Mary Taylor

Work

Projects

A selection of products I've led, shipped, and learned from over 12+ years in AI and product management.

Red Hat
Red Hat· 2017–2019

Saving $30M/year with ML-powered self-service

Redesigned the Customer Portal's support experience using ML and user research. Reduced 2.4M support tickets per year and won the ASP Top Ten Support Websites award.

Machine LearningA/B TestingUser Research
$30M saved / year
AppFolio
AppFolio· 2021–2023

Scaling an AI leasing assistant from 63% to 93% automation

Led product strategy for Lisa, AppFolio's conversational AI assistant for property management. Cut onboarding by 2 weeks, reduced churn from 20% to 3%, and launched a CRM integration with 456 customers in 3 months.

Conversational AILLM OrchestrationOnboarding
Churn 20% → 3%
AppFolio
AppFolio· 2022–2023

Running a vision sprint across 6 product teams

When AppFolio's leasing products couldn't scale to enterprise clients, I led a cross-functional vision sprint with 20+ collaborators to map the gap and uncovered the need for an entirely new Revenue Management product.

Product StrategyVision SprintCross-functional
New product line
PrecisionHawk
PrecisionHawk· 2014–2016

Accelerating a drone imagery SaaS by 75%

Led product prioritization for Data Mapper, a SaaS platform for high-resolution aerial imagery in agriculture and insurance. Streamlined cross-team communication and launched the Algorithm Marketplace.

SaaSDrone TechHardware + Software
75% faster dev
GoTransit
GoTransit· 2014–2016

Modernizing transit for four NC cities

Built transit planning websites for Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill with real-time Google Maps integration, managing 150+ bus routes and a flexible CMS for non-technical staff.

GISGoogle MapsCMS
4 cities · 150+ routes
SparkPlug
SparkPlug· 2024

Taking an AI alumni platform from idea to pitch

Defined vision, conducted market research, managed prototype development, and developed pricing and GTM strategy for an AI-powered university alumni engagement tool.

AIGTMStartup Consulting
0 → funded startup