# Melody L. > Product @ Meta mGenAI | Ex-Coursera, AI+SaaS, Product-Led Growth Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/melodyl I build products and teams that unlock human potential at scale. With 12+ years of product leadership across EdTech, GenAI, mobile, consumer, content marketplace, and Enterprise SaaS, and 5+ years managing senior, distributed teams, I turn bold ideas and urgent market needs into lasting business and social impact. What I'm known for: * trailblazing 0→1 innovation with transformative industry impact * driving $XXM+ platform-led growth year over year * building data-driven, high-ownership team culture with a GM mindset Outside of product, I invest in mission-driven founders, coach values-led professionals, support education nonprofits, and explore nature and emerging technologies to recharge and stay curious. ## Work Experience ### Lead Product Manager, Monetization GenAI @ Meta Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Build frontier video models and genAI video ads creative tools, powering $xxb ads revenue. Directly support 5 engineering & model research teams, 60+ engs and 100+ xfnl teammates. ### Angel Investor, Advisor @ Reach Capital Jan 2025 – Present Part-time angel investor and advisor focusing on AI vertical SaaS, future of work, EdTech, and mental/behavioral health. ### Founder & CEO @ Mintful Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 AI behavioral health and social emotional learning for young adults ### Head of Product, Learner Experience @ Coursera Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area Led 4 product teams (L4-6 PMs) — Mobile, Core Learning Exp, GenAI Coach, and Learner Platform. Delivered $XXM incremental revenue growth, led GenAI learning strategy featured on HBS, and built Higher Ed's first AI coach used by millions of learners around the world. ### Group Product Manager, Hands-on Learning & Content @ Coursera Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 Promoted to people manager (senior manager) to lead a team of senior PMs. Helped transform Coursera from a content catalog to a career learning destination with real-world projects. ### Staff Product Manager, Coursera Labs @ Coursera Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area 0-1 PM for Coursera Labs, a first-of-its-kind hands-on learning platform for learners, educators, and employers. Scaled to 6M+ active users in year one with >96% learner satisfaction and +30% skills efficacy. ### Head of Product & Design @ EmployeeChannel Inc. (Acquired) Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area First product & design leader at an AI-powered B2B2C SaaS startup (Emergence Capital-backed), transforming internal communications for frontline workers in retail, healthcare, hospitality, and financial services. Built the enterprise solution in 8 months: employee iOS/Android apps, HR/manager web portal, and ML/NLP-powered comms coach. Hired and managed the first UX team, streamlined AI research-to-engineering workflows, and partnered with sales to win early enterprise deals. ### Product Manager @ Pixlee TurnTo (Now Emplifi) Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area First PM hire at a B2B2C marketing-tech startup (A16Z-backed) helping consumer and e-commerce brands drive sales through social media and user-generated content. Fastest promotion to the executive team. Launched two new business lines (Email Marketing and Influencer Marketing), built AI-powered features to highlight shoppable moments in image content, and helped the company secure next round of funding. ### Program Manager @ Oracle Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area Technical PM for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance, enterprise storage infrastructure powering Oracle Cloud ### Product Manager Intern @ Microsoft Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 PM for MSFT Network Monitoring products ### Part-time Associate @ Bain & Company Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 Helped Fortune 500 CPG clients develop their go-to-market strategy in Asia ### Summer Associate @ L.E.K. Consulting Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 Healthcare and medical device due diligence ## Education ### Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science Yale University ### Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Computer Science Zhejiang University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/liumelody --- Source: https://flows.cv/melodyl JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/melodyl/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05