While I am known for exceeding expectations through vision and strategy, I also love developing cross-functional teams. One of the biggest risks that I took in my career was hiring a musician to work in product development. Although my current employees were regularly meeting and surpassing metrics, we needed someone with an artistic mindset to play a key role in the product roadmap’s problem/solution phase. I contracted a musician for 30 days and immediately saw the impact on the way our team thought. The contractor turned full-time employee helped us recognize simple things that we historically overlooked, which instantly resonated with our customers. Lesson learned: You need to challenge the norms to build revolutionary teams and processes that lead to profitable outcomes. 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄With hard work and tenacity, I have grown into a leader that delivers exceptional products and solutions for operational needs. From the beginning of my career, I have been promoted into roles with increasing responsibility and oversight while receiving multiple company-wide awards. With my business acumen and operational background, I have a unique perspective on how to develop new ideas. At CTM, I am the Executive Director of Internal Products where I make employees’ work more efficient through technology. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 I successfully connect with people to create a common purpose. Primarily, I am a servant leader who is not afraid to get my hands and feet dirty to get the job done. I also am an honest communicator, which goes a long way in building trust within and outside of my organization. Learning from where others have faltered, I am not afraid of venturing into uncharted territory. I have a unique talent for designing new functions and products, but I am just as confident in the high-performing teams that I have built. 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀✔Leads organizational change by setting product vision and strategy across multi-national corporations.✔ Manages effective end-to-end lifecycle of sophisticated products from conception through launch.✔ Proven track-record of identifying customer and business needs and converting them into application and operational requirements. ✔ Develops innovative solutions to some of the world’s hardest problems by collaborating as needed across regions, product areas, and functions.𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲: Product Strategy & Lifecycle | Customer/User Experience | Program Management | Market/Competitive Analysis | Agile Product Development | Research Metrics & User Testing