Vice President Of Product Development
CurrentPioneered Purchasing Power's first Product Development team and successfully scaled it from a single U.S.-based product manager to a global team of twelve product development professionals.► Led the creation of the first user experience and analytics competencies and expanded them from one content strategist to a team of eight professionals, including a Director of Analytics, a Director of User Experience, Content Managers, UX Designers, and User Interface Developers.► Achieved exceptional team engagement levels, with the Product Development, User Experience, and Analytics teams reporting the highest level of engagement of any team in the company for three consecutive years.► Accelerated the time-to-market for new product features and user experience improvements by more than 50% through Agile product development, resulting in year-over-year, double-digit customer acquisition growth.► Developed and maintained long-range product roadmaps to guide innovation, continued investment, and growth for our eCommerce platform.► Researched emerging technology trends in the fintech and eCommerce industries to identify potential solutions for accelerating business growth and generating new revenue streams through build or buy analyses.► Led the product team to collaboratively create and promote a vision that delivers value to customers by gathering feedback and insights to drive improvements in technical capabilities and systematic processes.► Utilized data-driven insights to understand the reasons for wins and losses and influenced cross-functional teams to conceptualize and implement customer-focused improvements to the platform, creating efficient roadmaps, epics, and user stories that align with strategic technology objectives.