Cooper Hollmaier
Product Manager | Growth • Platforms • eCommerce
I build platforms and growth capabilities that empower teams, enhance customer experiences, and deliver measurable business impact.
Career Arc
Foundation → Growth → Scaler → Leader
- Foundation: Marketing Coordinator, SEO Specialist, SEO Manager, SEO Program Manager — analytics, experimentation, growth mindset
- Builder: Product Manager, Accessibility — capability-building, platform-first thinking
- Scaler: Product Manager, Landing Pages — revenue impact, experimentation at scale
- Leader: Product Manager, Design Systems & Navigation — platform leadership, enterprise enablement, systems thinking
Impact at a Glance
- $11M+ incremental revenue through experimentation and growth optimization
- $500K+ annualized operational savings through building durable platforms
- Built REI's accessibility capability — 88% barrier reduction, 90% durable automated coverage
- Platform ownership impacting 34M+ customers annually across navigation, landing pages, and REI's digital design system
- Driving design system integration with DXP, unlocking self-service launches and future personalization
Recommendations
- "His product instincts and strategic thinking consistently deliver impressive results." — Peer
- "His ability to foster collaboration, maintain momentum, and bring people together in challenging environments makes him a steady and reliable force on the team" — Peer
- "He brings the kind of energy we need: he's biased toward action, decisive, a natural storyteller, realistic, and super supportive of everyone on the team." — Peer
Core Focus Areas
- Platform & Systems Product Leadership
- Growth & Experimentation at Scale
- Accessibility as a Product Capability
- Enterprise Enablement & Organizational Change
- Technical & Cross-Functional Leadership
Thought Leadership
- Post: Accessibility and SEO - The A11y Project
- Video: An Introduction to Accessibility and SEO - Moz
- Video: SEO and Accessibility: Content - Moz
- Video: SEO and Accessibility: Technical - Moz
- Post: Getting started with TalkBack on Android - The A11y Project
- Talk: Accessible Systems: Shipping Software that Enables by Default - CSUN
- Post: Automated Accessibility Testing: From Passive to Preventative - REI Co-op Engineering
- Post: Convincing a Business to Invest in Accessibility - Design Bootcamp
- Case Study: How REI’s systems thinking approach helps scale accessibility across teams