I'm Richard Strauss, a senior product leader with 9+ years of experience building and scaling digital products across eCommerce, loyalty, and SaaS. I specialize in generative AI, platforms, and experimentation, currently leading AI-driven product initiatives at AIR MILES.
My journey in product leadership, building and scaling SaaS platforms from conception through high growth across B2C and B2B2C markets.
AIR MILES
Toronto, ON
The second-largest Canadian coalition loyalty program with partnerships with leading global brands.
PAR Ordering (menu.app)
Remote (US-based)
A US-based enterprise eCommerce platform for large scale restaurant brands.
Como
Toronto, ON
A mobile restaurant discovery and sharing platform based on friend-to-friend recommendations.
Loblaw Digital
Toronto, ON
Loblaw is the largest Canadian retailer with eCommerce and digital properties in grocery, apparel, loyalty, and more.
Expertise across four core domains with measurable proficiency levels, spanning product management, cutting-edge AI, technical development, and platform tools to build and scale impactful SaaS products.
A showcase of current product leadership work including AI-powered platforms, restaurant technology solutions, and social mobile applications that drive business impact and user engagement.
Intelligent receipt scanning and offer-matching platform powered by OCR and LLMs.
Built a full-stack eCommerce platform for restaurants — online ordering, loyalty, delivery integrations, and mobile/web apps.
Mobile restaurant discovery app based on social recommendations. Designed and shipped full-stack product in 6 months.
Interested in seeing more of my work or discussing a project?
Let's Work TogetherI'm passionate about generative AI and seeking opportunities to build impactful products with this technology. Let's discuss how we can work together.
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Whether you have a product opportunity in mind, want to discuss generative AI applications, or just want to connect, I'd love to hear from you.
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