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Hi there, I'm SeanI'm a product management leader with 15+ years of experience driving product excellence at great companies like Allianz Life, Envision Healthcare, TTEC, Optum, and Truven Health Analytics.
I'm currently the Director of Product Management at Allianz Life, leading multiple teams to modernize our technology platforms, so we can continue to achieve strategic enterprise goals. I live in North Carolina with my awesome wife DeLonda, our two teens, and pup. We enjoy family game nights, reading, and exploring new places together as we travel for family vacations. |
Tenets of My Professional Approach
Discover the Core Principles that Guide my Approach to Product Management and Leadership.
Customer Advocate and Market ExpertChampioning the voice of the customer and leveraging market insights to drive success through informed decisions.
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Product Team LeadershipBuilding, leading, mentoring, and inspiring high-performing onsite and remote product teams to foster innovation.
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Agile Product ManagementStrategically setting product direction and creating agile roadmaps to quickly respond to feedback and develop products that delight customers.
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Strategic Product MarketingDeveloping positioning, messaging, and competitive differentiation at both the product and product line levels, ensuring Sales and Marketing teams are aligned for efficient opportunity generation and closure.
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Customer-Centric FocusMaintaining a user-centric approach, balancing strategic vision with tactical execution to maximize business and user value.
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Skills
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Leadership
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Product Management
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Business Solutions
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Professional Experience
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Allianz LifeDirector of Product Management
Raleigh, NC As the Director of Product Management at Allianz Life, I lead the intersection of business and technology to advance the company's strategic objectives. My four key focuses are:
Leadership & Strategy, Agile Execution & Product Delivery, Ensuring organizational Collaboration & Engagement leading People Development within a fast forming Product Practice. |
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Envision HealthcareGroup Product Manager
Raleigh, NC I led a 2 product organizations worked with Client-Partners, Users, and Stakeholders and multiple cross-functional teams of Clinicians, Executives, and Engineering Leadership within Envision to develop business requirements. Defined priorities and built roadmaps, led go-to-market plans, and executed on product performance targets. This role focused primarily on building net new capabilities for a healthcare product suite supporting clinicians and other user personas.
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TTECSr. Product Marketing Manager
Englewood, CO I led product marketing efforts for both the healthcare vertical and AI/Bots solutions. My primary focus is sales education and enablement. Promoted from Product Manager (May 17—Dec 17) wherein I focused on the healthcare product strategy and managed daily product execution collaborating with Engineering, QA, CI, and others.
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Optum Technology/UHGProduct Management Consultant
Broomfield, CO I worked across the organization with business stakeholder groups to gather and vet requirements. Then broke down the product visions into an actionable backlog of user stories for engineering teams. I also managed the backlogs of a healthcare-focused Consumer Engagement platform. Resulted in cost savings of ~$250K in 2016 and Q1 ~$26K in 2017
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IBM/Truven Health AnalyticsProduct Manager | Technical Product Manager
Greenwood Village, CO I was Product Manager for numerous content and solutions with various delivery platforms; online, flat file, API, mobile, and integrated EHR/EMRs. Working across the organization I helped to successfully launch 7 International Mobile products 2014; from conception to market release. One app became the 3rd Top Grossing app in the Medical app section of iTunes.
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Education
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Master of Business AdministrationLiberty University – Lynchburg, VA
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Liberty University – Lynchburg, VA
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Training and Certifications
Product Management Certified Level II (PMC-II)
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SAFe 4.0 Agilists
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Scrum Product Owner Training
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"At the heart of every product person, there's a desire to make someone's life easier or simpler. If we listen to the customer and give them what they need, they'll reciprocate with love and loyalty to your brand.”
