Functional Skills
Data Science
Business Development
User Experience Design (UX)
Strategic Planning
Private Equity Investing
Commercial Due Diligence
Product Data Management
Artificial Intelligence
Agile Software Development
Acquisition Target Identification
Commercial Strategy
Product Strategy
Digital Transformation
Post-Merger Integration
Customer / Vendor Calls
Sector Experience
Business Services
Financial Services
Healthcare
Industrials
Technology
Big 3 Consulting (MBB)
Top Consulting Firms
Experience
GGWP
Product Management / Strategy
Head of Product
3/2021 - 11/2023
• Led 20+ person product, UX, data science and engineering team from pre-MVP to growth stage
• Achieved initial PMF, growing from zero to >15 B2B customers and increasing valuation 2x as of Feb '23
• Directly managed Product and UX functions to create a customer-back product roadmap to maximize growth
• Managed all aspects of product, distribution and initial customer support, including pricing, packaging, segmentation, prototyping, user research and validation, backlog management and sales support
• Collaborated with Engineering and Data Science leaders to improve planning and quality processes at each stage of growth
• Secured long-term partnership contract with Unity, the #1 market share game engine, with a distributor-focused offering
• Led successful implementation of early customer accounts, from initial sales conversations to onboarding and ongoing success
• Achieved initial PMF, growing from zero to >15 B2B customers and increasing valuation 2x as of Feb '23
• Directly managed Product and UX functions to create a customer-back product roadmap to maximize growth
• Managed all aspects of product, distribution and initial customer support, including pricing, packaging, segmentation, prototyping, user research and validation, backlog management and sales support
• Collaborated with Engineering and Data Science leaders to improve planning and quality processes at each stage of growth
• Secured long-term partnership contract with Unity, the #1 market share game engine, with a distributor-focused offering
• Led successful implementation of early customer accounts, from initial sales conversations to onboarding and ongoing success
GUIDEWIRE
Product Management / Strategy
Director of Product Management
1/2018 - 11/2018
• Drove record-breaking ~70% sales growth y/y with mix of product changes, roadmap changes, sales support and evangelism
• Managed a product team of three to reposition AI-based SaaS product family with new focus and roadmap
• Collaborated with sales and customer success leaders to incorporate market feedback, align messaging and train sales teams
• Re-energized sales and R&D around previously neglected portfolio with a mix of home-grown and acquired products
• Improved cross-functional collaboration to co-develop the first joint use case with core team after years of delays
• Incubated new syndicated data product to provide personalized risk and profitability insights to insurers
• Developed target prioritization framework and led product fit assessment on >5 tech diligences of potential acquisition targets
• As Director of Business Development, led team's strategic planning and developed distribution deals into adjacent markets
• Managed a product team of three to reposition AI-based SaaS product family with new focus and roadmap
• Collaborated with sales and customer success leaders to incorporate market feedback, align messaging and train sales teams
• Re-energized sales and R&D around previously neglected portfolio with a mix of home-grown and acquired products
• Improved cross-functional collaboration to co-develop the first joint use case with core team after years of delays
• Incubated new syndicated data product to provide personalized risk and profitability insights to insurers
• Developed target prioritization framework and led product fit assessment on >5 tech diligences of potential acquisition targets
• As Director of Business Development, led team's strategic planning and developed distribution deals into adjacent markets
McKinsey & Company
Management Consulting
Summer Associate
9/2013 - 8/2018
• Managed 2-10 person teams to develop and implement recommendations for clients' strategic and operational goals
• Led multiple GTM (go-to-market) team transformation initiatives, including salesforce effectiveness, strategy and pricing
• Created and rolled out sales tools for a 3-year-old product with slowing growth; resulted in ~60% increase in growth rate
• Developed "micro-targeting" approach to better deploy B2B sales teams for medical devices clients; co-authored perspective on profitable data-driven growth in industry publication (Med-Tech Strategist)
• Led 5+ Private Equity due diligence projects across different industries (Tech, Consumer, Manufacturer, Public Sector, Logistics, Agriculture, Healthcare) with market and target company specific insights to optimize investors' portfolios
• Developed new product feature and positioning plans for a consumer product and several health-tech products
• Spearheaded several transformation and merger integration initiatives across
• Led multiple GTM (go-to-market) team transformation initiatives, including salesforce effectiveness, strategy and pricing
• Created and rolled out sales tools for a 3-year-old product with slowing growth; resulted in ~60% increase in growth rate
• Developed "micro-targeting" approach to better deploy B2B sales teams for medical devices clients; co-authored perspective on profitable data-driven growth in industry publication (Med-Tech Strategist)
• Led 5+ Private Equity due diligence projects across different industries (Tech, Consumer, Manufacturer, Public Sector, Logistics, Agriculture, Healthcare) with market and target company specific insights to optimize investors' portfolios
• Developed new product feature and positioning plans for a consumer product and several health-tech products
• Spearheaded several transformation and merger integration initiatives across
National Bank of Canada
Data Science / Analytics
Analyst, Currency
9/2009 - 8/2011
• Led the planning and modeling for Canada's cash requirements, the Central Bank's single largest budget item (~ $100 M)
• Identified a gap in the inventory planning process; initiated and led a five-person cross-functional committee that aligned quality and inventory management with long-term planning, saving >$7M on the bank note orders
• Created plan to meet 55%+ increase in processing requirements during the launch period of a new series of bank notes
• Identified a gap in the inventory planning process; initiated and led a five-person cross-functional committee that aligned quality and inventory management with long-term planning, saving >$7M on the bank note orders
• Created plan to meet 55%+ increase in processing requirements during the launch period of a new series of bank notes
Previ ous Roles
Other
Early roles in analytics, marketing and new business development
1/2007 - 1/2009
• Analyst at Branham Group (Canadian IT consulting form) - analyzed market conditions and competitive offerings for Fortune 500 clients in enterprise software industry; prototyped and launched a new product line
• Jack-of-all-trades at Play House Learning Centre (a start-up family business) – developed business plan to launch a
preschool grossing $1M+ annually and sold to Kids & Company in 2018; executed launch, including government relations
• Marketing associate at Distil Interactive (technology start-up producing games for training) – created and executed
promotional plans; redesigned the corporate website
• Jack-of-all-trades at Play House Learning Centre (a start-up family business) – developed business plan to launch a
preschool grossing $1M+ annually and sold to Kids & Company in 2018; executed launch, including government relations
• Marketing associate at Distil Interactive (technology start-up producing games for training) – created and executed
promotional plans; redesigned the corporate website