Avery Brooks
Product Strategy & Growth Operations Executive
avery.brooks@email.com | +1 (415) 555-0196 | San Francisco, CA | linkedin.com/in/averybrooks | averybrooks.com
Product and growth operations leader with 11+ years of experience helping B2B technology companies sharpen portfolio strategy, improve launch discipline, and scale operating rhythms across Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success. Known for executive-ready analysis, crisp decision framing, and operating systems that convert strategy into measurable commercial outcomes.
Head of Product Strategy & Operations
Northline AI | San Francisco, CA
May 2021 - Present
Lead product strategy operations for a 220-person AI platform company, connecting roadmap planning, GTM readiness, pricing decisions, and executive operating reviews.
Improved launch forecast accuracy by 31% by introducing portfolio scorecards, dependency tracking, and readiness gates across Product, Sales, Marketing, and Support.
Built quarterly planning system used by CPO, CRO, and CFO to compare investment tradeoffs, customer commitments, and commercial risk across four product lines.
Partnered with Analytics to redesign usage, retention, and expansion dashboards that gave executives earlier visibility into adoption risks and customer-value gaps.
Director, Growth Operations
Pioneer Data Cloud | Seattle, WA
Mar 2018 - Apr 2021
Managed growth operating projects for a SaaS company scaling from $55M to $130M ARR, including segmentation, funnel analytics, and enterprise launch readiness.
Reduced sales-to-implementation handoff delays by 27% by clarifying owner checkpoints, launch criteria, and customer-risk escalation paths.
Prepared executive analysis on packaging, win/loss trends, and capacity constraints that shaped annual planning and enterprise coverage strategy.
Strategy & Operations Manager
Marin Advisory Group | San Francisco, CA
Aug 2014 - Feb 2018
Led market, pricing, and operating-model analysis for software and financial technology clients preparing new product launches.
Expertise | Product Strategy, Growth Operations, Portfolio Planning, GTM Readiness, Executive Analytics
Systems | Looker, Tableau, Salesforce, Airtable, Asana, Google Workspace
Analysis | SQL, Advanced Excel, Experiment Analysis
Leadership | Executive Communication, Decision Framing, Cross-Functional Leadership, Change Management
Portfolio Operating System
Created an executive planning system that linked roadmap investment, launch readiness, customer commitments, and commercial risk into one quarterly decision forum.
Adopted by CPO, CRO, and CFO / Improved portfolio visibility
Enterprise Launch Discipline
Designed readiness gates and escalation rules for enterprise launches with high implementation complexity and revenue exposure.
Reduced handoff delays by 27% / Improved risk detection
M.B.A., Strategy and Technology Management
University of California, Berkeley Haas | Berkeley, CA
Aug 2012 - May 2014
B.A. Economics
University of Washington | Seattle, WA
Sep 2008 - Jun 2012
Pragmatic Product Management, Pragmatic Institute, Mar 2022
Growth Series, Reforge, Nov 2020
Product Leadership Award, Northline AI, Jan 2024
