Beck Kloss

Chief Product and Technology Officer

2021 - Current

/skribbed/ (n). 1. a tech company inspiring the world through stories and knowledge 2. a membership that gives users access to the world’s largest online library of books, audiobooks, sheet music, news, and magazines I lead an organization of 250+ professionals in Product Management, Technology, Design, Insights and Growth.

Partner

2021

At Climate Capital, we back companies working to reduce emissions, mitigate the worst effects, and help humanity adapt to a changing climate. Learn more @ www.climatecapital.co Angel Portfolio: https://angel.co/p/beck-kloss

Mentor

2022

SVP of Product

2020 - 2021

Endeavor is a publicly traded, global media and entertainment company with world-class brands and capabilities across talent representation, sports, fashion, event management, and brand marketing. Comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; sports, fashion, events, and media company IMG; and premier mixed martial arts organization UFC, Endeavor plays a significant role in the content you love and the experiences and events that you never forget. Our companies and represented talent and brand clients collectively reach billions of passionate fans, directly, every single day. Their Digital group sits at the intersection of technology, content, and talent, operating scaled businesses and creating new direct-to-consumer offerings with the world’s best creative talent and brands at the center. My team was composed of strategists, product managers, designers, engineers, marketers, and data scientists focused on building products to shape the future of media and entertainment.

VP Product and Strategy: Creator

2018 - 2020

On a mission to help one million artists live off their creativity. Lead Product Management, Partnerships, Business Analysis and Economics

Senior Director: Advertising and Business to Consumer Selling Product Management

2017 - 2018

Role expanded to include all product management for eBay's business to consumer selling experience.

Initiative Owner: Advertising and Merchandising

2017 - 2018

Global owner of advertising and merchandising Initiatives for eBay. Lead corresponding product teams focused on all publisher advertising, algorithmic merchandising, personalization and computer vision.

eBay NYC General Manager

2015 - 2018

Charged with growing eBay's presence in NYC's dynamic tech community. Responsible for an administrative staff and Friends of eBay (our accelerator program).

Sr. Director of Product and Engineering Advertising and Seller Marketing

2018 - 2018

Responsible for Product, Engineering and Quality for eBay's advertising and seller marketing business.

Senior Director: Ads, Marketing and Merchandising product

2016 - 2017

Previous responsibilities expanded to include all marketing technologies: - CRM (email and site) - Affiliates - Paid Social - Paid Search

Senior Director of Product Management: Ads and Merchandising

2015 - 2016

Previous responsibilities expanded to include all 3rd party on-eBay advertising product, eBay Commerce Network off-eBay advertising and a metrics and attribution team to support the portfolio. ~20 PMs in org across San Jose, Brisbane CA, Portland and NYC. Lead campus recruiting for CMU.

Director Product Management: Onsite Traffic and Monetization

2014 - 2015

Expansion of previous responsibilities. Product lead responsible for the relevance and personalization of content and promotions across eBay marketplaces. Product portfolio includes algorithmic merchandising, promotions platforms focused on growing eBay's verticals business, marketing solutions and seller focused advertising. Campus captain for eBay's recruiting efforts at GA Tech.

Director of Product Management: Algorithmic Merchandising

2012 - 2014

Global Product Management & Design lead for algorithmic merchandising and product recommender systems across .com, mobile and marketing channels. Orchestrated the integration of Hunch.com into eBay's core product organization. http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/21/ebayshunch/

Group Product Manager: Search Metrics

2011 - 2012

Director of Digital Analytics (Web Analytics, UX Research, Optimization)

2009 - 2011

Customer Advocate (Marketing, Customer, and Web Analytics)

2006 - 2008