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Seattle, Wa, Us

Partnering with start-up founders to reach their next phase of growth. Leading product strategy engagements that win over customers and investors.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Led 18 product managers and 6 direct reports, integrating usability studies and market analysis into the product strategy workflows, resulting in launches that exceeded acquisition and activation and improved deployment times.Scaled the product team from 9 to 16 PMs in 18 months, overhauling product operations, recruiting & training.Directed PMs across a portfolio of 12 distinct products with 6 launches in that period.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Hired to lead the product strategy capability and manage portfolio of strategic product launches.Partnered closely with the design and engineering teams to codify the product strategy offering used these inputs to build a team development program that created skills-based career pathing for product managers focused on personalization, user research and testing, and strategic storytelling.

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

Launched the public sector product management practice, collaborating with senior executives and cross-functional teams, resulting in $6M in year-one revenue and leading strategic product development for public sector productsOversaw product work within three distinct US government agencies.

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

Led product strategy engagements focused on new market entry and new audience acquisition for Ralph Lauren, Procter & Gamble (SK-II), a major U.S. bank, and Merck’s billion dollar eCommerce business in China and the US. Recognized by the annual JWT 100 report (2019) for leading the way on “fantail” with my work for Ralph Lauren that generated 1M downloads in the first three months post launch.Managed New Venture / Product Innovation engagements for Johnson & Johnson (Acuvue), PGA (Professional Golf Association), and Canadian Tire Corporation (Sport Chek, Piloti).Deployed regularly as a “fixer” on strategic leadership assignments for high-profile clients with challenged team dynamics, delivering turnarounds and commercially impactful digital products.Founded and led the LGBTQ Employee Resource Group connecting 90 employees in 13 offices globally.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Dublin 2, Ie

Cut costs by $10M (20% of spend) across the research management group of a recently divested $6B bio-pharmaceutical firm.Managed financial analysis for successful pitch to consult on post-merger integration of multi-national beauty brands.

Zeeland, Mi, Us

Delivered 3-year consumer technology roadmap for the build-out of the new retail footprint. Led user research and facilitated strategy alignment workshop for the CEO, COO, CTO, and Chief Design Officer

Mentor, Ohio, Us

Led comprehensive change management plan, reorganizing 95-person staff resulting in development of two new sales teams and a new marketing team and delivering a 20% annual increase in EBITDAOwned the strategic planning process across the three main product categories and 18 operating countries, leading annual portfolio reviews that drove 50% revenue growth in 3 yearsManaged 3 business development managers to launch new product offerings and drive incremental revenues through expanded basket size and increased customer lifetime value (CLV) initiatives

Leveraged deep analysis and strategic recommendations on technology innovation for corporate clients, laying the foundation for future product management roles by translating complex data into actionable product insights.Developed a playbook to guide internal teams on managing geo-spatial data, which later informed my approach to building scalable product strategies and user-centric frameworks.Volunteered in pro bono management consulting for Boys & Girls Club of America

San Francisco, California, Us

Managed client relationships in financial services sector (BNP Paribas, RBC Capital Markets) accountable for revenue of SaaS product

Led monthly communications highlighting sector-specific analysis within the hedge fund investment space with a target audience of private bankers, individual investors, and wealth managers.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Corporate Strategy, Marketing

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

International Diploma, Political Economy