Richard Skelton

Richard Skelton, CSM, is an experienced professional with a diverse work history in product management and engineering roles. Richard currently works at MeridianLink as the Director of Product Management, a position they have held since April 2023. Prior to this, they were a Group Product Manager at the same company starting in January 2021.

Before joining MeridianLink, Richard worked at ADP as a Product Manager from May 2018 to January 2021.

Richard's career also includes a role as Vice President of Product Management at Participant Media in 2017, where they played a key role in defining product strategy and leading cross-functional teams.

From 2012 to 2017, Richard held various positions at Participant Media / TakePart, including Senior Director of Product Management, Director of Product Management, and Senior Product Manager. In these roles, they successfully led product initiatives, mentored teams, and achieved significant growth in user engagement and actions submitted.

Richard's earlier experiences include serving as the Director of Product Development at Sidebar from 2009 to 2012, where they led efforts in product vision and feature set definition, as well as external partner integration. Prior to that, they worked as the Sr. Manager of SQA Engineering at Sidebar from 2008 to 2009.

Richard's career began at Helio in 2005, where they served as the Manager of SQA Engineering until 2008. Prior to that, they worked as an SQA Engineer at Symantec from 2003 to 2005.

Overall, Richard Skelton has demonstrated a strong track record of leadership, strategic thinking, and successful product management throughout their career.

Richard Skelton, CSM, holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan, which they obtained between 1999 and 2001. Prior to that, they attended Boston University from 1994 to 1997, where they studied Computer Science. Before entering university, Richard completed their high school education at Cranbrook Schools between 1990 and 1994. In addition to their education history, they have also obtained the CSM certification from Scrum Alliance in September 2017. It is not mentioned when or where Richard obtained the PMC-I certification from Pragmatic Marketing.