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Hayden Ellis

Product Manager living in Birmingham, AL who is obsessed with solving problems. I enjoy playing sports, drinking a hoppy IPA, and learning programming and other data skills. I love to compete in everything I do.

"You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new." - Steve Jobs

  1. Graduate Assistant for Auburn Football & MBA

    For three years, I immersed myself in the fast-paced world of collegiate athletics, working for Auburn Football in recruiting/player personnel as well as for the defense, performing fundamental data entry processes that enabled our opponent scouting. This experience sparked my passion for data and problem-solving. Balancing the long hours in football with a full graduate workload challenged me, but it also built a strong work ethic that continues to serve me today.

  2. Technology Consulting for Capgemini in Atlanta, GA

    After wrapping up my career in collegiate athletics and my MBA, I took the leap into the technology world and joined Capgemini in Atlanta. Consulting broadened my perspective, and I had the opportunity to work with a major telecommunications client right from the start. At Cox Communications, I collaborated with integration engineers on their launch of Wi-Fi self-installation kits, conducting comprehensive testing to ensure seamless customer experiences.

  3. Senior Product Analyst at Randall Reilly

    Working closely within the software development lifecycle began to spark new ideas for me. I knew I wanted to deepen my technical skills, especially in SQL and data visualization techniques, but I also found myself drawn to the concept of "product"—even though I was still learning what that really meant. This exposure planted the seed for a career focused on building and enhancing tools that meet real user needs and solve complex problems.

  4. Promoted to Product Manager

    In under a year, my passion for product work led me to take on increasing levels of responsibility and ownership. As I embraced more complex challenges and contributed to strategic decisions, I was promoted from Senior Product Analyst to Product Manager—a transition that reflected my commitment to impactful product development and my growing ability to drive value for both the team and our users.

    1. Assumed lead for developing and launching Analyze, our client-facing ROI tool, by Q3 2023

    2. Launched Analyze and increased MAUs by 500% from previous product

    3. Began work on launching Call Analysis tool for recruiter performance and productivity

    4. Launched Call Analysis Tool, exceeding revenue targets within two months of launch

    5. Doubled 2024 projected revenue targets for Call Analysis

  5. Learning Programming

    Fun fact: I built this website from scratch, primarily using Laravel and TailwindCSS! As I grew more technical after leaving college, there was a constant desire to learn more and more. I started the long journey last August, and now I've fallen in love with programming. It's absolutely fascinating and rewarding to come up with an idea for something and then you get to go build it. Programming, design, and collaboration fuel my daily passions for making wonderful products.

    1. Launched a website I built for fun! sec-analysis.com