Matthew Orban

Product Manager

Self-employed

Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 8 months)

• Wrote clear specs that translated fuzzy founder vision into scalable workfows and extensible UI patterns. • Partnered with early-stage founders to validate product-market ft, reducing time-to-value to under 90 days. • Owned backlog and roadmap for confgurable B2B tools across MVP clients with complex operational needs. • Interviewed operational users weekly to identify workfow gaps and reduce friction in high-stakes tasks. • Translated client feedback into specs that improved retention and reduced churn • Worked independently in async-frst teams across time zones, sharing early and documenting decisions. • Made rapid prioritization decisions in ambiguous settings, balancing speed with stability.

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Strategic Product Partnerships

Shutterfy

Jul 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 7 months)

• Built a 5-year strategic roadmap, launching a partner platform projected to drive $200M+ in revenue. • Built AI-powered content tools with operator inputs to ensure review accuracy and reduce manual effort. • Designed and tested human-in-the-loop AI prototypes for content review, reducing manual load and improving decision safety. • Led GTM and feld enablement for Web3 product integration with crypto wallet and NFT personalization, targeting new ad inventory monetization • Reduced UX ambiguity in promotion workfows by simplifying redemption steps and clarifying system feedback. • Used ML outputs and automated testing to prototype and validate user fows within one sprint cycle.

Product Manager

Doxel

Jul 2019 - Jul 2021 (2 years 1 month)

• First Product Management hire, supporting a successful $40 million Series B raise and reporting directly to the founders. • Delivered field UX updates that removed multi-step inspection pain points and reduced average task time by 42%. • Developed a patented spatial data structure for autonomous site mapping, expanding market reach by 280%. • Led product discussions with external stakeholders to validate roadmap priorities. • Scaled product operations, increasing engineering velocity by 63% and reducing new customer onboarding friction by 73%. • Worked with QA to define acceptance criteria and reduce test cycle time by 27%. • Collaborated with engineering to automate site inspection workflows with AI and CV systems. •

Product Manager

Dropbox

Feb 2016 - Jul 2019 (3 years 6 months)

• Founding member of Strategic Partnerships team during Dropbox's scale to IPO. • Created new technical onboarding and data tools that increased integration speed by 34%. • Implemented foundational partner self-reporting tools that elevated partner satisfaction and referrals by 23%. • Defned reusable integration frameworks to scale partner onboarding and reduce per-client build effort. • Monitored API usage and reliability metrics to identify performance gaps and prioritize roadmap improvements. • Owned vendor partnerships to drive delivery and accountability.

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Product Manager

Apsalar

Jun 2013 - Feb 2016 (2 years 9 months)

• Managed mobile data platform API integrations and monetization strategies. • Integrated 3rd-party data via Apache Spark, growing data service revenue by 35%. • Built a REST API POC in two weeks to increase inventory accuracy by 25%. • Delivered ad platform integrations and personalization tools, supporting 200M+ daily impressions and targeted media. • Oversaw the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) of the real-time bidding system for Apsalar's ad network, ensuring the system met customer data needs and remained relevant in a competitive landscape. Additionally, engaged with customers to gather insights on their requirements, enhancing the effectiveness of our bidding system.

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Product Manager

Endorse

Nov 2011 - Jun 2013 (1 year 8 months)

• First Product Manager hired under the Head of Product. • Owned roadmap for zero-to-one ad platform with 200M+ daily impressions and 50K+ users. • Analyzed purchase data for enterprise clients (e.g., P&G), resulting in a 22% lift in shopper spend. • Built user-facing tools for a two-sided marketplace serving 50K+ daily shoppers and large CPG clients. • Pulled custom product insights using SQL and Mixpanel to guide roadmap decisions. • Additionally, managed product lifecycle for the ad serving component of our application, ensuring effective testing processes to verify that assets and offers were accurately delivered to the appropriate user cohorts, which was crucial in our early-stage startup environment.

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Project Manager

Kent M. Lim & Company

Mar 2010 - Nov 2011 (1 year 9 months)

• Oversaw end-to-end HVAC fabrication projects for hospital and ofce tenant improvements

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Industrial Engineer

Optisolar

Aug 2008 - Jan 2009 (6 months)

• Planned and coordinated manufacturing equipment installation for thin flm photovoltaic solar cell production. • Contributed to solar manufacturing scale-up. Built systems understanding that informs clean energy product work.

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Design Engineer

Silicon Valley Mechanical

May 2006 - Aug 2008 (2 years 4 months)

• Designed and managed HVAC systems for ofce, clean room, and hospital projects.

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