Ian Ward
Director Of Product, AI Embedding Models at MongoDB
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolIan Ward is a seasoned product leader specializing in AI embedding models and developer-facing cloud platforms, with 15 years building edge, mobile, and enterprise software. Currently Director of Product for AI Embedding Models at MongoDB, he has repeatedly led 0→1 GTM initiatives and scaled product-led adoption across large enterprises. He combines deep technical knowledge—from mobile SDKs and sync systems to distributed cloud architectures—with commercial instincts that drive revenue and customer engagement. Ian has managed cross-functional organizations of 40–80 people, owned multi-million-dollar budgets, and translated complex customer problems into pragmatic, measurable roadmaps. Notably, he shepherded Realm’s mobile technology into MongoDB’s cloud and published public architecture guidance to accelerate enterprise adoption—an example of turning technical assets into scalable go-to-market leverage. Based in the NYC area, he excels at aligning developer experience, product strategy, and sales enablement in uncertain markets to achieve repeatable growth.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Science, Psychology, B.S., Computer Science, Psychology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Github Skills (108)
realtime10
realm10
realm-js10
nosql-database10
synchronize10
cpp10
reactive10
swift10
realtime-database10
database10
sqlite10
mobile-first10
java10
realm-database10
android10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
mgeerling/RealmTraining
Dec 2017 - Feb 2025
Training for the Realm Object Server
Contributions:2 PRs in 7 years 3 months
realmjavarealm-object-servertraining
realm/my-first-realm-app
Jul 2018 - Apr 2020
ToDo demo app using Realm and Realm Object Server to synchronize tasks.
Contributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 5 pushes in 1 year 9 months
demo-appsynchronizationsynchronizerealmrealm-object-server
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