Robin Dean
Product Management @ Payscale
- Role
- Product Manager at Payscale
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Robin Dean
Product pathfinder and customer-first problem solver helping employers nurture talent and make data-backed decisions.
Experience
Product Manager
Mar 2022 — Present
Conceived, launched, and scaled Smart Price, a net-new, AI-powered job pricing workflow that fundamentally reimagines how compensation professionals benchmark roles- Identified job matching as a high-friction, high-impact growth opportunity, and set product vision focused on reducing manual effort while increasing confidence and decision quality- Designed a human-in-the-loop AI experience, combining automated job matching, market insights, and outlier detection with guided human review at key decision points- Led cross-functional discovery with design, engineering, and data science to ensure AI recommendations were transparent, trustworthy, and actionable—not novelty-driven- Positioned Smart Price as a premium add-on growth lever, contributing to materially higher deal close rates when included in sales motions- Generated $100K+ in incremental revenue within the first month post-launch, despite MVP scope, with strong early demand signals- Established early success metrics, qualitative feedback loops, and hypotheses to guide iteration and roadmap prioritization in a highly ambiguous problem space- Partnered closely with sales and marketing to test messaging, packaging, and positioning for AI-assisted pricing workflows.Additional Product Leadership and Notable Achievements- Owned product-led growth strategy across freemium and add-on offerings, including redesign of in-product upgrade paths and messaging- Served as product owner for a freemium offering, converting under-utilized free accounts into qualified pipeline through improved onboarding and activation- Led development of Payscale’s first generative AI module, contributing to a 50% increase in NPS- Delivered embedded analytics capabilities by integrating a business intelligence platform directly into the product experience- Defined and maintained 6–12 month roadmaps grounded in customer insights, business outcomes, and technical feasibility.
Education
UW Foster School of Business
Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration, Marketing
2013 — 2016
Spokane Falls Community College
Associate of Arts (A.A.)
2011 — 2013
Skills
- Inventory Management
- Microsoft Office
- Time Management
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Photoshop
- Research
- Customer Service
- Event Planning
- Public Speaking
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Social Media
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