Alex Williams Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Doylestown, Pa, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

As a Senior Product Manager at Beckett Collectibles, I own and manage the Online Submission Center, which is a critical component of how we run our business. From establishing the product strategy to creating the product roadmap, I collaborate with leaders from across the business to ensure that our products are aligned to our corporate objectives. I synthesize all the feedback from end users and leadership to articulate the value proposition. Furthermore, I identify opportunities to improve our product development lifecycle and development process. Some key achievements in this role include: • Generated $13M in revenues within 10 months with 2x increase in conversion by overhauling product strategy to deliver user-centric products, such as the Online Submission Center for card and VHS grading.• Optimized user experience and enhanced overall product quality by driving user research and usability testing to derive key insights and incorporate into key strategic and product decisions.• Improved overall product capabilities and functionalities by leading change to agile software development, allowing development teams to ship product features on increased cadence and respond to evolving trends.

Irving, Texas, Us

I joined Caris Life Sciences as the first Product Manager on a team that operated similarly to a startup within a larger organization. We were tasked with showing the value of modern product development practices while getting buy-in from legacy development teams, which ultimately led to all software development in the company falling under our team. - Led agile teams tasked with building consumer-focused iOS application, full rewrite of company’s corporate website, and new API services to facilitate communication between external apps and internal data- Worked closely with cross-functional leadership to drive adoption of agile processes throughout organization, while also driving organizational change toward cloud native infrastructure to support push toward consumer software- Established go-to-market strategies for newly developed consumer-focused software products- Owned product roadmaps and collaborated with product team to ensure consistency across B2C product suite

Teaneck, New Jersey, Us

Leading as a Product Manager at Cognizant, I supported numerous Fortune 500 clients in the airline, logistics, and telecoms sector on the deliver of internal and external products. I hosted client workshops with executive leadership to develop a key understanding of corporate strategy and objectives of the business. Leveraging the discussion from these sessions, I established product roadmaps and led client product teams, from conceptualization through to go-live, on a number of transformative products. Some of the key products and achievements I reached in the role include: • Enhanced client offerings by ideating, scoping, and launching self-service platform for business clients to initiate and manage TV ad campaigns.• Modernized internal project initiation processes by planning and implementing new internal resource allocation management software.• Upskilled junior product managers as part of internal career and skill development

Plano, Texas, Us

At Blue Star Sports, I was responsible for our web, iOS and Android team management solutions. While at BSS, my accomplishments included: - Launched a platform-wide UI update on a B2B web platform- Implemented our internal payment solution into the same platform- Delivered full app rebrands on both B2C iOS and Android platforms- Led teams tasked with delivering fully redesigned and rewritten B2C iOS and Android apps- Managed technical debt while delivering feature enhancements and general usability improvementsAdditionally, my day-to-day responsibilities included: - Managed a quarterly roadmap across multiple products and platforms- Communicated regularly with stakeholders in various departments of the business- Led support and sales training sessions for new product releases and updates- Worked with the product management team on integrations between product suites- Worked closely with development team leads to allocate resources- Worked closely with the customer support team to triage support cases and drive clear communication to customers

Los Angeles, California, Us

While at OWNZONES, I launched my career in Product Management by leading development teams tasked with the development of client subscription websites and the implementation of an application that allows OWNZONES to be viewed on a number of popular platforms including Roku, AppleTV, XBOX and more.

Los Angeles, California, Us

I managed day-to-day operations of ownzones.com, including updating homepage content, writing content for new channels, editing existing existing pages and more while monitoring site traffic and trends.

- Edit reporter stories for accuracy, grammar, spelling, organization and style- Write original content based on show audio as well as interviews and press conferences- Plan and adjust content placement on website based on relevance, timeliness and popularity- Monitor news sources for breaking news and aggregate content when appropriate- Track and adjust websites based on web analytics using Omniture and other resources

Phoenix, Az, Us

I developed B2C and B2B proposals along with rebranded and specialized documents using Adobe InDesign. I also researched and wrote B2C and B2B blog posts, and leveraged tools like comScore, WhatRunsWhere, Forrester and eMarketer to research topics and provide data upon request.

Us

I led a redesign of DailyWildcat.com — a 2013 Associated College Press Online Pacemaker Finalist — using Adobe InDesign and writing limited HTML and CSS and worked toward creating a web-first culture at the newspaper, which included drafting a social media policy and developing a web-first production schedule. I oversaw a team of four online editors who were responsible for the day-to-day operations of the news, sports, arts and perspectives sections. In addition to my managerial duties, I worked with outside developers to create a Daily Wildcat iPad application and an Arizona Basketball iPhone app. Under my direction, DailyWildcat.com saw dramatic increases in unique visitors, total page views, visit duration and bounce rate, while also seeing an increase in traffic originating from organic searches and social media.