# Matthew Thayer > Product and Design Leader, Former professional athlete, Investor Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewthayer Product and Design leader. Experience managing and building teams within product organizations to support growth and innovation. ## Work Experience ### Investor & Limited Partner @ Contrary Capital Jan 2018 – Present Contrary Capital is a decentralized, university-focused venture capital fund, empowering the brightest university entrepreneurs everywhere. ### Director of Product Management @ Knock Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area As an individual contributor, I directly managed the release of two new mobile apps for consumers and a suite of internal applications, resulting in a 50% reduction in customer onboarding time. As a manager, I spearheaded the consumer product strategy for three product teams, resulting in a significant increase in various KPIs, including a 40+ increase in customer NPS. Knock is on a mission to make homeownership simple and certain. Whether you are a homeowner looking to buy a new home before selling your current home or a first-time buyer, Knock offers fully digital end-to-end solutions that bring certainty, convenience, and cost savings to the often stressful and complicated process of homeownership. ### Product Manager, Director of User Experience @ Jobvite Jan 2013 – Jan 2018 I managed Jobvite’s product design team - leading a redesign effort across multiple products and the development of a new design system. Managed and designed an industry-first iOS app allowing hiring teams to manage day-of-interview logistics. Jobvite is the leading recruiting platform for the social web. Today's fastest-growing companies use applicant tracking, recruiting CRM and social recruiting software solutions from Jobvite to target the right talent and build the best teams. ### Senior User Experience Engineer @ Oracle Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Redwood Shores Primavera Global Business Unit (PGBU) Oracle Primavera is the leading Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) solution for project-intensive industries. It offers best-in-class capabilities focused on mission critical PPM requirements of industries like engineering & construction, discrete and process manufacturing, public administration, financial services and others. Oracle Primavera enables enterprise agility, team productivity, portfolio predictability and overall project management efficiency. The result is the ability to drive down costs, minimize risk and deliver results to key stakeholders. ### Product Manager, Product Designer (acquired by Oracle) @ Skire, Inc. Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 As part of the Industry Solutions group my primary responsibility was managing the design and strategy of Skire's enterprise web and mobile applications. Skire is the global industry leader in providing cloud-based solutions for managing capital projects and facilities across the lifecycle. Skire’s Unifier system has been used to manage over $300 billion in capital projects and over three billion square feet of facilities and real estate. From Fortune 500 companies, including five of the Fortune 10, to universities, local municipalities and small businesses, organizations of all sizes utilize our best-in-class system to improve operations, reduce costs and enhance service delivery. With solutions that are purpose-built, flexible, and simple to deploy and use, Skire’s Unifier has been used to better manage some of the largest project and real estate portfolios in the world. Skire was recognized by Inc. Magazine in 2010 as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. ### Professional Baseball Player @ Philadelphia Phillies Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 ### Professional Baseball Player @ San Diego Padres Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Business UCLA ### Harvard-Westlake School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mcthayer - Website: http://www.matthewthayer.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/matthewthayer JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/matthewthayer/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-08