Dave Suzuki
About Dave Suzuki
Dave Suzuki is a Principal Product Manager at Hiya Inc. and Co-Founder at Tech2Live, with over 20 years of experience in the technology sector.
Current Roles
Dave Suzuki is currently the Principal Product Manager at Hiya Inc. since 2022, and he also co-founded Tech2Live in 2021. At Tech2Live, he handles product, design, and operations. Both roles are based in Seattle, Washington, where he works in a hybrid model.
Previous Experience
Dave Suzuki has a robust background in managing products at various high-profile companies. He served as the Principal Product Manager at Twilio from 2021 to 2022 in Seattle. Previously, he worked at Axon as Senior Product Manager for Real Time Operations from 2018 to 2021. From 2015 to 2018, he was a Senior Product Manager for New Enterprise Storage at Quantum in Greater Seattle Area. Before Quantum, he held significant roles at Microsoft from 2007 to 2015, including Senior Program Manager in the Operating Systems Group and Senior Product Manager for Real-Time Communication/Notification and OneDrive. In his earlier career days, he was a Marketing Manager and Product Manager at Sony Corporation in Tokyo, Japan, from 1995 to 2005.
Educational Background
Dave Suzuki pursued his MBA in Technology Management from MIT Sloan School of Management between 2005 and 2007. Prior to that, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Waseda University from 1991 to 1995.
Product Management Expertise
With over 20 years of experience in the technology sector, Dave Suzuki specializes in innovative product development. He has a proven track record of owning executive-level product strategies and leading global cross-functional teams. He aligns product roadmaps with business goals and excels at generating insights, requirements, and user research to guide new product initiatives. Furthermore, Dave consistently acts as a customer evangelist, ensuring products evolve to meet user needs.