Christian Hughey

Product Strategy & Operations | GTM | Product Insights | Ex-Meta, Microsoft

New York866 followers
Metaex-Microsoftex-Deloitte

I’m a product-minded operator with 5+ years of experience at the intersection of product, user experience, data, and go-to-market strategy at Meta and

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My work focuses on understanding how users experience products — analyzing data, identifying friction points, and partnering with cross-functional teams to improve product performance and decision-making. I enjoy turning complex or ambiguous signals into clear, actionable insights that drive better user and business At Meta, I supported product insights and quality initiatives for AI-powered systems, improving enforcement precision, reporting reliability, and product and operational decision-making at scale. I partnered closely with Product, Engineering, and Analytics teams to identify optimization opportunities and improve workflow performance across AI-driven moderation Previously at Microsoft, I supported product and platform initiatives across a $124M enterprise portfolio, helping drive product adoption (+20%), customer retention (90%), and NPS (85+) through customer-focused strategy, cross-functional execution, and operational I’m particularly interested in roles at the intersection of product, strategy, growth, and operations — especially within consumer technology, media, creative tools, and digital culture. I’m drawn to environments where strong user experiences, storytelling, and technology come together to shape how people engage, create, and connect.

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  1. METAJOB
    1. Program Mgr 2, Product Ins…
      10M
  2. MICROSOFTJOB
    1. Program Mgr, Product Strat…
      1Y 5M
    2. Operations Program Mgr, Cu…
      2Y 6M
  3. DELOITTEJOB
    1. Product Analyst, Business…
      2M
  4. GEJOB
    1. Product Eng, Product Devel…
      3M

Time in market 8Y 5MOpen 1Closed 5Stints 6

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  1. Job: Meta — Program Manager 2, Product Insights & Quality · 2025-03 – 2026-01 · 10 mo — • Drove product insights and decision-making across 4+ enforcement KPIs, contributing to ~7% month-over-month improvement in metric stability and product performance • Translated operational and data quality signals into prioritized product requirements, improving enforcement precision by 5–8% across AI-driven moderation workflows • Built automation and AI-assisted reporting workflows that reduced manual analysis time and accelerated reporting timelines by 2 days, improving visibility into product performance • Scaled onboarding, enablement, and documentation frameworks supporting 50+ vendor analysts, improving adoption and consistency of GenAI-enabled workflows
  2. Job: Microsoft — Program Manager, Product Strategy & GTM · 2023-03 – 2024-08 · 1y 5mo — • Led cross-functional product initiatives across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations teams supporting a $124M enterprise portfolio • Synthesized customer feedback, usage trends, and performance insights to inform prioritization, roadmap planning, and GTM decision-making across 5 business verticals • Led strategic business reviews with stakeholders to evaluate product performance, adoption trends, customer satisfaction, and operational risks • Supported feature launch readiness and GTM execution, contributing to 20% adoption growth, 90% retention, and 85+ NPS • Defined KPI reporting requirements and partnered with Analytics teams on Power BI dashboards, reducing reporting turnar…
  3. Job: Microsoft — Operations Program Manager, Customer Experience & Product Operations · 2020-08 – 2023-02 · 2y 6mo — • Improved onboarding workflows and operational processes, supporting 75+ customer onboarding engagements annually and accelerating time-to-value • Coordinated cross-functional teams across Engineering, Customer Success, and GTM Enablement to support product launches and accelerate go-to-market execution by approximately 30% • Built standardized reporting frameworks, documentation, and operational processes to improve scalability and consistency across enterprise engagements • Partnered with Engineering and platform teams to implement system improvements, reducing user error rates by 55% and improving customer experience outcomes
  4. Job: Deloitte — Product Analyst, Business Technology · 2019-06 – 2019-08 · 2 mo — •Prioritized user stories and improved Jira product backlog setup to increase Agile sprint team velocity by 15% •Conducted 15 customer interviews and consulted with 2 C-suite executives to gather feedback and implement feature requests by prioritizing business objectives to drive retention and sales •Enhanced the user experience impacting 1M customers by correcting 85% of high-volume issues via pain point identification and automation •Partnered with engineers and designers to accurately tracking feature releases over 3 sprints cycles, growing customer acquisition and conversion through onboarding web portal for 2nd largest U.S. healthcare insurer
  5. Job: GE — Product Engineer, Product Development · 2018-05 – 2018-08 · 3 mo — •Translated stakeholder requests and customer feedback into functional design requirements and product specifications for modeled parts which increased product adoption by 15% •Designed product demos and sketches to accurately display complex concepts to product development team, designers, and distributors •Developed a forecasting data model using SQL and Microsoft Access to project volume of the annual top 75% frequently defected products to troubleshoot issues and improve product quality
  6. School: Georgia Institute of Technology — Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial & Systems Engineering | Analytics & Data Science

Skills

Product StrategyRequirements GatheringProcess OptimizationSystems ImprovementProduct InsightsGo-to-Market EnablementGo-to-Market StrategyData AnalyticsProduct OperationsProcess AutomationLaunch OperationsBacklog ManagementForecastingPrioritizationStakeholder EngagementProduct VisionEvidence-based ManagementSQLData AnalysisPython

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