Digital Product · CX · AI/ML Strategy15+ Years

Product leadership for the AI era, bringing clarity to product teams.

I lead digital product, customer experience, and AI/ML strategy for global brands — Under Armour, Taco Bell, Experian — turning customer problems and growth goals into funded strategies, delivered by accountable product teams.

NowHead of Digital Product, CX — Southern California Edison
RecognitionU.S. Patent #10,896,472 · AI/ML
Based inIrvine, California
Omar Salam
Omar Salam
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By the numbers

Selected impact
AI value
$40M+
Annualized value delivered from a 40+ use-case enterprise AI portfolio
Revenue built
$1B+
Digital sales channel created 0→1 at Taco Bell
Market share
70%
Captured within 12 months of launch
Growth
3×
From AI recommendation engines
Ecosystem
$5B+
Omnichannel scale across web, mobile, kiosk & AR/VR and 1,400+ retail locations
Teams led
12+
Global product squads across 3 regions
02

Selected work

Case studies
Personalization & recommendation system
Under Armour · Capital GroupAI · Personalization

From search to guidancepersonalization people trusted.

Across Under Armour and Capital Group, I led personalization and recommendation systems that replaced search-first discovery with intent-driven guidance. Pairing data science with transparency and user control, I proved the lift in a controlled rollout before scaling — so adoption was earned, not forced.

Content engagement
+11%
AUM contribution
+40%
Session duration
Product operating model prioritization
Capital GroupOperating model

A decision system that protects focus — and ships 20% faster.

As AVP of Digital Product, I rebuilt a global product operating model — measurable OKRs, clear decision rights, and monthly outcome reviews — for 50+ people across NA, EMEA, and APAC. The result: a culture that stopped low-impact work early and held itself to outcomes, not output.

20%
Faster time-to-market
12%
Capacity reclaimed
+8
NPS points
Patented ML identity & risk system
ExperianPatent · Innovation team

A patented ML system for identity & risk.

As part of Experian's innovation team, I helped take an ML-based identity-verification system from problem identification through validation — partnering with data science and data engineering to map the signals we had and model how machine learning could surface risk. The work was granted a U.S. patent and opened new verticals for the business.

Granted
U.S. Patent 10,896,472
ML
Identity & risk detection
0→1
Problem to validation
03

Career

Experience
01
2025 — Now
Southern California Edison
Head of Digital Product, Customer Experience
Rosemead, CA
02
2023 — 25
Salam, LLC
Strategic Advisor & Fractional CPO
Irvine, CA
03
2022 — 23
Under Armour
Global Director — Digital Product, Innovation & Emerging Tech
Baltimore · Remote
04
2019 — 22
Capital Group
AVP, Digital Product
Los Angeles, CA
05
2018 — 19
Taco Bell
Principal Product Manager, Digital E-Commerce
Irvine, CA
06
2015 — 18
Experian
Senior Product Manager
Orange County, CA
04

How I work

Capabilities
01

Product Strategy & Portfolio

Product vision, multi-year roadmaps, portfolio prioritization, business cases, capital allocation.

02

Digital Growth & CX

Omnichannel commerce, self-service, personalization, conversion optimization, journey modernization.

03

AI/ML & Emerging Tech

Agentic AI strategy, LLM/RAG apps, recommendation engines, conversational AI, AI product strategy.

04

Operating Model & Teams

Operating models, OKRs, product ops, governance, org design, PM coaching, global squad alignment.

05

Executive Partnership

Board & CEO presentations, cross-functional alignment, investment planning, P&L performance.

06

0 → 1 & Scale

Standing up new businesses and platforms, then scaling them into durable, fundable growth engines.

05

Speaking & teaching

In the community
Instructor

The Product School

Teaching the next generation of PMs — strategy, discovery, and building with AI.

Mentor

The Rahma Center — Young Professionals

Youth advisor and mentor in Foothill Ranch, CA, supporting emerging talent.

Writing

Notes on product & AI

Essays on operating models, fundable strategy, and applied AI/ML.

Talks

Available for speaking

Product transformation, AI strategy, and turning growth goals into outcomes.

06

Recognition

Patent & education
U.S. Patent · Granted
#10,896,472

Security and Identity Verification & Architecture

An identity & verification architecture built with Experian's innovation team — an industry-first risk-detection system that solved tax fraud where no solution existed, and expanded the business into new verticals.

Specialization in AI Product Management

2024

Duke University — Certification

B.A., International Business

2006

Florida International University

Product Instructor

The Product School

Youth Advisor & Mentor

The Rahma Center Young Professionals

A leader who values clarity over noise — and outcomes over output.

I bring focus to product teams: accountable operating models, strategies that get funded, and ambitious growth goals turned into measurable outcomes across revenue, adoption, conversion, and experience.

My work spans a $5B+ omnichannel ecosystem, billion-dollar launches, and global squads across North America, EMEA, and APAC. I'm as comfortable presenting to a board as I am coaching a first-time PM — and I believe the best AI products are the ones that feel effortless.

Based in Irvine, California. Open to executive leadership roles, advisory work, and good conversations with fellow product people.

Get in touch

Let's build something
with clarity.