Ed Valdez
Product Leader
Hi, I’m Ed! I’m a passionate and results-driven Product Manager with over 7 years of experience creating user-focused solutions. My skills include E2E product management, UX/UI design, data analysis, and managing products through their entire lifecycle. I’ve had the opportunity to drive growth and improve engagement at companies like Walmart, eBay, and several startups. I love working with teams to build products that truly make an impact, and I’m excited to connect and create solutions that customers love.
Experiences
Senior Product Manager
Walmart Marketplace
Sep 2023 - Present
Leading seller experience for Marketplace Recommendations, ensuring tools were user-friendly and effective.
Conducted user research and usability testing to inform innovative product strategies
Built AI content tool to fix listing gaps, boosting quality and engagement by 12% via better recommendations
Applied big data analytics to optimize seller listings, boosting conversion rates and marketplace standards
Partnered with engineering, data science, and UX teams to deliver impactful, seller focused solutions
Senior Product Manager
eBay
01/23 - 9/23
Built comparison module to improve discovery, driving +0.63% transactions and +0.81% GMV via personalized UX
Led launch of personalized shopping module to drive +1.19% GMV and +0.71% CTR via better discovery
Conduct usability tests, A/B experiments, and market research to inform product updates
Drafted PRDs, one pagers, and specs to streamline development and UX alignment
Growth Product Manager
POD
10/21 - 01/23
Built embedded fintech tool to fix onboarding drop-off, increasing acquisition 26% and conversion 45%
Delivered multi source analytics dashboard, boosting 8% conversion, 28% retention, and 3.9 CES
Defined product initiatives, breaking them into projects and releases
Shaped product vision into goals, epics, and actionable roadmaps
Used SQL for in depth analysis, uncovering key user behavior insights
Mobile Product Manager
Albertsons
08/20 10/21
Led a pod for the Deals & Delivery app launch, boosting retention by 7% and app store ratings
Owned the full product lifecycle: ideation > release > iteration
Prioritized products, epics, and features to align with business goals
Identified eCommerce pain points, driving user satisfaction through innovative solutions
Contributed to design sprints and user research sessions
Founding Product Manager
Beans.ai
05/18 08-20
Engagement drop pre-launch → Led mobile app onboarding pod → Launched app + key features → +7% retention, improved app ratings
Delivered a fleet management tool with geospatial data, earning 20K+ downloads and a 4.2 CES
Led end to end product development in a startup, from concept to launch
Built high fidelity prototypes to validate hypotheses pre development
Granted a patent for selective display of complex structures in graphical map displays
Product Manager
Sam’s Club
09/15 05 18
Launched the Spark Driver app, achieving 2M+ downloads, 38% retention, and a 4.5 app store rating
Sam’s lacked online fulfillment model → Led value item strategy → Enabled 10M+ annual orders via Instacart
B2B had manual delivery ops → Built delivery flow/UX → Improved delivery speed or reduced ops cost
Collaborated cross functionally to write user stories, define acceptance criteria, and manage sprint backlogs
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Western Governors University
Graduated: 2016
