Derek Snyder Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Redmond, Washington, US

Leading product marketing for the Microsoft 365 apps (formerly Office) and Copilot including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook – as well as new additions to the portfolio including Loop, Whiteboard, Forms, Clipchamp, and Stream.

Redmond, Washington, US

Led the core inbound/outbound product marketing team for Microsoft Teams owning areas including positioning, demos, events, customer evidence, exec comms, field enablement, as well as end-to-end product marketing of Copilot in Teams. Responsibility for growing adoption and usage intensity as well as increasing brand love/recommendation.

New York, New York, US

• Led the product management, UX, analytics, research, customer support, and business development teams for Dashlane, the leading password manager and online security app - with teams in the US, France, and Portugal
• Responsible for company strategy, product roadmap, and product-led growth on all platforms (desktop, mobile, browsers) and to customers via a B2B and B2C SaaS business model

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Led the team that defined and executed product strategy for TrackMaven, a marketing attribution and analytics SaaS product, with direct responsibility for product management, user experience, and engineering
• Shifted to a data-first culture, evolving the product strategy with the goal to grow customer counts, reduce churn, and drive upsells/expansion (with P&L responsibility for all product lines)
• Established and led the business development function encompassing 3rd party data licensing, co-selling strategies/white labeling, and partnerships with major data channels (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)
• Accountable for all major architectural decisions
• P&L responsibility for all product lines

Seattle, Washington, US

• Led the team that drove cohesive product and merchandizing strategy for the iStock by Getty Images and Thinkstock brands, their corresponding mobile apps, and content; with business model diversity including a la carte.
• Drove an across-the-board transformation of iStock by Getty Images, including the introduction of subscriptions, redesign and simplification of all major elements of the site's customer experience (search, download.
• Developed and managed the product roadmap in a way that focused on fastest path to value, learning, and constant improvement, increasing the number of monthly releases by 140% year over year.
• Analyzed trends and business intelligence by region, customer segment, and competitive landscape - generating insights that evolve into concrete product priorities, scenarios, and value propositions
• P&L responsibility for the iStock by Getty Images product line

Redmond, WA, US

• Led the team that was responsible for the commercial and financial success of Skype’s consumer offerings which reach 300m+ monthly active users, including mobile apps available for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone.
• Developed and executed global go-to-market strategy necessary to meet reach, engagement, and monetization goals including CRM, paid/affiliate programs, partnerships, events, and PR
• Owned product strategy with product development and drove Skype's first data-driven approach to backlog prioritization (including the introduction of customer segmentation, competitive analysis, and by implementing.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Was responsible to the president of the Windows Phone division for the crafting and compelling delivery of Microsoft’s mobile communication strategy, driving thought leadership through speaking engagements at 100+.
• Aided in leading an organization of 2,800 people by providing strategic counsel and by developing a rhythm-of-the-business for internal communications
• Coordinated, wrote, and personally executed on-stage demonstrations for the CEO and his direct reports
• Served as a technical advisor, working closely with product development and marketing on the prioritization and corresponding value proposition of new product capabilities.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Promoted to lead the team that defined both the feature-set and specifications for a version 1.0 mobile hardware, software, and service offering.
• Responsible for positioning, messaging, sales readiness, and competitive analysis
• Conducted extensive research to aid in development of new-to-the-world products and service offerings, used widely by engineering, business development, and our partners
• Partnered with key strategic mobile operators to launch a branded accessory program, fostering deep relationships with Verizon and Vodafone
• Served as key spokesperson both on and off-stage with top tier press and analysts, driving 285+ press articles, 640 broadcast, and a PR prime score of 117

Redmond, Washington, US

• Led audience marketing for the mobile developer audience, including outreach, education, and the content strategy for a developer conference which attracted 10,000 attendees worldwide each year
• Launched several beta programs to 200+ independent software vendor partners when new versions of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform would launch, repeatedly delivering 95%+ app compatibility and readiness at launch
• Drove the creation and discovery of several internal-facing line-of-business applications that enabled employees to be more productive

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Founded one of the premiere mobile news and review sites, achieving over 1m unique readers monthly (the site still maintains a strong readership to this day)
• Led a team of 40+ freelance writers to produce online reviews, news, discussion, and articles of mobile-related hardware and software
• Forged close partnerships with mobile operators, independent software vendors, and platform-providers including Apple, Microsoft, and Palm