Todd Whitaker

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Director of Product Management @ Dragos, Inc.
Portland, OR, US
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About Todd Whitaker

I have a well-rounded background (as a Director of Product Management, Director of Product Operations, and a Product Manager) working with teams and organizations to develop software products ranging from desktop and server-based solutions to SaaS-delivered enterprise applications for network and cloud security. I have held positions in Product and Program Management with a number of software companies. I am motivated to continue my career as a leader in roles that leverage my organizational, technical, management, and mentor skills to provide meaningful products and engage and develop people around me.Accomplishments* Shipped approximately 25 to 30 successful software products to a broad spectrum of customers, users and industries.* Successfully implemented and improved development and go to market practices in 7 different companies.* An expert in taking ideas from concept to delivery for both greenfield and established products.* Recognized as an accomplished professional who is motivated about not only products, but mentoring, coaching and collaborating with individual contributors and peers (see LinkedIn recommendations).* Led organizational change and advancement for 12 years at an industry-recognized cybersecurity company.Specialties:* Product leadership* Hiring, Managing & Mentoring* Portfolio Planning* Process Analysis and Improvement* Design Thinking* Product Led Growth* Fiscal planning* Conflict and Problem Resolution* Excellent Communication/Presentation and Organizational Skills* Critical Thinking* Team oriented

Todd Whitaker's Current Company Details
Dragos, Inc.

Dragos, Inc.

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Director of Product Management
Portland, OR, US
Todd Whitaker Work Experience Details
  • Dragos, Inc.
    Director Of Product Management
    Dragos, Inc.
    Portland, Or, Us
  • Zerofox
    Senior Director Of Product Operations
    Zerofox Feb 2024 - Jul 2024
    Baltimore, Md, Us
    Reported to the Chief Product Officer and rebooted the role of Product Operations at the company, aimed at maturing Product Management from startup mode to scaleup mode. Established clear expectations and improved methodologies.- Authored and centralized PM standards and practices into an internal Product Hub site vs. an existing set of inconsistent and out-of-date process and planning methodologies. This provided PMs with the guidance needed to more efficiently execute their responsibilities.- Implemented outcome-driven Product Management approach.- Revised the quarterly Product roadmap process and drove adoption.- Rebooted quarterly stakeholder engagement process and ran feedback sessions with groups across the organization to inform roadmap planning.- Held improvement workshops to drive the development of an improvement backlog for Product-owned activities.- Established weekly visibility metrics for the executive leadership team.- Developed and implemented a Product Calendar for quarter-over-quarter department cadence.- Managed the Product Operations Team of 4 operations managers. Implemented job ladder and career plan for each.
  • Hackerone
    Senior Director Product Management
    Hackerone Sep 2022 - Aug 2023
    San Francisco, California, Us
    * Co-led the Product Management function at HackerOne in close partnership with Engineering and Design to increase practice maturity and serve as one of two main product leaders. HackerOne is an $80M ARR SaaS business and has grown 30-40% YoY.* Extracted and articulated FY24 product strategy in partnership with co-leaders; a new exercise for the company.* Established quarterly planning and roadmap process in collaboration with Product Operations and Engineering Product & Design leadership to address cross functional needs for improved visibility. * Led HackerOne’s External Attack Surface Management (EASM) offering after initial release and subsequent extended product market fit iterations, involving lean experimentation to reestablish market differentiation.* Responsible for the hacker side of the platform’s marketplace, the lifeblood needed to deliver the core Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Disclosure business.* Led an “enterprise scale” focus across the platform to enable multi-product deals with larger customers.
  • Tripwire
    Senior Director Of Product Management
    Tripwire Jul 2021 - May 2022
    Portland, Oregon, Us
    * Drove the practice of Product Management at Tripwire to high standards, leading a team of 11 domestic Product Managers and ~6 offshore Product Owners.* Enabled and empowered Product Managers (PM) and Technical Product Managers (TPM), leading to company success for a portfolio valued in excess of $125M in annual revenue. Products included security and compliance offerings ranging from IT Operations, Policy Compliance, Change Management to Industrial IT & OT.* Ensured accountability to results, adapting to change and incorporating learning, notably in the transition to delivering solutions both from the cloud (SaaS) and for Cloud assets and services.* Acted as the primary interface between the overall product strategy defined in the company's strategic plan, and the execution of that strategy by R&D, providing the full spectrum of PM functions necessary to achieve successful business outcomes.* Worked collaboratively with the business to establish and track KPIs, TTIs, wins/losses and associated NRB, renewals and ARR for the product and service portfolio.* Owned tracking and leading the monthly report-out of metrics (via monthly product ops review), which were derived from extensive use of Tripwire’s SalesForce.com CRM.* Ensured alignment within PM, and overall between Product Development and other parts of the company.
  • Tripwire
    Director Of Technical Product Management
    Tripwire Mar 2018 - Jul 2021
    Portland, Oregon, Us
    * Hired and developed a team of highly effective Technical Product Managers.* Established and led the TPM function at Tripwire, responsible for translating strategic direction into both on-prem and SaaS products and features, leveraging Design Thinking, Product Lead Growth, UX best practices and experimental approaches such as Shape Up.* Led prioritizing requirements across the entire product portfolio to drive resourcing collaboration with R&D.* Elevated the TPM function to provide highly engaged product leadership across the orgIncreased customer engagement by establishing engagement metrics through online forums, virtual and in person meetings.* Worked with R&D and PM staff to innovate processes and approaches to build world class cybersecurity and compliance solutions delivered on-premise and via SaaS.* Stepped in to fill ownership gaps such as Tripwire’s reporting and analytics offering that leveraged OEM Splunk.
  • Tripwire
    Senior Technical Product Manager
    Tripwire Aug 2012 - Mar 2018
    Portland, Oregon, Us
    * Led several high-profile product initiatives ranging from deep technology replacements, (such as a next generation FIM/SCM/Log collecton agent) to UX overhauls on Tripwire’s flagship cybersecurity and compliance platform, Tripwire Enterprise.* Served as Tripwire’s most senior Technical Product Manager/Product Owner; advising senior leadership, managing prioritization of feature epics across the portfolio, mentoring other TPMs and PMs and serving as pinch-hitter to fill gaps when needed.* Regularly presented to, and worked with, SMB and Enterprise customers as well as internal stakeholders.* Trained Sales, SEs, Pro Services and Support staff on product initiatives & releases.* Collaborated across departments to establish business cases, improve processes and bring products to market.
  • Tripwire
    Product Manager
    Tripwire Aug 2010 - Aug 2012
    Portland, Oregon, Us
  • Ge Healthcare
    Lead Program Integrator
    Ge Healthcare Nov 2008 - Aug 2010
    Chicago, Us
    * Led development and release of a product is used by thousands of healthcare professional users (ranging from clinical staff to doctors) to manage millions of patient records.* Led an industry strategic project between GE, McKesson and Providence Health System to exchange patient data between inpatient and outpatient systems using NIST standards.* Interfaced with key customers to define deliverables and provide early adopter releases leveraging a customer advisory board.
  • Inspiration Software, Inc.
    Technical Product Manager
    Inspiration Software, Inc. Nov 2006 - Jul 2008
    Portland, Or, Us
    * Worked with executives, R&D and Marketing to take products from idea to delivery.* Worked alongside execs to develop requirements and user experience for desktop and SaaS products using surveys, focus groups, mockups and product advisory boards.* Served as an expert on Inspiration’s products and user experience.
  • Serena Software
    Senior Project Manager
    Serena Software Oct 2004 - Nov 2006
    San Mateo, Ca, Us
    * Facilitated moving projects, for 4 products, through all major phases of the Serena Product Lifecycle, including Scrum Master responsibilities at the engineering team level.
  • Extensis
    Senior Program Manager
    Extensis Oct 1999 - Aug 2004
    Portland, Or, Us
    * Promoted to Product Line Program Manager – responsible for management of projects for one of two company product lines, accounting for majority of company revenues.* Extensive work on product design, providing UI and user experience for several products.* Led cross-functional teams to develop 9 separate Extensis branded software products.* Attended tradeshows and site visits to understand customers and intended users.
  • Concentrex, Inc.
    Software Development Project Manager
    Concentrex, Inc. Mar 1998 - Oct 1999
    * Project management of market-leading on-prem and hosted online banking solution.* Development of requirements, engineering specs, schedules, test plans, documentation.* Presented to audiences from small and large financial institution IT departments.
  • Group 3 Consultants
    Program Manager
    Group 3 Consultants Jan 1995 - Mar 1998
    * Worked as the company’s sole Program Manager and primary customer liaison in an account management/project management role. Projects varied across several industries.* Defined and presented initial assessments of client requirements, information necessary for successful development, timeline expectations, cost/benefit analysis.

Todd Whitaker Skills

Agile Methodologies Product Management Scrum Software Development Enterprise Software Cross Functional Team Leadership Program Management Sdlc Cloud Computing Project Management Product Marketing Software Documentation Management Software Project Management User Experience Leadership Integration Requirements Analysis Saas Software Design Product Development Software As A Service Agile Project Management Software Engineering Go To Market Strategy Business Intelligence Mobile Devices Product Lifecycle Management E Commerce Mobile Applications Software Development Life Cycle

Todd Whitaker Education Details

  • Oregon Institute Of Technology
    Oregon Institute Of Technology
    Mathematics
  • Portland State University
    Portland State University
  • Clatsop Community College
    Clatsop Community College
    Electronics Engineering Technology

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