Strategic Product Manager with 8+ years leading cross-functional teams to build tools that drive operational efficiency and user impact. Skilled in turning business goals into customer-first digital solutions.
Overview
8
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Guaranteed Rate
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
01.2024 - 01.2025
Job overview
Company Overview: Rate Companies is a residential mortgage company and insurance brokerage providing coverage to customers in all 50 states.
Executed strategic product roadmap for Salesforce Service AMS, aligning with executive vision to reduce licensing costs by $500K annually and enhance user efficiency.
Led remote offshore team and supported scalable workflows across 100+ service users handling daily cancellations, delivering operational efficiencies through automation.
Partnered with service, design, and engineering stakeholders to continuously refine product scope and de risk assumptions through rapid delivery. Prioritized user stories based on real feedback loops to ensure adoption and performance across 100+ agents.
Rate Companies is a residential mortgage company and insurance brokerage providing coverage to customers in all 50 states.
Liberty Mutual
PRODUCT OWNER
01.2021 - 01.2024
Job overview
Drove 5x scale of high-risk disbursement platform, optimizing tech stack and UX to enable 100K+ daily payments with zero downtime. Empowered internal teams with intuitive tools and automation, reducing manual risk and unlocking $40M in projected loss savings.
Developed comprehensive payment solutions handling $50M+ in transactions, expanding client base through enhanced UI and API integration, driving 30% client growth.
Facilitated cross-functional Agile PI Planning sessions, uniting engineering, treasury, compliance & contractors to align on strategic business objectives and boost offshore team velocity by 25%.
Liberty Mutual
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
01.2017 - 01.2021
Job overview
Developed Salesforce roles & hierarchies, enhancing usability for 2500+ sales users nationwide.
Spearheaded the development of an internal CRM newsletter with a team of 8 contributors, achieving a 65%+ engagement rate and fostering cross-departmental collaboration.
Architected EAM reward portal within Salesforce ecosystem, driving measurable improvements in sales performance and customer relationship management, increasing customer satisfaction by 18%.
TechPoint & Indianapolis Business Journal Tech 25 Winner, 2023, Recognized for leadership in Product/R&D and public service impact
The Partnership - National Leadership Development Program, 2022, Nominated by Liberty Mutual senior leaders for leadership program headed by Mr. Pratt Wiley
Personal Information
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Title: Senior Product Manager
Timeline
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
Guaranteed Rate
01.2024 - 01.2025
PRODUCT OWNER
Liberty Mutual
01.2021 - 01.2024
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Liberty Mutual
01.2017 - 01.2021
Quantic School of Business & Technology
MBA from BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DePauw University
BA from COMPUTER SCIENCE
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Website: https://jclarkes.com
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