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Manhattan, New York, Us

Hayward, California, Us

Hayward, California, Us

London, Uk, Gb

Provide strategic leadership and mentorship in the design and development of products within Azure and Google Cloud environments. Drawing from my extensive background to direct the day-to-day performance and delivery of product management activities overseeing six product managers ensuring alignment with established objectives. Liaise cross-functionally to identify and translate product needs into requirements. Develop product roadmaps and strategies. Manage prioritization and the Agile product development process. Analyze critical data to drive product development. Partner with UI/UX designers to facilitate positive user experiences. Conduct in depth product and market research to establish competitive advantage. Execute B2B and B2B2C engagement. Accountable for the administration of business solutions, algorithms, and use cases development. My contributions to Gimmonix have been: Restructuring of the development lifecycle to be more efficient.Instrumental in the growth of three junior product managers through effective mentoring and development.

Petah Tikva, Il

I leveraged an opportunity to oversee the development and implementation of product strategies focusing on B2B, B2C, and B2B2C product movement. Performed comprehensive market research to identify opportunities to optimize cloud computing and validation across the product portfolio. Built strategic partnerships with key market constituents to drive product strategy and roadmap development. Led the planning, prioritization, and administration of product features and requirements. Engaged teams promoting the execution of product plans adherent to timelines and allocated budgets. Evaluated performance to identify and remediate areas of improvement within the product delivery cycle. Designed business solutions, algorithms, and use cases. My key accomplishments in this role have been:Successfully re-engineered an outdated system into a modernized and unique design. Enabled market penetration through innovative product design.

Chesterfield, Mo, Us

I was recruited to manage the delivery of product development performance encompassing product road mapping and the annual review of critical processes. Researched the market to identify and optimize new opportunities for new and existing products. Cultivated relationships with key stakeholders. Led product planning, prioritization, and management functions supporting full life cycle product management focused on increased revenue and market growth.

New York, Ny, Us

I was entrusted to lead the day-to-day product development and management activities of the enterprise billing systems encompassing local, long distance, toll-free, calling cards, data services, VoIP, and cellular features. Provided strategic leadership and expertise across the engineering product development process. Developed product teams to drive innovation and portfolio growth. Evaluated the market to identify new markets, product features, and ideas. Developed and presented business cases to penetrate new markets, product features, and new product concepts. Gathered product requirements per identified client needs and business objectives. Oversaw the product development life cycle. Analyzed financial data to drive forecasting and effective reporting. Created marketing communication content. Determined billing software/procedure updated by liaising with investor auditors. Held accountable for the design of workflows and QA processes. Key contributor in stimulating a $10M+ growth in telecom billing. Automated billing procedures and programs capable of processing 8M+ daily records.