- English: Fluent (spoken and written)
- Igbo: Fluent (spoken and written)
- French: Intermediate (spoken and written)
Ijay Egu
dublin,CA
Summary
Strategic Product Owner and Technology Leader with 10+ years of experience developing complex products, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering multi-million-dollar technology programs in agile environments. Proven expertise in product vision development, user story creation, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder management across global enterprises. Extensive background in coaching and mentoring teams, customer audience identification, and acting as primary liaison between departments, business stakeholders, and lines of business. Expert at evaluating new products and equipment, implementing new technology, and delivering product feedback that drives strategic roadmaps and enhances end-user experience.
Knowledgeable [Desired Position] with solid background in product management and history of successfully guiding product development from concept to launch. Demonstrated ability to balance stakeholder needs and user experience, resulting in tangible improvements in product offerings. Proven skills in cross-functional collaboration and strategic planning.
Product management professional with deep expertise in driving product lifecycle from concept to launch. Known for strong analytical skills, market research, and strategic planning. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and adapt to evolving business needs to deliver impactful results. Valued for excellent communication, problem-solving abilities, and unwavering focus on achieving goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Product Management Specialist – Workspace Collaboration
Chevron Corporation
02.2024 - Current
- Product Owner for next-generation workspace collaboration solutions, providing clear product vision and acting as customer proxy for 65,000+ global users. Lead complex, high-priority corporate projects with $20M annual budget oversight.
- Developed product vision and roadmap for 4,500 global Microsoft Teams Room deployments, identifying customer audience needs and scaling from 300 to 800+ rooms in 2024
- Created and prioritized user stories and backlog for collaboration platform features, achieving
- Act as primary liaison between IT departments, business stakeholders, and global lines of business, ensuring alignment on product development priorities
- Coach and mentor Level 3 support teams, identifying developmental needs and improving team knowledge and technical skills
- Evaluate new products and equipment for collaboration environments, staying abreast of market innovations and emerging technologies
- Provide product feedback and customer insights to support platform development and enhance end-user experience
- Analyze work plans and schedules to reallocate resources and reprioritize program work, reducing deployment time by 40%
- Key Achievements:
- Delivered complex product implementation with 90% reduction in configuration errors through improved planning
- Established cross-functional teams for new technology introduction, resolving 85%+ of issues pre-deployment
- Developed KPI dashboards for real-time product monitoring and customer response benchmarking
Senior Product Management Specialist – Customer Experience Center of Excellence
Chevron Corporation
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Product Owner for workforce enablement solutions, partnering with product organization to deliver feedback and introduce potential products for future programs.
- Identified customer audience and communication channels through surveys and workshops, discovering 10+ pain points across user base
- Developed implementation plans for three new feature sets in collaboration with product owners and development teams
- Led complex projects achieving 15% reduction in operational costs and 20% reduction in project delivery times across eight sites
- Provided product feedback resulting in 25% increase in platform adoption and 30% reduction in support tickets
- Evaluated and introduced new products, integrating four cyber risk mitigation features across collaboration platforms
- Coached cross-functional teams on product development best practices and agile methodologies
Infrastructure & Digital Hub Technical Lead
Chevron Corporation
01.2018 - 09.2022
- Product Owner for Digital Hub platform serving 30 global vessels, developing highly complex products that enhanced real-time communication and decision-making ($10M project impacting 10,000+ users).
- Created product vision and roadmap for shipboard IT infrastructure and Digital Hub platform supporting global Shipping operations
- Led cross-functional DevOps teams of 5+ members, coaching and mentoring team members on CI/CD pipeline implementation
- Acted as primary liaison between ship, field, and shore teams, ensuring product alignment with business needs
- Evaluated new technology solutions, implementing automation that reduced manual errors by 30% and accelerated delivery cycles by 40%
- Developed implementation plans for major IT projects including digital logbooks and fleet-wide infrastructure upgrades
- Analyzed and reprioritized program work, contributing to $5M in operational efficiencies through strategic resource allocation
- Key Achievements:
- Delivered complex product portfolio achieving 99.9% system uptime through proactive monitoring and lifecycle management
- Established teams for new technology introduction, reducing security incidents and downtime by 15%
- Built customer feedback mechanisms that improved user experience and system reliability
Cloud Operations Technical Lead
Chevron Corporation
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Product Owner for on-premises cloud server platform service offering, developing new highly complex products in dynamic IaaS environment.
- Led product development team of 6 developers and 1 QA tester, coaching team members on new feature development for IaaS and SaaS platforms
- Created product vision for automated server provisioning, managing over 600 servers and automating 95% of manual processes
- Evaluated new products and market solutions, reducing server build process from 7 days to 1 hour through technology innovation
- Coordinated implementation of new technology, successfully launching Linux server service offering for IT partners
- Provided product feedback during CLM 4.1 upgrade project, enhancing stability and compliance features
Solutions Architect/Business Analyst
Chevron Corporation
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Product development team member for DCR Migration and NADC strategic initiatives, focusing on complex project leadership and stakeholder liaison activities.
- Acted as primary liaison between internal systems, business owners, vendors, and consultants for $20M NADC Migration project
- Developed implementation plans and decision matrix frameworks for San Antonio data migration initiatives
- Evaluated new products and equipment using BMC Asset Inventory discovery application for strategic planning
- Created customer communication channels through high-level presentations showing systems inventory and migration options
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Elizabeth City State University
Skills
- Product Management Platforms: Agile/Scrum frameworks, User story development, Backlog prioritization, Stakeholder management tools, KPI dashboards, Customer feedback systems
- Technology Evaluation: Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, Azure AD, ServiceNow, VMware platforms, Cloud infrastructure assessment, Enterprise application analysis
- Implementation & Development: CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation, Infrastructure as Code, New technology integration, Cross-platform deployment
- Team Leadership: Agile coaching, Scrum facilitation, Cross-functional team management, Vendor relationship management, Stakeholder communication
- Compliance & Quality: Risk assessment frameworks, Quality assurance processes, Performance monitoring, User acceptance testing
- Product backlog management
- Data-driven decision making
- Stakeholder communications
- User acceptance testing
- Feature prioritization
- Sprint planning
- Product roadmapping
- Product documentation
- Product metrics tracking
- Customer success management
- Product launches
- Product lifecycle management
- Key performance indicators
- Customer segmentation
- Stakeholder management
- Innovation management
- Voice of customer
- Lean product development
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Organizational skills
- Team collaboration
- Team leadership
- Active listening
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Decision-making
- Verbal and written communication
- Detail-oriented
- Relationship building
- Microsoft office
- Computer proficiency
- Team building
- Task prioritization
- Client relationship management
- Goal setting
- Analytical thinking
- Risk assessment
- Customer complaint resolution
- Interpersonal communication
- Strategic planning
- Data collection
- Continuous improvement
- Project management
- Vendor relationship management
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (POPM) — Agile Product Ownership Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP) — Complex Project Leadership
- SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Training — Enterprise Agile Methodologies
- Azure Administration Fundamentals (AZ-104)
- Azure Boot Camp Admin Certification
- Certified Linux Ansible Training
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE+IIS)
Languages
Timeline
Senior Product Management Specialist – Workspace Collaboration
Chevron Corporation
02.2024 - Current
Senior Product Management Specialist – Customer Experience Center of Excellence
Chevron Corporation
01.2023 - 12.2023
Infrastructure & Digital Hub Technical Lead
Chevron Corporation
01.2018 - 09.2022
Cloud Operations Technical Lead
Chevron Corporation
01.2013 - 01.2017
Solutions Architect/Business Analyst
Chevron Corporation
01.2011 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Elizabeth City State University
Community Involvement
- Leadership and Coaching: Coordinated and led 50-person team for Kids Against Hunger Packing Event
- Mentoring and Development: Volunteer mentor for young aspiring women in STEM Summer Camp
- Skills Development: Volunteer mentor for SEEK Summer Camp participants, identifying developmental needs
- Industry Engagement: Annual participant in NSBE IT recruiting initiatives
- Community Service: Monthly volunteer at Stockton Women's Shelter
Additional Technology Leadership Experience
Comprehensive Product Development Background (1998-2015): Extensive experience in complex product evaluation and new technology implementation at leading technology companies (Adaptec, NetIQ, Network Appliance, Amdahl Corporation). Proven expertise in coaching and mentoring technical teams (1000+ professionals), acting as customer proxy for enterprise solutions, and providing product feedback that enhanced storage technologies, disaster recovery solutions, and performance monitoring systems. Led cross-functional teams delivering mission-critical support and evaluated emerging market products across Windows, Linux, UNIX, and specialized enterprise applications.
Professional Highlights & Recognition
- President's Award for successful complex product development and deployment of Chevron Cloud Services ($10M project)
- Recognition for product innovation through Digital Hub Platform deployment across 30 vessels
- Led successful new technology implementation for Digital Hub infrastructure platform
- Product leadership recognition for successful NADC Migration project ($20M initiative)
- Trusted escalation point for high-impact product decisions and customer proxy representation
- Built repeatable product frameworks for secure global collaboration rollouts
- Expert at translating product vision into measurable outcomes and driving adoption of innovative technology solutions