Tyler Tandeski
Sr. Product Manager
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Diligent Sr. Product Manager with proven industry success, including strategic product roadmap development, market research, and data analysis. Highly skilled in communicating with Executive leadership, cross functional teams, partnering with sales, marketing, and business leads, and identifying opportunities to maximize revenue. Driven and strategic with proven history of superior client communication skills and GTM + product launch ability.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr. Product Manager
RxVantage
Boston, MA
04.2021 - Current
- Promoted to Sr. PM after 8 months
- Consulted with C-Suite leadership on regular basis earning their trust through repeated and successful recommendations on product management framework, product strategy, and cross collaboration process improvements
- Viewed as a resource from peers and executive leadership by quickly learning the product(s) and understanding the business, asking the right questions, maintaining clarity in my space, and identifying gaps and opportunities across platform
- Drove process improvement that resulted in increased cross functional partner visibility, improved stakeholder engagement, and understanding of product roadmap and its strategic alignment
- Challenged status quo and drove Product strategy through Market Research data and findings, listening to VoC (by being customer facing), and cross platform brainstorming and collaboration exercises
- Simultaneously led the 3 most important Products/Initiatives for the company while thriving in a rapidly changing environment with new people (company doubled in since since joining), processes, products, and initiatives
- Implemented company first Pilot program to collect customer feedback and incorporate into subsequent sprints, which resulted in increased engagement and adoption from customer base
- Championed importance of market research and successfully achieved inclusion of annual six figure market research budget for Product team
- Successfully managed Tech/Dev team and influenced Tech/Dev leadership to understand importance of timelines, deliverables, and development priorities and their alignment with with strategic vision of product and portfolio
Product Manager
Optum - OptumInsight
Eden Prairie, MN
10.2020 - 04.2021
- Delivered, demonstrated, and communicated value of iterative product releases to executive management, internal and external user-base, for proprietary data analytics tool supporting $10M+ in revenue.
- Thrived in fast-paced, highly adept team of Senior Leaders and Executive Management to develop and prioritize product features and build product roadmap.
- Created executive level reports and presentations documenting and communicating product development progress and its alignment with overarching strategy and business initiatives.
- Organized and led multiple cross functional team strategic planning sessions to set project milestones, allocate resources, and improve communication and visibility into product roadmap and development progress.
- Acted as liaison between Product Engineering team and Product Management team through daily standup's and coordination of ‘Rally’ to track product backlog and development progress.
- Owned all operational readiness and assessments amongst cross functional teams to identify risks and dependencies, as well as mitigation plans to remove threats to a successful product launch.
- Set goals, formalized policies, and enforced operational standards to maximize team performance and keep project on-task to achieve a successful product launch.
- Developed product documentation to communicate and align key components of upcoming features and products to internal teams.
- Worked with marketing teams to create, deploy, and optimize effective campaigns for Life Sciences clients.
- Championed customer experience through expert analyzation and communication.
Product Analyst
Optum - OptumInsight
Eden Prairie, MN
07.2019 - 10.2020
- Conducted market intelligence and market interviews to identify competitors, target markets, and market trends for future product and development initiatives.
- Created and managed project plan for successful Pilot/beta with external client – including conducting user feedback sessions and pre/post product training interviews to identify gaps in anticipated offering vs actual offering.
- Analyzed, interpreted, and prioritized user feedback requests and product requirements to shape product roadmap and backlog based on business and product strategies.
- Studied development issues and suggested solutions to satisfy project goals and adhere to timeline and budget.
Sr. Financial Underwriter
UnitedHealth Care, UnitedHealth Group
Minnetonka, MN
11.2017 - 06.2019
- Led 5 business relationships –responsible for delegating new business cases to team members, assisting team members with questions, and handling submitted cases that require complex underwriting principles.
- Operations Lead on Trinet and National Association of Restaurant PEO Accounts, containing 45,000+ members with daily SIFS reporting responsibilities for financial management.
- Responsible for achieving profit, growth, service and expense objectives on numerous relationships through financial analysis and management of prospects while maintaining strict contractually obligated turnaround times.
- Presented underwriting positions and pricing recommendations to external business partners based on knowledge of underwriting, competition, product, and understanding of the client needs.
Partner
GoodInsurance
Grand Forks, ND
05.2016 - 07.2017
- Managed broker-dealer relationship with Mutual of Omaha on behalf of GoodInsurance, which provided main line of investment opportunities for clientele.
- Operated a private insurance and financial advising agency with a 30-year industry veteran.
- Managed 3 employees, evaluating job performance and encouraging development.
- Created a clientele referral program that increased referrals by 17%, increased clientele by 22%, revenue by 20%, and reduced expenses by roughly 30%.
Insurance and Financial Advisor
Mutual Of Omaha
Grand Forks, ND
05.2016 - 07.2017
- Analyzed and interpreted complex and confidential data to address individual concerns and offer recommendations/opportunities for businesses and individual clients.
- Negotiated contracts to personally represent over 15 top rated financial companies for clients.
- Produced an average case size 25% higher than average first year representative.
- Honored for Presidents Club qualification by following strict production and performance standards.
Education
Executive Product Strategy -
Northwestern - Kellogg School of Management
Evanston, IL 06.2021 - 01.2022
Agile Development Certification -
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN 06.2020 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Entrepreneurship
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 09.2011 - 05.2016
Leadership Experience
United Health Group Culture Ambassador | December 2017 – April 2021
- Actively work to implement protocols that enable our teams to be more effective in fulfilling our mission
- Participate in sub-committee that focuses on ways to remove barriers from the workplace that may prevent us from being the best we can be for our colleagues, customers, providers, and partners
UW&P Diversity and Inclusion Council | January 2019 – June 2019
- Appointed to 35-member council by Chief Underwriting Officer to lead 850+ employee business unit in diversity and inclusion efforts.
- Led sub-committee that worked closely with senior leaders to ensure alignment with the organizations business strategy and to help institutionalize human capital practices that supported and accelerated D&I goals.
- Participated in Steer committee to create accountability for results, provided governance and oversight on diversity efforts, and helped promote adoption and buy-in from business unit employees.
Timeline
Executive Product Strategy -
Northwestern - Kellogg School of Management
06.2021 - 01.2022
Sr. Product Manager
RxVantage
04.2021 - Current
Product Manager
Optum - OptumInsight
10.2020 - 04.2021
Agile Development Certification -
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
06.2020 - 12.2020
Product Analyst
Optum - OptumInsight
07.2019 - 10.2020
Sr. Financial Underwriter
UnitedHealth Care, UnitedHealth Group
11.2017 - 06.2019
Partner
GoodInsurance
05.2016 - 07.2017
Insurance and Financial Advisor
Mutual Of Omaha
05.2016 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Entrepreneurship
University of North Dakota
09.2011 - 05.2016