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Ryan O'Keefe - Head of Product in Austin, TX

Ryan O'Keefe

Director-level Product Leader specializing in AI-driven SaaS, EdTech, and FinTech

ZogoLoyola Marymount UniversityAustin, TX13 Years ExperienceDirector Level

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Product leader with 6 years of hiring and management experience who has driven major edtech and mobile product transformations, including a full mobile app rebuild launched in 2 months and an AI-powered content aggregation feature shipped from prototype in 2 weeks. Has worked at OnlineMedEd and Zogo, with a strong track record in personalization, rapid MVP execution, and human-centered AI that supports learning and coaching rather than replacing it.

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Key Strengths

  • Led end-to-end mobile app rebuild with MVP-first strategy
  • Accelerated launch timeline from 6 months to 2 months
  • Strong cross-functional product leadership across design, engineering, and product
  • User-centered product development with rapid prototyping and feedback loops
  • Shipped AI-powered content aggregation and moderation feature in 2 weeks
  • Data-driven product optimization using adoption, engagement, retention, and completion metrics
  • Improved personalization through onboarding and user-controlled recommendation inputs
  • Translates complex user and business needs into scalable product direction
  • Secured organizational buy-in and additional engineering headcount through prototyping and evidence
  • Experience hiring and managing product and engineering teams over 6 years
  • Builds autonomous, outcome-driven teams through candid feedback and ownership
  • Thoughtful human-centered AI philosophy focused on augmenting, not replacing, human support

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Experience

Head of ProductZogo · Oct 2024 – Present
Director of ProductOnlineMedEd · Sep 2019 – Sep 2024
Senior Product ManagerBlackbaud · Sep 2016 – Aug 2019
Consulting ManagerBlackbaud · Jul 2015 – Sep 2016
Principal Technical ConsultantBlackbaud · Sep 2012 – Jul 2015

Education

Loyola Marymount Universitybachelor, Communications (1998)

Languages

English

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Ryan O'KeefeDirector-level Product Leader specializing in AI-driven SaaS, EdTech, and FinTech