Ariel Katen

About Ariel Katen

Driven product leader with 10+ years of experience leading diverse, high-impact initiatives. I’ve built my career on making intentional, bold decisions - guided by deep curiosity, adaptability, and a strong product intuition. I thrive in complexity, quickly uncovering insights and turning them into simple, scalable solutions. Whether I’m reimagining group bookings or helping Texans get comfortable buying avocados online, I focus on delivering meaningful, user-centric outcomes that move the business forward.

Experience

1. Director of Product (Head of Product)

   Qbdvision

   Jul 2025 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   QbDVision is a digital quality management platform that helps life sciences teams bring safe, effective drugs to market faster by connecting development, quality, and regulatory processes in one place. I lead the Product & Design team and work closely with cross-functional partners to shape our vision, align on strategy, and deliver intuitive, high-impact experiences.

Education

• Purchase College, SUNY

  Bachelors of Liberal Arts Degrees, Literature & Women's Studies

• Central Bucks West

  High School Diploma

Skills

• Email Marketing
• Product Management
• Web Analytics
• Editing
• E-Commerce
• Blogging
• Social Media
• Software Development Environments
• Imovie
• E-Mailers
• Newsletters
• Jira
• Agile Project Management
• Html
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Project Management
• Quality Assurance
• Strategy
• Social Networking
• User Experience
• SEO
• Google Analytics
• Management
• Online Advertising