James S. | Leland

James S.

5.0

Studied at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Worked at Amazon

Available Thursday at 12:00 PM UTC

Usually responds within 48 hours

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Available Thursday at 12:00 PM UTC

Usually responds within 48 hours

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About James

James is a product leader and former L6 Senior Product Manager (AI/ML) with Amazon. His unique value add is that he successfully pivoted from Pre-sales -> Management Consulting -> Product Management. Therefore, he specializes in helping people cross over into Product from other fields (including Consulting, Sales, Engineering, Program, Marketing, Legal, Support, and Operations). He's interviewed 75+ PM candidates while with Amazon (bar raiser), been the hiring manager for 3 positions, 1:1 mentored 10+ PM's, and has coached over 100+ people. He finds joy in helping others crack their PM/consulting interviews and has had 5+ mentees land offers at FAANG companies in the last few months.

Why do I coach?

I can offer a unique perspective, going from technical pre-sales, to management consulting, to Amazon PM, and to now managing $70M in ARR, to interviewees looking to break into PM and consulting from the outside. I have also worked in AI/ML, mobile and web products, and across various industries (B2B, B2C, e-commerce, fintech, to name a few). Aside from my qualifications, I get a ton of joy in following up with my mentees to see them crack the interviews at FAANG/consulting, and to help set a better course for their careers and lives. We grow by giving back.