Digital Product Executive | Streaming, B2C, OTT, Media, Sports, Mobile
Denver, Colorado, United States
Sr. Director, Product Management @ Collective[i] From September 2011 to March 2012 (7 months) Greater New York City AreaBusiness Development MBA Intern, Voice Services @ Comcast Corporation Assessed business unit's mobile strategy and proposed potential options for entry, including MVNOs. Assisted with day-to-day preparations for the successful launch of their Voice over IP phone service. From June...
Sr. Director, Product Management @ Collective[i] From September 2011 to March 2012 (7 months) Greater New York City AreaBusiness Development MBA Intern, Voice Services @ Comcast Corporation Assessed business unit's mobile strategy and proposed potential options for entry, including MVNOs. Assisted with day-to-day preparations for the successful launch of their Voice over IP phone service. From June 2004 to September 2004 (4 months) Greater Philadelphia AreaSr. Director, Product, CBS Sports Digital @ CBS Interactive Lead product teams building and managing CBS Sports digital media properties, including the CBSSports.com website, the CBS Sports app on iOS, Android, and connected TV devices, distributed platforms like Google AMP and Facebook Instant Articles, and internal content management systems and editorial tools.Drove sustained audience growth, powering rise of CBS Sports Digital in the comScore sports category rankings from #8 when I started to #2 overall in 2017 and 2018.Redesigned all major areas of CBSSports.com to a responsive UI with new tech stack. Retired multiple legacy technology platforms, including re-platforming content management system, providing increased flexibility and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.In February 2016, we streamed Super Bowl 50 to then record-breaking results:https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/08/cbs-says-super-bowl-50-broke-streaming-records-with-3-96-million-viewers/ From August 2015 to 2017 (2 years) New York, NYChief Operating Officer and Head of Product @ MeeGenius (Acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Leading children’s reading app with a library of nearly 1,000 read-along storybooks, including classics from Sesame Street, Penguin Random House, and HarperCollins, as well as MeeGenius original stories. MeeGenius was acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in July 2015.Led product management and user experience design for award-winning native iOS, Android, Windows, and mobile responsive web apps. Oversaw day-to-day company operations, including editorial and publishing operations, customer service, and HR.- Launched ebook subscription service, transitioning from an individual book purchase model. Grew subscription revenue base to over 95% of total revenues. - Increased mobile app installs by 5x to multiple millions of devices.- Drove conversion of anonymous to registered users, increasing registered base 20x to over half a million. From April 2012 to July 2015 (3 years 4 months) New York, NYSr. Director, Product Management @ LexisNexis Promoted from Director (2009). Led product strategy and execution to transform martindale.com from a static online directory to an interactive network and community for legal professionals.Launched and grew site into the largest online legal network with 50,000 members. Conceived and led execution of a major site redesign in 2010.Led the integration of Martindale-Hubbell content into the Lexis for Microsoft Office product and DataMarket, Microsoft’s new content marketplace.Products awarded 2010 BtoB Social Media Marketing Award for Best Closed Community, 2009 Society for New Communications Research (SNCR) Commendation of Excellence Award, 2009 Law Technology News Silver Medal for Best Collaboration Tool, and 3-time Software & Information Industry Association CODiE award finalist. From 2007 to 2011 (4 years) Greater New York City AreaManagement Associate @ LexisNexis Participated in several high-priority initiatives across various functions and business units as part of a two-year, post-MBA general management rotational program.- Produced 3-year strategic plan presented to Reed Elsevier corporate and the Board of Directors by the LexisNexis Global CEO.- Refined Asia Pacific strategy for the Asia Pacific CEO, which was presented to the LexisNexis Global CEO.- Developed business case that resulted in approval for the largest organic investment in LexisNexis history at the time.- Formulated product strategy for risk scoring and analytics product line. From 2005 to 2007 (2 years) Greater New York City AreaSenior Analyst @ TD Capital Ventures Evaluated software, IT infrastructure, wireless, and semiconductors investments at early-stage technology venture capital firm now known as Fairhaven Capital Partners. Supported 6 new investments including EqualLogic (acquired by Dell for $1.4B), Softricity (acquired by Microsoft for $250M), and SiGe Semiconductor (acquired by Skyworks for $275M). From 2001 to 2003 (2 years) Greater Boston AreaCorporate Development Manager @ Clearway Technologies Content delivery network startup acquired by Mirror Image in 2001.Wrote the company's business plan and created the long-term financial model, raising $9 million in venture capital financing. From 2000 to 2001 (1 year) Greater Boston AreaAnalyst, Telecom and Digital Media Investment Banking @ Credit Suisse First Boston Lead analyst on the deal team supporting the AT&T account. Completed their $65B acquisition of MediaOne and AT&T Wireless’ $10B IPO. Closed 18 additional financing and advisory transactions for clients in the Internet, telecom, cable, and media sectors. From 1998 to 2000 (2 years) Greater New York City AreaVice President of Product @ Sling TV Lead product management and user experience design teams Denver Metropolitan AreaSr. Director, Video Product & Operations, CBS Sports Digital @ CBS Interactive Oversee product, marketing, and streaming operations for the digital TV and live streaming business at CBS Sports.Led product development for the launch of CBS Sports HQ, our free, 24/7 streaming sports news network. Built out product experiences across 7 platforms within 9 months from conception. http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/cbs-sorts-hq-live-streaming-1202710150/Streamed Super Bowl 53 to a record 7.5 million unique viewers consuming 560 million minutes From 2017 to January 2020 (3 years) New York, NY
Collective[i]
Sr. Director, Product Management
September 2011 to March 2012
Greater New York City Area
Comcast Corporation
Business Development MBA Intern, Voice Services
June 2004 to September 2004
Greater Philadelphia Area
CBS Interactive
Sr. Director, Product, CBS Sports Digital
August 2015 to 2017
New York, NY
MeeGenius (Acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Product
April 2012 to July 2015
New York, NY
LexisNexis
Sr. Director, Product Management
2007 to 2011
Greater New York City Area
LexisNexis
Management Associate
2005 to 2007
Greater New York City Area
TD Capital Ventures
Senior Analyst
2001 to 2003
Greater Boston Area
Clearway Technologies
Corporate Development Manager
2000 to 2001
Greater Boston Area
Credit Suisse First Boston
Analyst, Telecom and Digital Media Investment Banking
1998 to 2000
Greater New York City Area
Sling TV
Vice President of Product
Denver Metropolitan Area
CBS Interactive
Sr. Director, Video Product & Operations, CBS Sports Digital
2017 to January 2020
New York, NY
What company does Jon Lin work for?
Jon Lin works for Collective[i]
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Jon Lin's colleagues are Jason Demeuse, Tally Noble, Lance Hudson, Shalitha Senanayake, Keith Wichman, zubin Jiang, Manmohan Singh, Liam Tung, Leonard Lopez, and Nathalie Bordes
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