Product Manager. Speaker. Instructor. I&D Advocate.
Angelina is a passionate product manager and inclusion and diversity leader. Her experience as a product manager includes has launching digital automation features, “on-demand” products, media products, installments across internal and external organizations, and more.
As an inclusion and diversity advocate, she led Amazon’s Black Employee Network (BEN), launched inaugural events such as Black Excellence Gala and BEN Startup Week, consulted senior leaders on initiatives, internal and external communication, and more.
Angelina is available for consulting, speaking, and workshop instruction.
“Angelina is an incredible guest speaker. She is very knowledgeable, but she also communicates in a way that is very engaging. She is able to connect with an audience because she is down to earth, energetic, relatable, and inspiring. I heard her speak to several groups of students at the University of Arkansas a year ago and multiple students have told me that her talk was the most impactful experience they’ve had in college. When people are still talking about someone’s presentation a year later, you know that person made a lasting impact.””
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Product Management
SR. PRODUCT MANAGER, DIGITAL VIDEO GAMES/SOFTWARE (DSV), AMAZON.COM
Lead Digital Video Games on-site personalization project to re-imagine the product detail page and search customer experience (CX)
Global product management lead for customer discovery which includes Amazon Search and video game product detail pages
INSTRUCTOR, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Lead workshop instructor for Product Intake & Roadmap Prioritization workshop during Amazon’s quarterly Amazon’s Retail Product Management Boot Camp
Freelance instructor that provides an overview of product management, a prioritization framework, and ends with an activity that allows participants to apply what they have learned.
PRODUCT MANAGER, MAKE ON DEMAND, AMAZON.COM
Launched a new media program with a $100M+ entitlement that ingested digital media and converted it into physical products
Wrote the business requirements document (BRD) that resulted in the launch of an automated process to pull digital license codes via API unlocking incremental revenue
Worked cross functionality with teams including vendor management, operations, FinOps/Accounts Payable, finance, and software development to gain alignment on feature launches and product strategy
Created go to market (GTM) strategy, program pitch decks, onboarding SOPs for vendors and internal teams, and artwork templates using Adobe Photo Shop for vendor
Presented documentation and a financial analysis to senior leadership to discontinue a product based on tech debt, long term and short term opportunity cost, product backlog, and industry trends
ACHIEVEMENTS
Lead instructor for quarterly Roadmap Workshop for new Amazon Product Managers
Launched just-in-time product key retrieval process where DSV is able to pull product keys from vendor API at time of customer purchase, reducing digital inventory
Launched Xbox All Access by working across 5+ workstreams, 10+ internal and external partner teams which enabled customers to apply for a 24-month installment program for an Xbox console and digital subscription
Launched a new media program with a $100M+ entitlement that ingested digital media and converted it into physical products
Created Product Management Intake SOP, Business Requirements Doc (BRD) template and launched PM Office Hours for new projects
Presented documentation and a financial analysis to senior leadership to discontinue a product based on tech debt, long term and short term opportunity cost, product backlog, and industry trends
Speaker
Angelina has experience engaging with various audiences and demographics including students, business, and technology professionals. She has been a featured speaker for smaller audiences as small as 25 attendees and as large as 5,000. She is able to use her energetic personally and experience to connect with her audience.
TOPICS
Roadmap and prioritization
Transitioning into product management
Inclusive Product Management
UX Research
Building for product manager and engineering manager relationships
Creating an inclusive workplace
Launching/managing an Employee Resource Group (ERG)
Diversity event creation/planning
Experience*
Panelist, Amazon Web Services (Nov 2020): AWS re:Invent - Building an Inclusive Tech Future
Moderator, Amazon (Aug 2020): Town Hall with Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services and Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon WW Consumer
Panelist, Future for Us (May 2020) - Future for Us General Assembly - Culture Shifters Panel
Speaker, Year Up (Mar 2020) - What is Product Management?
Speaker, The Riveter, (Aug 2019) - Black Women Equal Pay Day 2019: Culture in the Workplace
Moderator, Women Impact Tech Seattle (May 2019) - Fostering Cultures of Inclusion
Moderator, Amazon (Feb 2019) - Executive Fireside Chat with Gianna Puerini, VP of Amazon Go
Moderator, Amazon (Feb 2019) - Public Policy “President to President” Fireside Chat with NAACP President Derrick Johnson
Moderator, Amazon (Oct 2018) - BEN Startup Week: How to Monetize Your Side Hustle
Panelist, Girls Who Code (Jul 2018) - Experience as a Product Manager
Keynote Speaker, Colorado State University (Apr 2017) - Business Day: The IoT
*List does not include all speaking engagements
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Angelina is an experienced adjunct professor and workshop instructor. Using her educational background and previous work experience, she teaches Introduction to Supply Chain Management and Inventory Planning at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at at the University of Arkansas. She enjoys engaging with students and sharing examples from her industry experience.
Angelina has experience leading product management workshops for new to career professionals and mid-level professionals. She engages with her audience by using her industry and personal experiences making her workshops engaging and relatable.
TOPICS
Roadmap and prioritization
Introduction to Supply Chain Management
Introduction to Product Management
Building product manager and engineering manager relationships
Diversity event creation/planning/budgeting
EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE INSTRUCTOR
Lead product management workshop that provides an overview of product management, a prioritization framework, and with an activity
INSTRUCTOR, RETAIL PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BOOT CAMP, AMAZON.COM
Lead instructor for Amazon’s Retail Product Management Boot Camp
Created and present workshop for Product Intake and Roadmap Prioritization
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
Introduction to Supply Chain Management
Inventory Planning
Companies Angelina Has Worked With
