Jon Harmer

Jon Harmer is an experienced product management professional and instructor with over 25 years of experience in the technology industry.1 He currently serves as a Product Management Instructor at Maven, teaching a course called "Driving Business Impact for PMs".13

Career Highlights

Throughout his career, Jon has held various leadership positions in product management and marketing across multiple companies:

• Worked at major technology companies including Google, CNN, Home Depot, Ford, and Bank of America1
• Founded startups and led product teams1
• Held titles such as Vice President of Enterprise Product Management, CMO, Director of Product Management, Senior Product Manager, and Director of Product Marketing1

Notable Achievements

• Launched features to a customer base of over 2 billion active users1
• More than doubled revenue for existing products1
• Grew CNN's breaking news subscribers by over 1200% while reducing delivery times by 75%1

Expertise and Teaching

Jon leverages his extensive experience to teach product management skills:

• Coaches and mentors product managers and founders through organizations like Google, Techstars, and Georgia Tech1
• Focuses on shifting product managers from output-based thinking to outcome-based thinking1
• Teaches frameworks for understanding customer needs, identifying opportunities, managing risks, and creating value1

Current Role

As a Product Management Instructor at Maven, Jon teaches a course called "Driving Business Impact for PMs".13 This course aims to provide product managers with comprehensive tools to develop impactful products and enhance their career prospects.1

Jon Harmer's LinkedIn username is jonharmer.2