SCOTT NIEMANN
Sun Prairie,WI
Summary
Results-driven professional specializing in monetization strategies that enhance recurring revenue streams for organizations. Proven track record in leading agile teams and identifying requirements through ongoing customer engagement and market analysis. Committed to leveraging customer insights and data analytics to inform decision-making and support client success.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Monetization Product & Platform Lead
Extreme Networks
09.2023 - Current
- Provided leadership on licensing and entitlement management for Extreme.
- Collaborated with engineering to plan and implement new monetization models across product teams.
- Enhanced monetization platform to address emerging requirements for usage and real-time licensing data.
- Coordinate with front and back office teams to ensure license fulfillment for new product introductions.
Director of Product Management
Revenera
Itasca, IL
06.2019 - 05.2023
- Led strategy and roadmap for Revenera's SaaS monetization platform, FlexNet Operations.
- Defined requirements and led agile teams to deliver the first Cloud Native Software Delivery solution based on entitlement use rights.
- Led customer advisory board to provide key stakeholders feedback on roadmap and strategy.
- Designed Analytics Dashboard to understand KPIs around customer product usage for predictive analytics around upsell and cross sell opportunity.
Principal Product Manager
Flexera
Itasca, IL
10.2016 - 06.2019
- Provided software suppliers a transition to SaaS from on-premises by delivering an industry first set of APIs for Cloud Monetization based on entitlement management.
- Led agile teams to deliver a Customer Growth dashboard on top of the monetization platform data, to measure KPIs to determine end customers likelihood of renewing subscriptions with alert based notifications.
Senior Product Manager
Flexera
Itasca, IL
08.2013 - 10.2016
- Led product and development teams to bring to market an IoT data analytics and automated software updating SDK for device based software.
- Managed enterprise SaaS backend for authoring over the air updates, and to provide business intelligence on application usage for connected and edge applications.
Solution Architect
IBM Rational
06.2010 - 08.2013
- Mentored IBM Rational customers in the use of agile methods around best practices within the SDLC, using the Rational solution set for systems and software engineering
Senior Product Manager
IBM Rational
07.2008 - 06.2010
- Ignited company growth in the Aerospace and Defense, Industrial Automation, Healthcare, and Automotive systems markets, through integrating Telelogic's Rhapsoy into the Rational portfolio to become the standard for Systems Engineering.
Product Manager
Telelogic
08.2004 - 07.2008
- Innovated strategic packaging and pricing strategies for the Rhapsody product line, resulting in an exceptional 35% year-over-year growth over 4 years.
- Collaborated closely with OEMs to enhance Telelogic's offering in automated testing, strengthening the company's position in the market.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, ILBachelor of Science - Electrical And Computer Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WISkills
- Agile software development
- Product strategy and roadmaps
- Stakeholder alignment and collaboration
- Strategic planning and execution
- Competitive analysis and market research
- End-to-end feature delivery
- Entitlement management best practices
- Team collaboration and communication
- Prioritization and execution techniques
- Product development lifecycle
- Jira and Atlassian tools proficiency
- Agile methodology expertise
- SaaS monetization strategies
Timeline
Software Monetization Product & Platform Lead
Extreme Networks
09.2023 - Current
Director of Product Management
Revenera
06.2019 - 05.2023
Principal Product Manager
Flexera
10.2016 - 06.2019
Senior Product Manager
Flexera
08.2013 - 10.2016
Solution Architect
IBM Rational
06.2010 - 08.2013
Senior Product Manager
IBM Rational
07.2008 - 06.2010
Product Manager
Telelogic
08.2004 - 07.2008
Master of Science - Computer Science
Illinois Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - Electrical And Computer Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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