Ben Johnson

About Ben Johnson

Versatile product and technology leader with a track record of success delivering B2B and B2C offerings within the media and entertainment industry. Passionate about creating premier user experiences using thoughtful product strategy, innovative problem-solving, and collaborative cross-functional team leadership.CORE COMPETENCIESProduct Management: 8+ years of experience steering product initiatives from ideation to launch, with a background at both VC-backed startups and Fortune 500 companies. Proven success identifying opportunities using market analysis, evangelizing a vision, crafting strategic roadmaps, defining and tracking KPIs, drafting PRDs, prioritizing features, and motivating teams to deliver valuable outcomes for users and the business.Technical Program Management: 13+ years of experience in leading cross-functional teams to deliver modern software using Agile methodologies. Skilled in technical troubleshooting, specification drafting, system architecture design, and effective communication with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.Partnerships: 15+ years of experience spearheading technical integrations with top tech companies, tv broadcasters, pay-tv operators, and common vendors within the streaming ecosystem.Streaming Media: 17+ years of expertise in streaming media, having directly contributed to the development and growth of 40+ popular platforms, including Max, Hulu, and Xfinity TV.Software Engineering & Operations: 17+ years of hands-on coding and leading engineering teams. Most proficient in Java, JavaScript, and SQL. Highly comfortable bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experienced in AWS and GCP administration.

Experience

1. Sr Product Manager, Technical

   T-Mobile

   Mar 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   I lead product for T-Mobile’s consumer travel benefits — including how they’re built and scaled within our flagship app, T-Life.

Education

• University of Puget Sound

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Web Applications
• Customer Management
• Windows Server
• Recruiting
• Jira
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Cloud Computing
• Objective-C
• Sql
• Linux
• Saas
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Confluence
• Java
• Object Oriented Design
• Microsoft Office
• Agile Project Management
• Drm
• Xml
• Rest
• Virtualization
• Representational State Transfer (Rest)
• Web Services
• Team Management
• C#
• Json
• Css
• Node.js
• Training
• Sharepoint
• Soa
• Content Delivery
• Css3
• Enterprise Software
• Mac Os X
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Web Video