Professional Summary

I am a seasoned product management executive with over 15 years of experience leading successful products. I have consistently driven double-digit growth rates exceeding 10% and secured market leadership positions. My expertise spans the entire product lifecycle, from setting the product vision and formulating strategy to discovery, successful launch, and P&L management.

I specialize in transforming product portfolios to diversify risk and drive growth, modernizing business models for the "as a service" economy, and optimizing product processes for rapid market delivery and increased revenue streams.

Working closely with C-Suite executives and managing global teams, I have established myself as a trusted leader who fosters collaborative relationships across all organizational levels.

ProdWise, 2023 to Present

Founder & Chief Product Officer

ProdWise provides product management coaching and consulting services for small to mid-size organizations seeking to transform and modernize product portfolios.  

Genesys, 2022-2023                                    

Vice President, Product Management | Enteprise Software and Solutions  

Established the Genesys Product Management Center of Excellence (COE) for internal products to drive innovation, design thinking, process simplicity, cost optimization and revenue acceleration. 

• Directed initiatives and outcome-driven roadmaps across 5 key internal product portfolios: Customer 360, Finance, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Human Capital Management (HCM), and Employee Experience.
• Generated $2 million in upsell and cross-sell revenue by using prototypes to revive the stalled Customer 360  initiative. 
• Yielded 5% employee productivity enhancement by transforming the internal employee portal into an AI-driven, multi-modal communication and collaboration platform. 
• Accelerated revenue realization by 10 days, through a streamlined customer contracting process, and faster deal closures.
• Implemented agile product management methodologies, product operating model, and maturity model to improve product practices. 
• Led teams of product managers, product owners, user designers (UX/UI), business system analysts, and  engineers.
• Championed immersive training program, graduating 30+ product leaders to bolster product excellence and strategic decision-making.

TDS, 2020-2022

Vice President, Product Management | Software as a Service (SaaS) 

Guided the transformation of product strategy, architecture, delivery, business model, and pricing strategy, which resulted in significant product advancements and revenue expansion. 

• Attained 20% YOY growth by transforming a $35M product portfolio, transitioning from traditional enterprise software to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) and professional services model.
• Pioneered a product-led growth (PLG) SaaS trial package, accelerating customer engagement and sales by 8%.
• Launched new API and AI platform capabilities, generating $3M in new revenue.
• Decreased 30% time-to-market by employing modern product management practices, enhancing collaboration, transparency, and data-driven decision-making,
• Assembled a team of product managers, product marketing managers, customer success managers, and training specialists.  

11:11 Systems (formerly Sungard Availability Services), 2015-2020

Vice President, Product Management | Private and Public Cloud Solutions                       

Developed and launched a transformative Offer management portfolio, integrating products and services into industry-specific solutions that redefined the company's go-to-market approach. 

• Supervised new Offer products from inception to launch (zero to one / 0 to 1), including Managed Private Cloud for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Systems Integrators resulting in $5M in new revenue. 

Senior Director | Alliance Strategy                                                                                                            

Headed strategic technology alliance product management initiatives, focusing on joint development and go-to-market strategies with industry giants including VMware, EMC, AT&T, HCL, Infosys, Cognizant, AWS, Zerto, and Veritas.  

•  Achieved compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% for the AT&T partnership, and 15% growth with Zerto showcasing successful partner go-to-market execution.

Altera Digital Health (formerly McKesson EIS), 2013-2015

Director, Product Management | Enterprise Software Managed Services 

Devised a 3-year roadmap for a diverse Managed Services portfolio with five product lines, resulting in the launch of 16 new and modernized products and generating $6 million in incremental revenue in the first year. 

• Successfully managed and grew $180M P&L; leading transformation initiatives and executing monthly business reviews that tracked financial, operational and adoption metrics to enhance transparency, decision making and accountability. 

Optimal Strategix Group, 2013

Executive Director, Product Management | Technology Solutions

Spearheaded strategy and execution for diverse mobile applications portfolio in B2B and B2C markets, focusing on pharmaceutical, healthcare provider, and consumer product goods industries.  

• Collaborated with go-to-market partners to drive joint business plans, feature definition, development and launch of new products from conception to market entry.

DXC (formerly CSC), 2006-2012

Director, Product Management | Enterprise Software Managed Services                

Promoted product growth and innovation for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions suite. Transformed CSC's product strategy for Enterprise Application Services, from an FTE-based model to a subscription pricing and "as-a-service" business model. 

• Introduced groundbreaking services: SAP Testing as a Service, SAP Management as a Service, and Oracle Management as a Service.
• Garnered industry recognition by Gartner, positioning CSC as a Leader and Challenger in the Magic Quadrant for SAP and Oracle Managed Services respectively.

Director, Product Management | Collaborative Technology Solutions                                

Ran a multinational cross-functional team, overseeing product strategy and development for the Collaborative Enterprise Services portfolio encompassing video conferencing, Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), wiki, and corporate portal services.

•  Steered product lifecycle activities, from inception to successful launch, achieving rapid growth from ground zero to a fully functional portfolio; producing $10M in sales within the inaugural year of operation.

DXC (formerly CSC) - Ashburn VA,  Principal Consultant | Business Strategy and Business Architecture 

Zurich (formerly Kemper Financial Services) - Chicago, IL,  Product Developer and Team Lead | Annuity and Life Insurance

Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA), Kennesaw State University - Kennesaw, GA

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics, Minors in Computer Science & Math, Roosevelt University - Chicago, IL 

If you have any questions or would like to discuss a potential position, please don't hesitate to get in touch. You can reach me via email at corre.curtice@gmail.com or by phone at 404.617.1873.