Robin Dean

Product Management @ Payscale

Role
Product Manager at Payscale
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Robin Dean

Product pathfinder and customer-first problem solver helping employers nurture talent and make data-backed decisions.

Experience

  1. Product Manager

    Payscale

    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
  • Facebook
  • Customer Service
  • Event Planning
  • Public Speaking
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Social Media

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