Michelle Parsons is a highly accomplished product leader with a proven track record of success. She has held several key product leadership positions at top tech companies, including Chief Product Officer at Hinge, where she led the product, design, and research teams across Growth, Core Experience, Recommendations & Trust and Safety. During her tenure there she helped scale the org by 300% and 2x revenue growth. She oversaw the end-to-end localization of Hinge and launch of the app into the EU and LATAM, and subscription and pricing overhaul. Prior to Hinge, Michelle led Product Innovation for Global Kids & Family at Netflix and was a Product leader in the Personalization group at Spotify, where she managed a cross-functional team focused on improving the recommendations that power much of the Spotify platform you use today. Before that, Michelle served as the Head of Product for Hotels at KAYAK, where she oversaw product strategy and execution for KAYAK's hotel search and booking offerings.
Today, Michelle is the Chief Product Officer at lex, where she is helping shape how the LGBTQ community meet & deepen community. In addition to her work at Lex, Michelle is also a start-up and early-stage company product advisor, where she leverages her expertise to help companies develop and launch successful product offerings.
Throughout her career, Michelle has demonstrated a passion for design, user experience, and machine learning, specifically as they relate to improving search, discovery, and personalization. Michelle is committed to driving positive change in the product management field, and is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of product leaders.