Melissa Niu

Melissa Niu is a seasoned product management professional currently serving as the Director of Product Management at Cocoon, where leadership of a dynamic team focuses on advancing leave management solutions. With extensive experience in mentoring product managers and engineering leaders at Plato, Melissa has conducted over 75 mentoring sessions. Previous roles include Lead Product Manager at Whatnot, where the focus was on community marketplace growth, and various positions at Lyft, including Group Product Manager for Rentals, where regulatory compliance was a key area of contribution. At Glassdoor, responsibilities included managing user-generated content and implementing machine learning models to enhance salary insights. Earlier career experiences at Microsoft encompassed program management roles across Bing and Office 365. Melissa co-founded HuePick, a startup dedicated to allergen detection, and has served as a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University, instructing computer science courses. A Harvard University graduate with a B.A. in Computer Science, Melissa has a proven track record of leading product innovations and fostering team development.