# Matt Kabus > Lead Product Designer at GoFundMe | ex-Amplitude | Advisor | Design Mentor | AI Builder, Growth, Hackathoner Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mattkabus ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ GoFundMe Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Advisor, Product Design & Growth @ Autograph Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Lead Product Designer @ Amplitude Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Product Designer @ Amplitude Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Product Designer @ Amplitude Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Sr. Enterprise Success Manager, Product Analytics @ Amplitude Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New York, United States ### Enterprise Success Manager, Product Analytics @ Amplitude Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Greater New York City Area Enabling Product, Growth, and Design teams in E-commerce, Fintech, Fitness, CPG, and more to leverage the user behavior data and analytics to build better products and grow their business. Our product analytics platform enables anyone, regardless of techincal experience, to listen to what their users are telling them through user behavior -- helping companies like IBM, Microsoft, and Paypal to do just that. We recently raised an $80M Series D and are backed by Sequoia Capital, IVP, Battery Ventures, Benchmark Capital, and Y Combinator. Learn about our team, culture, and open roles! >> https://amplitude.com/careers. ### Head of Product & Design @ Amper Music, Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area AI Music Composer. Acquired by Shutterstock. Product Management • Led all product development and improvement initiatives of the artificial intelligence music creation API and web application • Planned and managed product roadmap and served as Scrum Master through all development sprints • Led cross-functional teams through 14 product release cycles that were on schedule. Implemented wide-ranging product changes to improve monthly engagement by 205%, monthly retention by 243%, and overall product satisfaction • Grew global user base from 3 to 162 countries • Web app nominated for Webby and World UX awards • Public speaking on behalf of the product at 2018 Media & Entertainment Conference, NY Tech Meetup, University of Georgia’s Grady College of Communication Product Design • Sole in-house Product Designer • User research, information architecture, wireframes, rapid prototyping, hi-fi mock-ups, delivered mechanicals and specs to Engineering Other Contributions: • Secured strategic partnerships and cultivated sales leads in the media tech space • Coordinated Amper’s involvement at events from local hackathons to industry trade shows ### Head of Growth @ Amper Music, Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area Amper is an AI music composer enabling content creators effortlessly to craft and customize unique music, instantly. • Orchestrated market analyses to establish and continually test the value hypothesis, target customer, and overall growth and marketing strategy • Designed sales collateral that I used to prospect and pitch new clients • Secured strategic partnerships with media companies including Adobe and DDM • Closed our first media enterprise clients, who contributed to the success of our $4M Series A funding round • Developed a lead generation system that resulted in a 90% email open rate, 30% reply rate, and 19% face-to-face meeting rate • Coordinated Amper’s involvement at local hackathons and industry trade shows • Brought Amper to page 1 in organic search (SEO) with competitive keywords • Built and managed our alpha and beta user communities from the ground up • Introduced Product as a discipline within the company ### Business Development @ Cutwater Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area Cutwater is a creative agency built to suit the unique needs of modern brands. We have a lean, nimble team of experienced creative leaders and planners that guarantees the right person and skill­ set for every project. Our network of specialists from diverse disciplines gives our clients access to a broader, more senior talent pool than most agencies are able to offer. Client Experience: Brawny, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Ubisoft, Ariat, Counsyl • Delivered growth strategies for new client acquisition and expansion of services for existing client base • Supported our business development director with in-depth research, including market landscape/brandscape, customer interviews, and focus groups • Pitched, developed, and managed a new lead generation system • Inspired internal teams and clients with campaign strategies and bold creative concepts • Led a full internal rebrand and website redesign. Managed our internal, creative team and engineering contractors to create a new brand identity, website, and collateral. • Collaborated with and contributed to our creative and account planning teams • Produced the song that aired on Brawny’s "Stay Giant" TV advertisements Just for fun: • Started a weekly Ad digest to keep the team updated on the latest • Ran our quarterly ping pong tournaments :) ### Music Composer, Producer, and Performer @ Matt Kabus Music Jan 2007 – Jan 2014 | Atlanta, GA • Composed and performed original music for television shows and advertisements • Wrote and produced music for a wide range of recording artists • Booked, promoted, and performed at over 700 shows worldwide • Performed with and opened for artists such as Zac Brown, Sister Hazel, Alison Krauss, Collective Soul, Bay City Rollers, and Matthew Mayfield • Led a successful kickstarter campaign that generated over 210% of the funding goal • Here are some of my original tunes! https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Jn8VVNvz7yjOgs0ffGyDJ ### Intern @ Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | 3340 Peachtree Rd NE # 570 , Atlanta, GA 30326 • Supported director with administrative duties • Contributed to both the coordination and operation of BMI events • Set up rooms and equipment for artist songwriting sessions • Assisted customers via support calls ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (A.B.J.) in Advertising, Honors The University of Georgia ### Study abroad program via the University of Georgia in Jazz Performance & Composition Conservatorio A. Vivaldi; Alessandria, Italy ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mattkabus - Portfolio: https://www.mattkab.us --- Source: https://flows.cv/mattkabus JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mattkabus/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13