Aj Olson
About Aj Olson
Aj Olson is the Vice President of Product Management and Global Design at Cision, with a background in software engineering, product design, and startup leadership.
Current Title and Roles
Aj Olson serves as Vice President, Product Management & Vice President, Global Design at Cision. In these roles, Olson oversees product design and research for multiple products such as PR Newswire, Cision Communications Cloud, CisionOne, and Insights.
Career at PayPal
Aj Olson worked at PayPal as a Senior Software Engineer from 2011 to 2014 in San Jose, California, United States. Olson joined PayPal through the acquisition of Truvie Security, Inc. and contributed to the company's software engineering projects for three years.
Work Experience at Valassis
Aj Olson held key roles at Valassis, starting as Director, UX and Mobile from 2016 to 2017 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Olson then advanced to the position of Executive Director, Engineering from 2017 to 2021 in the Austin, Texas Area, overseeing various engineering initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Aj Olson studied Symbolic Systems at Stanford University. This educational background laid the foundation for a career that spans software engineering, product design, game design, and enterprise product management.
Entrepreneurial Ventures and Exits
Aj Olson co-founded Rockstarted, LLC, which was later acquired by Ohai, Inc. in 2008. Olson also played a pivotal role as a founding engineer at Truvie Security, Inc., which PayPal acquired in May 2011. These experiences underscore Olson's capability in founding startups that achieve successful exits.