Full Name
Ryan Manning
Job Title
Chief Product Officer
Company
BMC Helix
Speaker Bio
Ryan serves as Chief Product Officer at BMC Helix. In this role, he leads AI Service Management, Agentic AIOps, and No-/Low-Code Platform teams across Product Management, R&D, UX, and Product Marketing. He is focused on turning AI from theory into action—using it to handle the tedious, mundane work so teams can focus on the work that matters most.
He brings a wealth of experience spanning startups, high-growth ventures, and Fortune 100 companies, boasting a proven track record of incubating, scaling, and revitalizing B2B software products.
Before BMC, Ryan was VP of Product at Coupa, leading their Source-to-Contract P&L as well as its AI/ML and GenAI strategy. He also managed FP&A and Investor Relations at ServiceNow, helping take it public before transitioning to Product to create the IT Business Management unit.
Ryan also co-founded FreeAgent, a CRM company, raising $25M+ and earning Gartner recognition as “Most User-Recommended CRM.” Ryan began his career in corporate finance at Dell. He currently serves on the board of San Diego State University Computer Science program.
Ryan is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids and fitting in a round of golf every now and then. Despite the consistent post-season heartbreak, he’s also a diehard San Francisco 49ers fan.
He brings a wealth of experience spanning startups, high-growth ventures, and Fortune 100 companies, boasting a proven track record of incubating, scaling, and revitalizing B2B software products.
Before BMC, Ryan was VP of Product at Coupa, leading their Source-to-Contract P&L as well as its AI/ML and GenAI strategy. He also managed FP&A and Investor Relations at ServiceNow, helping take it public before transitioning to Product to create the IT Business Management unit.
Ryan also co-founded FreeAgent, a CRM company, raising $25M+ and earning Gartner recognition as “Most User-Recommended CRM.” Ryan began his career in corporate finance at Dell. He currently serves on the board of San Diego State University Computer Science program.
Ryan is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids and fitting in a round of golf every now and then. Despite the consistent post-season heartbreak, he’s also a diehard San Francisco 49ers fan.
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