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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Career Accomplishments
Software
Certification
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Jeremy Gillespie

Jeremy Gillespie

Product Operations & Program Leader
Lafayette,CO

Summary

A seasoned Product Operations & Program leader + Certified ScrumMaster with over 2 decades of experience in strategic and operational leadership, known for superpowers in cross-functional collaboration, ability to quickly adapt, and drive high-impact results within a short timeframe. Excels at bridging the gap between product, support, and sales to drive excellence and innovation.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Product Operations Manager

Gloo
Boulder, CO
04.2022 - 09.2023
  • Spearheaded product development of 2 e-commerce sites, slashing product procurement time by 75%
  • Identified contract procurement process pain points for Finance team, resulting in a 17% time-saving improvement
  • Strategically managed operational relationships for a nationwide campaign with a $100+ million budget
  • Orchestrated 400+ high-quality internal and external product events, while fostering team member collaboration
  • Exercised adept project management skills to efficiently guide cross-departmental teams toward achieving 6-month launch goals, thereby contributing to favorable market outcomes
  • Implemented innovative strategies to amplify sales performance and coordinated diverse demographic product events
  • Achieved OKRs, reduced time-consuming redundancies, and amplified connected engagement for 250K individuals.

Product Operations & Sr. Project Manager, Champion Experience

Gloo
Boulder, CO
09.2020 - 04.2022
  • Orchestrated and led the end-to-end process of designing, piloting, and launching the CX Help Center, showcasing effective communication skills that fostered cohesive team collaboration resulting in a significant 23% reduction in customer support cases, highlighting strategic approaches to enhancing CS & SLA efficiency
  • Defined key performance indicators, mentored team members, and supported teams throughout development phases
  • Influenced high prioritization of initiatives, aligning experiences across channels and touch points to ensure best results
  • Consistently identified and incorporated stakeholder and customer needs by discerning optimal features for products, strategically ensuring their effectiveness in market
  • Supported deals and client-focused projects by providing data-driven insight, financial analysis, and modeling research
  • Conducted planning, forecasting, and product models along with crafting processes to ensure efficient deal structures.

Program Manager & Product Operations

Gloo
Boulder, CO
10.2017 - 09.2020
  • Applied operational leadership and entrepreneurial mindset lead the pilot, launch, and acquisition of SaaS products, successfully achieving 6-month launch goal
  • Spearheaded strategic and sophisticated cross-functional business activities and projects with sharp business acumen
  • Drove structured schedules and project plans across project and cross-functional teams to meet company objectives
  • Continuously organized programs and activities in accordance with mission, goals, and strategic organizational roadmaps
  • Strategically defined project scopes, set goals/objectives for team members, and communicated with key stakeholders
  • Efficiently developed evaluation methods to assess program strengths and continuously identify areas for improvement
  • Utilized relationship-building expertise to forge strategic partnership opportunities with both new and existing partners, ensuring mutually beneficial results for all parties involved.

Director of Client Services

CampMinder
Boulder, CO
10.2013 - 08.2017
  • Directed Client Services teams composed of support/account managers, specialists, and onboarding staff
  • Developed and implemented SFDC instances into homegrown e-ticketing support system resulting in 25% year-over-year reduction in client cases while achieving an impressive 87% first-case resolution rate
  • Drove cross-departmental collaboration with executives, engineers, and product teams while achieving project launch goals and ensuring program/business success
  • Developed internal training plans and CX onboarding to continuously strengthen client service and engagement
  • Skillfully cultivated engagement to deliver exceptional support for over 800 provider organizations, showcasing strong focus on relationship building
  • Emphasized core values/ethics while fostering values-driven company culture that ensured employee success and growth.

Education

Master of Arts -

Reformed Theological Seminary

Bachelor of Science -

Winthrop University

Skills

Driving Operational Execution & Strategic Planningundefined

Career Accomplishments

  • Demonstrated effective operational leadership by developing and managing key relationships, roadmaps, and product strategy for a nationwide campaign with a budget exceeding $100 million.
  • Achieved a remarkable 75% reduction in procurement time and successfully orchestrated over 400 high-quality internal and external product events.
  • Managed the development of product roadmaps and oversaw the implementation of solutions for companies ranging from 50 to 1500 employees, demonstrating a keen understanding of systems thinking, scalability, and versatility.
  • Successfully navigated and resolved ambiguous bottlenecks, resulting in a remarkable 25% year-over-year reduction in client support cases and an impressive 87% first-case resolution rate. Leveraged a deep understanding of team dynamics and applied data analysis techniques to facilitate faster and more effective problem-solving, ultimately ensuring customer success.
  • Applied strong problem-solving and analytical skills to identify pain points in the contract procurement process for the Finance team, leading to a notable 17% improvement in time efficiency.

Software

Asana

Wrike

Shortcut

Domo

GSuite

SQL

Certification

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), https://bcert.me/skgkfrjxu

Timeline

Product Operations Manager

Gloo
04.2022 - 09.2023

Product Operations & Sr. Project Manager, Champion Experience

Gloo
09.2020 - 04.2022

Program Manager & Product Operations

Gloo
10.2017 - 09.2020

Director of Client Services

CampMinder
10.2013 - 08.2017

Master of Arts -

Reformed Theological Seminary

Bachelor of Science -

Winthrop University
Jeremy GillespieProduct Operations & Program Leader