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Hi, I am

Steven M. Erickson

Product Marketing

About Me

For over years, I've worked at the messy intersection of marketing and technology. My mission is pretty straightforward. I make sure great technical ideas actually turn into successful products. I'm a firm believer that a product shouldn't just "work", it should feel intuitive, solve a real-world headache, and make the teams using it feel like they have superpowers.

Bridging the gap between "we built it" and "they bought it."

I'm a Product Marketing Manager who loves the challenge of a launch. Data is great for telling you what happened, but my background in content marketing, UX research, and competitive strategy is what tells you why. I take those insights and use them to turn technical roadmaps into Go-to-Market strategies that actually land with customers.

I've spent a decade leading teams to launch global e-commerce platforms and scale digital products. I've learned that true "digital transformation" isn't about buying fancy new software, it's about the strategy you build to make sure people actually adopt it. Whether I'm sharpening a value proposition or figuring out how to automate a workflow so the sales team can finally stop doing busywork, my goal is always to remove the friction.

Today, I spend my time partnering with Product, Sales, and Leadership to make things happen. I translate complex tech requirements into clear messaging and sales tools that help teams win. I'm here to make sure every product and service I touch doesn't just launch and sit there, but actually scales and delivers on its promise.

Experience

Portfolio

Effective product marketing requires more than just messaging, it requires a deep understanding of the product itself. The following project summaries demonstrate my approach to product discovery and solution design. Whether reimagining a consumer interface or driving internal digital transformation to maximize time savings and data accuracy, I focus on the same goal: identifying operational friction and engineering intuitive solutions that ensure adoption.

Automated Request Workflow

Transformed a manual, error-prone internal request process into an automated, governed digital ecosystem to eliminate friction and ensure full compliance.

Strava

A self-initiated product audit and redesign of Strava, focusing on identifying user friction points and optimizing the ride-tracking experience.

Skills

01Process Architecture & Prototyping

Advanced proficiency in translating complex requirements into clear visual systems. I use Miro for high-level process mapping and Figma for rapid prototyping to align stakeholders on functionality before development begins. My focus is on reducing friction and ensuring feasibility, moving beyond static wireframes to create interactive, logic-based solution designs.

02Workflow Automation & Engineering

Specialized in "no-code/low-code" application development to eliminate manual bottlenecks. Expert in the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps) to connect contrasting systems and digitize workflows. Proficient in Python for scripting and data manipulation, utilizing AI tools to accelerate development and perform advanced analysis on operational datasets.

03Product Discovery & Research

High proficiency in uncovering the "why" behind user behavior. I combine quantitative industry data with qualitative feedback (interviews, surveys) to identify market gaps and validate product hypotheses. I translate these insights into actionable requirements, ensuring the product roadmap is driven by actual user needs rather than assumptions.

04Digital Adoption & Analytics

Focused on the post-launch success of digital tools. I utilize Power BI and analytics platforms to visualize adoption metrics and KPI performance. I close the feedback loop by conducting user acceptance testing (UAT) and analyzing usage patterns, turning raw data into strategic recommendations that drive continuous improvement and user retention.

Proficiencies

Power Platform
Power Platform

Low-code development platform

Excel
Excel

Spreadsheet software for data analysis

Power BI
Power BI

Business intelligence and data visualization

SharePoint
SharePoint

Document management and collaboration platform

HubSpot
HubSpot

CRM and marketing automation platform

Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Creative Cloud

Creative suite for design and media

Miro
Miro

Collaborative online whiteboard

Figma
Figma

UI/UX design and prototyping tool

Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code

Code editor for development

HTML, CSS, JavaScript
HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Web development technologies

Python
Python

Programming language for automation and data

Jira
Jira

Agile project management and issue tracking

Education

Personal

Dual citizen
US and German citizen
Languages
English
German
Interests
Cycling
Cooking
Traveling
Pizza
Teams
Inter Milan
New England Revolution
Boston Celtics
Mercedes-AMG Petronas

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