courtneyzorio

Hello, I’m Courtney. I am passionate about emerging technology and product discovery. I’ve always been a curious person with strong business acumen, and I have that natural desire to fix things 🙂

As a Product Manager, I focus primarily on connecting customer value to business value as the former drives the latter. I call myself “the translator” because my greatest strength is seeing the big picture and having the communication skills to drive understanding throughout the product team, while also being able to translate information across levels of abstraction (i.e from executive/strategic level to development/tactical level). 

I have experience in various industries (fin-tech, health-tech, Web 3, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, SaaS and more) where I have managed or been involved in the entire product life-cycle. I have also held roles in operations (which I consider internal product management), and have used that experience to gain a deeper understanding of the business engine through my exposure to sales, marketing and finance. I bring a well rounded understanding of how to build a strong technology organization to the functional role of product management. 

KEY ABILITIES & SKILLS
• Product strategy - everything I do is tied to the business/strategic objective & outcome set by the leadership team.
• Product discovery - particularly strong at customer interviews and framing the problem space
• Product execution - experienced implementing delivery systems and leading teams to launch products.
• Product performance metrics - knowing what to track, and instrumenting products accordingly.
• People management and team leadership - known for being able to read people really well and foster win-win situations that are productive.