Product Manager - Sustainability

• May 2022 - Present

Product Manager

• Feb 2021 - May 2022

Responsible for the overall solution vision, roadmap & full alignment. - Working closely with business development teams to align the product vision with the overall business goals- Working with functions across the business, as well as with our customers, to ensure our solution is innovative, easy to use and provides substantial benefits- Defining product vision, roadmap and KPIs together with product design team- Gathering requirements and translating them to technical teams- Creating and prioritising the product backlog- Driving product development with development teams, solution architects & designers- Leading sprint planning and demonstration sessions, actively participating in other ceremonies like stand ups, backlog refinement, design sprints, tech reviews- Continuously communicating with stakeholders throughout the product development process to manage their expectations

Project Manager

• Jul 2019 - Feb 2021

Project Manager for blockchain projectsDigital Catapult’s mission is to accelerate early adoption of advanced digital technologies. We specialise on the four technology programmes where we can make the most impact. These are: future networks, artificial intelligence, immersive and future focus (technologies such as blockchain and cyber 101). For more information please visit our website.

Senior Project Manager/Scrum of Scrums

• Jun 2017 - May 2019

Tantalum is a vehicle-tech innovation company, developing platforms, products and services with a fascinating range of applications https://www.tantalumcorporation.com/ -Helped the teams increase their velocity by 30% by implementing uniform Agile Scrum practices across in house and outsourced teams -Collaborated with members of the Product, Business and Development Teams to develop and maintain Product Backlogs and plan releases ­-Lead Release and Sprint Planning, Sprint Showcases, Retrospectives ­-Facilitated Product Scoping, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning ­-Facilitated Agile adoption company-wide by coaching the teams on Agile processes and helped the teams to choose and implement the right mix of Agile and lean approaches ­-Brought clarity to the teams by implementing and leading the Scrum of Scrums (with product, design, app, platform, DevOps, ecosystem, infrastructure, tech and QA leads) ­-Used Scrum of Scrums forum to oversee business-wide dependencies, eliminate blockers between teams, make communications better ­-Helped on boarding new outsourced teams ­-Protected the teams from unnecessary distractions and unrealistic requests from business leads in order to increase the productivity ­-Was a lead Project Manager for Tantalum’s clean air solution Air.Car (R&D project supported by Imperial College London, funded by Innovate UK and featured on BBC Click in Feb 2018).

Consultant

• Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

Agile PM, Smart Mobility, Ford Motor Company (client) Dominyka joined the Smart Mobility team to implement programme and project control methods suitable for bimodal environment (agile and waterfall): -Conducted analysis on departmental processes to measure As-Is and design To-Be -Designed and implemented Risk Management, Scoping & Scheduling processes -Designed and delivered workshops/training sessions for successful Agile adoption -Implemented documentation such as project charter, product data sheets/product passport, status reports -Facilitated planning sessions for company’s new digital product -Worked with stakeholders to both individually write and/or advise and assist in the production of robust and credible business cases Planning Consultant, Global PMO, AGCO (client) A leading global manufacturer of agricultural equipment, launched a global platform programme to consolidate, rationalise and modernise all of its sub 100kW branded products. Pcubed’s goal was to establish a full-scale global programme management capability to provide visibility of programme risks and issues, quality plans and regular reporting for the products developed by the programme. Dominyka supported the PMO development, focusing on global planning and communications as her primary role: -Led planning activities for 46 projects across the globe (MS Project & Project Online) -Reported programme KPIs in global operational meetings -Audited projects’ status prior to monthly gateway reviews -Managed dependencies between all 46 projects and their subprojects -Coached 13 regional project team leads to align with global standards -Liaised with all global functions (Product Management, Engineering, Sales and Marketing, Finance) to plan the product portfolio for 2023 -Supported with RAID process improvement -Consulted stakeholders at all levels of the organization for business enhancement, process change and project management disciplines

Project Economic Controller

• Sep 2012 - Jul 2015

Dominyka was project economic coordinator managing the full development cycle projects from the concept stage to the end of life. - Planned, directed and coordinated key development cost activities to ensure project performance KPIs and deadlines were achieved during the development cycle - Defined scope, requirements, objectives, task schedules and milestones - Prepared Annual Business Plans for new products and their lifecycle events - Drove cost management process improvements, implemented changes and ensured development cost impact to the business was understood and accepted - Conducted complex analysis for project cost performance; identifying and validating trends, risks and opportunities - Facilitated the identification, prioritization, selection and scope of business process improvement initiatives - Provided status updates and consulted stakeholders at all levels of the organization for business enhancement, process change and project management disciplines