Alex Bartley

About Alex Bartley

I lead enterprise-scale transformations where strategy meets product. From…

Experience

1. Group Product Manager Product Strategy & Portfolio

   Starbucks

   Aug 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Leading the development and strategic integration of a portfolio of next-generation, AI-driven store operations tools at Starbucks. My work centers on reducing variability in store performance by empowering store and district managers with AI & advanced analytics, best practices, and intuitive digital tools designed specifically for Starbucks’ unique scale and operating model.• Lead the strategy, design, and delivery of a portfolio of AI-powered operational tools that help store and district managers improve performance using data-driven insights.• Oversee the full product lifecycle and ensure strategic alignment across a cohesive, interoperable ecosystem of new-to-world solutions.• Reduce performance variability across thousands of stores with tools that uplevel the decision-making quality and execution consistency of retail leaders. Actively close the gap between top- and bottom-performing stores by arming leaders with actionable, data-informed insights, and embedded best practices.• Integrate GenAI and LLMs into the product portfolio to provide predictive analytics, scenario planning, and simplified narratives for busy store managers. These capabilities help translate complex data into human-centered, immediately usable insights.• Lead and mentor a team of product managers, shaping strategy, setting standards for quality, and cultivating a strong product culture. Partner cross-functionally with engineering, design, analytics, operations, and executive stakeholders to bring clarity to ambiguity and translate strategic intent into scalable impact.• Leverage my cross-functional background in retail, technology, and corporate strategy to bridge high-level business goals with ground-level execution, ensuring each product supports Starbucks’ broader mission while driving measurable outcomes.

Education

• University of Virginia Darden School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy Consulting

  2014 — 2016

• Beijing Foreign Studies University

  Chinese Language and Literature

  2007 — 2007

• Trinity University

  Bachelor of Arts, Chinese and International Studies (East Asian Concentration)

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Negotiation
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Office
• Management
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Public Relations
• Business Strategy
• Crm
• Marketing
• Program Management
• Chinese
• Market Research
• Photoshop
• Training
• New Business Development
• Business Development
• Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Social Media Marketing
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Research