Chris Obrien

Experience

1. Senior Product Manager

   Exdev

   Jun 2018 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Exdev is a Fintech / real estate development company offering unique investment opportunities for Accredited Investors. For 30+ years, the founders of Exdev oversaw a loose network of operations backed by personal finances. I pitched a vision of expansion via consolidation, new capital markets, and digital transformation. In 3.5 years, we raised US$40 million from Accredited Investors. • Gained alignment and secured funding for a digital transformation • Directed the day-to-day of 16 professionals (6 engineers) to launch exdev.com in an agile environment • Distilled the needs and pain points of users by conducting 45 interviews and a competitive analysis • Developed all feature specifications–identifying business requirements; writing product requirements to satisfy business requirements; and defining technical requirements to deliver the product requirements • Built and groomed product backlog; scheduled product roadmap with strategic version releases • Collaborated with product designers to produce wireframes, prototypes, and mockups • Conducted usability tests, code reviews, and product analytics reviews between 2-week sprint deployments • Provided daily product and technical implementation consultation to frontend and backend engineers • Launched a digital site visit experience, which reduced customer acquisition cost by 30% • Launched a digital investor reporting experience, which increased NPS score (7.6 → 9.1) during pandemic • Implemented a transparency program; 0 complaints from investors despite pandemic-related project issues • Led fundraising operations for 4 projects including a new Hilton hotel; total raised: • Grew equity investor base from ~50 to 250+;(avg. investment

Education

• University of Southern California

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Business Administration (Finance)

  2012 — 2016

• Bellarmine College Preparatory

  High School

  2007 — 2011