# Alan Vale > Product Management Executive | Startup Scaling & Acquisition Expert | Driving Innovation & Revenue Growth Location: Mountain View, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alanvale A seasoned Product Management Executive with a proven 3x track record of successfully scaling startups to acquisition (LightSurf, acquired by VeriSign; Line2, acquired by J2 Global; and Cloudsnap, acquired by Paylocity). I specialize in transforming innovative ideas into market-leading products, driving significant revenue growth, and orchestrating strategic exits. With over 25 years of experience, I excel at building high-performing product teams and delivering cutting-edge solutions in dynamic, fast-paced environments. My passion lies in navigating rapid growth phases and launching innovative products that create substantial value for both customers and investors. ## Work Experience ### Co-Founder - Product Management @ JEMA Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Fractional Product Lead @ Vale Consulting Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area After successfully integrating the Cloudsnap team into Paylocity post-acquisition, I transitioned into a Fractional Product Lead role, working with two SaaS-based startups. In this capacity, I provide strategic guidance and product leadership, helping these companies define their product roadmaps, streamline their development processes, and scale effectively. Drawing from my extensive experience in driving growth and positioning startups for acquisition, I focus on delivering results that fuel product innovation and market success. ### Sr. Director Product Management @ Paylocity Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Schaumburg, Illinois, United States Following Paylocity's (PCTY:NASDAQ) acquisition of Cloudsnap to power their new Marketplace product offering, I successfully integrated the Cloudsnap team into Paylocity and led the efforts for Marketplace Native Integrations, the Cloudsnap integration platform and public APIs. I drove key initiatives, including a pricing strategy that boosted realized revenue by over 20% to $23.3M, while reducing resources associated with maintenance efforts by 20%, which accelerated new feature development. I also streamlined client onboarding, cutting touch time by 30% through process improvements and self-enablement tools. Additionally, I delivered 25 integrations with 3rd-party services within the first year, exceeding targets by 25%. These accomplishments were pivotal in realizing the full potential of the acquisition. ### Sr. Director Product Management @ Cloudsnap Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas, United States At Cloudsnap, I led the company through a critical growth phase, making Product a formal stakeholder in the process while improving improving the software development lifecycle (SDLC) . I introduced key methodologies, including user stories, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and roadmaps, which enhanced visibility and accountability across teams. I also managed a technical writing function, creating a comprehensive self-help and documentation library. By focusing on new features and platform scalability, I improved sprint velocity by 200%, shifting the team’s focus from technical debt to innovation. These initiatives contributed to Cloudsnap's growth, ultimately leading to its acquisition by Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) in January 2022. ### VP of Global Product Management - Voice & MarTech @ J2 Global Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Director of Global Product Management, Voice @ J2 Global Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Director, Product Management @ Line2 Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 Director of Product Management, responsible for all Line2 products, including product roadmap and priorities. This includes writing requirements for new products and features, project manage the implementation of new products and features, including top level management of engineering and UX team schedules and milestones. ### Sr. Product Manager @ Line2 Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area Responsible for all Line2 products, including product roadmap and priorities. This includes writing requirements for new products and features, project manage the implementation of new products and features, including top level management of engineering and UX team schedules and milestones. ### Sr. Product Manager @ Syniverse Technologies Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 Sr. Product Manager, responsible for the video service initiative's product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle. This includes gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements while working closely with engineering, sales and marketing to ensure that revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. Establish and manage the IP service hub for VoLTE/RCS, mobile video and messaging strategies consisting of a cloud-based suite of services enabling VoIP/RCS interoperability, one-to-many live video mobile broadcasting, 2-way mobile video communication and mobile messaging services. ### Sr. Product Manager @ VeriSign Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | Santa Cruz, CA Sr. Product Manager, responsible for the video service initiative's product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle. This includes gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements while working closely with engineering, sales and marketing to ensure that revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. ### Product Manager @ VeriSign Jan 2005 – Jan 2009 | Santa Cruz, CA Product Manager, responsible for the media messaging service initiative's product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle. This includes gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements while working closely with engineering, sales and marketing to ensure that revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. ### Technical Product Manager @ LightSurf Jan 2000 – Jan 2005 | Santa Cruz, CA Led the team responsible for technical requirements, generation of use cases and user experience design for the PictureMail Unified Messaging Platform. The platform integrates PictureMail messaging services and standard MMS messaging services into a unified platform that optimizes code reuse, reduces development time, QA cycles and minimizes time to market. ### Project Manager @ IDEO Jan 1993 – Jan 2000 As a Project Leader and Lead Mechanical Design Engineer at IDEO, I developed innovative and successful products for industry-leading companies such as Intel, Steelcase, Evenflo, Eli Lilly and Digital Equipment Corporation including the Vecta Kart Task Chair that won Best of NeoCon 1998, Gold Award for Task Chair Category 1998, “Most Innovative” Award of 1998 and Business Week awarded it both Gold in 1999 for best design in the seating division and Bronze in 1999 for Designs of the Decade. ## Education ### BS in Mechanical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alanvale --- Source: https://flows.cv/alanvale JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alanvale/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05