Alicia Ogilvie
917.589.7377
Objective
Strong product manager. Interested in transitioning from education to management consulting.
Skills
Product Strategy | Product Discovery | SAFe 4 Agile Certified | UX Wireframing | Forecasting and pricing| Compelling Public-Speaker| Affable Collaborator |
Work Mantra: Always get to yes! A no is a not right now, maybe later.
Experience
Director of Product • Opportunity at Work • April 2021 — Present
Senior Product Manager, Workforce • ACT, Inc. January 2020 — April 2021
· Developing a clear and dynamic five-year strategic product roadmap
· Partnering with solutions architects to design custom solutions
· Manage a $20+ Million-dollar product portfolio
· Manage the entire product life cycle, beginning with strategic planning and market analysis
· Partner closely with the Director of Sales on a strategic approach to managing the portfolio
· Analyze financials and adjust product pricing to support shifts in the market
· Work with engineering to design a new UX for the test center management platform
· Forecast product performance in the market based on research
· Manage robust UAT testing for newly deployed features
· Manage contract negotiation with platform vendors
· Craft messaging for RFP responses
· Liaise with marketing weekly to develop relevant marketing strategy
· Conference presentations
· Present quarterly customer-facing webinars and business development calls on demand
Product Portfolio Manager • ACT, Inc. • October 2018 – January 2020
· Facilitating strong product discovery activities
· Led the first global partnership product pilot of over 80+ education partners
· Developing product position for online marketing campaigns
· Designing e-mail campaigns to increase website traffic based on customer survey feedback
· Managing portfolio Sales Enablement Training & Tools
· Training internal sales leads and customer success teams on products and releases
· Led a team of 15 on product launches and sunsets
· Managing one major product launch and two product sunsets
· Presenting on behalf of the product during panel discussions at industry conferences
· Contributing product knowledge to business development leads during the RFP response process
· Working with the product marketing team to highlight attributes of the product and streamline the feature release and product launch deliverables
Associate Product Manager • ACT, Inc. • May 2015 – October 2018
· Led a team of five QC/QA team members
· Managed item generation and item bank process in the assessment development
· Managed a team of ten item writer contractors
· Partnered with marketing and branding agency to create the best
Project Manager • Heidrick & Struggles Inc. • November 2014 – May2015
· Responsible for preparing all pitch decks for new business pitches
· Managed LinkedIn and internal CRM Salesforce account to source potential candidates for placement
· Conducted interviews with candidates for preparation of candidate profile
· Updated all CV and Resumes received to fit internal brand standards
· Scheduled preliminary meetings and all subsequent interviews until placement
· Arranged 6-month follow-up gifts and check-ins with all placements
· Supplemented research about clients with Google Alert findings, Guide Star reports, and any related press that provided insight into the status of client engagements
· Developed project timelines for all new and in-process client engagements and successfully convey new deadlines to project associates
· Determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc) required to complete the project
· Managed invoice process for all new business
· Maintained project schedule with senior management bi-weekly
Education
Bachelor of Arts • May 2008 • Temple university
Political Science / Economics
SAFe Agile Methodologies for PMs
Volunteer Experience or Leadership
Executive Producer 02/13- 09/16
Source candidates for all production positions
Develop show concepts
Created marketing and branding blueprint
Support talent with scheduling and creating talking points for each episode
Securing guests and venues
Managing communications with the technical production team
Budget Forecasting and invoicing tasks
Onboard, coach, and mentor intern team each spring and Fall Semester
Mentor Director of Marketing and provide strategic support as the business grows
Volunteer
The Envy Group- Luxury Concierge Company –02/11-Present
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic & New York, NY
Developed logo and brand tagline
Compiling market analysis and conducting research to create Investor portfolio
Kevin Powell for Congress ‘10
Brooklyn, NY June 2010
Daily campaign volunteer conducting Door to Door campaign efforts, voter registration, phone banking, and general event planning assistance to campaign staffers.
Julissa Ferraras for City Council ‘08
East Elmhurst, NY February 2009
Participated in Door-to-Door campaigning and targeted voter contact.
Childcare Providers United ‘08
Philadelphia, PA March 2008
Conducted information sessions about newly formed union for new and seasoned providers.
Donna Reed Miller City Council ‘07
Philadelphia, PA June 2007
Volunteer Coordinator for a special election.
Constituent Services provider for 8th district.
References are available on request.