Allison P.
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Jacob Sponko
As a leader of the PMO and then Head of Operations for the SMB division at Dun & Bradstreet, I had the opportunity to work very closely with Allison during her 5 years at the company. Allison was also a trusted leader of her respective function, acting as the voice of the customer for many product initiatives, while growing to eventually manage the Product team as Director of Product Management. Allison always fought to put the customer first and never sacrificed quality. She expressed genuine passion for the customer, many relied on her for guidance as our SME, and she was a true asset to the team. She was a great partner, extremely dependable, and enhanced both our division and organization as a whole. While Allison will be extremely missed, she has the skillset to lead and make meaningful impact wherever she goes. She understands app development and can effectively translate business and technical requirements to both development teams and stakeholders, does her market research and customer surveys, and understands Agile methodologies to make iterative improvements. She is also very analytical and easy to work with. Allison was a great colleague and friend, and as a result, I give her my highest recommendation.
Phil Ives
I had the pleasure of working with Allison for a short time at Dun & Bradstreet in her role as Director of Product Management for Small Business products. Allison welcomed me as a new leader on the tech team. She was an invaluable resource for all my product questions as well as helping me understand all of the various processes at D&B. Allison had an excellent command of the products, even the ones that she wasn't managing. She was relentless in getting hard answers for the team for some extremely technical details. She was also very willing to accommodate the developers on the team with extra details regarding requirements. She was a pleasure to work with and I hope our paths cross again.
Jacob Sponko
As a leader of the PMO and then Head of Operations for the SMB division at Dun & Bradstreet, I had the opportunity to work very closely with Allison during her 5 years at the company. Allison was also a trusted leader of her respective function, acting as the voice of the customer for many product initiatives, while growing to eventually manage the Product team as Director of Product Management. Allison always fought to put the customer first and never sacrificed quality. She expressed genuine passion for the customer, many relied on her for guidance as our SME, and she was a true asset to the team. She was a great partner, extremely dependable, and enhanced both our division and organization as a whole. While Allison will be extremely missed, she has the skillset to lead and make meaningful impact wherever she goes. She understands app development and can effectively translate business and technical requirements to both development teams and stakeholders, does her market research and customer surveys, and understands Agile methodologies to make iterative improvements. She is also very analytical and easy to work with. Allison was a great colleague and friend, and as a result, I give her my highest recommendation.
Phil Ives
I had the pleasure of working with Allison for a short time at Dun & Bradstreet in her role as Director of Product Management for Small Business products. Allison welcomed me as a new leader on the tech team. She was an invaluable resource for all my product questions as well as helping me understand all of the various processes at D&B. Allison had an excellent command of the products, even the ones that she wasn't managing. She was relentless in getting hard answers for the team for some extremely technical details. She was also very willing to accommodate the developers on the team with extra details regarding requirements. She was a pleasure to work with and I hope our paths cross again.
Jacob Sponko
As a leader of the PMO and then Head of Operations for the SMB division at Dun & Bradstreet, I had the opportunity to work very closely with Allison during her 5 years at the company. Allison was also a trusted leader of her respective function, acting as the voice of the customer for many product initiatives, while growing to eventually manage the Product team as Director of Product Management. Allison always fought to put the customer first and never sacrificed quality. She expressed genuine passion for the customer, many relied on her for guidance as our SME, and she was a true asset to the team. She was a great partner, extremely dependable, and enhanced both our division and organization as a whole. While Allison will be extremely missed, she has the skillset to lead and make meaningful impact wherever she goes. She understands app development and can effectively translate business and technical requirements to both development teams and stakeholders, does her market research and customer surveys, and understands Agile methodologies to make iterative improvements. She is also very analytical and easy to work with. Allison was a great colleague and friend, and as a result, I give her my highest recommendation.
Phil Ives
I had the pleasure of working with Allison for a short time at Dun & Bradstreet in her role as Director of Product Management for Small Business products. Allison welcomed me as a new leader on the tech team. She was an invaluable resource for all my product questions as well as helping me understand all of the various processes at D&B. Allison had an excellent command of the products, even the ones that she wasn't managing. She was relentless in getting hard answers for the team for some extremely technical details. She was also very willing to accommodate the developers on the team with extra details regarding requirements. She was a pleasure to work with and I hope our paths cross again.
Jacob Sponko
As a leader of the PMO and then Head of Operations for the SMB division at Dun & Bradstreet, I had the opportunity to work very closely with Allison during her 5 years at the company. Allison was also a trusted leader of her respective function, acting as the voice of the customer for many product initiatives, while growing to eventually manage the Product team as Director of Product Management. Allison always fought to put the customer first and never sacrificed quality. She expressed genuine passion for the customer, many relied on her for guidance as our SME, and she was a true asset to the team. She was a great partner, extremely dependable, and enhanced both our division and organization as a whole. While Allison will be extremely missed, she has the skillset to lead and make meaningful impact wherever she goes. She understands app development and can effectively translate business and technical requirements to both development teams and stakeholders, does her market research and customer surveys, and understands Agile methodologies to make iterative improvements. She is also very analytical and easy to work with. Allison was a great colleague and friend, and as a result, I give her my highest recommendation.
Phil Ives
I had the pleasure of working with Allison for a short time at Dun & Bradstreet in her role as Director of Product Management for Small Business products. Allison welcomed me as a new leader on the tech team. She was an invaluable resource for all my product questions as well as helping me understand all of the various processes at D&B. Allison had an excellent command of the products, even the ones that she wasn't managing. She was relentless in getting hard answers for the team for some extremely technical details. She was also very willing to accommodate the developers on the team with extra details regarding requirements. She was a pleasure to work with and I hope our paths cross again.
Credentials
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Coaching and Developing Employees
LinkedInFeb, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Developing Executive Presence
LinkedInDec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Own Your Voice: Improve Presentations and Executive Presence
LinkedInSep, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
High-Stakes Communication
LinkedInAug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
SAFe® 4 Certified Agilist
Scaled Agile, Inc.
Experience
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Spotter
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United States
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Online Audio and Video Media
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100 - 200 Employee
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Principal Product Manager
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May 2022 - Present
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Dun & Bradstreet
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United States
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Information Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Product Management
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Apr 2021 - May 2022
Defining, planning, and implementing a new and innovative product strategy for 2022 and beyond. Responsible for all existing SMB business credit products. Work with partners to co-develop new products and define integrated solutions between D&B and the partner. Work with international product teams to bring a variety of exciting new small business product offerings to market in several countries. Help facilitate customer surveys and focus groups to gain a deeper understanding of our customers' needs and determine product market fit for new product ideas. Monitor product analytics to uncover issues or opportunities. Make data-driven decisions.Partner with sales, marketing, legal, and analytics teams to ensure our products' success. Currently manage a team of one. Show less
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Senior Product Manager
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Jan 2019 - Apr 2021
Responsible for several business credit management applications that generate over $100 million in subscription revenue annually. In 2020 I launched two new products and relaunched a third as an ecommerce offering, as part our new freemium to premium ecommerce stratgey. Online sales for the relaunched product are currently outpacing previous sales of the product over the phone. Implemented in product partner advertisements in three products, with more planned over the coming months. Worked directly with the partners to fulfill the free offer. Spearheaded an effort across multiple business units to modernize a legacy data submission process, the result of which will be a significant increase in customer satisfaction and retention. Write business and technical requirements for new product features and enhancements, create wireframes, implement third party integrations, manage and prioritize the agile backlog board, and partner with sales, marketing, legal, and analytics teams to ensure the products' success. Maintain strong and collaborative relationships with many global stakeholders and perform frequent product demos to showcase all product improvements. Show less
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Product Manager
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Jul 2017 - Dec 2018
I am responsible for several business credit management applications that bring in over $100 million annually, which is over 80% of the division's annual revenue. I plan and implement the short and long term product roadmaps for these applications, ensuring that our hundreds of thousands of customers around the world find value in them. I write business and technical requirements for new product features and enhancements, create wireframes, manage and prioritize the agile backlog board, and partner with sales, marketing, legal, and analytics teams to ensure my products' success. I also maintain strong and collaborative relationships with many global stakeholders and perform frequent product demos to showcase the regular improvements we make. Show less
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Business Analyst II/Product Owner
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Apr 2016 - Jul 2017
I worked with internal and external business teams and technical teams to execute changes to existing processes and systems and to create new ones. My role encompassed acting as a product manager, project manager, QA tester, subject matter expert, and test case writer for the .NET web development team. A major project I worked on was a web tool our clients to used to obtain real time data and create custom reports. For all of my projects, I was responsible for developing and documenting functional requirements, creating wireframes and mockups, coordinating product launches, and coordinating QA and user testing. Show less
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Business Analyst/Product Owner
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Jan 2014 - Apr 2016
I worked with internal and external business teams and technical teams to execute changes to existing processes and systems and to create new ones. My role encompassed acting as a product manager, project manager, QA tester, subject matter expert, and test case writer for the .NET web development team. One project I worked on was a web tool our clients to use to obtain real time data and create custom reports. For all of my projects, I was responsible for developing and documenting functional requirements, creating wireframes and mockups, coordinating product launches, and coordinating QA and user testing. Show less
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Client Relationship Supervisor
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Feb 2013 - Jan 2014
As the Client Relationship Supervisor of the Consumer Loans Department, I maintained our relationship with our tier one and two clients by sending reports, conducting client calls and making recommendations on additional services we can provide. I also led a team of eight researchers, assigned and managed the daily workflow, maintained the daily report schedule for the team, and continually audited our data to maintain accuracy. From January 2013 to January 2014, I helped reduce our team's error rate by 20% from 25.65% to 5.37%. Show less
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Assistant Client Relationship Supervisor
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Jun 2012 - Jan 2013
As the Assistant Client Relationship Supervisor of the Consumer Loans Department, I managed over eighty tier three client accounts and relationships, reviewed and sent approximately sixty reports per week, helped supervise a team of eight researchers, and assigned and managed the daily workflow for the team.
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Junior Field Director
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Dec 2010 - Jun 2012
As a Junior Field Director, I scheduled mystery shops for major banks and financial institutions. I dealt with hundreds of people per day via phone and email and I trained and supervised junior members of the team in their day to day tasks.
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Education
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2014 - 2016
California State University-Northridge
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Information Systems -
2014 - 2014
California State University-Northridge
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General -
2002 - 2007
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), Architecture
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