Pedraum Pardehpoosh Joins Automattic as VP of Product – WP Tavern
Final week, Automattic announced Pedraum Pardehpoosh as its new Vice President of Product. Although a brand new face within the WordPress enviornment, he brings intensive tech expertise from each startups and main companies like Walmart, Apple, and Airbnb.
Within the announcement, Automattic shared, “As VP of Product, Pedraum will oversee product excellence throughout Automattic, starting by immersing himself within the open supply WordPress ecosystem that drives innovation for 43% of the Web.”
I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of Automattic. My prime focus might be to grasp the WordPress ecosystem deeply, at first. After that, I hope to assist foster a tradition of product improvement, befitting an organization of Automattic’s stature. With a lot expertise and so many nice concepts that go together with that, I count on the highest challenges might be prioritization and focus.
– Pedraum Pardehpoosh
Automattic’s product portfolio contains WordPress.com, Woo, Jetpack, WordPress VIP, Simplenote, Longreads, The Atavist, WPScan, Akismet, Gravatar, Crowdsignal, Cloudup, Tumblr, Day One, Pocket Casts, Newspack, and Beeper.
Pedraum’s appointment comes throughout an thrilling time for Automattic as they migrate Tumblr to WordPress. The corporate is actively hiring for this migration and different roles, with open positions listed here.
