Summary
Jon Ng is a Principal Product Manager with 11 years of experience blending product leadership, data science, and full-stack engineering to launch learner-focused platform features and subscription-driven products. Currently leading platform work at Skillable after scaling engagement, retention, mobile, and smart-home teams at Pura, he excels at turning ML and analytics insights into measurable product outcomes. His background as a data scientist, machine learning-trained engineer, and instructor (including teaching HCI at Georgia Tech and coaching Lenny Rachitsky’s PM course) gives him a rare mix of technical depth and pedagogical clarity. Jon has launched high-impact products at Pluralsight and shifted from data science to product early in his career at MarketDial, showing an aptitude for spotting product opportunities in data. Based in Salt Lake City, he pairs rigorous CS and math training with hands-on coding fluency from bootcamps and deep-learning coursework, making him comfortable shipping complex technical features and mentoring cross-functional teams. Colleagues rely on him to bridge research, UX, and engineering to deliver pragmatic, learner-centered platform experiences.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Cary High School
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science Minors in Jazz Performance and Entrepreneurship, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science Minors in Jazz Performance and Entrepreneurship at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English, Spanish