# Brett Ryckman

> Builder & Executive Leader | Large-Scale Business Transformation | AI CPO | 2x Exits | Alum: Netflix, Amazon

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/brettryckman

I’m a founder, advisor, and Chief Product and Design Officer with over 20 years of experience scaling SaaS, AI, and consumer platforms from zero to global scale. I’ve led teams at Amazon and Netflix, and built multiple startups to acquisition, including an INC. 500 SaaS company. My passion is transforming start-ups into category-defining companies.

## Work Experience
### Member Board of Directors @ American Ocean Minerals
Jan 2025 – Present | Palo Alto, CA
Actively working on a new start-up & category with an amazing group back by over $230M in funding.

### Chief Product Officer @ Way2B1
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, CA
Joined as the company's first chief product officer to modernize a legacy WealthTech platform; rebuilt it into a modern SaaS, launched an AI copilot named LifeAI, launched new iOS/Android apps, and positioned the company for growth and retention gains.

### Senior Director, Product Design @ Twitter
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
Led design for core product surfaces including Home, Search, Tweets, Explore, and Profile. Elon acquired the company shortly after I started.

### Senior Director, Digital Experience @ ServiceNow
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Led digital experiences for a $5B+ SaaS business, delivering initiatives that expanded global reach and accelerated growth during a pivotal period (COVID).

### Head of Design, Goodreads @ Amazon
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Oversaw design and research for the #1 social platform for books, set a new product vision, moderized the brand, established a design system, and improved monetization

### Head of Design, DVD @ Netflix
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led design for a subscription business serving millions of households, modernized the brand, rebuilt the entire product experience, and improved conversion, retention, and organic reach

### Chief Product Officer @ HelpIQ
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led product for AI knowledge bases and embedded help bots, earned adoption with marquee customers, and guided the company to acquisition by ProProfs in 2015.

### Product & Design @ Various Companies & Startups
Jan 2001 – Jan 2012
Oracle, Yahoo, PayPal, StubHub, Walmart, Verizon


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Finance, Graphic Design
Central Michigan University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brettryckman
- Portfolio: https://brettryckman.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13