Hi, I'm Savi 👋

On a quest to build, learn, and discover the magic in tech and life (with a few dog walks and snacks along the way).

About

Product leader with 10+ years' experience driving digital consumer products end-to-end. Passionate about generative AI, prompt engineering, and conversational AI, with a track record of integrating AI-driven solutions to create intuitive, impactful experiences.

Work Experience

Yahoo Finance

Dec 2024 - Present

Senior Product Manager

Driving core platform initiatives including taxonomy, entity recognition, and follow systems to improve personalization and engagement.
Creating AI-driven user experiences that simplify complex financial news and portfolio data using large language models and semantic understanding.
Launched Yahoo Finance’s highest-performing newsletter (Breaking News Alerts) and increased Daily Movers open rates by 46% by leading end-to-end development of both products.
Shipped foundational components for newsletter and design systems used across Yahoo Finance surfaces.

SmartNews

Jun 2022 - Nov 2024

Senior Product Manager

Launched GenAI-powered ranking system, boosting article relevance and Day 7 retention by 7%.
Overhauled the push notification system, resulting in an 8% lift in revenue.
Shipped LLM-powered scoring system to improve content ranking and personalization.
Led GenAI integration into the ranking system to enhance content quality and engagement.

Medium

Jul 2019 - Mar 2022

Product Manager, Mobile Apps

Led the comprehensive redesign of the Medium Mobile app on iOS and Android, collaborating closely with design, engineering, and marketing teams to enhance the user interface and experience from the ground up.
Developed and executed the GTM strategy for the launch of an improved response experience across mobile and web platforms, leading to a 12% increase in user comments and significantly boosting community engagement and participation.

Evie Labs (acquired by Medium)

Nov 2016 - Jul 2019

Product Manager

Managed the #1 rated Android Launcher, Evie, scaling DAUs from 30k to 400k.

DirecTV

Jun 2013 - Oct 2016

Senior QA Engineer

Led QA team of 8 engineers on key projects like NFL Sunday Ticket and March Madness.

Skills

Shipping Product

SQL

Product Strategy

User Research

Prompt Creation

Jupyter

Figma

JIRA

Canva

Program Management

Product Design

A/B Testing

My Projects

Recent Work

I've led innovative product initiatives that drive user engagement and business growth. Here are some of my notable contributions.

AI-Powered Ranking System

Led the integration of a generative AI-powered ranking system for news articles, significantly improving content relevance and user retention metrics.

AI/ML

Product Management

User Research

Data Analytics

Prompt Engineering

Website

Content Understanding System

Developed an AI-powered content understanding system that analyzes news stories for characteristics like sensationalism, clickbait, violence, and quality. This sophisticated analysis directly informed content ranking algorithms, enhancing overall news quality for users.

AI/ML

Content Analysis

Natural Language Processing

Product Management

Data Science

Website

Breaking News Alerts

Launched Yahoo Finance's highest-performing newsletter and increased Daily Movers open rates by 46% by leading end-to-end development of both products.

Product Management

Email Marketing

A/B Testing

User Engagement

Website

Foundational Components

Shipped foundational components for newsletter and design systems used across Yahoo Finance surfaces.

Product Management

Design Systems

Platform Strategy

Website

Threaded Responses at Medium

Led the development and launch of Threaded Responses, a major feature that transformed how users engage with content on Medium. This improvement allowed for more focused and organized conversations, significantly enhancing the commenting experience.

Product Management

UX Design

User Engagement

Feature Launch

Cross-functional Leadership

Website

Mobile App Redesign

Led the comprehensive redesign of mobile applications on iOS and Android, enhancing user experience and significantly increasing engagement metrics.

Product Management

UX/UI Design

Mobile Development

User Testing

Go-To-Market Strategy

Website

Contact

Get in Touch

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