Michael Spiegelman's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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Experienced product strategist and manager with the ability to think strategically and act tactically to get things done. Able to develop and present compelling product vision, balance trade-offs, build teams and execute. Experience includes leading product development, creating partnerships, presenting to advertising clients, building support for projects and managing to revenue and traffic goals. Specialties: business strategy, product management, leading product development teams, digital media, partner relationsDirector of Product Innovation @ Responsible for driving video consumption and usage of the Netflix.com site. Redesigned the Netflix website experience to grow key streaming thresholds. Redesigned the Queue and re-launched as algorithmically-defined My List. Used a/b testing to iterate on the tablet experience to improve the UI. Assumed responsibility for acquisition in September 2013, managing efforts to increase subscriber acquisition. Focused on creating new experiences for users who have not yet joined Netflix to show them the benefits of our service and convert them to become members. From July 2010 to Present (5 years 6 months) Senior Director of Global Entertainment and Lifestyles Products @ Responsible for leading product strategy and development for Yahoo!'s entertainment products, including Yahoo! Games, Music, Movies, TV, omg! and Shine. Developed a global platform for entertainment products to enable international growth at scale, with 120+ global sites migrating to a single entertainment platform. Led cross-company team that created a global online gaming strategy for Yahoo!. Managed team of product marketing and product management and led team of 80+ designers, developers and QA engineers. From October 2009 to July 2010 (10 months) Senior Director/General Manager of Music @ Responsible for running Yahoo! Music and media applications. Managed product, label relations, editorial and content teams directly, and provide strategic direction for a 60-person cross-functional team of designers, engineers, project managers, marketers, sales producers and business development staff. Accountable for revenue, traffic and media streaming targets and responsible for P&L. Oversaw all product development efforts and involved in label deals, strategic partnerships and acquisitions to support the Music business. From October 2007 to September 2009 (2 years) Director of Music Information & Community Products @ Product management for the Music website. Oversee product strategy for the site, including market analysis, understanding customer needs, writing PRDs and getting features implemented. Responsible for ad-supported site serving over 20M users per month, including customer experience and business metrics. From April 2007 to September 2007 (6 months) Music Product Manager/Sr. Product Manager @ Developed product strategies, wrote requirements and worked with design and technical teams to implement features for the music website. Focused on search and community products. From December 2003 to March 2007 (3 years 4 months) Principal @ Managed and developed relationships with clients, primarily in the telecom and public sectors. Wrote requirements and managed projects for completion. Primary work was in web development, database-driven web applications and training. From September 2001 to November 2003 (2 years 3 months) Senior Strategy Consultant @ Performed internet strategy consulting for Fortune 500 companies and startups. Work included competitive assessment, strategy formulation, requirements writing and change management consulting. From September 2000 to August 2001 (1 year) Senior Consultant @ Conducted management consulting projects for public sector organizations. Work included organizational assessment & development, change management and workload assessment. From January 2000 to September 2000 (9 months) Consultant @ Worked as consultant to public sector organizations. Performed organizational assessment, change management and business process improvement. Wrote requirements for large enterprise software. From August 1997 to December 1999 (2 years 5 months) Michael Spiegelman is skilled in: Product Management, Business Strategy, Partner Relations, Product Strategy, Product Development, Customer Experience, Digital Strategy, Partner Management, User Experience, Start-ups, Online Advertising, Brand Development, Management, Strategic Planning, Mobile Devices