engineering, QA, and design; ran all ceremonies from planning through refinement. • Partnered directly with enterprise accounts (Starbucks, Verizon, Hyatt) to align the roadmap to customer outcomes, ensure retention, and deliver value.E
Product Manager
ENGIE ImpactNov 2021 - Jul 2025 • 3 yrs 9 mos• Spearheaded the transition from static Excel-based GHG reports to a fully digitized Power BI delivery pipeline, cutting delivery time ~40% and improving client satisfaction. • Co-authored PRDs and user stories for Scope 1/2/3 emissions reporting, aligning engineering on technical delivery for a global client base. • Supported roadmap execution for Ellipse, coordinating user requirements and aligning sprint objectives to decarbonization reporting needs. • Facilitated discovery sessions with energy analysts and sustainability advisors, translating field knowledge into clear product specs.T
Product Manager
TalentpairFeb 2019 - Nov 2021 • 2 yrs 10 mos• First and sole PM for a three-sided ML recruiting marketplace (candidates, recruiters, employers): balanced supply and demand while keeping recruiters as the critical matchmaking layer. • Raised candidate onboarding experience conversion from 32% to 59%, beating SaaS benchmarks and accelerating user growth & adoption. • Built "Fast Track," an ML recommendation engine that reached a 30% match-to-interview rate and automated recruiter workflows. • Shipped "Platinum Pair" (60% skill-match threshold), increasing recruiter usage 47%. • Cut roadmap delivery timelines 42%, shipping 7 major iterations 5 months ahead of schedule by instilling agile discipline and cross-functional accountability. • Killed an underused recruiter dashboard based on behavioral data, replacing it with a notification workflow that improved engagement and reduced support queries. • Streamlined workflows by integrating user feedback into process improvements, enhancing external and internal user experience and reducing support queries by 42% within 3 months.M
Product Manager
Metal ToadApr 2017 - Feb 2019 • 1 yr 11 mos• Sole PM across 12+ concurrent client engagements (DC Comics, Sony Pictures, Savers) sharing a single engineering team: tracked dependencies, individual client budgets, and billable hours. • Delivered Drupal-based digital platforms on time and on budget under tight, brand-sensitive launch windows and high-traffic performance requirements. • Built project-health and utilization tracking that reduced scope drift and protected engagement margin.Education
W
Western Washington University
B.A., Communication & PsychologyHow 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 NowBook a Call
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