Reynold Harbin

Developer platform product marketing leader with deep experience in cloud infrastructure, technical GTM, and hands-on AI product building. I built and led Product Marketing at DigitalOcean, where I helped launch Kubernetes, Spaces object storage, Cloud Firewalls, and other infrastructure products for developer audiences.

Today I lead product management for a 1M+ user marketplace platform while actively building AI products with Next.js, Vercel, LLM APIs, retrieval workflows, and modern deployment tooling. I have turned technical infrastructure into clear developer positioning, launch strategy, enterprise narrative, and adoption.

Core strengths

Developer platforms · Product marketing leadership · Technical positioning · Cloud infrastructure · Enterprise GTM · Developer ICPs · Launch strategy · Product-led growth · Next.js · Vercel · AI SDK / LLM workflows · Product management · Marketplace products · Subscription growth · Sales enablement · Executive narrative

Head of Product Management, Universal Tennis (aka UTR Sports)
2019–Present

Lead product strategy and execution for a global marketplace platform serving 1.2M+ users across iOS, Android, and web.

- Launched and scaled a highly rated iOS app, now a major driver of new paid subscriber growth.
- Built and scaled subscription revenue across App Store and Google Play, now representing 55%+ of total subscription revenue.
- Lead execution of product strategy across marketplace transactions, ranking systems, consumer workflows, and business SaaS tools.
- Work across product, engineering, design, marketing, and operations to turn complex workflows into usable products.

Independent AI Product Builder
PixiePin, Gameplan AI and related projects
2024–Present

Build and ship AI products to stay close to modern developer workflows, model capabilities, and production realities.

- Build full-stack applications using Next.js, React Native Web, backend services, and Vercel-based deployment workflows.
- Integrate LLM APIs, retrieval workflows, chat interfaces, and agent-style product patterns.
- Evaluate model providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and local models for quality, latency, reliability, and cost.
- Use live projects as a testbed for AI product positioning, onboarding, developer experience, reliability, and adoption.
- Stay hands-on with technology and services to make building easier for developers and agents moving from idea to production faster.

Head of Product Marketing, DigitalOcean
2017–2018

Built and led the Product Marketing function for a developer-focused cloud platform.

- Established Product Marketing from scratch and turned it into a durable operating function across Product, Sales, Marketing, and Developer Relations.
- Led GTM and positioning for DigitalOcean Kubernetes, Spaces object storage, CPU-Optimized Droplets, Cloud Firewalls, and related infrastructure products.
- Defined developer ICPs, positioning frameworks, launch narratives, and technical messaging for cloud infrastructure buyers and builders.
- Helped translate complex infrastructure products into clear stories that worked for developers, startups, and enterprise customers.
- Played a key role in the launch of Spaces object storage, which exceeded adoption goals and became a widely used DigitalOcean product.
- Built strong cross-functional launch discipline across positioning, timing, pre-launch, launch, and post-launch adoption.

Founder / Developer, Sportler Technologies
2016–2019

Built and deployed a native iOS application and supporting backend.

- Developed product, mobile app, and backend systems using Swift, Node.js, MongoDB, Docker, AWS, and GCP.
- Owned product strategy, UX decisions, infrastructure choices, and early GTM.

VP Product Management, NeuStar
2014–2015

Led cloud security and performance product lines.

- Managed DNS, DDoS mitigation, and web performance services used by major enterprise brands.
- Worked on technical products where reliability, security, performance, and enterprise trust were core buying drivers.

Senior Product Leadership, Akamai
1999–2011

Early product leader during Akamai’s growth from startup to $1B+ revenue.

- Managed CDN, media delivery, DNS, and web performance product lines generating $220M+ annually.
- Helped shape product strategy for infrastructure used by major media, commerce, software, and enterprise customers.
- Built experience translating highly technical distributed systems into customer-facing value.

External validation

“Reynold is a brilliant marketer who knows how to engage highly technical audiences. He came into DigitalOcean and was able to establish the Product Marketing function from scratch and transform it into a well-oiled machine.”

— Mitch Wainer, DigitalOcean co-founder and former CMO

Selected proof points

- Built Product Marketing from scratch at DigitalOcean.
- Led positioning and GTM for developer cloud products including Kubernetes, Spaces object storage, Cloud Firewalls, and CPU-Optimized Droplets.
- Current hands-on builder using Next.js, Vercel, LLM APIs, and modern AI product workflows.
- Product leader for a 1.2M+ user marketplace platform.
- Former Akamai product leader with deep cloud infrastructure, CDN, DNS, media delivery, and performance experience.