VERILY
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Scaled software systems for 250 employees and 600K+ users. Cross-functional coordination for regulated healthcare products.
Verily focuses on precision health. I joined the Clinical Studies Platform team to manage the PRS (Product Requirement Specifications) system. I eventually earned my way into product ownership and helped ship features for 600K+ users across 19 teams while improving process efficiency.
"We originally hired her to take on work that our Product Managers found burdensome. Tifany quickly mastered these tasks and took on progressive responsibilities throughout our time together at Verily."
— Kara Kytle, Direct Manager
Most work was internal and confidential. Unable to share visually interesting artifacts.
Essentially, I learned how software is built in large organizations.
Learning Product Management
While at Verily, I began learning product management through structured programs and intensive preparation for competitive PM roles.
1. Writing Requirements for Engineering
At Verily, I wrote detailed requirements for engineering teams using specific, unambiguous language for features, acceptance criteria, and edge cases. This skill later translated directly to AI prompting.
Example User Story Format
User Story
As a study coordinator, I want to view scheduled participant visits in a calendar view so that I can manage my daily workload.
FR1: Calendar View
System shall display scheduled visits in a monthly calendar format
Acceptance Criteria:
- • ✓ Calendar displays current month by default
- • ✓ Each visit shows participant ID and visit type (e.g., "P001 - Baseline")
- • ✓ Multiple visits on same day are stacked vertically
FR2: Visit Filters
System shall allow filtering calendar by study and visit status
Acceptance Criteria:
- • ✓ Dropdown filters for study name (all studies shown by default)
- • ✓ Checkbox filters for visit status (Scheduled, Completed, Cancelled)
- • ✓ Calendar updates immediately when filters change
Generic clinical trial example - not actual Verily work
2. Google APM Final Rounds
Unexpectedly, I received an interview for Google's APM program. With only one month to prepare, I intensively studied product management fundamentals and reached final rounds.
I received feedback that I needed deeper user empathy, which drove me to pursue formal training: Google UX Design, Google Data Analytics, and Product Faculty's Advanced PM Certification.
3. Product Faculty Advanced PM Certification
Attended Product Faculty's Advanced PM Certification live in San Francisco, a program for senior PMs → directors.
Built a Tinder prototype as part of a group capstone project that an AI Product Leader (Meta, now Google) thought was designed by a UX professional. Learned Figma and user flow thinking.
Tinder group project - Product Faculty (click to view interactive prototype)
Product Faculty gave me my first exposure to The Mom Test, Blue Ocean strategy, and Lenny's Newsletter, which opened up a whole new world. They're constantly creating new and valuable content that I'm still learning from today, such as their AI Product Management Certification and AI Product Leadership Training.