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David Jesse

(He/Him)

Product executive and transformation leader with twenty-five years of experience scaling startups up through global businesses. Proven success as CPO at Fetch (grew from 1.2M to 5.1M active customers), VP Product at Groupon (led product through hypergrowth prior to IPO), as well as product executive roles at DoorDash, eBay, and Gaia Interactive.

As a coach and fractional product leader, I've guided 25+ companies from seed stage to Fortune 20, focusing on:

• Building high-performing product organizations

• Defining outcome-driven product strategy

• Scaling through critical growth phases

• Transforming product culture and processes

Deep expertise in marketplaces, e-commerce, and consumer products, with successful advisory experience across SaaS, fintech, healthcare, and enterprise software. Available for leadership coaching, advisory roles, and fractional product executive engagements.

Roles

Fractional leader

Coach

Advisor

Event speaker

Disciplines

Product

Location

Chicago, IL, US

Available for
Remote work with teams across The World
Hybrid work up to 50 miles from my location
On-site full-time up to 50 miles from my location
Verticals

Collaboration tools

Ecommerce

Marketplaces

Mobile

Retail

SaaS

Models

B2C

B2B

B2B2C

Enterprise

Stages

Early

Growth

Exit

Mature

Expertise

Digital transformation

Handling layoffs

IPOs

M&A

Operational efficiency

Org design

Performance management

Planning and roadmapping

Product strategy

Scaling

Team culture