RESULTS & CASE STUDIES

Results From Real Engagements

Here’s what happens when you stop the chaos and focus on outcomes. Company names changed, numbers real.

CUT 90% OF BOT APPLICATIONS

Client: HRTech SaaS Marketplace
Challenge: Support team drowning in 10k+ fraudulent job applications weekly. Real users couldn’t get through. Employers do not want to pay for spammy applications. Board was worried about missing revenue targets.

Approach:

  • Designed AI-based detection with human-in-the-loop guardrails
  • Ran 4 two-week sprints testing/refining detection logic using CloudFlare /Google ReCaptcha
  • A/B test Built escalation workflows for edge cases
  • Trained support team on new process

Results:

  • 90% reduction in unqualified/bot applications
  • Employer satisfaction scores improved 35%

Timeline: 5 months
Engagement type: Full-time Sr Product Director 

+20% ADOPTION ACROSS 200+ INTEGRATIONS

Client: Large HRTech Marketplace

Challenge: Partner integrations were inconsistent. Each ATS is implemented differently. Adoption was stalling at 15-20% of potential.

What I do:

  • Created standards-based integration framework and policies/value/advantages (Indeed Apply)
  • Built partner enablement materials and self-service docs
  • Shared OKR with interoperability team to review/improve
  • Ran pilot with 10 ATS partners, refined based on fe

Results:

  • +20% adoption lift across 200+ ATS partners
  • Time-to-integration cut from 8 weeks to 2 weeks
  • Partner satisfaction scores increased 40%

Timeline: 6 months
Engagement type: Full-time Sr Product Director

STABILIZED PAYMENTS ORGANIZATION

Client: Global Revenue Systems Organization
Challenge: Payments re-platform was a mess. Tried twice, failed Team was only shipping small to medium Keep the Lights On efforts. Team burned out on ops. C-suite losing confidence.

Approach:

  • Ran 1-month discovery with eng, design, product, finance and business stakeholders
  • Cut roadmap from 40 small to medium KTLO projects to 3-5 focused strategic bets
  • Installed execution rhythm with visible progress reported to senior stakeholders
  • Rebuilt trust with monthly business review updates showing outcomes

Results:

  • Shipped 5 of 6 strategic bets in 180 days (vs. 2 in previous 6 months)
  • +20% authorization rates across 30+ markets
  • Team morale recovered (measured via pulse surveys)
  • Board/C-suite renewed confidence in product org

Timeline: 18 months
Engagement type: Product Director (full-time – promoted to Sr Director in 2 yrs. Avg is 5-6 yrs)

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