Resume
Product Lead and Client Manager with a technical background, spanning software development, design, and product management. Experienced across startups and venture capital, building products end-to-end while managing the stakeholder and partner relationships. A multidimensional product leader equally comfortable in the code, in the design, and in front of the customer.
cedonnelly13@gmail.comProfessional Experience
Head of Product
Runwayz•Chicago, IL•Jun 2025 - Present
- Owned the product strategy and roadmap, authoring end-to-end journey maps for major features that positioned the product for a projected 40% increase in inbound customers.
- Established a design partner program, engaging directly with customers to integrate the product and serve as their primary point of contact, improving onboarding for early adopters.
- Built and delivered tailored product demos for stakeholders and design partners, gathering partner feedback to continuously shape the roadmap.
- Constructed a ground-up design system and an automated Figma-to-GitHub pipeline with AI-driven workflows (Claude, MCPs), accelerating design-to-engineering handoff 3x.
Product Lead & Client Manager
Donnelly Design•Chicago, IL•Mar 2024 - Present
- Worked as a product developer and product lead for a portfolio of clients, designing and developing custom solutions and integrations (APIs, HubSpot, Stripe, AWS, Google Analytics, Notion, Figma) to extend and enhance their products.
- Partnered hands-on with development teams to assemble efficient product pipelines, turning discovery and research into shipped solutions and cutting product time-to-market 30%.
- Served as primary point of contact and trusted advisor for high-churn-risk clients, achieving a 100% retention rate and converting at-risk relationships into upsells and expansions.
Platform Venture Studio
Chicago, IL•Jan 2022 - Feb 2024
- Product Development LeadMar 2023 - Feb 2024
- Product DeveloperJan 2022 - Mar 2023
- Worked directly with founders to cultivate the right product roadmap and execute on their product vision, prioritizing ruthlessly under tight constraints and simultaneous product launches.
- Built and designed MVPs as a hands-on developer for a diverse portfolio of high-growth startups, shipping scalable products under tight 8-week timelines that contributed to a collective $5 million in annual recurring revenue.
- Designed and implemented custom integrations (Stripe, Google Analytics, HotJar, HubSpot, AWS) and other software to build scalable, production-ready products in heavily regulated spaces (HIPAA, legal compliance).
Education
Master of Business Administration
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School•Baltimore, MD•May 2027
Master of Design Leadership
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)•Baltimore, MD•May 2027
Bachelor of Arts, Industrial & Product Design
University of Notre Dame•Notre Dame, IN•May 2021
Leadership & Service
Mentor & Speaker | Race to Revenue
University of Notre Dame•Notre Dame, IN•Jun 2025 - Present
- Mentored student-led startups and interns; provided training workshops for Notre Dame's summer accelerator.
Advisor | Trivialinked
University of Notre Dame•Notre Dame, IN•Jul 2026 - Present
- Provided product, design, and strategic guidance to a high-growth, student-led startup.
Skills & Interests
Product
Product Strategy & RoadmapStakeholder & Partner ManagementSolutions ConsultingImplementation & OnboardingCustom Integrations & APIsAI Workflows (Claude & MCPs)Team Leadership & MentoringPrioritization
Design
Design SystemsUI/UX DesignPrototypingUser ResearchJourney MappingDesign-to-CodeDesign ThinkingWCAG AccessibilityInclusive Design
Tools
FigmaClaudeCursorGitHubStripeAWSGoogle AnalyticsSegmentHotJarHubSpotNotionJira
Interests
Game DesignStartupsTravelMovies & VFXSketchingSkiingSwimming