
Kristine Pachuta
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Toptal member since June 1, 2020
Kristine is a product director with over a decade of experience. She garnered high ratings on the App Store and increased the NPS score by over 20% for a major car rental company. That app became the #1 car rental app of 2019. She has successfully launched or overhauled over ten products, both B2B and B2C. Her previous nine years of expertise includes project management, sourcing, operations, and research. Kristine excels at leading diverse teams through challenging builds and pivots.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Product Management
- Competitive Intelligence
- Go-to-market Plans
- Process Analysis
- Product Strategy
- Strategy Planning
- UX Research
- User Testing
Work Experience
Head of Product
Up.Ventures
- Guided 0-to-1 startup development as a fractional CPO.
- Supported portfolio companies with product development and go-to-market (GTM) strategies.
- Facilitated ideation workshops to generate new startup ideas and GTM plans.
Product Director
Walmart
- Patented a multi-signal computer vision checkout solution, deployed in 20 stores.
- Led computer vision and AI training for product recognition across multiple use cases.
- Drove 0-to-1 product development in the world’s largest company.
Agile Product Manager, Scrum Leader, Project Manager
Freelance
- Consulted for small startups as a product manager in the travel, compliance, and eCommerce industries to help define and build their product offerings.
- Ran Scrum teams for a survey company to improve day-to-day team effectiveness.
- Analyzed large data sets to inform product development for a recruiting tech startup.
Product Director
Boston Consulting Group
- Built an energy business from the ground up, leading product, design and engineering.
- Hired more than ten product managers over 18 months.
- Led the product development of an app in the fitness space.
- Implemented quick build, measure, learn product cycles in a competitive environment.
Product Director
Siberia
- Consulted with large companies and start-ups across multiple industries to define and build new features and business lines.
- Managed client and internal teams, responsible for project resourcing, P&L management, and business development.
- Delivered projects that included the overhaul of iOS and Android apps for a top car rental company, led user research and MVP definition for a sports apparel company’s app, and led the product build for a major cable provider’s phone service launch.
- Conducted user research, defined roadmaps, prepared executive briefings, and recommended third-party partners.
Senior Product Manager
Liazon
- Redesigned all digital assets for a payer and insurance-based health care and benefits tool after extensive testing.
- Led the product development team to incrementally improve the product offering through the full product development cycle.
- Incorporated new features into a 2-sided marketplace with a focus on education and customer support.
Product Director
Bloomberg, LP.
- Built a new product and business line from the ground up. Led new product development from initial market studies to maturity with 150% YoY revenue growth.
- Conceived and developed product functionality, collaborating with data, development, marketing, and sales teams.
- Determined product roadmap through usage analysis and internal and external stakeholder interviews.
- Performed ROI analysis for all new functionality based on the cost to build and usage per customer segment.
- Strategically negotiated complex IT sourcing agreements with major vendors to save over $10 million annually.
Project History
Avis App and Web Redesign and New Feature Development
https://www.avis.com/en/avis-appLed product development for a research-driven, redesign of the Avis Now app. Garnered a 4.7 out of 5 stars on the App Store while increasing NPS by over 20%. Named the #1 car rental app of 2019 by JD Power.
Built Startup From Scratch
Built a new company from scratch, leading product, user experience, and many research components. Launched the MVP after six weeks. Achieved 50% m/o/m growth in the first six months.
Product Strategy
Conducted over 20 user interviews to define the product roadmap, overall strategy, and GTM.
Product Research and Strategy
Led the phase 2 development roadmap for a PE-owned security tool.
Education
Master of Business Administration Degree in Strategy
Georgetown University - Washington, DC, USA
Skills
Tools
Trello, Power Pivot, Jira, Pivotal Tracker, Slack, Google Analytics, Google Docs, Figma, SendGrid, Sketch, InVision, Balsamiq, HubSpot, Asana, Hotjar, Draw.io, Zapier
Paradigms
Agile, B2C, Agile Product Management, Agile Project Management, User Testing, Scrum
Platforms
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Industry Expertise
Energy, Healthcare
Other
Product Strategy, Product Delivery, Strategy, User Needs, Microsoft Excel, Pitch Deck Consultant, Project Finance, Lean, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), User Stories, Go-to-market Plans, Competitive Intelligence, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Team Building, Product Ownership, Agile Sprints, Product Owner, Commercial Strategy, Personas, User Requirements, UX Research, Business Strategy, Strategy Planning, Process Analysis, Business Analysis, Agile Leadership, Product Consultant, Product Management, Product Roadmaps, Requirements, Ideation, Product Discovery, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Competition Research, Competitive Analysis, Project Management, Web & Mobile Applications, Time Management, Backlog Management, Discovery Workshops, Feature Prioritization, Persona Development, Research, Customer Journeys, Distributed Team Management, Business to Business (B2B), Product Growth, Pricing Strategy, Web, Information Architecture (IA), Outsourcing, Recruiting, Consumer Behavior, B2B, Lead Generation, Consulting, Lean Startups, Data, Finance, Travel & Leisure, Apparel & Accessories, Airtable, Media, Scrum Master, Commerce, Mobile, Apps, User Experience (UX), App UX, UX Strategy, User Journeys, Process Optimization, Mentorship & Coaching, Agency, Conceptualization, Product Coach, Ideation Workshops, Validation, iOS, Market Research Analyst, Market Research, Market Research & Analysis, Dashboards, Go-to-market Strategy, Mobile App Development, Journey Mapping, AI Product Management, Growth Marketing, Microsoft Office, Segment, Stripe Payments, Inventory Management, Technical Product Management, Venture Funding, Revenue Strategy, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence Product Manager, RFID, Product Marketing, Market Strategy and Research Product Manager, Marketing Strategy, User Personas, Audience Targeting, Web UX, Web Portals, Data Reporting, HRIS, Online Dating, Dating Apps, Software Development, Robotics Product Manager, Robotics
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