Judith Onyenze
Houston,TX
Summary
Lead Product Owner with proven capability across varied professional and cultural environments, commercially minded, driven to deliver value, extensive experience in diverse projects in the Oil and Gas, Financial, Public, Retail and Travel sectors. Expertise in product management, business analysis, digital transformation, and stakeholder collaboration with a track record of delivering exceptional results, enhancing customer experience, and driving product strategy in complex environments. Proficient at managing cross-functional teams and leading product lifecycles from concept to execution.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
North America Lead Product Owner
Shell Oil
01.2022 - 05.2024
- Successfully led product strategy and execution, by managing and translating the Shell Apps product roadmap into well refined requirements and user stories
- Aligned priorities with business and product objectives, ensuring deep understanding of the user journey, achieved through direct user interactions and collaboration with key stakeholders
- Collaborated with Scrum Masters, Engineering Managers, and Development team to plan and lead the execution of requirements, while establishing and tracking key operational success metrics
- My experience includes developing, grooming, maintaining and prioritizing backlogs to balance the needs of multiple stakeholders and drive value
- With a data-driven approach, I led market research and analyzed trends, customer needs, and competitive strategies to guide product development from ideation to launch
- I act as the voice of the customer, leveraging feedback to enhance user experience and drive digital adoption
- My skillset includes developing change management strategies to facilitate smooth adoption and providing support and training for internal teams
Senior Product Manager
Ontellus
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Defined and led the product vision, scope, and execution of the SmartWork (Operations) product, leveraging Agile Scrum practices to optimize product development and delivery
- Used Power BI to gain customer insights and behavior analysis, KPI tracking, and data driven decision making to enhance product development, customer satisfaction and business success
- Facilitated discussions covering both business and technical aspects, wrote business requirements and coordinated and led demo sessions with the various business groups
- Maintained the long-term roadmap and established the strategic direction for the product line
- Determined and prioritized product requirements driven by both customer needs and company objectives
- Additionally, facilitated end-user training for completed products
Product Owner
Nabors Industries
06.2014 - 01.2019
- Product Owner and BA for Enterprise Product lines, acted as the primary liaison with the business to define the future roadmap of the products and the applications
- Developed product roadmap, ensuring alignment with current and future business needs
- Wrote clear business requirements for Dev and QA
- Coordinated demo sessions with the business, ensuring their feedback is incorporated into the requirements
- Ensured there was timely and budgeted delivery of all project deliverables, aligned with the business needs
- Developed comprehensive business cases supporting process and technology investments to enable the realization of client objectives
- Defined improvements in business processes and technology
- Served as an IT business consultant to business partners, evaluating and clarifying project objectives, ensuring appropriate project prioritization, and providing advice on new business initiatives
- Facilitated end-user training for delivered solutions and plans for the change management required to implement the project, mobilizing necessary resources
Sr. Software Tester/Certification Analyst
Discover Financial
06.2013 - 12.2013
Agile Software Tester
Expedia.Com
09.2012 - 03.2013
Agile Tester
ASOS Plc
04.2011 - 08.2012
QA Tester
Fourth Hospitality
12.2009 - 04.2011
Test Analyst
Marks & Spencer
02.2007 - 08.2009
Functional Tester
Zenith Int’l Bank
10.2002 - 05.2005
Education
MSc - Management Information Systems
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX12.2016
BA Hons - English & Literary Studies
Ambrose Alli University
12.1999
References
Available upon request
Timeline
North America Lead Product Owner
Shell Oil
01.2022 - 05.2024
Senior Product Manager
Ontellus
01.2020 - 01.2022
Product Owner
Nabors Industries
06.2014 - 01.2019
Sr. Software Tester/Certification Analyst
Discover Financial
06.2013 - 12.2013
Agile Software Tester
Expedia.Com
09.2012 - 03.2013
Agile Tester
ASOS Plc
04.2011 - 08.2012
QA Tester
Fourth Hospitality
12.2009 - 04.2011
Test Analyst
Marks & Spencer
02.2007 - 08.2009
Functional Tester
Zenith Int’l Bank
10.2002 - 05.2005
MSc - Management Information Systems
Texas Southern University
BA Hons - English & Literary Studies
Ambrose Alli University