Kris Mihalic

About Kris Mihalic

As a proven leader with demonstrated success at Yahoo, Zynga, and Samsung, I have devised innovative products and services for 15+ years. I’ve profoundly impacted global businesses by delivering intuitive UX, analytics, and mobile applications on the cutting edge of technology. Throughout my career, I have evolved core product portfolios to foster growth, disrupt markets, and differentiate brands. I have a natural talent for translating highly-involved business and user requirements into actionable insights. Above all, I’m a dedicated customer advocate and compassionate manager of essential business relationships. Here are some of my career highlights: Boosted BandPage’s revenues 5x by launching integration with Spotify; articulated product implementation roadmap, rallying teams across the enterprise to successfully integrate legacy content and commerce platform into Spotify’s apps. Spearheaded diverse team of 40 developing Bixby Home – an intelligent home-screen solution for Samsung phones; boosted MAU by 50M+ in the first year while defining the product vision, consumer experience, GTM strategy, and content integration. Drove sustained 20% increase in engagement and revenue by guiding cross-functional team centered on A/B testing Zynga Poker fast tables; utilized user feedback to continuously implement holistic game improvements.Key strengths: Product Leadership, Stakeholder Relationships, User Experience (UX) Design, Market Insights, Data Analytics, Team Building, User-Centered Design, Product Execution & Growth, Mobile Technology Solutions, Product & Business Development, User Interface (UI), Product Vision

Experience

1. Mentor, Health Tech

   Founder Institute

   May 2022 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Product development, go-to-market, and growth supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in Health Tech.

Education

• Universität Salzburg

  MS, Computer Science / Communication Science

  1993 — 2000

• Universität Salzburg

  PhD, Human-Computer Interaction

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Mobile Technology
• User Interface Design
• Mobile Internet
• A/B Testing
• Market Research
• Usability Engineering
• Information Architecture
• Product Strategies
• Product Management
• Analytics
• Product Marketing
• Game Development
• Product Development
• Mobile Applications
• Usability Testing
• Usability
• Mobile Devices
• User Interface
• Mobile Games
• Strategy
• Iphone
• User Experience
• Heuristic Evaluation
• User Research
• Mobile Design
• Human Computer Interaction
• Contextual Inquiry
• Interaction Design
• Product Launch
• Ios
• User Experience Design
• User-Centered Design