Justine Smith

My ability to identify problems and take action has helped me drive products and services from ideas to launch across multiple industries. In ambiguous environments, I have delivered user-centered, data-driven products including front-end software, back-end platforms, consumer products (from napkin-sketch to store-shelf) educational programs, operations process improvement efforts and hundreds of multi-media/ video/ CX projects.

Experiences & strengths throughout the product life cycle include:
- Driving vision and execution through every stage of software or hardware product development.
- Market research, go-to-market strategy, defining, tracking and delivering on (KPIs’, OKR’s, AD’s)
- Partnering closely with engineering, UX, content and business teams to create solutions that satisfy customer experience, business, and technology goals.
- Developing baseline and success metrics, user stories and technical requirements, leading daily, weekly and quarterly scrum and sprint planning, grooming, UAT, adoption and ongoing platform and product health.
- Prioritization activities including management of trade-offs between cost, schedule, strategic objectives, resourcing and customer benefits.
- Juggling multiple large cross-team products and functions simultaneously.
- Startup founder pitching, deal structures and formation.
- A decisive leader with high level of cultural sensitivity, known for mentoring and bringing out the best in diverse teams.

I welcome discussing opportunities, offering guidance and mentorship and connecting great people I know to one another.