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Product Management Leader specialising in product process strategy and launch.
Samantha Simon
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London, United Kingdom
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A skilled technical project / product manager with 15 years’ experience working within a Global Blue Chip Technology Organisations as well as SME’s delivering software. Excellent communication and analytical skills, demonstrated through consistent interaction with business divisions globally. Able to understand the overview and drill into the the detail at the right level. Proactive and hardworking with focus on delivery through Agile techniques and problem solving. In my spare time I am a qualified Spinning Instructor having run classes 3 time a week for since March 2018. Supporting and maintaining my interest in health and wellbeing.
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United Kingdom
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English
Fluently
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Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
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My experience
2018 - ?
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Head of Product
On the Dot (Citysprint Group).
Leading the delivery of 6 products across the platform and how to align with business strategy to drive internal and external adoption.
Product Management across and between the 6 products.
Setting up and leading multiple cross functional teams.
Setting Goals, Visions and measures of success for the team.
Collaborating with Stakeholders to understand expectations and drive shared understanding.
Mentoring and managing up to 4 product managers to align their product areas to the overall product roadmap.
Product Management across and between the 6 products.
Setting up and leading multiple cross functional teams.
Setting Goals, Visions and measures of success for the team.
Collaborating with Stakeholders to understand expectations and drive shared understanding.
Mentoring and managing up to 4 product managers to align their product areas to the overall product roadmap.
Product leadership, Product strategy, Release management, Market research, Process Optimization, Product launch, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management, Facilitating workshops, Concept Development
2016 - 2017
freelance
Consultant Head of Platform Delivery
On the Dot (Citysprint Group).
Discovery, definition, execution and launch of a MVP for a same day delivery platform.
Leading a cross functional team to deliver on a valuable launch product that we could then build on.
Leading a cross functional team to deliver on a valuable launch product that we could then build on.
Agile Program management, Coaching, Product Management, Release management, User research
2015 - 2016
freelance
Consultant Partnership Product Manager
Audio Network.
Discovery, definition, execution and Launch of an Adobe Premiere Pro integration to enable quick sampling of music alongside the video being edited.
Responsible for leading the team to a launch with 7 months, engaging Adobe to support use and Users to engage with the MVP. Driving iterations based on feedback and product goals.
Responsible for leading the team to a launch with 7 months, engaging Adobe to support use and Users to engage with the MVP. Driving iterations based on feedback and product goals.
Product Management, Marketing, User research, Stakeholders management
2014 - 2015
freelance
Consultant Product Owner/Project Manager
Audio Network.
Working within a steering committee for Internal Systems Change I delivered on the role of Product Owner and Project Manager for the Finance Application.
● Vendor Management of Multiple Organisations providing the overall solution.
● Delivering within the budget across 3 territories.
● Understanding the organisational context and the team context into which the system needed to function to ensure the application delivered meet the needs of the users.
● Process identification, documentation and revisiting; facilitation of the team to be able to document these.
● Motivation and driving the project to completion within the timelines set out by the committee.
● Stakeholder management; setting expectations and delivering on those but also managing challenges to satisfactory resolutions where needed.
● Using technical knowledge to support problem solving and unblocking issues on the projects' critical path.
Key Achievements
• Delivering on time to the £230K budget provided.
• Creating a fusion between the Prince Waterfall methodology used by the vendors and an Agile approach
within project phases to allow the project team time to deliver.
• Representing the projects priority in the business to achieve a timely implementation with the correct
feature set for the team in the place it is now.
● Vendor Management of Multiple Organisations providing the overall solution.
● Delivering within the budget across 3 territories.
● Understanding the organisational context and the team context into which the system needed to function to ensure the application delivered meet the needs of the users.
● Process identification, documentation and revisiting; facilitation of the team to be able to document these.
● Motivation and driving the project to completion within the timelines set out by the committee.
● Stakeholder management; setting expectations and delivering on those but also managing challenges to satisfactory resolutions where needed.
● Using technical knowledge to support problem solving and unblocking issues on the projects' critical path.
Key Achievements
• Delivering on time to the £230K budget provided.
• Creating a fusion between the Prince Waterfall methodology used by the vendors and an Agile approach
within project phases to allow the project team time to deliver.
• Representing the projects priority in the business to achieve a timely implementation with the correct
feature set for the team in the place it is now.
Project Manager, Budget, Agile, Product owner, Stakeholder Management, Management, Finance, It, Support, Implementation, Vendor Management, Motivation, Feature, Manager
2010 - 2014
job
Process Change Manager/Project Manager
Omnifone.
Omnifone is a provider of a subscription music streaming platform and clients. Working B2B they provide
support for companies in their provision of music services. Working within the engineering team I use modified
agile processes to support an engineering led business, responsibilities include:
● Planning platform releases from engineering for both internal teams and external partners; this increased
the releases to once every 8 weeks.
● Process change management role; introducing and evangelising agile process where required and supporting
the evolution of those processes. This delivered increased understanding of the release process for all driving
efficiency within the business.
● Identifying and managing and prioritising dependencies across the development teams as well as the organisation; enabling more effective teams through reuse of knowledge and shared understanding of goals.
● I introduced a regular product board enhancing the communication between Engineers and the business to encourage understanding of the on-going work and the impact of business decisions.
● Successfully managed and delivered an android music application within the agreed timelines and budget;
this achieved a launch to the Android market place and was the first of the mobile offerings for the service.
● Managed several Engineering teams (2-5 engineers per team), using Agile and Scrum Master approaches; to ensure regular and beneficial software increments are delivered to partners and service users. This enhanced
the return on investment for the company as partners received tangible features as part of change request
processes.
Key Achievements
● APMG Registered Agile Project Manager certification
● Release management, overseeing the development, testing and implementation of solutions which
involved multiple complex components, a 3rd party software and digital partners.
● Providing Business Change Management; impacting on the organisation as a whole and its working
practices; I delivered processes which have reduced duplication of effort and increased business cohesion.
● Understanding the technical aspects of the platform and the clients to assist in the decision making around
deliveries and features; the outcome of this is regularly tailoring high impact rollouts to ensure all technical
considerations and cross platform issues are addressed.
● Identification and mitigation of risk through planning and in-depth consideration of all wider aspects of a project.
● Managing (Scrum Master) up to 4 teams of 2-5 people at any one time - covering a mixture of interrelated
and distinct projects and multiple components.
● Owner of over 10 internal facing and external impacting projects in this role with varying project lifetimes.
● Earning a six months sabbatical in which I travelled the world, taking in 4 continents.
support for companies in their provision of music services. Working within the engineering team I use modified
agile processes to support an engineering led business, responsibilities include:
● Planning platform releases from engineering for both internal teams and external partners; this increased
the releases to once every 8 weeks.
● Process change management role; introducing and evangelising agile process where required and supporting
the evolution of those processes. This delivered increased understanding of the release process for all driving
efficiency within the business.
● Identifying and managing and prioritising dependencies across the development teams as well as the organisation; enabling more effective teams through reuse of knowledge and shared understanding of goals.
● I introduced a regular product board enhancing the communication between Engineers and the business to encourage understanding of the on-going work and the impact of business decisions.
● Successfully managed and delivered an android music application within the agreed timelines and budget;
this achieved a launch to the Android market place and was the first of the mobile offerings for the service.
● Managed several Engineering teams (2-5 engineers per team), using Agile and Scrum Master approaches; to ensure regular and beneficial software increments are delivered to partners and service users. This enhanced
the return on investment for the company as partners received tangible features as part of change request
processes.
Key Achievements
● APMG Registered Agile Project Manager certification
● Release management, overseeing the development, testing and implementation of solutions which
involved multiple complex components, a 3rd party software and digital partners.
● Providing Business Change Management; impacting on the organisation as a whole and its working
practices; I delivered processes which have reduced duplication of effort and increased business cohesion.
● Understanding the technical aspects of the platform and the clients to assist in the decision making around
deliveries and features; the outcome of this is regularly tailoring high impact rollouts to ensure all technical
considerations and cross platform issues are addressed.
● Identification and mitigation of risk through planning and in-depth consideration of all wider aspects of a project.
● Managing (Scrum Master) up to 4 teams of 2-5 people at any one time - covering a mixture of interrelated
and distinct projects and multiple components.
● Owner of over 10 internal facing and external impacting projects in this role with varying project lifetimes.
● Earning a six months sabbatical in which I travelled the world, taking in 4 continents.
Support, LED, Processes, Manager, UP, Planning, Streaming, Organization, Music, Software, Development, Testing, Implementation, Change management, Engineering, Service, Management, Business Change Management, Agile, Budget, B2B, Scrum master, Project Manager, Android, Scrum
2009 - 2010
job
Governor Technology
SWAG Jewellery Store.
Web Developer
Governor technology is a consultancy offering web based business solutions to a range of clients; a member of the development team providing solutions to business problems and providing practical suggestions for
implementation; delivering these through the use of the Agile Methodology across all projects and have delivered
the following:
● Providing consultancy on Search Engine optimisation.
● Maintaining an ASP.NET 2.0 Ecommerce solution for SWAG Jewellery Store.
● Development of a Mobile version of Governor Technology.
● Usability consultation for e-commerce sites through the creation of a White paper on for the Governor
Technology website giving potential clients an insight into the considerations needed for an e-commerce
website.
Key Achievements
● Introduced Agile methodology to a new team in Governor; increasing team efficiency and output
● Developed HTML emails for an email campaign for an insurance company; this was delivered to up to 5000
clients on a monthly basis.
● Development of Technical Skills and knowledge.
● The successful completion of two Microsoft MCP exams.
● Self-management of workloads and responsibilities.
Governor technology is a consultancy offering web based business solutions to a range of clients; a member of the development team providing solutions to business problems and providing practical suggestions for
implementation; delivering these through the use of the Agile Methodology across all projects and have delivered
the following:
● Providing consultancy on Search Engine optimisation.
● Maintaining an ASP.NET 2.0 Ecommerce solution for SWAG Jewellery Store.
● Development of a Mobile version of Governor Technology.
● Usability consultation for e-commerce sites through the creation of a White paper on for the Governor
Technology website giving potential clients an insight into the considerations needed for an e-commerce
website.
Key Achievements
● Introduced Agile methodology to a new team in Governor; increasing team efficiency and output
● Developed HTML emails for an email campaign for an insurance company; this was delivered to up to 5000
clients on a monthly basis.
● Development of Technical Skills and knowledge.
● The successful completion of two Microsoft MCP exams.
● Self-management of workloads and responsibilities.
Net, .NET 2.0, UP, Campaign, Search, Web, Insurance, Development, Usability & UX, Implementation, Developer, Technology, Html, Website, ASP, Optimization, Management, Usability, E-commerce, Agile, Ecommerce, ASP.NET, HTML/CSS/Javascript, .Net
2010 - 2010
job
Program Manager - EMEA Editorial Solutions Team
MSN.
(2 months)
Seconded to the MSN Editorial Team to project manage the delivery of an international World Cup site covering
19 global markets:
● Planning and proactively managing timelines for an offshore development team of two through the application of SCRUM, alongside managing the external suppliers of content to ensure both elements
came together successfully.
● Relationship management with the operations team to ensure the correct configuration setup, effective
testing and scalability for future requirements are addressed.
● Key liaison with all business areas interested in re-using the content; providing a technical break down
and contributing to ideas as to how it can be utilised.
● Project management and relationship management for the delivery of an EMEA wide MSN promotion of
Avatar the movie DVD release. This was part of an MSN Exclusive with James Cameron as guest editor of the portal for a day.
○ Managing timelines with FOX home entertainment based in LA and an offshore development
team of 4 in China.
○ Key point of contact between the business, FOX and the creative design team to ensure the correct interpretation of requirements.
○ Adapting to moving deadlines due to unforeseen circumstances and finding way to mitigate the overall impact of these.
Seconded to the MSN Editorial Team to project manage the delivery of an international World Cup site covering
19 global markets:
● Planning and proactively managing timelines for an offshore development team of two through the application of SCRUM, alongside managing the external suppliers of content to ensure both elements
came together successfully.
● Relationship management with the operations team to ensure the correct configuration setup, effective
testing and scalability for future requirements are addressed.
● Key liaison with all business areas interested in re-using the content; providing a technical break down
and contributing to ideas as to how it can be utilised.
● Project management and relationship management for the delivery of an EMEA wide MSN promotion of
Avatar the movie DVD release. This was part of an MSN Exclusive with James Cameron as guest editor of the portal for a day.
○ Managing timelines with FOX home entertainment based in LA and an offshore development
team of 4 in China.
○ Key point of contact between the business, FOX and the creative design team to ensure the correct interpretation of requirements.
○ Adapting to moving deadlines due to unforeseen circumstances and finding way to mitigate the overall impact of these.
Design, Project Management, Scrum, Management, Content, It, Offshore, Testing, Development, International, Scalability, China, Portal, Manager
2005 - 2007
internship
MSN Internship
Media Solutions Team.
as a Web developer on MSN Media Solutions Team
● Retail Sales Advisor at Dorothy Perkins (4 years)
● Administrator at Cowley Marina (1 year)
● Retail Sales Advisor at Dorothy Perkins (4 years)
● Administrator at Cowley Marina (1 year)
Retail, Sales, Developer, Web, Administrator, Internship
My education
2003
-
2007
Brunel University
BSc, Computer Science
BSc, Computer Science
2000
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2002
Sir George Monoux College
Secondary, Psychology, computing, accounts
Secondary, Psychology, computing, accounts
1995
-
2000
Mount Carmel School
Secondary, Grades A-C
Secondary, Grades A-C
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