Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
UL Mark of Excellence Award
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JODINE HEPNER

Punta Gorda,FL

Summary

Dynamic Change Leader and Senior Product Manager with over 10 years of experience transforming complex programs into structured, people-centric solutions. Expertise in Change Management (PROSCI/ADKAR), program delivery, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment facilitates the successful adoption of new technologies and modernization of processes for global organizations. Proven track record at UL Solutions includes leading enterprise programs valued between $1M and $3M, guiding thousands of employees and customers through impactful digital transformations. A unique blend of structured change methodology and product thinking ensures that solutions are not only deployed but also embraced, driving accelerated value realization.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Product Manager

UL Solutions
Northbrook, IL
01.2026 - Current
  • Lead onboarding of additional service lines to Salesforce Field Service, with full ownership of Change Management strategy and execution.
  • Design and execute change strategies for new service line deployments, including stakeholder analysis, communication planning, and training readiness.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to ensure adoption of new processes and digital tools.
  • Established change success metrics and monitored user adoption to drive continuous improvement.

Program Change Leader

UL Solutions
Northbrook, IL
01.2022 - 01.2025
  • Owned Change Management workstream for a $30M global strategic transformation program supporting $750M in audit and inspection services migrating into Salesforce Field Service.
  • Applied PROSCI/ADKAR methodology across planning, stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption tracking.
  • Led internal and external communication and engagement strategy for +1500 employees and +60K customers.
  • Oversaw vendor deliverables and ensured alignment with overall transformation roadmap.
  • Developed and deployed comprehensive training programs to support enterprise-wide adoption for over 1500 users.
  • Increased user satisfaction over 25% in less than 6 month period.

Sr. Product Manager

UL Solutions
Northbrook, IL
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Managed enterprise program converting $700M recurring invoice to subscription service processes.
  • Developed roadmap to expand program into new service lines.
  • Led Change Management, communications, and training across multiple stakeholder groups and customer audiences.
  • Managed cross-functional workstreams and ensured smooth deployment readiness.

Digital Transformation Program Manager

UL Solutions
Northbrook, IL
01.2014 - 01.2021
  • Led multi-year transformation from document-based workflows to modern digital, data-enabled processes.
  • Built strategic roadmap for phased transformation and future service line expansion.
  • Delivered Change Management strategy supporting SME and user training in wave-based deployments.
  • Directed cross-functional teams through complex data transformation and process redesign initiatives.

Manager, IT

UL Solutions
Northbrook, IL
01.2009 - 01.2014
  • Managed IT teams and facilitated stakeholder engagement

Data Acceptance Program Manager

UL Solutions
Northbrook, IL
01.2006 - 01.2009
  • Led $1M transformation program developing audit program.
  • Developed fulfillment team
  • Drove Change Management initiative for training and adoption of new systems and processes for +1500 employees and +850 customers.

Section Manager – Hazardous Locations Equipment

UL Solutions
Northbrook, IL
01.2004 - 01.2005

Managed Certification Engineering team

Lead process improvement activities increasing employee engagement

Coordinator → Sr. Coordinator, Global Accreditations

UL Solutions
Northbrook, IL
01.1997 - 01.2004
  • Facilitated global accreditation assessments with regulatory bodies and global operational teams.

Engineer → Sr. Project Engineer

UL Solutions
Northbrook, IL
01.1989 - 01.1997

Managed certification projects

Developed technical safety standards

Education

BS - Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

University of Illinois at Chicago

Skills

  • Change Management (PROSCI/ADKAR)
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Communications Strategy
  • Training Strategy & Deployment
  • Product Management
  • Program/Project Management
  • Cross-functional Leadership
  • Lean/Six Sigma
  • Salesforce Field Service
  • Azure DevOps
  • MS Project
  • MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, Visio

Certification

  • PROSCI Change Management Certification
  • PMP Bootcamp/PMP Candidate
  • Six Sigma Green Belt
  • UL Global Leadership Program
  • Stage Gate Process
  • Project Portfolio Bootcamp
  • Service Management Bootcamp

Timeline

Sr. Product Manager

UL Solutions
01.2026 - Current

Program Change Leader

UL Solutions
01.2022 - 01.2025

Sr. Product Manager

UL Solutions
01.2021 - 01.2022

Digital Transformation Program Manager

UL Solutions
01.2014 - 01.2021

Manager, IT

UL Solutions
01.2009 - 01.2014

Data Acceptance Program Manager

UL Solutions
01.2006 - 01.2009

Section Manager – Hazardous Locations Equipment

UL Solutions
01.2004 - 01.2005

Coordinator → Sr. Coordinator, Global Accreditations

UL Solutions
01.1997 - 01.2004

Engineer → Sr. Project Engineer

UL Solutions
01.1989 - 01.1997

BS - Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

University of Illinois at Chicago

UL Mark of Excellence Award

UL Mark of Excellence Award 2009 for Data Acceptance Program 

UL Mark of Excellence Award 2022 Follow-Up Service estimator tool 

JODINE HEPNER