Christopher Ochoa

Critic
DISC Type : C

Product Manager | Adobe.com at Adobe

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Christopher is a Product Manager at Adobe with over seven years of experience managing the full product lifecycle at top tech companies including Apple, Google, and Cisco. He specializes in UX strategy and 0-to-1 product development, holding a B. S. from San José State University and data science certifications.

As a long-time Bay Area resident for both his education and career, he likely follows local sports teams. His work is driven by a deep sense of empathy for the user, focusing on discovering and solving pain points that others often overlook.

Unique fact: Christopher defines his unique value by his ability to listen closely to users, map their journeys, and turn those insights into impactful solutions.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Negotiator

Information Seeker

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.  They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Topics They Care About

Empathy-Led Development
He states that what sets him apart is how deeply he empathizes with users, listening closely to spot pain points and turn insights into impactful solutions.
Full Product Lifecycle
His experience spans the entire product journey, from initial discovery and user research to UX design, engineering collaboration, and final delivery of features and applications.
0-to-1 Product Building
He highlights experience taking concepts from scratch to full development, exemplified by a project at Apple that led to a 400%+ improvement in user satisfaction.

Media Appearances

Christopher has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Product Manager | Adobe.com at Adobe
1-2024 - 1-2025
Product Manager – UX Strategy & Software Delivery at Apple
7-2023 - 12-2023
Product Manager / Product Owner – Feature Development at Google
1-2019 - 12-2022
Product Manager / Product Owner – UX Strategy & Software Delivery at Cisco
2-2014 - 12-2018
Technical Program Manager – Product Delivery & Portfolio Strategy at Cisco

Education

2008 - 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from San José State University

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Insights For Selling To Christopher

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christopher is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christopher

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christopher move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Christopher take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Christopher

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