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Director, Product Leadership

IRI is a leading provider of big data, predictive analytics and forward-looking insights that help CPG, OTC healthcare, retailers and media companies to grow their businesses. With the largest repository of purchase, media, social, causal and loyalty data, all integrated on an on-demand cloud-based technology platform, IRI guides its clients around the world in their quests to remain relentlessly relevant, capture market share, connect with consumers and deliver market leading growth.

An accomplished lean / agile certified Product Manager / Product Owner professional with leadership competencies in: Definition and execution of product strategy and roadmap • Data product team leadership • Complex data governance, harmonization, third-party integration and problem solving • Data analysis & storytelling leading to actionable insights • Business case development • Data systems quality & operations management • Process analysis & redesign • Budgeting & finance cost reduction and avoidance • Client and data supplier negotiations, SLA development, training and communications. Highlights •Earned SAFe lean/agile Product Owner/Product Manager professional certification. •Gained trust and extended product management responsibility building from 1% to 70% of all US products in 5 years, IRI. •Led strategic complex cross-functional data integration projects consistently below budget / schedule, IRI. •Led data governance and analysis team for a $1B business transformation program, US Cellular. •Earned annual Mega Tag Award, the highest enterprise award for delivering results, Coca-Cola. •Earned annual President's Award, the highest honor for cross-functional leadership, IRI. •Earned annual Outstanding Contribution Award, the highest honor from the CFO for project management, ACNielsen.