Eric Livingston
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Vice President of Product Management
Austin, Texas, United States
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Vice President of Product ManagementDegreedMar 2025 - Current (1 year 8 months)Leading Degreed’s Platform strategy at the intersection of AI, skills, administration, identity and access management. Driving ReBAC authorization, modern AuthN, enterprise governance, MCP/Agentic initiatives, and PM Craft to improve enterprise scalability, customer adoption, and market expansion.- Senior Director of Product ManagementSalesforceAug 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year 3 months)Sr. Director of Product Management, Tableau Einstein Administration (Aug 2023 - Oct 2024)
- Defined and executed strategic vision for Tableau Einstein's admin experience (pre-release), orchestrating integration across three enterprise platforms
- Designed AI-enhanced administrative workflows that balanced enterprise security requirements with seamless user experience and onboarding needs
- Collaborated with SVPs and product leaders across Tableau, Salesforce CRM, and Salesforce Data Cloud to align on comprehensive platform requirements and UX and design for two distinct admin personas - Senior Director of Product ManagementSalesforceAug 2019 - Aug 2023 (4 years 1 month)Senior Director of Product Management, Tableau Core Services (Aug 2019 - Aug 2023)
- Articulated and executed transformative vision for Core Services, evolving from cost center to key revenue driver shipping 20+ significant features that, enabled a record breaking $40M contract
- Drove 10x growth in public sector by transforming security posture and licensing capabilities
- Developed comprehensive business cases securing multi-million dollar platform investments (3 PMs, 12 Devs), backed by market research and concrete ROI metrics that delivered
- Led and mentored 8-person product management team, establishing clear objectives and removing execution blockers while enabling great career growth for the team - Director of Product ManagementTableau SoftwareMay 2017 - Aug 2019 (2 years 4 months)Director of Product Management, Tableau Server (May 2017 - Aug 2019)
- Transformed identity and access mgt. from adoption blocker to strategic asset through deep technical expertise and partnerships with sales and solution engineering
- Built foundational security services and API platform from ground up (OAuth, API Keys, Personal Access Tokens, JWT support, Rate Limiting), accelerating enterprise adoption
- Established Core Services organization (Identity and Access Mgt., Key Mgt./Crypto, File Services, Licensing, Cloud Manager) from IC role, earning leadership through technical excellence and strategic platform vision - Senior Test LeadMicrosoftFeb 2008 - Apr 2017 (9 years 3 months)Senior Test Lead (Feb 2008 - Apr 2017)
- Led 40-person global team across US and China, driving $1M cost reduction and 30% efficiency gains through test automation, improved processes and coaching
- Established technical leadership pipeline through targeted mentoring, leading to multiple promotions and increased team retention
- Partnered with Windows SE leadership to transform testing strategy, balancing quality improvements with accelerated delivery - Software Build LeadMicrosoftJul 2006 - Feb 2008 (1 year 8 months)Software Build Lead (Jul 2006 - Feb 2008)
- Owned build and packaging systems for in-market Windows OS’, achieving 20% efficiency gains in world's largest software environment
- Built and mentored specialized 6-person engineering team, delivering end-to-end automation for critical Windows Update packaging
- Optimized Windows Update packaging pipeline through technical innovation, balancing rapid delivery with system reliability - Engineering System Team Lead / Tools & Build EngineerNokia Mobile PhonesJun 1999 - Jun 2006 (7 years 1 month)- Implemented and maintained a parallel build system for mobile phone development, reducing build times from 4+ hours to 30 minutes while managing a team of senior developers.
- Owned a segment of a global code repository synchronization system, enabling efficient collaboration across international development teams.
- Developed technical leadership approach through first management role, driving successful mobile phone releases while building influence across matrix organization structure.
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- Bachelor of Science (B.S, Computer ScienceThe University of Texas at DallasJan 1998 - Jan 2000 (2 years 1 month)