We’ve partnered with Smith School of Business to spotlight the alumni of Canada’s first Master of Digital Product Management (MDPM) program.
If you're building product or innovation teams, this is your chance to access talent — before anyone else does.
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- Shipped cross-border mobile bill-payment MVP using WeChat Pay, Alipay, and UnionPay.
- Cut identity-verification cost per user by 32% and abandonment by 40% via multilingual KYC/AML solution.
- Scoped resale marketplace MVP across 4+ brands, reducing dev effort ~25% and advancing vendor kickoff by 2 weeks.
- Built Gen Z fashion app and fan-engagement emissions estimator from zero-to-one with cross-functional team.
- Identified $1.2M upsell in DevSecOps platform and cut partner evaluation time 40% with integration scorecard.
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- 10+ years of product management and digital transformation experience across healthcare, fintech, telecom, and government sectors.
- Experience developing cloud-based, AI-driven, blockchain, and API-integrated platforms, including EHR interoperability systems, ridesharing platforms, and customer engagement solutions.
- Managed globally distributed cross-functional teams using Agile and SAFe.
- Led initiatives requiring compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and NDPR; integrated secure FHIR-based APIs into healthcare systems.
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- Managed a portfolio of managed security service (MSS) solutions and optimized deal structures contributing to $100M+ in closed contracts.
- Designed solutions and functioned as the VoC on Azure, AWS, and GCP cloud architectures with integrated security solutions, reducing compliance audit findings under PIPEDA and HIPAA.
- While at a tier 1 global product brand, led cloud migration and modernization projects across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
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- Domain expertise in Financial services, wealth management and bank operations. B2B SaaS experience includes AI use cases for CRM.
- Managed a $1.8M wealth management product portfolio, delivered GenAI and Predictive AI CRM features.
- Product and product delivery included Delivery Lead for a $3.5M Salesforce implementation in the public sector, leading a 7-person team and managing executive-level client communications.
- Delivered a $750K public sector digital transformation as Digital Product Strategy Lead, completing a proof-of-concept, high-fidelity wireframes, and KPI strategy within 4 months.
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- Managed the product backlog of a software suite, implementing feature improvements and strategies that reduced monthly help desk cases by 27%.
- Defined and prioritized new features balancing customer needs with business value, and reviewed customer-facing release material to support client adoption.
- Previously a Client Services Manager managing 11 clients across North America using the digital out-of-home (D/OOH) advertising platform.
- Supported customer onboarding by importing client data into production environments and resolving technical issues during early adoption stages.
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- Domain expertise in enterprise networking solutions, self-serve platforms, cloud-native licensing systems and workflow automation.
- Launched a self-serve software catalog generating $94M in bookings, reducing licensing activation time from 20+ minutes to under 2 minutes, and increasing activations by 20%.
- Directed the development of a cloud-native licensing infrastructure with telemetry tracking to capture real-time usage, informing roadmap decisions and SaaS subscription billing strategy.
- Delivered an MVP within 5 months, onboarding 1,600 users in the first month, and accelerated feature delivery timelines by 25% through backlog prioritization and user story refinement.
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- Founder experience.
- Led the development of 10 client web product across industries including manufacturing, consumer goods, health & wellness, and fitness, increasing traffic by 65.8% for a large client.
- Stood up 5 new personal and home care products that increased average order value by 21% and built the ecommerce store and corporate website.
- Led an 8-person team to launch Egypt’s top loyalty app (100k+ active users, 4.8-star rating), reducing printing costs by 94% and improving subscription renewal from 60% to 88%.
- Developed and optimized ecommerce websites for multiple brands, achieving revenue growth, higher SEO rankings, faster load times, and conversion rates of 5–9%.
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- Managed end-to-end product development for innovation programs supporting early-stage ventures, delivering over 170 UX/UI audits to improve accessibility, usability, and customer experience.
- Led digital product delivery and customer journey enhancements, increasing user retention by 15% and customer engagement by 30%.
- While at a large financial services provider, they advised businesses with $2M+ annual revenue on optimizing credit card processing, developing expertise in e-commerce, mobile, and in-store payment solutions using platforms such as TSYS.
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- Currently at a B2B2C SaaS bigtech leading lifecycle and product marketing initiatives focused on monetization, cross-sell, and compliance, including predictive model-based campaigns driving double-digit adoption increases.
- For a DTC global e-commerce brand, they defined product vision and MVP for a Digital Educator Companion tool, conducting stakeholder interviews, JTBD analysis, and prototype development as part of a product management practicum.
- Earlier, they managed a $10M marketing budget, led a digital team to deliver a 300% increase in online conversions, and reduced cost-per-acquisition by 40% through multi-channel growth campaigns.
- Blends product management, marketing, and go-to-market strategy to deliver customer growth, retention, and cross-channel adoption across B2B and B2C platforms.
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- Domain expertise in eCommerce & Digital Platforms, SEO and data enrichment.
- Spearheaded system integrations (PIMCore, Inriver, STEP-STIBO, Magento, Drupal, AEM) across global eCommerce platforms, enhancing data integrity, compliance, and time-to-market.
- Applied AI-driven solutions (OCR, NLP, Speech-to-Text, Generative AI) to reduce digital reporting completion time by 75%, improving operational efficiency while maintaining compliance with data privacy standards.
- Directed engineering, UX/UI, SEO, and operations to deliver content strategies that increased online sales by 15% and improved engagement and conversion rates.
- Designed and implemented scalable product data enrichment workflows and SEO strategies, improving visibility, user experience, and eCommerce platform performance.
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- Led discovery interviews and feasibility analysis (AI, IoT, cloud, security) to design a carbon credit tracking app, delivered a POC with a 5/5 client rating, and shaped the GTM and scaling strategy.
- Within the banking industry, they managed internal trade tools migration, delivered an RFQ/risk suite POC in under one month, and led 6+ teams through release cycles, soft launch, and go-live.
- Earlier, they designed B2B/B2C web and mobile platforms, contributed to frontend development, and ran campaigns that doubled the user base.
- Produced onboarding documentation, workflows, and QA test cases to support cross-functional delivery and platform scaling in financial services and B2B SaaS contexts.
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- Managed a $10M+ platform modernization initiative across Azure, AWS, and Salesforce, embedding AI capabilities and improving customer satisfaction by 20%.
- Lead end-to-end product development for a fintech cross-border payments app, incorporating product architecture, security, gamification, usability evaluation, and go-to-market planning.
- Delivered 30+ enterprise cloud programs with $45M+ in budgets, reducing time-to-value by 22% through AI/cloud adoption strategies and roadmap-driven pivots.
- Launched 11 industry-specific products, and reduced master data management processing cycles by 50% through platform redesign.
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- Domain expertise in insurance, risk management and regulated financial products.
- Leads commercial insurance product strategy and execution, aligning product priorities with long-term market opportunities and regulatory requirements.
- Manages and mentors teams of product owners and underwriting professionals to deliver competitive insurance products and enhancements.
- Conducts market research, competitive analysis, and gap analysis to identify opportunities, prioritize features, and guide product innovation.Develops go-to-market strategies for new and existing insurance offerings, ensuring compliance with provincial and national regulations.
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- Experience applying AI & ML to real world products.
- Currently employed by a global BIgTech.
- Delivered a full product strategy and roadmap for a generative AI chatbot, covering problem space analysis, JTBD mapping, usability testing and analytics.
- Invented a patented AI tool for automating low-risk change approvals, reducing batch incidents by 20% and improving reliability.
- Achieved measurable outcomes including $500K+ in annual savings, 75% reduction in critical incidents, and $1.3M in infrastructure cost savings through automation and optimization.
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- A Product Marketer with a builder mindset.
- Led GTM strategy for cross-border SaaS PropTech platform serving 7K+ investors, shipping onboarding dashboard features that lifted activation by 38% and cut time-to-first investment by 26%.
- Delivered multi-channel lifecycle campaigns (email, in-app, push, SMS) that increased onboarding completion by 25% and reduced sales cycle by 18%.
- Executed B2C and B2B integrated campaigns, boosting lead-to-client conversions 34% and driving 42% top-of-funnel acquisition via paid search and social ads.
- Scaled product marketing in pharma across 10+ countries, launching 10+ products, and increasing portfolio market share from 13% to 18%.
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- Managed 5 ecommerce web products, integrating omnichannel strategies across DTC, marketplace, and brick‑and‑mortar.
- Defined product vision, success benchmarks, and KPIs with the executive leadership team on a five‑year roadmap for ecommerce growth.
- Delivered 5 platform launches, site theme updates aligned to product/brand releases, and app integrations for returns management and fraud detection with the ERP.
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- Delivered product-market fit at 2 startups and scaled a suite of healthtech products with B2B and B2B2C use cases, including digital health platforms and mobile apps.
- Launched experiments that doubled trial-to-paid conversions from 30% to 60% and improved platform engagement by 12% through UX Design Sprints.
- Shipped a HIPAA- and WCAG-compliant mobile app, increasing engagement by 25%.
- Led a 500-participant product pilot validating a pivot from B2C to B2B2C which contributed to a $10M Series A funding.
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- Domain expert in Energy, Oil & Gas, OHS and EHS enterprise solutions.
- Led teams who shipped Power Apps and process automation solutions that improved client task efficiency by up to 75% and reduced ERP testing processes by 60%.
- Led the PilotOHS PowerApp launch, digitizing hazard assessments and incident reporting, which cut on-site paper use by 50% and enabled real-time OHS data access.
- Managed well intervention design projects valued at $3–10M annually, achieving project scorecard values above 95% using hybrid agile methodologies.
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- Domain expertise in Digital Banking, Fintech & Payments Product Manager with expertise in AI-driven financial services, healthcare technology, and sports analytics.
- Defined product vision, strategy, and MVP for alternative and cross-border payment solutions, collaborating with credit unions and financial institutions to drive adoption.
- Implemented AI-enabled search and gamified fraud prevention initiatives, generating $3.5M in cost savings and reducing fraud losses by $500K.
- Shipped launched patient care products such as a medication scheduler and contributed to the launch of analytics tools for sports teams, including features that improved workflows by 10%.
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- Organized sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives for a 10+ developer team, ensuring backlog alignment and completion of two sprints.
- Supervised and trained 5+ team members, achieving productivity, quality, and utilization benchmarks of 95–100% on short- and long-term projects.
- Led a 7-member team to deliver a CRM prototype aligned with stakeholders across four milestones.
- Mentorship Program Associate Lead at Women in AI Canada, coordinated mentorship matching for 100+ mentees and 20+ mentors, receiving finalist recognition for Community Catalyst of the Year 2025.
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- Delivered two greenfield products (AI Web3 tool and AI simulation game), launching a PROMPT token that drove 1.1M+ signups and achieving 10M+ transaction volume in pre-Alpha.
- Improved user retention by 32% by redesigning the transaction signing experience based on user research and A/B testing.
- Coordinated backend, design, and teams to deliver products with integrated monetization features.
- Ideated and prototyped a patent-published password management tool projected to save $2M in access management costs and reduce employee cybersecurity risk.
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- Led UX research for a newcomer-focused digital banking platform projected to serve 400,000+ users by 2026, synthesizing ~400 insights from 27+ interviews to inform product validation and reduce market ambiguity.
- Conducted 46 in-depth user interviews across Europe and North America to uncover behavioral patterns, decision barriers, and emotional triggers, directly shaping MVP development and brand repositioning for conversion improvements across 70% of the user base.
- For a B2B SaaS, they led information architecture redesign for a partner portal serving 9,000 global partners, auditing and tagging 140+ pages to improve usability and navigation.
- At a Big 5, they consulted 50+ SMBs on digital growth strategies through optimized Meta campaigns, driving a 30% increase in reach and conversions.
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- Supported an ERP software migration by leading user testing, operational report customization, SOP development, and ERP scenario validation.
- As Product Specialist at a financial services firm, they managed the Jira backlog for a new banking app, resolving 75% of issue tickets within timelines and improving customer satisfaction by 30%.
- They trained 40+ new customers on product features, met 80% of monthly product sales targets, and onboarded five new clients.
- In a Smith MDP capstone, they led product roadmap design, user interviews, and sprint backlog management to support small-scale solar energy producers with streamlined data reporting and engagement.
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- Domain expertise in Fintech & Digital Platforms, Data-Driven Product Optimization, Market Research & Go-to-Market Strategy.
- Defined product vision and roadmaps, launched 10+ features, and established an experimentation program that increased engagement by 40% and conversion rates by 15%.
- Led user research through interviews, surveys, and JTBD frameworks to create personas, journeys, and features, managing the full lifecycle to MVP delivery.
- Analyzed customer research data with digital analytics tools to develop optimization strategies projected to increase lead generation by 10%.
- Supported the product lifecycle of a wearable technology from ideation to launch, contributing to $675K in gross revenue.
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- Domain expertise in banking, fintech and Big5 experience
- Specializes in payments and transaction capability product development for North American financial institutions, leading global payment transfer initiatives including Visa Direct, Real-Time Rail, and SWIFT enhancements.
- Directed the payments servicing workstream of a $30M+ core banking digitalization program, facilitating 50+ product design workshops with 100+ stakeholders to align multi-line-of-business requirements.
- Defined the 0-1 vision for a digital newcomer financial planning app, leading user research, MVP prototyping, and a go-to-market strategy with acquisition, engagement, and retention KPIs.
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- Shipped a digital dashboard product to optimize workflows, boost revenue, and improve NPS, contributing to roadmap development and full lifecycle management from concept to launch.
- At a fintech services provider, led rollout of a nationwide payments initiative integrating real-time and request-to-pay clearings with the Central Bank, aligning with regulatory service delivery.
- Conducted market analysis for 5 fintech products, securing buy-in for two high-impact initiatives and identifying strategies that boosted revenue potential by 15%.
- Managed a portfolio of 50+ high-profile clients in healthcare, CPG, and pharma, generating $400K+ in revenue and achieving a 95% client satisfaction rate.
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- Edtech domain expert.
- Managed 14 education content products across 11 courses.
- Delivered end to end redesigns, increasing one product’s NPS from 33 to 55 and satisfaction from 8.3 to 8.7.
- Served as Product Owner for a UX design program, running weekly instructor syncs, capturing user feedback, maintaining a prioritized backlog for delivery improvements.
- Acted as Scrum Master for a 7-person cross-functional team, conducted 12 user interviews, and delivered a prototype and product roadmap.
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- Earlier career includes UX Design Research following a degree in Cognitive Science and Psychology.
- Spearheaded research for a GenAI classroom feature adopted by 10,000+ educators and highlighted in Forbes as an innovative solution.
- Designed and executed an iterative research roadmap for a Google Classroom integration, driving a 4x increase in user engagement.
- Established a product health dashboard and annual UX benchmarking survey, tracking NPS, satisfaction, and ease of use for stakeholder decision-making.
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