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| SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS |
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| SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE Information Services ~ Financial Services ~ Software Product Management A Product Management Executive who works collaboratively to identify market needs, develop product line strategies, roadmaps and pricing and packaging to ensure revenue growth and customer satisfaction. Manages D&B’s (Dun & Bradstreet’s) flagship credit risk management web subscription offering – DNBi Risk Management Premium Edition. A former Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) manager that has achieved product revenue growth despite the overall economic slowdown. Core competencies include: * Product Strategy & Roadmap * Product Launches * Market & Competitive Intelligence * Team Leadership & Development * Change Management * Customer Research * Web User Experience * Channel Management CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS D&B Corporation (Dun & Bradstreet) * Grew revenue 6% with 91% customer retention in 2010 for the flagship product, DNBi. * Achieved the highest customer satisfaction score ever of more than 75%, a 4% increase over 2009. * Grew customer retention 2% in 2009 in the small business customer channel. * Launched a new B2B web offering that generated more than $50 million in revenue and serves 90,000+ customers. | |||||||
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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| D&B CORPORATION (DUN & BRADSTREET), Short Hills, NJ 2004 - Present D&B is the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses for over 150 years. Senior Product Director, Risk Management Solutions * Manage DNBi Risk Management Premium Edition, the company’s flagship web subscription product offering, serving over 25,000 customers and earning more than $350 million in annual revenue. * Migrated all customers to the DNBi Premium Edition through working with technology support, sales and implementation leaders. Successfully transitioned 100% of customers. * Designed and own the 2011/2012 customer transition plan that will move customers from unlimited access to a subscription offering based on seat licenses and metered use. * Modeled the expected outcomes * Segmented the customer base * Prioritized customers to transition * Planned a scalable phased launch * Secured organizational support * Overall change management * Created a detailed marketing segmentation schematic uncovering key customer needs, objectives and core job functions mapped to proposed solution and customer experience capabilities. * Defined the DNBi product line vision for 2012 and beyond, including re-design of a global offering built on a more flexible architecture, leveraging the new pricing and packaging model and future innovations. * Drove and collaborated on customer research projects that uncovered customer needs, pain points, preferences and competitive positioning. Research included focus groups, customer surveys, interviews and analysis. * Meet regularly with customers through the DNBi Advisory Council, a dedicated group of large customers that provide feedback. Leader, Small Business Customer Experience & Retention * Improved customer retention by enhancing relationship management, sales operations, products and pricing. * Increased customer satisfaction by driving project workstreams focused on improving Information Quality, Price-to-Value and First Contact Resolution. Senior Product Director, Small Business Credit * Led a team of product managers responsible for $80 million product lines that help small business monitor and promote their commercial credit files via web based subscription solutions. * Developed a clear product strategy and business case to provide a simplified product continuum and value proposition to better meet customer needs. As a result of that effort,successfully launched DNBi Self Monitor,a flagship web based credit self-monitoring product, serving more than 90,000 customers with $50+ million in revenue annually. * Owned all Go-to-Market projects related to product launches and enhancements. * Led the first Small Business Advisory Council – a partnership with customers who committed to providing critical feedback on a periodic basis. HSBC REPUBLIC (Now HSBC Private Bank), New York, NY 2001 - 2002 HSBC Private Bank provides private banking and trustee services worldwide to individuals and their families. e-Business Manager, International Private Banking * Led the design of the first online banking service for HSBC Republic customers. * Enrolled 8% of client base in the first six months, exceeding registration target of 4%. * Trained the entire U.S. team of wealth management advisors in the new online service and customer on-boarding. iXL ENTERPRISES INC., New York, NY 1999-2001 iXL Enterprises was a global internet consulting firm. Project Manager, e-Business Consulting * Managed cross-functional teams in developing several strategic web re-designs for TD Waterhouse online brokerage and TD Bank Canadian properties. ANDERSEN CONSULTING (Now ACCENTURE), New York, NY 1994 – 1999 Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Manager, Process Competency Group * Managed teams of analysts and consultants across projects related to business requirements gathering and analysis, system design and product testing. * Worked on client engagements for Fortune 500 clients in telecommunications and financial services such as Bell Atlantic, A T & T, MetLife and John Hancock Financial Services. | |||||||
| EDUCATION |
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| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY Master of Business Administration – Marketing and Finance, 2004 UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, Albany, NY Bachelor of Science – Business Administration/Management Information Systems, 1994 D&B GRADUATE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (GLP), New York, NY Completed a one year D&B leadership development program, 2005 | |||||||
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