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Senior Product Manager for the Restaurant Point of SaleInteract with key client stakeholders to gather requirements and present proposed solutions.Document business requirements from clients pertaining to POS operations and reporting.Partner with clients to help refine requirements into general market product features.Create and present design materials, competitive comparisons, and develop strategy for solution readiness to the client.Break down client requirements into clear roadmaps and deliverables while maintaining a product backlog according to business value or ROI.Lead regular grooming and planning exercises.Partner with other internal solutions architects and product managers to ensure cross-functional features aren’t client-specific.Manage collaboration and communication between multiple technical and product teams, to ensure all internal and external stakeholders share the same clear vision.Contribute to product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities for multiple clients across SpotOn's key verticals.Translate operational, technical, financial, and business requirements into a simple product solution.Partner with designers to incorporate User Experience as a key element of all product solutions.

First product hire at fast growth startup that has raised over 4 million dollars in funding. Hired to lead strategy and innovation for new food and beverage product that is a vital part for the growth and trajectory of the business. Took on product management responsibilities for existing legacy product as well.• Consistently connect with and talk to both existing and would-be customers about their pain points, needs, and product feedback.• Keep an eye on market leaders in our space and advise the company on implications and opportunities for our product.• Collaborate with executive leadership on strategic product direction and planning.• Wireframe new features in low-fidelity through a tool like Balsamiq, Adobe XD, etc.• Work with our UI/UX designer to refine ideas and mockups and finalize high-fidelity design.• Create project plans, facilitate backlog refinement sessions with the dev team, and continually create individual Jira issues with well-defined acceptance criteria.• Constantly make trade off decisions about cutting scope and shipping.• Write release notes in our public facing help center and make sure the Sales and Operations teams stay up on what’s going on in the product.• Be responsible for execution all the way to launch - stay close with the dev team to help make trade-off decisions, continually provide guidance, and always be the voice of the customer.• Analyze engagement metrics through Google Analytics or another product analytics platform to accurately gauge the success of the product and its features.• Have Implemented software offering into numerous resorts and restaurants. • Support liaison with customers after implementation.

Responsible for guiding products through the full execution cycle, focusing mainly on the mobile application redesign for iOS and Android. Leading the mobile product teams to help drive customer engagement, increase revenue, and boost overall product health. www.WynnLasVegas.com• Direct the road-map creation process for the product management team.• Define product success metrics and analyze product performance while making changes/recommendations as needed.• Implement and drive a customer obsession philosophy within the product management team. • Apply knowledge of web and mobile OS (Android, iOS) and SDKs to drive the requirements and shape the device experience for the resort guest. • Collaborate with and guide cross-functional teams to develop features that improve user experience, increase revenue, enhance customer satisfaction, and deliver results across the organization.• Work closely and lead day-to-day activity of both internal and third-party vendor teams.• Define requirements via stakeholder interviews, business drivers, and competitive analysis.• Develop product documentation including specifications, wireframes, site maps, process flows, and business requirements.• Track and gather approved assets from multiple sources and deliver to project leads.• Facilitate communication across all project phases and proactively alert senior management of changes to scope, timelines, resources, and vendor management issues.• Ensure proper integration and scalability of shared systems, products, and tools

Leading Mobile Product teams on iOS and Android for millions of SiriusXM subscribers. Responsible for service roadmap across all mobile streaming platforms. Utilizing Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, Hipchat) to manage internal and external Agile development teams across multiple geographies.• Collaborate with internal teams/stakeholders and external vendors to support the development, testing, and launch of Internet radio apps for mobile devices.• Developing product requirements, including user stories, functional requirements, and communicating those requirements to executives and internal teams, including engineering.• Drafting user interfaces (e.g., via wireframes) and collaborate with designers on the optimal end-to-end user experience.• Managing the entire lifecycle of products, from ideation to launch to ongoing operation.• Monitoring and evaluating competitive products and services, as well consumer trends, that are relevantto SiriusXM’s Internet radio products and business.• Developing and maintaining marketing materials and release notes for third party app stores and SiriusXM.• Coordinating with various groups, including interactive marketing and programming teams, to craft integrated marketing plans that support the introduction and positioning of new products, services and features.

I work closely with General Manager and rest of Product Team to define, drive, and maintain Product Strategies & Road maps that are aligned with Market and Corporate Strategies for the Youth and Education division at Active.comResponsibilities include:Serving as Product Owner by working closely with Agile Scrum teams to provide business leadership.Managing the product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities. Own product management deliverables such as, business cases, marketing requirements, product back log, pricing, sales tools.Conducting research and analyzing data on product positioning, pricing and revenue, competitor products and services, and market trends to identify and recommend product enhancement and development opportunities.Coordinating product launch and marketing plan activities and providing post launch sales support.Creating, maintaining and sharing the Product Road Map and go-to market plans with key business stakeholders on a regular basisCollaborating with product development teams and design teams on release and enhancement schedules.

SmartCart is an innovative full service concierge smartphone application specializing in food & beverage ordering for Golf Clubs, Country Clubs and Resorts. The app is loaded with every feature a customer, social member, or golfer could ever need. www.smartcartapp.comOur mission is to increase revenue, lower overhead, and giving facilities a platform to provide the highest level of customer service available.Responsibilities: Took concept of being able to order food and beverage anywhere on a golf course or resort through a smartphone application and turned it into a functioning product in the market place in one year span.Raised $1.2 Million dollars in VC funding. Hired and supervised development team of 8 people. Ran daily stand-ups and scrums.Responsible for full product roadmap and release schedules.Established thought leaders roundtable with premier customers.Engaged with customers to understand and prioritize requirements in accordance with company and product strategyTranslated customer and market requirements into functional specifications; worked with engineering and QA to ensure successful development.Developed product positioning, KPI's, and demonstrations for the marketing and sales teams.Supported the professional services and customer support teams in ensuring successful implementation of the product.Achievements:Implemented software into two major point of sale companies. Partnered with three golf course management companies for implementation into their various properties.Best New Product 2011 PGA Show.AT&T Open Call Finalist 2011.One of Best New Products in Golf in 2011 from Golf Digest.