Keiran King

1811-98 Lillian St
Toronto, ON M4S 0A5

me@keiranking.com (437) 922-6901
linkedin.com/in/keiranking github.com/keiranking

Executive Summary

Agile coach and product leader helping companies build web2 and web3 solutions.

Professional Experience

Senior Product Manager

Fluxon - Toronto, ON

  • Product Strategy Lead
    Taki.app, web3 social network

    • Invented tokenomics framework for US$60m SoFi (social finance) network on Solana blockchain
    • Grew userbase from 0 to 250k MAU in first 6 months (Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch)
    • Managed 20-person globally remote team, reporting to Kevin Chou and SuperLayer.io exec team
    • Created new internal productivity app to balance engineer workloads and streamline ticket mgmt

  • Product Strategy Lead
    OpenBracket, collaborative code editor

    • Led strategy for new app enabling easier, more flexible code collaboration
    • Launched MVP in 8 weeks

Senior Manager, Data Products

Bell Media - Toronto, ON

  • Launched Bell Analytics, a Canadian data management platform enabling aggregated behavioral insights based on 20M+ mobile, internet and TV subscriptions.
  • Connected and expanded complex adtech data operations involving multiple 1st- and 3rd-party sources (Xandr, The Trade Desk, Environics Analytics, Tapad, etc).

thoughtbot — New York, NY

Head of Product Strategy

  • Managed and expanded client relationships responsible for 35% of overall company revenue.
  • Established, mentored and scaled team of product managers handling complex MVP projects.
  • Developed workshop curriculum on Lean development, Agile methods and product strategy.

Product Strategist

Product strategy consulting for 15+ clients in ecommerce (incl. marketplaces), healthtech and fintech:

  • Head of Product*
    Leading vertical social network

    Rescued and launched $1M at-risk product, uncovering new growth opportunities via on-site market research, and reorienting feature development around outcome-driven KPIs and Agile iterations.

  • Head of Product Management*
    Hedge fund

    Led cross-functional development of critical crypto trading application, including establishing standards for reliability, scalability and security.

  • Senior Product Manager*
    Bertelsmann healthcare subsidiary (US$135M rev.)

    Led research and development of new SaaS B2B/B2C HIPAA-compliant apps for physical therapy market.

*consulting role for client company

Columnist

The Gleaner — Kingston, Jamaica

  • Created and wrote popular newspaper column on predatory business and issues of national interest.
  • Regular appearances on local radio and TV talk shows.

Founder

Backstory — Kingston, Jamaica

  • Founded and scaled media startup to 10 employees and revenue of J$7.8M.
  • Negotiated advertising partnerships with Toyota, Snapple, et al. worth J$3M annually.
  • Developed internship program with 75% female enrollment.

Affiliations

ProductTank Organizer

Mind the Product — Toronto, Canada

Selected Content

Education

Recurse Center — New York, NY

California College of the Arts — San Francisco, CA
Master of Fine Arts

Ithaca College — Ithaca, NY
Bachelor of Science