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IBM

Background

My Role

Program Manager

Location

New York, NY

Dates

Dec 2018 - Jan 2020

The Scope

As Conway's Law suggests, organizational structure directly influences product design (read more on it here). This means that siloed teams often create products that reflect their internal divisions with broken handoffs rather than customer needs. This results in suboptimal product experiences, and ultimately a loss in revenue. 


To address this, our team was brought together to lead a new business transformation initiative to best bridge these siloed gaps. By combining service design, design thinking, and data analytics, our team built a repeatable, scalable operating model called the Journey System to focus disparate teams around shared user journeys to improve end-to-end product experiences.

My Core Focus Areas

01

Program Management

Developed and implemented a program strategy to first design the business transformation solution, then drive its widespread adoption and validation across other business units.

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02

Process Development

Led researchers, designers, and data scientists using agile methodology to architect the Journey System - a tactical operating model designed to improve E2E product experiences.

03

Coaching & Facilitation

To promote our operating model, I led design thinking workshops for product teams, applying Journey System principles to align cross-functional stakeholders on customer-centric initiatives.

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04

Executive Reporting

Created quarterly executive reports and monthly progress updates to keep leadership informed of the program's advancement.

05

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Metrics Spotlight

led

6

journey system + design
thinking workshops

boosted

20%

conversions in first
month of pilot

implemented

80%

of solutions
from workshops

ran

1

full end-to-end pilot
using Journey Systems

Case Studies

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Product | B2B Dashboard

How We Built and Piloted our MVP Solution for Multi-Unit B2B Expansion with Tech Stack Limitations

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Product | Vitamin Infusions 

How I Balanced Competing Objectives to Build a Product That Delivered a Spa Experience Without Sacrificing Sustainability

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User Research & Testing 

How I Used Lean Startup Methods to Collect Unbiased User Data to Inform Our Strategy Pre-Product and Pre-Launch

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Growth & Conversion Optimization

How I Leveraged Data Analytics to Optimize Our Site & Increase Conversions

Client Case Studies

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NOMOBO   |   a premier odor-removing underarm rinse startup

Led product rebrand and launch, optimizing marketing strategy and customer acquisition for significant growth.

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Shorebird   |   a sustainable, luxury beach chair brand

Leveraged data-driven insights to optimize launch with a B2B refocus and a redefinition of D2C target customer.

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Plug & Play   |   VC firm and accelerator for early stage startups 

Ran design thinking and user research workshops for startups to inform product development and go-to-market strategies.

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