Susan Stavitzski

Customer-Driven Product Person

Product Leader with experience working in the software industry for start-ups, smb and enterprise companies. Passionate about e-commerce, subscription, marketplace and retention focused products. 

I have a passion for taking manual, bulky processes and turning them into powerful, automated, scalable solutions to empower teams 💪

Message me to talk about a tough customer problem, hosting a customer discovery workshop or to brainstorm a wacky product idea 💡 

Skilled in Product Management, Product Design, User Interviews & Testing, Prototyping, Data Analytics, Product Marketing,  Ecommerce, Self Service, Advertising, Sales, Event Management, Market Research, and Account Management.

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Senior Product Manager

CarMax is the way car buying should be. Whether in-person or online, creating the best omni channel experience for our customers.

As a Senior Product Manager, I focus on creating the best in-person car selling experience for customers and associates through expanding self-service platforms and improving communication with tailored notifications.

Product Management Consulting Group

Strategic and Tactical Product Management and Product Marketing Consulting to high-tech companies

Sample Engagements
•	Worked with co-founders to define product and market requirements for consumer IoT device
•	Fine-tuned positioning/messaging and built sales tools for clean-room static control system 
•	Performed market analysis and wrote MRD/PRD for consumer laptop power adapter
•	Managed 2 product lines and helped B2B company build successful computer peripherals group
•	Wrote market analysis and go-to-market plan for unique orthotics small business
•	Reviewed software development and road-mapping process to help Fintech company identify areas for improvement 
•	Assisted CMO with marketing and business development for Computer Vision/AI system
•	Partnered with CEO to identify high-value candidates for biotech, immunology, oncology and cancer research openings.

Principal Product Manager

280 Group

Provided product marketing and product management expertise to small and midsize consumer hardware + software companies in Silicon Valley.  Engagements ranged from product definition to beta programs to supporting product launches.

Senior Principal Consultant

Kawasaki Robotics

Account Manager for semiconductor OEMs in Silicon Valley.

Account Manager

Innovative Robotics, Inc.

Drove the value proposition of a multi-axis robot used in semiconductor applications.  Translated product features into benefits and correlated results to increased productivity and lower COO.

Director of Product Marketing

Omron Adept Technologies

Recognized market leader responsible for the positioning and messaging of multi-axis robot suite used in electronics assembly, laboratory and factory automation.

Product Marketing Manager

Asyst Technologies

Managed product life cycle of wafer handling robots and peripherals for semiconductor clean-room, vacuum and wet process applications.

Product Manager

- 15+ years of product management/marketing experience. 

- Product expertise includes sensors, robots, industrial automation equipment, consumer electronics and software.

- Known for uncovering market needs and analyzing user requirements. 

- Experienced in competitive analysis, strategic planning, portfolio management and road-mapping. 

- Fluent understanding of the product development life cycle, from ideation to prototyping/pilot to high volume production and end-of-life.

- Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Product Management Association.

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