Taylor Chapman

About Taylor Chapman

I’m a Platform Product Manager focused on building scalable systems that power complex marketplace ecosystems. Currently, I lead platform initiatives at Proxibid (Auction Technology Group), where I drive foundational services, system reliability, and cross-platform integrations supporting high-volume online auctions. My work sits at the intersection of infrastructure, product strategy, and cross-team execution - ensuring the platform can scale, evolve, and support multiple brands and buyer experiences. Over the past 10+ years, I’ve grown from QA and production support into product management, giving me a deep technical understanding of how systems behave in the real world - not just how they’re designed. I specialize in: Platform architecture & shared services (e.g, communications, integrations) Cross-team alignment in complex, multi-product environments Turning ambiguous, high-risk initiatives into structured, executable plans Driving reliability, performance, and scalability improvements I’ve led turnaround efforts on critical initiatives, including payments migrations, cross-platform integrations, and system-wide communication services - helping teams deliver under tight timelines and high complexity. I’m passionate about building platforms that other teams love to build on - and products that customers don’t have to think twice about using.

Experience

1. Platform Product Manager Proxibid (Auction Technology Group)

   ATG (Auction Technology Group)

   Jul 2025 — Present

   Lead platform product strategy for Proxibid Core, focusing on system stability, scalability, and shared services supporting multi-brand marketplace consolidationOwn development of cross-platform services, including a centralized Communications Service (email/SMS), enabling reusable, event-driven notifications across multiple marketplacesDrive alignment across engineering, product, and shared services teams to deliver complex, dependency-heavy initiatives with tight timelinesDefine and manage platform-level roadmaps, balancing foundational infrastructure work with business-critical feature deliveryPartner with architecture and DevOps to improve system reliability, performance, and observability across legacy and modern servicesLead cross-team coordination for event-driven systems (ActiveMQ/RabbitMQ), ensuring consistency and reliability in notification and auction workflowsIdentify and mitigate platform risks, particularly in high-scale scenarios (e.g, bidding traffic, notification timing, system bottlenecks)