Resume

Matthew Ruhland

(805) 603-9569 | matthewruhland@gmail.com | www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ruhland/

 

CAREER PROFILE

Product manager with 4 years of experience building powerful B2B(2C) SaaS applications within an Agile environment. At Affirm, I spearheaded major eCommerce developments in shopper credit, shipping logistics, user dashboards, and API integrations that drove millions in revenue contribution. At Sysco, my work on the CAKE Payments network and POS API integrations fundamentally expanded the product TAM for CAKE POS and meaningfully grew the userbase. I am excited to bring these experiences to propel product-focused, data-driven growth with a new product and team.


EXPERIENCE

Affirm

Product Manager

May 2021Feb 2023


Led the Returnly US Product Development team, owning core eCommerce functionality such as Returnly Credit, return management automation, shipping carrier partnerships, and platform integrations.



Returnly - Acquired by Affirm

Associate Product Manager

March 2021May 2021


Worked to develop both merchant and shopper experiences, define robust APIs, and lead custom integrations with industry-leading eCommerce platforms. Led product development processes in an extremely collaborative setting between engineering, design, and customer-facing teams with the end goal of creating industry-changing technologies.


Sysco LABS

Associate Product Manager

November 2018May 2020


CAKE Point-of-Sale and CAKE Payments network - Collaborated cross-functionally with agile teams including UI/UX design, engineering, implementation, and sales to find market opportunities, deliver impactful product offerings, and iterate product designs to reach strategic goals and continuously improve products based on customer feedback.


 

Kickin Chicken

Founding General Manager

April 2016 – November 2018


Scaled restaurant business from popup/delivery-only concept to an efficiently running, profitable QSR. 

 

EDUCATION

University of California, Santa Cruz

Bachelor of Economics


CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Scrum Master Product Owner

Scrum Alliance Credential #1068862