Jared Williams
Investor at Vouch Insurance
Jared Williams
Investor at Vouch Insurance
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Senior GTM Lead, Venture Capital
2023 - Current
Led GTM strategy for a $7.5M business unit at a Series-C InsurTech startup, driving growth by aligning product development with strategic partners, enhancing market positioning, and identifying new opportunities. Owned business development for a division insuring $12B+ AUM, piloting a new product offering for VC firms that increased client referrals by 11% and boosted average revenue per client by 8%. Managed relationships and developed strategic partnerships with brokers and tech providers, while collaborating with investors and VC executives to support portfolio companies and drive business success.
Venture Capital Scout
2022 - 2023
Enhanced portfolio success for a $20M venture fund by identifying and evaluating early-stage startups for product-market fit, leveraging core growth metrics (LTV, CAC, burn rate, churn) to inform investment decisions. Led market research and competitive analysis for 20+ potential investments, developing strategic theses at both the sector and individual investment level, while collaborating with founders and investors to shape go-to-market strategies. Developed and managed relationships with investors, venture-backed startup founders, & industry executives.
Growth Consultant
2021 - 2022
Grew company’s market exposure by collaborating with the CEO to secure a strategic partnership with Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility program, leading to $350K in pre-seed funding and a new distribution partner Provided strategies to the COO on positioning the company for scalable revenue growth; aligned core product offerings with key corporate objectives, leading to $100K in sales and a 10% boost in customer signups
Product Manager
2020 - 2022
Led cross-functional teams to deliver products that aligned with digital transformation goals, prioritizing high-impact features that accelerated platform growth & increased market exposure. Spearheaded the global launch of a newsletter providing personalized weather insights to farmers, acquiring 2,500+ subscribers in just 6 months, providing a new distribution channel to convert prospective customers. Managed the feature roadmap — defined and prioritized requirements, authored JIRA tickets, maintained the product backlog using agile methodologies, and provided regular progress reports to senior leadership.
Associate Product Manager
2020 - 2020
Led development of a UI/UX update for the internal “Tire Finder” feature used in Walmart’s 2,500+ Auto Care Centers — improved employee satisfaction by 18% after optimizing the product selection experience. Managed cross-functional team priorities to deliver products aligned with business goals — leveraged user insights, quantitative analysis, and qualitative feedback to drive innovation.
Product Analytics Intern
2019 - 2019
Boosted engagement and retention for new users by analyzing data with SQL and conducting A/B tests on 10+ interactive onboarding experiences, resulting in a 10% increase in tutorial completion. Collaborated with technical stakeholders to generate actionable insights and provide the Lead PM with solutions that increased user activation & contributed to Dropbox Paper’s business goals.
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
2015 - 2020
Product Management Certificate
2020 - 2020
High School
2013 - 2015
High School
2011 - 2013