TONY POWERS
Lombard, Illinois ***** 630-***-**** ***************@*****.***
SUMMARY
A dedicated and results-oriented product management and new product development executive with significant experience in banking, financial services, and government industries. Background includes an industry expert with credit information data and system integration, software development leader, risk management solution development, Agile methodologies experience, and championing continuous improvement. Leverages excellence as a manager, strategic planner, and strong communicator to drive positive, lasting financial results.
EXPERIENCE
AKUVO, Malverne PA
SVP Data Strategy, May 2024-Oct 2024
●Analytic Risk Management Product Strategy Development
●Analytic Product Revenue generation
●Ongoing Market Assessment and ensure product roadmap is aligned with customer priorities and delivered in timely manner
●Partner opportunity assessment and development
TRANSUNION, Chicago, Illinois
Director, New Product Development and Management, 2015- Feb 2024
●Software development leader for core transactional and batch credit solutions including roadmap development and execution aligned with vertical market priorities in Agile framework, managed team of Product Owners.
●Collaborated with senior leadership on ongoing efficiency improvements.
●Engaged with legal and compliance leaders to ensure compliance with legal and internal requirements.
●Consistently met and exceeded project goals and revenue targets, including receiving senior leadership accolades for project completion worth $350 million of committed revenue in 2023.
TRANSUNION, Chicago, Illinois
Director Risk Management Solutions, 2005-2015
●Led and developed diverse financial services solutions related to risk, decisioning, fraud, and collection.
●Managed Credit Report Solution enhancements and supported customer integration
●Created comprehensive marketing plans based on market needs.
●Successfully executed marketing plans, including the development and launch of new products.
●Managed a team of product managers and helped them achieve their career development plans.
●Consistently met and exceeded solution category annual revenue targets.
TRANSUNION, Chicago, Illinois
Sr. Product Manager Risk Analytics, 1996-2005
●Served as Risk Model Product Management for TU market, leading risk models (i.e., FICO models, VantageScore, TU generic models).
●Collaborated with external and internal partners to obtain data samples necessary for empirical model development processes.
●Launched new models to marketplace by training sales and meeting with potential customers.
●Partnered with analytics and statistician teams to provide positive analytics metrics in easy-to-understand manner.
●Helped develop and launch majority of TU generic models over 10-year timeframe and consistently met new model timelines and revenue targets.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL, Prospect Heights, Illinois, Analyst and Marketing
WEST SUBURBAN BANK, Lombard, Illinois, Consumer Loan Officer
EDUCATION
KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL, Schaumburg, Illinois
Master of Business Administration
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, Normal, Illinois
Bachelor of Science, Finance, Minor in Economics