Summary
Glen Willis is a solutions architecture leader with eight years focused on SaaS analytics and a track record of scaling data-first products from technical onboarding to strategic GTM. He has progressed from Support Engineer to Director and Global Lead roles at industry teams like Mixpanel and Monte Carlo, specializing in data observability, JQL, Python, and translating customer feedback into product roadmaps. Glen pairs an engineering foundation in mechanical design and systems thinking (USC MS, BS) with an MBA-level business perspective from UCLA Anderson, enabling him to bridge technical, product, and commercial stakeholders. He’s built internal tooling and health-scoring systems to proactively reduce customer downtime and inform product strategy, and he frequently mentors new architects. Based in San Francisco, he also invests in early-stage founders through a student-run LA fund, signaling an active interest in startup ecosystems and talent development. Colleagues describe him as the pragmatic connector who turns operational metrics into actionable product value.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at UCLA Anderson School of Management
Master's degree Product Development Engineering, Master's degree Product Development Engineering at University of Southern California
English, Spanish