Product Manager
Resume:
SHAED HASHIM
P: 416-***-**** E: ****************@*****.***
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/shaedhashim
Business Strategist with a recognized talent for
Product Strategy Emerging Technology Design Thinking Digital Transformation Market Research High-impact business professional with over five years’ experience cultivating relationships, building partnerships, and leading with empathy. Executed multimillion-dollar technology projects, led business growth strategy, launched new ventures, and partnered with emerging startups globally in financial services, retail, and government. CORE COMPETENCIES
Project Management Market strategy Corporate Innovation Lean Six Sigma Global Partnerships Rapid Prototyping Agile (Scrum, Kanban) AI, Blockchain, Cloud Workshop Facilitation User Centered Design Product Management Customer Experience PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SYMCOR, Toronto, ON Jan 2019 - Sep 2019
Product Manager, New Ventures
Worked closely with alliance members (RBC, TD, BMO) to explore market opportunities in Fraud, Digital ID, and Credit Risk. Facilitated workshops to understand market challenges and co-create solutions.
Developed product roadmap for Entity.IQ in collaboration with Engineering team. Prioritized backlog, created epics and user stories, and led daily standups, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
Built go-to-market strategy for Entity.IQ. Led business development efforts and authored sales and marketing material, framing customer problem, product positioning, and competitive landscape.
Designed organizational innovation and governance framework and accelerated product development and time-to-market for new FinTech ventures.
FINTECH GROWTH SYNDICATE, Toronto, ON July 2018 – Nov 2018 Innovation Manager (Consulting Engagement)
Co-led innovation transformation projects ($1.5M). Built and advised on new business and consumer product offerings in financial services and retail. Secured key partnerships with startups globally.
Advised early-stage and growth-stage FinTech startups on market expansion into North America. This included value proposition development, sales / market engagement strategy, execution, and go-to-market strategy.
Managed team of researchers and vendor relationships in building the first FinTech-focused database in Canada; included developing the database architecture / design and platform. SCOTIABANK, Toronto, ON April 2017 – Feb 2018
Innovation Lead (Contract)
Aligned priorities of senior leadership and implemented 6 POCs in partnership with FinTech startups across multiple business lines (lending, capital markets, payments, compliance / security, sales, and marketing).
Built thought leadership program; evaluated emerging technology and provided recommendations for adoption across the organization, helping foster a culture of innovation and informing enterprise digital banking strategy.
Incubated new ventures and startups and mentored early-stage businesses in the Digital Factory; entailed analyzing market opportunity, value proposition, and technical capabilities. MaRS DISCOVERY DISTRICT, Toronto, ON Sep 2016 - April 2017 Venture Associate (Contract)
Provided 50+ hours of advisory support to early and growth-stage ventures across FinTech, consumer and commerce, EdTech, healthcare, and HR.
Lead for education technology portfolio; evaluated and vetted ventures and recommended high-growth potential companies to senior advisors, investors, and corporate partners.
Coached founding teams through challenges such as market sizing and strategy, product market fit, talent acquisition, fundraising, and operations.
REGION OF PEEL, Mississauga, ON June 2015 - Aug 2016 Analyst, Business Transformation (Contract)
Executed transformation of 3 human service programs utilizing lean six sigma and design thinking tools, generating $1.3M in annual administrative and operational cost savings. eHealth Ontario, Toronto, ON Sep – Dec 2014
Business Analyst (Co-op)
Supported early stages of product development (Electronic Transfer of Prescription pilot) in gathering, eliciting, and prioritizing requirements, in collaboration with Development team. VENTURE & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ON-PACE LEARNING, Toronto, ON 2011 - 2012
Co-Founder
Founded K-12 software solution that enabled teachers to develop personalized lesson plans by evaluating learning habits and student engagement in the classroom. Raised $50K in funding, recruited and built a development team of 5, led business development efforts, and secured pilots with 20 teachers. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Engagement Manager, ENDEAVOUR NON-PROFIT CONSULTING, Toronto, ON 2017- 2017
Delivered 5-year strategic plan for Literacy Council York Simcoe Skills Upgrading Centre. Formulated a fundraising strategy and program delivery framework to serve under-represented groups. Venture Advisor, iCube UTM, Mississauga, ON 2018-2019
Advised early-stage companies on value proposition, product market fit, prototyping, sales, and raising capital. EDUCATION
Master of Public Policy, University of Waterloo 2015 Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Toronto 2013 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2015 CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certificate 2019
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 2019
Lean Six Sigma (Yellow Belt) 2015
Change Management Agent 2016
AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Kurt Swinton Scholarship - Awarded to community leaders who have led impactful initiatives that serve underrepresented communities and demonstrated passion for Canadian public affairs.
Selected as top 25 youth in Ontario by MaRS Discovery District (Studio Y) and led a funded project examining education and the future of work in Ontario and addressing economic issues like youth underemployment and workforce displacement.
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