Manager Product

ADAM SAAD

************@*****.***

**** ****** ** ******, ** 75204 713-***-****

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, McCombs School of Business, Austin, TX May 2015

Master of Business Administration, Full-Time Program

GMAT: 710, GPA: 3.6

Won Entrepreneurial Pitch Party top prize out of 80 contestants

Member of the MBA Admissions Committee, MBA Soccer Club, and UT Polo Club.

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada December 2010

Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics

Graduated with honors

EXPERIENCE

Intuit Inc, Plano, TX 2014 - 2016

Software Company specializing in financial and tax preparation solutions such as TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mint

- Product Manager II – TurboTax Personal Pro

Part of a cross functional team that brought the social economics of matching a tax payer with an accountant

Responsible for entire product cycle from deep customer empathy to managing and writing requirements for backlog

Constantly designed experiments in order to enhance the product resulting in an NPS of 80

Managed day-to-day backlog grooming on the software development team composed of 8 engineers in an agile/scrum enviroment

Ensured constant alignment between software development schedule, finance, marketing, and senior leadership across multiple business units

Applied and constantly learned about the principals of “Design for Delight” and “Inquiry vs Advocacy”

Worked with the strategy and M&A department on a company due diligence for possible acquisition, resulting in a recommendation of no buy

Annual Review Rating of: Strong

- Product Manager II – Connected Services

Worked with multiple disciplines to bring the cloud to our legacy desktop products

- Product Manager II – Payments Strategy

Lead the recommendation on strategy of payment products, resulting in the recommendation being re-prioritized on top of 15 other initiatives in the business unit

- Product Manager II – Security

Worked with the team to lead the recommendation & implementation of new security standards

A Tel Communication S.A.L, Toronto, ON 2010 - 2013

A telecom carrier, transmitting 1.5M minutes daily between ministries of telecomand mobile operators

Co-Founder – Director of Carrier Relations

Raised over $1.1M in capital funding from 2 investors

Co-Founded a telecom carrier company, where I was responsible for hiring, firing, training, and managing 25 employees

Voted on 7 major strategic and financial decisions as a member of the board

Spent 6 months in Beirut, Lebanon setting up an office with 3 engineers and a sales team

Conducted over 150 project financial analysis and due diligence

Partnered with a consulting firm to engage with the Sierra Leon gateway owner, lowered unauthorized activity by 38% and increased quality controllability

Negotiated over 30 contracts, focusing on building partnerships with positive cash flow credit terms

Maintained and developed key relations with industry influencers such as France Telecom, Teltac Sierra Leon, TATA India, and Etisalat UAE

ADDITIONAL

Work Eligibility: Eligible to work in the United States and Canada with no restrictions

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