Negin Sayadi
Product Manager
Frisco
Summary
Experienced Product Manager and Technical Project Manager with a strong track record of enhancing operational efficiency and profitability through meticulous planning and execution. Expertise in creating comprehensive production plans, analyzing data for informed decision-making, and implementing innovative marketing strategies. Proficient in coordinating cross-functional teams, overseeing seamless product deployments, and managing complex IT projects. Adept at improving operations, leading diverse teams, and fostering client relationships to optimize profits.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Consultant- Technical Product Owner
Evolv Consulting
1 2023 - Current
- Created production operating plans with concrete goals and clear timelines to predict manufacturing output.
- Developed comprehensive roadmaps outlining product vision, goals, and milestones for successful execution.
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability.
- Led product launches, collaborating with marketing teams to create successful go-to-market strategies.
- Liaised with product team and development team to help break down requirements.
- Worked on feature development and code implementation on front-end web applications, back-end API services, API portal and API gateway capabilities.
- Owned and prioritized product backlog.
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
- Coordinated with software developers to create custom applications and trackers to achieve client goals.
- Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where and when each component would work.
- Collaborated with engineering teams on technical feasibility assessments, resulting in realistic scope definition for projects.
- Facilitated workshops with stakeholder groups to gain consensus on priorities and approaches for tackling identified issues or opportunities
- Developed innovative strategies for clients, resulting in increased revenue and business growth
- Conducted thorough market research and analysis, providing valuable insights for client decision making
- Established trusted partnerships with key industry influencers, expanding company''s network of resources and contacts
- Analyzed data sets to identify trends and opportunities for process improvements within client organizations.
Program Manager
SafeRent Solutions- (formerly Known As CoreLogic)
02.2021 - 01.2023
- Responsible for planning and overseeing transfer of key information necessary for support, operation and acceptance of solutions deployed into production
- Ensure service transition is planned and executed to schedule, budget and scope
- Build transition plans including infrastructure/application support models, change management
- Responsible for coordinating implementation activities, providing effective team leadership, including information flow to and from operations during project work
- Assess, analyze, develop, document and implement changes based on requests for change
- Liaise with business and IT partners on release scheduling and communication of progress
- Promotes awareness of transition planning and support process and strategy
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties..
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
- Completed Projects: CRM Migration from Salesforce and Jira. User O365 Migration: Email, OneDrive and SharePoint. Sage Intacct Billing Migration: Invoice, AR and AP process from Oracle Financial. Atlassian Migration: Lift and shift from Atlassian On-Prem to Cloud.
Project Manager
CoreLogic
01.2018 - 02.2021
- Manage new product development or expansion of existing products (leveraging pragmatic marketing methodology) working very closely with Product Management function
- Develop project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, budgets and allocation of available resources
- Define role and responsibilities of project team members
- Review project materials with management/ stakeholders to drive consensus on goals, timelines, budgets, identifying and allotting resources to projects
- Detect and resolve risks and issues through duration of project
- Facilitate implementation, status and milestone meetings with cross-functional groups
- Generate and distribute status reports catering to wide variety of audiences (operational, management, executive and board levels).
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety
- Led project teams through design, construction and launch process
- Planned, designed and scheduled phases for large projects
Regional Account Manager
WORKIVA
10.2014 - 10.2017
- Conduct needs analysis uncovering cross-sell opportunities
- Identify opportunities for Workiva to introduce new ideas that solve client’s expressed needs
- Present compelling demonstration of Workiva suite of products
- Probe for objections, remove obstacles and eliminate barriers to gain commitment
- Naturally lead sales process to close by demonstrating Workiva superior value proposition
- Facilitate successful outcomes to optimize profits
- Maintain client relationships
- Provide consistent and accurate forward-looking information though pipeline analysis
- Renegotiated contracts with expiring accounts to continue relationships with current company clients
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX 01.2016 - 05.2020
Skills
Project planning and development
Advanced problem solving
Budgeting
Staff Management
Procedure development
Strategic planning
Contract Management
Release planning
Resource Planning
Quality assurance
Multitasking Abilities
Training and Development
Scrum Framework
Product Lifecycle Management
Product Roadmapping
Backlog Prioritization
Certification
PMP - Project Management Professional
Timeline
PSPO- Professional Scrum Product Owner
09-2023
PSMI- Professional Scrum Master
01-2023
PMP - Project Management Professional
09-2022
Program Manager
SafeRent Solutions- (formerly Known As CoreLogic)
02.2021 - 01.2023
Project Manager
CoreLogic
01.2018 - 02.2021
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
The University of Texas At Arlington
01.2016 - 05.2020
Regional Account Manager
WORKIVA
10.2014 - 10.2017
Consultant- Technical Product Owner
Evolv Consulting
1 2023 - Current
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