Highly accomplished business and product leader. Delivered growth and exceeded targets for over 20 years. Passionate about delivering great products, innovation, and value to customers. Successful experience in leading high-performance product management, product marketing, and sales/business development teams in 14 countries and multiple industries:• Extensive experience in leading product management and business development for high-growth organizations and working closely with partners to help them build great products and services for their customers. • Over 10 years of successful experience in software product management and marketing, including 7 years in automotive software (infotainment, ADAS, voice-controlled personal assistant). • Outstanding track record in strategic selling and account management, with a focus on building strong partnerships committed to delivering measurable business value to customers. • Extensive experience in leading cross-functional teams around the world that have delivered products and solutions in over 30 countries. • Excellent leadership and people management skills with a solid track record of growing teams globally. • Strong intercultural skills combined with a genuine interest in and respect for diversity. I have worked in 8 countries and managed employees located in 14 countries.Open to business and product leadership roles in Western Europe (including interim management and consultancy).I'm always looking to grow my personal and professional network. Feel free to connect via LinkedIn or contact me directly at ericsmontague@gmail.com.
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AdvisorVivoka Oct 2024 - PresentMetz, Grand Est, France▪ Defining their go-to-market strategy with a focus on logistics, field services, and medical sectors.▪ Advising on their product strategy to strengthen their value proposition for key verticals, optimizing their market positioning and accelerating growth in targeted sectors. -
Management ConsultantIndependent Consultant Jul 2023 - PresentBrussels Metropolitan Area▪ Consulted for over 20 clients including equity research firms and automotive companies.▪ Advised clients on strategy, organization, market analysis, and competitive positioning topics. -
Head Of Customer Solution ManagementTomtom Sep 2021 - Jun 2023Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands▪ Managed TomTom’s product proposition and roadmap towards >30 automotive customers.▪ Delivered winning solution proposals leading to a record booking year with €2.4 billion in backlog.▪ Directed, restructured, and grew a team of 18 Customer Solution Managers in 8 locations. -
Product Management Consultant, EuropeEnglishcentral, Inc. Mar 2020 - May 2021Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium▪ Led the launch of a B2C AI-powered language learning platform in France.▪ Directed a cross-functional team to localize the platform in less than 6 weeks.▪ Oversaw the product roadmap for the European market, prioritizing and aligning features.▪ Executed digital marketing campaigns delivering 40% growth in paid user base. -
Head Of Product Strategy, Product Management, Product MarketingCerence Inc. Oct 2019 - Dec 2019BrusselsHead of strategy, product management and product marketing for Cerence (Nuance Communications Automotive division spin-off). -
Head Of Product Strategy, Product Management, Product MarketingNuance Communications Oct 2014 - Sep 2019Brussels▪ Directed a team of 18 product managers managing over 12 products lines and 100 products.▪ Managed the lifecycle and roadmap for software solutions deployed in over 45% of cars globally.▪ Ran product marketing activities, enabling sales to grow/meet targets each year (>$300m).▪ Led customer innovation workshops to ensure roadmap alignment with market needs.▪ Defined strategic priorities and negotiated resource allocations to maximize ROI.▪ Implemented a product dashboard, establishing clear objectives (OKRs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor, analyze, and drive product performance and team accountability. -
Regional Sales Director, ApacNuance Communications Oct 2006 - Sep 2014Hong Kong▪ Responsible for sales of software solutions for automotive and mobile applications.▪ Exceeded sales targets each year by 100%-150% with a sales target > $100m+/year.▪ Hired and led a high-performing sales team in Japan, Korea, and China.▪ Secured 20+ design wins including Samsung, LG, SKT, Hyundai, and HTC. -
Sales Director, Handset Solutions, GlobalNuance Communications Jan 2005 - Sep 2006Amsterdam▪ Head of sales for ASR/TTS software solutions for mobile phones to key accounts (Nokia, LG, Motorola). ▪ Negotiated a complex patent license with a large Korean mobile phone manufacturer. ▪ Achieved over 100% of sales target in 2005. -
Sales Director, Global AccountsNuance Communications Aug 2003 - Dec 2004Amsterdam▪ Responsible for strategic accounts (Nokia, LG) for automotive, mobile, and enterprise solutions.▪ Won a complex multimillion-dollar patent license with a large mobile phone manufacturer.▪ Exceeded sales targets by 100%-120% each year with many wins in new customer segments. -
Director, Business DevelopmentSpeechworks Apr 2001 - Aug 2003AmsterdamResponsible for sales to strategic & global accounts. Sold & negotiated $1.8m professional services engagement (company's largest) with a global financial services corporation. Achieved over 120% of sales target each year.Nuance (formerly ScanSoft) acquired SpeechWorks in 2003. -
General Manager, EmeaSpeechworks Jul 1999 - Apr 2001LondonBuilt the European sales & marketing team (UK, France and Germany) for a start-up providing speech recognition solutions. Signed our first enterprise customers and achieved 150% of sales target, and 200% of revenue target.
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Director, Business DevelopmentSpeechworks Jun 1998 - Jul 1999SingaporeLed international market expansion for a start-up providing speech recognition solutions. Set up the first operation outside of the US in Singapore. Negotiated joint research agreement with the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Signed first two commercial customers in Hong Kong and Singapore. -
Director, Business Development, ApacVicorp 1996 - 1998SingaporeHead of business development to fixed and mobile operators in APAC, with many first regional deployments: first pre-paid mobile service at Optus (Australia), first mobile VPN service at KMT (Korea) and first pre-paid internet service at NTT (Japan). Increased sales by over 180% which resulted in the APAC operations becoming profitable. -
Product ManagerVicorp 1989 - 1996Utrecht, Dusseldorf, Barcelona, BostonProduct manager for call centre and intelligent networking solutions for fixed and mobile operators.
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