As a product leader focused on automation, data and front-end development, I am committed to delivering user-centric and technically sound software solutions designed for scalability.
My approach is rooted in leveraging data to craft optimized user experiences that delight and engage.
I prioritize taking measured risks, embracing continuous learning, and facing challenges head-on, while guiding product teams towards achieving exceptional outcomes.
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Professional Summary
- 8+ years of professional experience as a Software Product Manager with proven experience maintaining product lifecycle of multiple software products: mobile application (iOS & Android), web application, an internal content management system. The maintenance of these products includes several API integration dependencies and management of product operations.
- Maintaining executive presence, building multi-year roadmaps rooted in product vision and growth opportunities to ensure execution of business-critical initiatives. Based on product analytics, feedback from product operations and the company’s mission-critical priorities, putting forth recommendations and collaborating closely with leadership on strategic planning.
- Successfully launched a new in-house mobile application, overhauled a legacy content management system, lead the product localization deliverables for global partners and launched a revamped desktop to web application. These major launches included re-architecture, re-factoring, code clean-up, and UX modernization. The success of each launch is a result of proven stakeholder management, agile product management, UX design, and technical collaboration across multiple software engineer teams.
- Managing a team as a people leader, maintaining high visibility across all roadmap execution, and delegating key activities such as functional requirement gathering, documentation, gap analysis, user journeys, prioritization, development resource allocation and more.
- Through direct people-management, career focus continues to be on leadership, coaching, motivation, and win-as-a-team mentality.
Skills
Tools: Jira, Monday.com, Jira Product Discovery, Figma, Microsoft Office Suite, ServiceNow, LucidChart
Languages: MySQL, JavaScript, JSON, HTML/CSS, API Integrations
Skills: Agile Product Management, Hypothesis Testing & Validation, Customer Interviews, Personas, Road-mapping, Journey Maps, Data Analysis, Market Research, Design & UX Principles, User Acceptance Testing, Product Lifecycle Planning, Product Launch Planning & Execution
Experience
Senior Product Manager | Gartner, Inc
April 2021 – Present
Defining and communicating the product vision, strategy, and goals to executive leadership while managing a team on execution and delivery. Adept at cultivating executive presence and stakeholder management while driving strategic improvements for enhanced product performance and usability.
- Championing executive-level communication and collaboration, ensuring alignment of product goals with overall business objectives.
- Spearheading key strategic initiatives, such as personalization/recommendations, localization, platform parity, product analytics, native experiences, product analytics, API integrations and more, resulting in improved product functionality and user experience.
- Maintaining multi-year roadmap planning and execution by leading a team of Business Analysts on feature gap analysis and documentation of business processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and streamlined solutions.
- Executing change management processes, identifying risks, and assisting with communication regarding change initiatives.
- Managing projects utilizing tools like Jira, Jira Product Discovery, ServiceNow, Smartsheet to ensure seamless project execution. Maintaining project schedules, allocated resources, and tracking progress using Agile methodologies.
- Optimizing product operations by automating workflows, creating best practices, and standardizing functional documentation for seamless prioritization and trade-off discussions on resource allocation.
Product Manager | Gartner, Inc
July 2019 – April 2021
A strong commitment to product stability and improvements by spearheading overhauls and reliability initiatives that ensure operational efficiencies, increase product performance and usability.
- Managed a team of Business Analysts focused on product excellence and operational optimization in relation to reliability and improvements.
- Conducted daily stand-ups and weekly status update meetings to discuss project progress and priorities. Maintained the project release timeline and release roadmap.
- Collaborated with stakeholder’s and diverse teams to gather, analyze, and manage functional requirement documents, business requirement documents, and use cases as well as prioritize and implement enhancements.
- Used agile software development tools such as Jira to create and track new application bugs by collaborating with QA teams on Functional, Integration, Regression, and UAT on test scripts.
- Conducted comprehensive business analysis by gathering and analyzing requirements from stakeholders and facilitating workshops.
- Developed and documented business process workflows, use cases and requirements to support software development and system implementation.
Product Manager | Reed Exhibitions, Inc
May 2017 – July 2019
Results driven product management focused on sponsorship & digital media with proven track record of successfully launching innovative sales products, exceeding revenue goals, and collaborating with sales teams to develop and execute effective strategies.
- Successfully managed multi-million-dollar annual revenue goals and effectively oversaw sales pipeline management.
- Consistently generated, ideated, and launched a diverse range of media products on an ongoing basis.
- Coordinated campaign performance reports and utilized metrics to derive actionable insights.
- Spearheaded creative development, meticulously managed campaign timelines, and ensured flawless execution.
- Maintained up-to-date online media kits, crafted persuasive copy for sales materials, and delivered impactful sales training while focusing on execution of revenue-generating strategies.
Project Manager | Reed Exhibitions
January 2015 – May 2017
Strategically led the planning, development, and operation of digital event platforms for multiple large-scale tradeshows. Ensured projects’ success by providing strategic and operational direction to cross-functional teams. Skillfully crafted and conveyed comprehensive project progress reports to both internal and external stakeholders, facilitating informed decision-making processes.
- Proficiently managed project timelines for eight (8) events within a single calendar year, showcasing strong multitasking skills and a strategic approach to prioritization.
- Optimized revenue streams by analyzing customer journeys and recommending strategies for improvement.
- Monitored budgets for multiple projects, handling $2.8M in total spend while ensuring profitability.
- Conducted on-site staffing and training, creating comprehensive training materials while staying within budget.
- Collaborated cross-functionality to drive innovation, identify new opportunities and enhance the end-user experience.
Education
- University of Connecticut, Stamford CT, May 2020 – M.B.A, Marketing & International Business
- New York University, Manhattan, NY, May 2015 – Certificate in Management Strategies
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, May 2013 – Bachelor of Science in Business, Finance & International Business
Just for fun
I am big on travel, I love discovering new cities and getting immersed in different cultures. I consider the best days the seemingly simple ones when surrounded by family and friends. I enjoy expressing my creative side through street and travel photography. I also enjoy learning more in areas of web design and brand strategy. I am currently studying Spanish with the goal of reaching fluency.
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