Leslie Neal
Senior product leader with experience in hands-on product management and transforming how teams build and ship digital products at Fortune 50 enterprises, B2B SaaS, startups, and agencies.
I've built marketing technology platforms that drove $40M in revenue, directed product strategy across 70+ teams, and scaled new teams from 0-1.
I'm a highly technical product leader with expertise in cutting through complexity, aligning stakeholders and leaders who don't naturally agree, and building high-performing teams that deliver measurable outcomes.
Experience
Workable Strategy
Jan 2023 – PresentFounder | Product Consultant
- Served as consulting partner to multi-brand QSR company; transformed product operations, trained product managers, devised new communication frameworks, and defined cross-functional digital measurement capabilities — read the case study
- Aligned product leaders at Fortune 50 retailer to achieve digital transformation goals by establishing roadmap strategy, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional operating models
- Designed and implemented a custom discovery and development framework and product operations playbook for a large, complex enterprise — read the case study
The Home Depot
Feb 2022 – Dec 2022Director, Product Strategy & Operations
- Directed product portfolio strategy across 70+ product teams, aligning digital initiatives to corporate goals and securing record-breaking online sales
- Managed capital investment and resource allocation, and expanded portfolio funding by 4% through performance-focused annual planning and ROI determination
- Partnered with external vendors to design personalized, omnichannel experiences, increasing customer engagement by 5%
- Led executive communications, quarterly business reviews, and board presentations as chief of staff to the Head of Product
The Home Depot
Jun 2021 – Feb 2022Sr. Manager, Product Strategy & Operations
- Established and scaled a new product strategy and operations team to oversee product operations and portfolio roadmap prioritization, increasing productivity by 30%
- Created a unified 5-year roadmap, reallocating $10M of capital to higher-impact initiatives by identifying redundancy and improving cross-functional alignment
- Hired and developed 7 team members, fostering a culture of entrepreneurship, customer focus, and collaboration
- Developed frameworks for OKRs, value-based prioritization, measurement, and storytelling across product teams
The Home Depot
Nov 2019 – Jun 2021Sr. Manager, Product Management – Marketing Technology
- Defined MarTech strategy and aligned 20+ marketing leaders on personalization roadmap for CMS, CDP, and campaign systems to support omnichannel retail experiences, securing a 115% increase in funding
- Designed MarTech team structure and led strategic hiring of 6 product managers to meet stakeholder needs and technology requirements
- Delivered $40M+ revenue increase through end-to-end product leadership of 10+ enterprise platform teams managing product content, digital assets, and customer data
- Orchestrated build vs. buy evaluation and managed RFP processes for DAM, CDP, CMS, and Campaign Management tools and managed ongoing partner relationships
The Home Depot
Jan 2018 – Nov 2019Sr. Product Manager – Marketing Technology, DAM
- Transformed digital asset management systems supporting product content workflows across retail operations, saving $2M in tech costs and mitigating $10M in legal exposure
- Boosted image reuse by 7x and adoption by 200% by redesigning DAM workflows, implementing metadata standards, and aligning cross-functional OKRs for merchandising, marketing, and online teams
- Built integrations between CMS, DAM, and PIM systems to drive faster delivery of product content, increasing sales by $11M
Moxie Interactive
Aug 2016 – Oct 2017Technology Solutions Consultant
- Designed and delivered innovative mobile products and digital service portals for a Fortune 50 telecom, generating $1M+ in new agency business
- Facilitated coordination across 5 internal product teams and 3 agencies
Aptos
Jan 2015 – Aug 2016Principal Product Consultant
- Delivered 12+ enterprise e-commerce and CMS solutions, increasing client revenue by 25%
- Led professional services team restructure, increasing implementation capacity by 50%
FreebeePay
May 2012 – Sep 2014Director of Product Management
- Built and scaled product and go-to-market strategy for a mobile POS platform; attracted $1.2M in funding that led to acquisition
- Drove a 40% increase in user acquisition and launched white-label offers and payments tools
Earlier Career — Background in software sales, real estate, and media production.