🚀 OPEN TO WORK
I'm currently seeking my next opportunity as a Senior Product Leader. I thrive on solving complex user problems with new technology and leading teams to ship high-value products. If you're looking for an experienced product leader, let's connect on LinkedIn.
I'm a Senior Product Leader with a track record of leading globally distributed product teams and launching high-complexity products like blogs, smart stores, and apps.
My specialty is bridging the gap between deep technical implementation and strategic business goals.
- As Senior PM for Google's official blog, I led the team that enabled 70% YoY readership growth and cut infrastructure costs by 30%. We did this by balancing legacy updates with new tech, implementing Google's latest Generative AI features (like summarization and advanced text-to-speech) and optimizing SEO.
- At Spotify, I co-authored a successful patent for a novel way to interact with audio ads.
- I excel at long-term strategy, having pushed the product roadmap for a major client from 3 months to 12 months by implementing common-sense Agile and SCRUM practices.
- 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carlhorned
- 🌐 Portfolio: horned.se
- 📄 Resume (PDF): Carl-Horned-Resume-2025.pdf
Here are a couple of recent projects I've been "vibe coding" on.
Can you make it around the world? Travel around the world, and take on jobs to afford to keep travelling!
2. Gemini RPG: An Exercise in Agentic Orchestration ( 🌎 Live project: DM for Password)
An exploration of multi-agent LLM orchestration to create a dynamic, text-based RPG.
3. LLM Demystifier ( 🌎 Live project: DM for Password)
A project to visualize and explain the inner workings of Large Language Models.
4. Subreddit Anthropology ( 🌎 Live project: anthropology.horned.se)
A Large Language model analyzing human behavior, one subreddit at a time.
Product & Leadership: Product Strategy, Design Sprints, OKRs, Prototyping, Agile, SCRUM, A/B Testing
Technical: JavaScript, Large Language Models, Figma, Atlassian, ClickUp, Vibe Coding