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Chicago, Il, Us

Lisle, Il, Us

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

● Oversaw business capabilities of a global B2B application, evaluating and addressing capability gaps, and contributing to the development of new functionality and enhancements to facilitate seamless end-user adoption.● Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to transform product vision into detailed requirements, providing guidance to the team through key strategic initiatives and milestones.● Oversaw product operations team, achieving milestones, fulfilling… Show more ● Oversaw business capabilities of a global B2B application, evaluating and addressing capability gaps, and contributing to the development of new functionality and enhancements to facilitate seamless end-user adoption.● Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to transform product vision into detailed requirements, providing guidance to the team through key strategic initiatives and milestones.● Oversaw product operations team, achieving milestones, fulfilling contractual obligations, and meeting client expectations.● Collaborated closely with development teams and key stakeholders to convert market needs and business requirements into detailed product specifications, employing negotiation skills to prioritize future feature implementations.● Followed the software development lifecycle (SDLC) process to oversee development activities from inception to launch.● Lead newly built tiger team comprising software engineers, UX designers, and data scientists to implement various requirements based on customer value, pain points, and cost reduction initiatives.● Managed the Product Roadmap, populate team backlog, and created product epics, features, and user stories.● Guided development activities from initiation to execution by leading weekly replenishment/refinement sessions, sprint reviews, and stakeholder demos, ensuring optimal product team performance.● Conducted product training sessions and demonstrations for new/existing customers and internal stakeholders.● Met with retail, manufacturing, and airline industry customers to understand their business operations, pain points, and potential solutions that would drive product backlog. ● Reviewed test-driven development (TDD) cases and conduct functional testing before granting approval for production releases. Show less

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

● Oversaw team tasked with accessing our Enterprise Data Lake within the AWS Cloud and facilitating deployment of diverse AWS services for teams migrating their data from on-premises servers to cloud environment.● Implemented AWS Identify & Access Management (IAM) roles to enforce principle of least privileged access. ● Applied SAFe Agile principles to interpret epics, breaking them down into user stories for evaluation and estimation.● Managed team velocity and workload capacity… Show more ● Oversaw team tasked with accessing our Enterprise Data Lake within the AWS Cloud and facilitating deployment of diverse AWS services for teams migrating their data from on-premises servers to cloud environment.● Implemented AWS Identify & Access Management (IAM) roles to enforce principle of least privileged access. ● Applied SAFe Agile principles to interpret epics, breaking them down into user stories for evaluation and estimation.● Managed team velocity and workload capacity, ensuring peak performance by resources throughout each sprint.● Conducted system demos at conclusion of each sprint to multiple stakeholder groups, showcasing completed work and upcoming value added features and functionality.● Led daily standup meetings and facilitated weekly backlog grooming sessions to refine development priorities.● Instituted continuous customer feedback loop to enhance the product backlog and product maturity.● Managed team backlog in VersionOne, strategically selecting and overseeing tasks to ensure successful sprint completion.● Crafted and communicated product team vision and strategy to internal end users and stakeholders.● Defined both functional and non-functional requirements for operational software.● Coordinated continuous team-building activities aimed at cultivating collaboration and trust, fostering a positive working environment and culture. Show less

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

● Collaborated across various departments and projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, fostering coordination between Business and Systems teams.● Oversaw project team roadmap, SharePoint site, service team workgroup, and Outlook distribution lists for efficient project management.● Identified non-compliant business areas by reviewing project risks, issues, and dependencies.● Collaborated with the project planner and coordinator to execute tasks essential for completing… Show more ● Collaborated across various departments and projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, fostering coordination between Business and Systems teams.● Oversaw project team roadmap, SharePoint site, service team workgroup, and Outlook distribution lists for efficient project management.● Identified non-compliant business areas by reviewing project risks, issues, and dependencies.● Collaborated with the project planner and coordinator to execute tasks essential for completing internal audits.● Managed daily activities, including project schedule, reporting, and communication, ensuring compliance with internal auditing requirements for handling sensitive personal information. Show less