Operator's Memo

About

Draft — replaced during Stage 5 launch content pass. Prose version, not resume format.

Ken Bartlett is a product leader who writes here. Currently Head of Product at MoneyGeek, previously at NerdWallet, Plate IQ, SourceDay, Offerpad, and Amazon. Based in Seattle.

Operator’s Memo is a daily note on the work of building product organizations that endure. One argument per memo. No thought leadership, no personal brand. Written for people who have done the work.

Timeline

  • 2024 – presentHead of Product, MoneyGeek
  • 2024 – 2025Product Manager (Consultant), Greenwood
  • 2022 – 2024Head of Product, Insurance, NerdWallet
  • 2021 – 2022Principal Product Manager, Plate IQ (now Ottimate)
  • 2020 – 2021Principal Product Manager, SourceDay
  • 2019Head of Product & Growth, Offerpad
  • 2017 – 2019Senior Product Manager, Worldwide Pricing Technology, Amazon
  • 2013 – 2017Management Consultant, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Nordstrom, Providence, NBCUniversal