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Collette Zapf

Lake Worth,FL

Summary

Forward-thinking Director of Product, skillful in managing a team of employees working collaboratively in order to accomplish challenging objectives. Provides a clear vision to guide cohesive, high-performing teams. Team player with strong communication, relationship building, and organizational skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Product

Site Impact
Coconut Creek, FL
02.2014 - Current
  • Manage and oversee all projects from concept to launch
  • Oversee the Product Development team as well as collaborate with cross-functional teams i.e. Product Development, Sales, Operations, Technology, Quality Assurance to ensure development is executed on time
  • Evaluate incoming submissions and provide feedback, escalation, and next steps
  • Manage and execute all internal and external user testing
  • Brought together multiple Product teams to collaborate on quarterly and annual Roadmap plannings
  • Executed Roadmap plans, coordinating development and rollout
  • Supported staff development, promoting personal achievement and retention as best strategy for long-term organizational health.
  • Conducted regular 1 on 1 meetings with employees, as well as Annual Reviews, and Goal Setting
  • Met strict deadlines, coordinating moving parts in product team and orchestrating well-designed flow.
  • Conceptualized long-range product roadmaps and strategically designed according to market data and research.

Production Admin Manager

Site Impact
Coconut Creek, FL
02.2013 - 02.2014
  • Managed Tier 1 clients, increasing revenue on average 20-30% per quarter, while keeping costs down
  • Responsible for delivering and managing client campaigns, while continuously working to improve systems and processes
  • Managed cross-functional collaboration across Product Development, R&D, Marketing, Quality, Clients, and Operations to ensure our system exceeded the needs and expectations of our clients
  • Established Product Development work plans and objectives, working with internal cross-functional teams to meet key milestones and launch products on time to meet the objectives set forth by our clients, with focus on automation
  • Managed new product launches, providing client demo's and analytics on improvements
  • Ensured all required testing for final products and improvements was completed thoroughly
  • Oversaw development of more than 10 new products each year, including Deployment Automation, Amazon OTT, Commission Automation, PURL Deployments, Matchback Data Analysis, Hotjar (and other) tracking, Category Optimization, Enhanced Reporting

Education

BBA - Business Administration And Management

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Product Strategy
  • Strategic Planning and Cross Functional Alignment
  • Roadmap Planning and Execution
  • Time Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Competitive & Market Analysis
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Customer Relationship Management

Timeline

Director of Product

Site Impact
02.2014 - Current

Production Admin Manager

Site Impact
02.2013 - 02.2014

BBA - Business Administration And Management

Florida Atlantic University
Collette Zapf