Director Of Product Management
Redmond, Washington, Us
• Led 8-person product management/marketing team for Microsoft’s publisher-side advertising technology solutions, including AdCenter for Publishers, Atlas and Rapt offerings.• Led Microsoft’s 2008 acquisition and integration of Rapt, a venture-funded 85-person company providing yield management tools for the media industry (forecasting, pricing and analytics), to supplement Microsoft’s publisher offerings in response to global market demands. • Product management responsibilities included detailed business requirements, product/business strategy, budgeting, product positioning, go-to-market coordination, pricing, strategic partnerships, and strategic sales support.• Selected by executive leadership to attend 5-day Leadership Development Program (Center for Creative Leadership) in August 2006.• Promotions: Product Marketing Manager to Sr. Product Manager (January 2006), to Lead Product Manager (February 2007), to Director of Product Management (July 2007).