Michael Haze Email & Phone Number

Leander, TX, US

Livingston, Texas, US

Butzbach, Hessen, DE

• Complete ownership of 2 product lines consisting of 5 products in several global markets with over 1000 clients in a wide range of industries and company sizes supporting 100’s of millions in annual GMV
• New product line contributed >33% of overall revenue mix and made up ~6% of client install base with in two years
• Built a product portfolio and established an agile quarterly deliverable-focused yearly roadmap and prioritization process with full cross-functional collaboration, and oversaw development, & delivery processes
• Created global product board to centralize product alignment on strategy, roadmap, internal and external feedback review, and alignment of GTM
• Led product vision, solution architecture, and global execution for two new cloud based Omni-channel products, enabling the first version in 6 weeks and drove >8%client sales increase and 10% increase in store traffic
• Developed market outlook, segmentation, and execution strategy for product suite based on existing install base, legacy systems, and company market goals

Austin, Texas, US

• Led the Solution Engineering team and built integrated product suite solutions strategy & demos
• Created a prospect scoring and ranking system that was critical in providing streamlined marketing and sales engagement pipeline, improving alignment to ICPs by 70% and improved resource alignment by ~20%
• Transitioned the sales engineering team into a focused solution engineering team with deep training on industries, business, system topologies, value creation, and solution white boarding
• Engaged with clients and prospects on strategic solutions ranging from implementation strategy to long-term business initiatives
• Critical member of GTM team and external engagement strategy for trade shows, analyst briefings, demos, press interviews, and user conferences
• Built market use cases, user personas, and value props for the full suite of products enabled enhanced training, tools, and GTM strategies

• Created, built, and executed a sales engineering practice that drove best of breed solutions to clients and partners improving overall time to market and ROIs
• Led a team of Client Success Managers, Technical Account Managers, and Solution Architects to drive improved client satisfaction
• Development metrics for client adoption and ROI to build and influence overall strategic platform direction, roadmap, and partner lifecycle
• Consulted with strategic client executive leadership on business and technical strategies driving business and process improvements
• Partnered with sales and partners on strategic opportunities to build proof of concepts, led solution and discovery workshops, and provided executive sponsorship

• Led multi-year strategic roadmap and delivered highly complex SaaS enterprise commerce platform
• Created an agile planning and delivery process which enabled the successful use of agile in large multi-team development environment
• Led product management and aided in all GTM Activities; Sales, Marketing, Competitive Research, Media, etc
• Partnered with strategic partners, clients, and industry analysts on platform reviews, strategic planning, and competitive analysis
• Managed all aspects of product management functions ranging from ideation to post go-live feedback and enhancements
• Contributor in architectural planning and design sessions for complete product

• Led complete vision, strategy, and execution of Mozu Dev center and app store
• Acted as strategist, architect, product manager, and development manager for a full agile team
• Led the complete effort from concept through launch of application marketplace
• Designed and led the implementation of a digital entitlement and application management system to support client-facing app store

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Led 21 intellectual property disclosures submitted, resulting in 15+ patent applications.
• Envisioned, designed, and championed improved software delivery process; significantly reducing time to market from over 18 weeks to less than 2 weeks
• Envisioned, built, and championed 5+ new multi-year product experiences

Jacksonville, FL, US

• Complete end-to-end ownership for 5 ecommerce product lines and P&Ls, including online subscriptions, transaction reporting, business forms, and transactional sales/marketing tools
• Led the creation of Austin innovation lab, driving company-wide culture changes and improving company engagement while driving new product features
• Built an innovation lab that delivered more than 50 product innovations
• Built new technical product management team, delivered essential engagement between product and technology groups and led to increased project delivery and more innovative feature designs

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Responsible for end-to-end architecture on strategic development programs
• Worked with executive program leadership to understand and set short and long-term program deliverables
• Communicated and aligned development teams to program and architectural vision
• Worked closely with partner product development teams to help drive strategic alignment and programs
• Responsible for providing guidance and system integration direction during corporate integrations
• Responsible for building and setting green field vision and phased approach to achieve long-term goals

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Led multiple development teams on a vast array of development programs, ranging from Volume Software Licensing to Manufacturing systems
• Developed fiscal year resource and program roadmaps
• Managed end-to-end project schedules and commitments
• Worked directly with key business partners to understand and develop program benefits and deliverables, and to ensure delivery alignment
• Built, communicated, and ensured delivery of system architecture and compliance
• Responsible for all aspects of development team and deliverables

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Primarily responsible for application module and component design, implantation, and support on wide range of applications ranging from B2B reporting applications to 3rd party fulfillment systems
• Owned and designed new relational data model for global 3rd party fulfillment system and legacy migration tool
• Decomposed legacy application to build core business requirements
• Helped design and implement several key modules within new 3rd party fulfillment system, reporting system, security system, order validation logic, and order routing

• Developed application modules and components for both packaged software applications and internet-based home office systems
• Designed and set up software test lab for both client and internet home office use
• Designed and implemented client-to-internet home office data transmission process
• Designed and implemented internet home office reporting subsystem
• Worked directly with customers during internet home office alpha and beta testing for support, enhancements, and configuration