Amanda Zhu

Information Systems & HCI @ Carnegie Mellon University

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

About

Recent Carnegie Mellon graduate with a B.S. in Information Systems and Human-Computer Interaction. Product management experience across media, AI, and consumer technology. Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with strategy, design, and engineering teams to translate ambiguous problems into data-driven product solutions through market and competitive analysis, feature prioritization, experimentation and A/B testing, performance metrics, and end-to-end product development.

Experience

  • Product Management Intern at Blue Street Data
    Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr

    Data Providers Developed a new Data Provider Accreditation Program by defining a standardized framework to evaluate data quality and approve providers, shaped the end-to-end onboarding experience in partnership with engineering and operations, and outlined requirements for a Data Provider Engagement Manager aligned with existing buyer workflows to ensure a consistent user experience.

  • Product Management Intern at Paramount
    Jun 2025 - Oct 2025 · 5 mos

    Ad Experiences & User Lifecycle Management, Pluto TV Drove data-informed product and growth decisions by building an automated pipeline to triage 100+ viewer ad complaints 10x faster, developed A/B test insights across 3M users to refine content access and selection experiences, designed in-app messaging strategies to expand CTV reach 5x, and identified roadmap opportunities through competitive analysis of 9 major streaming platforms.

  • Product Management Intern at Devz AI Technologies Inc
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    AI Products & Platform Owned the end-to-end development of an AI-powered personalization tool by identifying high-value market opportunities, defining and prioritizing product requirements, and partnering with engineering and UX to ship an MVP transforming Google Analytics data into UI insights.

  • UX Researcher at Carnegie Mellon University Software and Societal Systems Department
    Sep 2023 - Dec 2023 · 4 mos

    Design for Neurodiversity, VariAbility Lab Conducted qualitative and behavioral research on neurodivergent web users to uncover accessibility and navigation pain points, delivering UX recommendations that reduced navigation errors by 40%.

  • Product Management Intern at Vendora
    Jul 2023 - Aug 2023 · 2 mos

    YC W23 Led data-driven UI optimization efforts that increased eCommerce sales by up to 90%, partnered cross-functionally to build core platform capabilities including APIs, loyalty, and POS software, and designed web and mobile mockups aligned with competitive insights.