Janelle Seegmiller
VP of Product Management at Owlet Baby Care- Claim this Profile
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Janelle is an empathetic and strategic thinker. She is considerate of every aspect of the customer's experience, but is also deeply organized and prepared for all of the steps it takes to even get there. In many leadership meetings, Janelle was often a voice of reason and was outspoken when necessary about adjustments the company could make to improve. The most common interaction I had with Janelle often ended up with genuine surprise at how prepared she was. I kept expecting to eventually catch her with a question or favor that would be outside of her area of preparedness and expertise, but it never happened. More often then not she would send me large Google docs she already prepared outlining what to do for a similar situation to the one I was in. I remember after about 8 separate, unrelated meetings with her (sometimes impromptu) on all sorts of different topics from personal productivity, people management, corporate politics, hardware product development, product lifecycle, company strategy, etc., I realized that every single meeting with her I had learned something immediately valuable to me in my own job. I was lucky to work with Janelle!
JT Olio
Janelle is an empathetic and strategic thinker. She is considerate of every aspect of the customer's experience, but is also deeply organized and prepared for all of the steps it takes to even get there. In many leadership meetings, Janelle was often a voice of reason and was outspoken when necessary about adjustments the company could make to improve. The most common interaction I had with Janelle often ended up with genuine surprise at how prepared she was. I kept expecting to eventually catch her with a question or favor that would be outside of her area of preparedness and expertise, but it never happened. More often then not she would send me large Google docs she already prepared outlining what to do for a similar situation to the one I was in. I remember after about 8 separate, unrelated meetings with her (sometimes impromptu) on all sorts of different topics from personal productivity, people management, corporate politics, hardware product development, product lifecycle, company strategy, etc., I realized that every single meeting with her I had learned something immediately valuable to me in my own job. I was lucky to work with Janelle!
JT Olio
Janelle is an empathetic and strategic thinker. She is considerate of every aspect of the customer's experience, but is also deeply organized and prepared for all of the steps it takes to even get there. In many leadership meetings, Janelle was often a voice of reason and was outspoken when necessary about adjustments the company could make to improve. The most common interaction I had with Janelle often ended up with genuine surprise at how prepared she was. I kept expecting to eventually catch her with a question or favor that would be outside of her area of preparedness and expertise, but it never happened. More often then not she would send me large Google docs she already prepared outlining what to do for a similar situation to the one I was in. I remember after about 8 separate, unrelated meetings with her (sometimes impromptu) on all sorts of different topics from personal productivity, people management, corporate politics, hardware product development, product lifecycle, company strategy, etc., I realized that every single meeting with her I had learned something immediately valuable to me in my own job. I was lucky to work with Janelle!
JT Olio
Janelle is an empathetic and strategic thinker. She is considerate of every aspect of the customer's experience, but is also deeply organized and prepared for all of the steps it takes to even get there. In many leadership meetings, Janelle was often a voice of reason and was outspoken when necessary about adjustments the company could make to improve. The most common interaction I had with Janelle often ended up with genuine surprise at how prepared she was. I kept expecting to eventually catch her with a question or favor that would be outside of her area of preparedness and expertise, but it never happened. More often then not she would send me large Google docs she already prepared outlining what to do for a similar situation to the one I was in. I remember after about 8 separate, unrelated meetings with her (sometimes impromptu) on all sorts of different topics from personal productivity, people management, corporate politics, hardware product development, product lifecycle, company strategy, etc., I realized that every single meeting with her I had learned something immediately valuable to me in my own job. I was lucky to work with Janelle!
Credentials
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PMC-IV
Pragmatic MarketingJul, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Owlet Baby Care
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United States
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Health, Wellness & Fitness
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100 - 200 Employee
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VP of Product Management
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Mar 2022 - Present
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Sr. Director of Devices
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Jul 2021 - Mar 2022
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Principal Product Manager
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Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
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Peek
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United States
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Travel Arrangements
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200 - 300 Employee
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Chief Of Staff
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Sep 2020 - Feb 2021
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Director of Product
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Oct 2019 - Sep 2020
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Promethean
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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500 - 600 Employee
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Director of Product Management
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Jul 2019 - Oct 2019
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Principal Product Manager
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Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
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Vivint
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United States
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Product Management
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Jun 2016 - Jun 2018
Set strategic direction for Sensors and Controls portfolio. Define, launch, and maintain consumer products in the Smart Home and IOT industry including a new smart lock, a new thermostat, and several new sensors. Identified need to improve packaging for products across the portfolio to reduce waste, costs, and save installation time. Identified and built strategic relationships with 3rd party partners, vendors, and suppliers including tier 1 manufactures and fortune 500 companies. Hired four new team members while leading Product and Program Managers to continuing enhancing a diverse portfolio of hardware and software services. Identified areas of continuous improvement in supporting sales, field services, supply chain and customer service counterparts reducing cost to serve and improving quality for our customers. Show less
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Instructure
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Product Marketing Manager
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Feb 2016 - Jun 2016
Created training process and programs to improve communication between Product Management team and Sales organization. Developed marketing and training materials for customer support, implementation, and sales for feature launches. Supported strategic accounts and potential customers to understand needs and fit with product offering. Relayed feedback from customers to product team influencing strategic direction and roadmap.
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Senior Product Manager
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Jul 2015 - Mar 2016
Took on responsibility for new product prior to launch. Successfully launched new corporate learning management system (Bridge). Bridge customer base grew quickly with several high profile customers. Sales and Account Management leadership relied on me to provide support for high profile, difficult accounts and strategic potential customers. Planned and conducted customer research to identify needs and establish an appropriate roadmap. Developed and maintained backlog of new features, enhancements and issues. Show less
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Product Manager
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May 2014 - Jul 2015
Prioritized backlog of issues and enhancements for legacy communications and data analytics tools in Canvas, a K12 and Higher Education Learning Management System. Reduced customer support calls related to issues with communication tools. Identified strategy for data warehouse and big data analytics tools. Established a customer advisory board of R1 and University professionals and launched beta program to support development of data warehouse.
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Spillman Technologies
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Hosted Solutions Senior Product Manager
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Aug 2013 - May 2014
Developed strategy to execute on business need to establish a new revenue channel within new market segment. Defined requirements and acceptance criteria for MVP launch. Launched SaaS solution for market segment. Worked with Sales team to establish initial customer base. Shadowed public safety professionals and conducted research to identify needs and areas where innovative technology could disrupt the industry and improve public safety. Developed a tool to decrease the time needed by an Officer to input records, allowing them to spend more time patrolling. Show less
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Product Manager
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Oct 2012 - Aug 2013
Worked closely with product users, development engineers, and sales teams to ensure quality product delivery and return on investment. Identified process to establish reusable tools allowing faster time to market for customized solutions. Worked with customer service to increase knowledge transfer and troubleshooting expertise to improve support of customers.
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Human Factors Lead
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Jul 2011 - Oct 2012
Oversaw user experience testing and product usability to ensure a great user experience. Conducted study with 911 dispatchers to identify how the software supported or disrupted their jobs. Identified several enhancements and changes to the software to better support the goals and needs of emergency dispatchers.
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Graduate Instructor
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Aug 2008 - Aug 2011
Designed curriculum and assessments to teach undergraduate students in Psychology, Research Methods, Statistics, and Cognitive Psychology. Courses were face to face, online and continuing education. Mentored and supervised undergraduate research students. Designed curriculum and assessments to teach undergraduate students in Psychology, Research Methods, Statistics, and Cognitive Psychology. Courses were face to face, online and continuing education. Mentored and supervised undergraduate research students.
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Social Worker
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Oct 2004 - Aug 2006
Worked with special needs children in foster care and ensured that they receive needed professional support and services. Worked with special needs children in foster care and ensured that they receive needed professional support and services.
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Education
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2008 - 2010
University of Utah
MS, Cognitive Psychology -
2002 - 2005
Southern Utah University
BS, Psychology
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