MARINA VEBER
Parkland,FL
Summary
Experienced leader in product management, program management, and digital transformation with a proven track record. Skilled in defining comprehensive product strategies and roadmaps, setting clear objectives and key results (OKRs), driving Agile implementations, and managing cross-functional teams. Passionate about relationship management, delivering exceptional customer experiences, and maximizing customer value. Proficient in prioritizing investments for maximum impact and facilitating rapid execution and delivery within Agile environments.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Capital Markets Transformation Technology Consulting Practice
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, NY & Miami, FL
10.2021 - Current
- Leading end-to-end sales and overseeing execution of multi-year large-scale platform implementations, process re-engineering, and digital transformation projects focused on trading, settlements, supervision, risk management, payments, AML/KYC compliance as well as data management.
- Establishing and leading the product management competency, developing a comprehensive business strategy and go-to-market plan, and creating product management service offerings. Guiding clients through project-driven to product-led transformations, implementing Gen AI for software delivery, and executing product management functions for large-scale initiatives.
- Leading and developing 20-30 PwC employees concurrently, offering project delivery coaching, support for internal initiatives, and mentorship to help achieve career, education, and life milestones.
- Designed and delivered Introduction to Agile and Agile in Financial Services courses as part of the curriculum for Agile Methodology.
Director, Product Manager (Global Data Platform)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, NY
08.2020 - 10.2021
- Led a 10-person product team in developing and implementing the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Workbench, a global cloud-based platform. Integrated top-tier data analytics, processing, and storage capabilities to ensure seamless functionality for 270K users.
- Guided three cross-functional SAFe Agile teams in all stages of the product life cycle, including risk resolution and support during PI planning. Orchestrated marketing and training endeavors to effectively promote feature implementation.
- Engage in strategic conversations with senior leadership, Customer Success, Engineering, Risk and Legal teams to gather feedback, understand challenges, and deliver solutions that meet customers’ needs.
- Implemented several process improvement initiatives, such as establishing a strong feature intake and prioritization processes, roadmap transparency, “ask us anything” functionality, and feature readiness checklist. Ensured that every feature had a comprehensive support structure aligned with business objectives, encompassing logging, monitoring, reporting, SLAs, and KPIs. Increased Workbench's NPS by approximately 30%.
- Built an engineering team in PwC Slovakia, improving code quality and reducing time to market by 25%.
- Proactively managed talent agenda by overseeing resource planning, performance management, and professional development. Represented PwC at various recruiting events, including university and experienced hires.
- Successfully managed the budget to meet financial targets and contracted with vendor
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Picture Creations, Inc.
New York, NY
04.2010 - 12.2020
- Implemented strategic initiatives resulting in increased sales, improved market positioning, and enhanced overall growth.
- Led team to successfully launch new products/services while overseeing commercialization efforts and financial projections.
Director, Capital Markets Transformation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, NY
08.2012 - 08.2020
- Led planning and execution of strategic initiatives, ensuring compliance, strategy, and technology goals were met for top Financial Services institutions. Successfully managed multiple concurrent large-scale engagements, building strong relationships with key stakeholders. Supported account growth through sales, SME support, and client relationship management.
- Assisted with establishing a $10M/year Intelligent Automation practice for Financial Services, encompassing RPA, OCR, NLP, and Machine Learning. Developed and implemented successful proof-of-concepts and proof-of-values for various use cases and technology solutions. Fostered strategic partnerships with automation vendors to steer sales and marketing efforts.
- Coached, mentored, and managed a team of 15 PwC employees during project delivery and internal initiatives.
- Led MBA recruiting for Yale School of Management and assisted with NYU undergraduate and MBA recruiting, diversity recruiting (e.g., through Grace Hopper), and experienced recruiting.
- Developed and taught courses on Intelligent Automation, covering RPA 101 and Intelligent Automation 102.
- Other positions: Senior Associate (2012-2015); Manager (2015-2018)
Product Manager/Plan Manager, Investment Bank Cash Equities
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York, NY
08.2006 - 04.2010
- Led global Equities Order Management System (OMS) product team of three, supporting 200 trading desks worldwide. Collaborated with sales and trading desk heads, as well as business managers, to develop features backlog and prioritize roadmap aligned with business strategy, industry trends, and regulatory requirements. Oversaw the execution of new and enhanced features while also identifying and implementing strategic enhancements across front-, back-, and middle-office infrastructures, such as OMS decommissioning and implementation of electronic trading flows in emerging markets. Received recognition for leadership in regulatory compliance projects.
Operations Analyst
Securities Industry Automation Corporation (NYSE E
Brooklyn, NY
05.2003 - 05.2005
- Provided first-level support to clients of NYSE, AMEX, and NMS by developing Perl and VB scripts for automating database updates and maintenance.
Education
MBA, General Management -
Yale School of Management
05.2012
MS, Computer Science -
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
06.2006
BS, Computer Science -
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
06.2006
Skills
- Product Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Data Management
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership and Team Building
- Communication and Facilitation
- Stakeholder Management
- Digital Product Delivery
Certification
- SAFe 6.0 Lean Portfolio Manager, Scaled Agile, Inc., 02/01/24
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Amazon Web Services, 11/01/23
- SAFe 5.0 Scrum Master, Scaled Agile, Inc., 03/01/22
- Digital Transformation, MIT Professional Education, 04/01/22
- SAFe 5.0 Product Owner/Product Manager, Scaled Agile, Inc., 06/01/21
- CFA, CFA Institute, 08/01/16
- Series 7 and 63 (Expired), National Association of Security Dealers
Publications
- Bang for Your Buck: Maximizing the Value of Technology Transformations Through Disciplined Product Management (September 2024, expected)
- Common Domain Model: The Future of Derivatives (May 2023)
- Intelligent Automation in Capital Markets Operations (Jan 2019)
- Automation of Data Quality Testing (Oct 2018)
Timeline
Director, Capital Markets Transformation Technology Consulting Practice
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
10.2021 - Current
Director, Product Manager (Global Data Platform)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
08.2020 - 10.2021
Director, Capital Markets Transformation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
08.2012 - 08.2020
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Picture Creations, Inc.
04.2010 - 12.2020
Product Manager/Plan Manager, Investment Bank Cash Equities
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
08.2006 - 04.2010
Operations Analyst
Securities Industry Automation Corporation (NYSE E
05.2003 - 05.2005
MBA, General Management -
Yale School of Management
MS, Computer Science -
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
BS, Computer Science -
NYU Tandon School of Engineering