Available for new opportunities

Product & program leadership that moves the needle.

I'm Justin Guardiani — a Product/Project Manager who turns ambiguity into outcomes.

Selected work

Project Highlights

Brand

Old Republic Rebrand

Updating a 100-year-old company's brand to reach the next generation.

Launched May 2026

Digital

Fly2Pie Launch

Helping the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Airport, update their brand and products as they start on a massive 5-year growth plan.

3.5 M Passengers in 2025

UXUI

Universal's GDS

Creating alignment across all Universal Park properties in one GDS

Launched 2024

Project Management

Project Management Capabilities

End-to-end delivery leadership that keeps complex, multi-disciplinary programs on scope, on time, and on budget.

SDLC & Stage-Gate Governance

Managed 15+ enterprise initiatives through gated SDLC cycles, optimizing Atlassian workflows and maintaining audit-ready alignment.

Agile / Scrum Execution

Prioritized backlogs, authored epics/user stories, and tracked sprint velocity to improve team throughput by 15%.

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Mobilized 10+ person teams across creative, UX/UI, engineering, and vendors for unified, high-visibility launches.

Risk, RAID & RACI Management

Proactive risk logs, escalation playbooks, and RACI matrices that mitigate silos and keep critical paths clear.

Budget & Resource Planning

Oversaw resource allocation and project budgets, reducing lifecycle costs by 20-25% while preserving quality.

Executive Reporting

Translated cross-project dependencies into clear, actionable C-suite status reports and delivery dashboards.

Product Management

Product Manager Capabilities

Strategy-to-ship ownership for digital products, platforms, and experiences that customers and businesses value.

Product Vision & Strategy

Owned end-to-end roadmaps for interactive park maps and geo-wayfinding products serving 106M+ annual visitors.

Go-to-Market & Launch

Led full-funnel product launches across digital, eCommerce, and brand touchpoints, from concept to post-launch optimization.

UX/UI & Digital Product Delivery

Directed UX/UI design tracks and translated visual requirements into functional specifications and prioritized stories.

Requirements & User Stories

Defined detailed functional specifications, acceptance criteria, and technical stories for engineering and QA execution.

Design System Implementation

Delivered a global design system (GDS) spanning multiple regions and properties, creating consistency at scale.

Performance Tracking & Analytics

Tracked KPIs, velocity, and product metrics to inform iterative improvements and stakeholder reporting.