About me:
Product leader with a passion for building and scaling cross-functional teams and bringing innovative SaaS products to market
10+ years of experience managing software engineering and UX design teams to deliver impactful products at companies of all sizes (startups, growth-stage and large enterprises)
Established successful in-house product management , UX research and design functions for growth stage companies and early stage startups where none had existed before
Experience partnering with founders to take SaaS products from zero to one
Proven ability to deliver product vision, strategy and roadmaps that result in financing
Proven ability to develop great relationships with executive leadership and stakeholders
Promote a continuous improvement mindset using the same modern product management techniques that drive hyper growth companies like Netflix, Spotify and Airbnb
Positive change agent that encourages clear communication, continuous learning and personal development with a coaching mindset
Currently serving as the TechAlliance (Southwestern Ontario Regional Innovation Centre) Product Management P2P networking group champion
My skills and experience cover four pillars of effective product leadership:
Team Development:
Recruit and develop the best talent and promote collaboration at all levels
Product Vision & Strategy:
Inspire and uplift the organization with a sound product vision and go-to-market strategy
Execution:
Get products into the hands of customers quickly and continuously improve through iterations
Culture & Product Operations:
Facilitate and maintain a data-driven, product-led culture and process
SKILLS:
Strategy: Agile, Product Management, Lean UX, Lean Startup, Lean Six Sigma, Amplitude North Star Metric, Scrum, Kanban, Stage-Gate, Waterfall, Product Vision & Strategy, Roadmaps, Objectives and Key Results OKR, A/B Testing, Go to Market GTM, Customer and Market Segmentation
Execution: Product Delivery, Defining and Writing Requirements, Writing User Stories, User Story Mapping, Interviewing Customers, Product Launch Plans, DevOps, Release Planning
Leadership: Recruiting, Hiring, Talent Acquisition, Coaching, Product Operations, Digital Transformation, SaaS, Innovation, Continuous Improvement, Product Discovery, Execution, Stakeholder Management, Clear Communication, Leading Cross-Functional Teams, Facilitation
Design and Research: Certified IDEO Design Thinking Facilitator, Google Design Sprint, User Experience Design, User Research, Product Discovery, User Interface Design, Product Design, Design Systems, Customer Development, Impact Mapping, Opportunity Solution Tree, Jobs to be Done JTBD
Software: Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Clubhouse, Salesforce CRM, Hubspot, Google Analytics, Figma, Miro, Sketch, Invision, Adobe CC, Notion, Amplitude, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office
OPERATING REGIONS:
Toronto, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
Remote, anywhere
Southwestern Ontario
London, Ontario
Kitchener - Waterloo, Ontario
