Product Management Owner
Resume:
Bilquise Sheikh
********.******@*****.***
Dallas, TX
Summary
Strategic and Execution-Focused Chief Product Owner Senior Director of Product Management
Versatile product executive with 15+ years of experience leading SaaS product strategy, roadmap execution, and full lifecycle delivery across enterprise HCM, Payroll, and Time & Labor platforms. Brings 7+ years of progressive product management expertise, including 2+ years mentoring high-performing Product Owners within scaled Agile environments (Scrum, SAFe, hybrid). Adept at aligning product vision to organizational OKRs, customer needs, and market dynamics—ensuring measurable business outcomes and accelerated time-to-value.
Proven success navigating complex business transformations, including mergers and acquisitions, by uniting customer-centric product strategy with data-driven prioritization and change leadership. Known for standardizing backlog governance, evolving Agile practices, and removing delivery blockers to optimize velocity and team health. A trusted advisor to executive stakeholders and a passionate advocate for cross-functional collaboration, continuous improvement, and scalable growth. Recognized for building inclusive, resilient teams and delivering enterprise-grade solutions that drive innovation, compliance, and market differentiation.
Core Competencies
Agile Product Strategy & Vision Alignment
Scaled Agile Product Leadership (Scrum/SAFe)
Backlog Management & Prioritization Governance
Product Owner Coaching & Capability Building
Cross-Functional Team Alignment & Communication
Roadmap Development & Multi-Team Delivery
Agile Maturity Assessment & Process Evolution
M&A Integration & Change Management
Velocity Optimization & Delivery Flow Enablement
Agile Tooling (Jira, Confluence, LucidChart, Dashboards)
OKRs, KPIs & Data-Driven Product Decisions
Stakeholder Engagement & Executive Reporting
Digital Product Strategy & Roadmap Development
Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Product Management
Subscription & Recurring Revenue Models
Agile Delivery (Scrum, Kanban)
Healthcare & Wellness Compliance Standards
User Engagement & Adoption Strategies
UI/UX Design Collaboration
Data-Driven Decision Making & KPI Tracking
Market Research & Competitive Analysis
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Go-to-Market Execution & Launch Strategy
Customer-Centric Design & Feedback Integration
Change Management & Stakeholder Communication
Education
Bachelors in mechanical engineering.
Osmani University
Masters in Business Administration (Start Fall 2025)
University of Dallas Texas
Certifications
SAFE Program Consultant 6.0 (SPC 6.0)
Prosci Change Management
SAFe Lean portfolio manager (LPM)
SAFe POPM (Scaled Agile, Inc)
Professional Scrum Master (PSM)I Certification from scrum.org
ICAgile Certified Professional- Agile Coaching
ITIL 4 Foundation
Strategic AI
EY Bronze Badge – Agility, Agile, Strategy, Design thinking, Inclusion and Diversity, Digital, Curiosity, Teaming
IBM Cloud Core Badge
IBM Cloud Essentials Badge
Digital Marketing Program
Women In Leadership
Strategic AI in Healthcare (In Progress)
Transformative Leadership (In Progress)
Work Experience
Vice President, Innovation and Transformation Lead
SwissRe Dallas, TX
March 2022- Till Date
Enterprise Product Leadership: Directed product strategy and multi-year roadmaps across core enterprise platforms (Workday, Salesforce, ERP, AI), aligning business priorities with customer value and regulatory requirements.
Product Owner Team Development: Mentored and coached Product Owners across HR, compliance, and finance programs to improve backlog hygiene, prioritization, and stakeholder alignment across distributed Agile teams.
Cross-Team Agile Delivery: Drove Agile maturity by standardizing ceremonies, backlog practices, and user story quality across Release Trains and product portfolios. Embedded delivery metrics (velocity, OKRs, KPIs) to inform strategy and coaching.
Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Served as a trusted advisor to global business and executive leadership, navigating product delivery through acquisitions, platform migrations, and enterprise transformation programs.
Change Management Leadership: Led adoption and change enablement efforts for new platforms and operating models. Collaborated with Agile Coaches to assess team health and implement improvement plans at scale.
Risk & Dependency Resolution: Identified cross-team dependencies, managed portfolio-level risks, and implemented escalation workflows that minimized delivery bottlenecks and maintained delivery momentum.
Assistant Director in Product Management
Ernest & Young Dallas, TX
July2020- March 2022
Agile Portfolio Oversight: Guided teams delivering enterprise HRIS, payroll, and compliance tooling across geographies. Established clear delivery standards and coaching rhythms for Product Owners and Scrum Masters.
Backlog Governance & Vision Alignment: Championed roadmap alignment across interdependent teams. Ensured backlog grooming and prioritization were tied to customer value, stakeholder input, and audit-readiness.
Scaled Agile Coaching: Partnered with Agile PMO and Engineering leadership to embed SAFe and Lean practices across delivery tracks. Facilitated OKR alignment, retrospective action planning, and Agile performance reviews.
Enterprise Collaboration: Built cross-functional coalitions with HR, IT security, and product executives to deliver roadmap outcomes amid evolving enterprise priorities and compliance shifts.
Caregiver
Veterans Affairs Dallas, TX
Feb’16- June’20
Caregiving responsibilities for my disabled veteran spouse and our young children
Product Manager/Sr Scrum Master
CareSource Dayton, OH
Oct 2015- Jan 2016
Agile Product Execution: Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies across compliance-driven platform updates, integrating HIPAA-secure features in Medicaid and Medicare systems.
Workforce Productivity Solutions: Delivered enhancements to time-tracking and remote work features within clinical platforms, ensuring seamless access and strong data integrity.
Risk Management & Metrics: Supported sprint planning, iteration tracking, and RCA for backlog slippage. Used performance data to coach Product Owners and improve sprint readiness.
Product Manager/Project Manager/Scrum Master
Unicon consulting Inc Columbus, OH
June 2012-Aug 2015
Client: State of Ohio- Department of Health, Department of Public Safety, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disability
Responsibilities:
Enterprise Government Platforms: Directed product enhancements across health and labor systems, building self-service, time-entry, and workforce compliance modules for diverse public sector users.
Backlog & Stakeholder Management: Collaborated with state departments and end users to prioritize roadmaps, manage evolving scope, and deliver value through iterative product delivery.
Cross-Team Alignment: Supported distributed development teams by resolving blockers, managing inter-agency dependencies, and ensuring continuity through transitions.
Product Manager /Scrum master
American solutions Inc, Delaware, DE,
Jan 2007- June 2011
Client: Charles Schwab, Englewood, CO Shell Oil, Houston, TX
Waste Management, Houston TX The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX TDS Telecom, Madison WI, CUNA Mutual Group, Madison WI
Responsibilities:
HR & Time Systems Delivery: Led backlog grooming and cross-functional team alignment for enterprise HRIS and payroll enhancements in highly regulated industries.
Product Vision & Execution: Facilitated the end-to-end delivery of time and compliance features, from roadmap development to production rollout and hypercare support.
Agile Evangelism: Coached cross-functional teams on Agile delivery principles, implemented process standards, and introduced velocity tracking for continuous improvement.
IDE Tools
Rational Rose, Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Clear Quest, MS Visio, Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) UML Magic Draw
Testing Tools: Test Director, Mercury Quality Center, Microsoft Test Manager, black box, User acceptance testing (UAT)
Database: DB2, MS Access, Oracle, MySQL server, RDBMS
Reporting and ERP: Crystal Reports, Oracle EBS
Computer Languages: C, C++, SQL, HTML, XML
Collaboration Tools: MS Teams, zoom, MS Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Service Now, Rally, Trello, MS SharePoint, Clarity, MS project.
Other Tools
MS Project, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint, Visio), Lotus Notes, Share Point, TOAD for Oracle, Rapid SQL, Teradata SQL Assistant, ERWIN, Rally, HP Service Manager, Clarity, Endure, Remedy, Team Foundation Server (TFS), MS Azure, DevOps, Design Thinking, MS Teams, Remedy SQL Server 2008 R2, Visual Studio 2012, Ryan White CAREWare, Hadoop, Oracle RDBMS, IBM DB2,Oracle R12, Oracle EBS .Net, MS Reporting Services, Python, SAP, Alteryx, power BI, Figma, Mural, Aha, Signavio, CI/CD pipelines, ServiceNow
SDLC Methodologies
Waterfall, Agile (SCRUM), Scaled Agile Methodology, Kanban, Scrum Ban, System Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Product Management Lifecycle, Rational Unified Process (RUP in all four phases of a project i.e., Inception, Elaboration, Construction, and Transition).
Coaching/Mentoring
Coached portfolio team, Product Owner, mentored Scrum masters, junior BA and PM’s. Mentored remote team members, Onboarded new on-site and remote teams and team members.
Volunteering
Advisory board member for Ashland University’s Transformative Leadership and Strategic AI in Healthcare programs.
Advisory board member for Ashland University’s Women in Leadership and Strategic AI programs.
Advisory board member for Texas A&A Texarkana Digital Marketing Program
Entrepreneur of the year Southwest: EY lead
Coordinated communication with the participating CEO.
Language
English (fluent), Urdu (fluent), Hindi (fluent), Telugu (fluent), Korean (beginner), Mandarin (beginner)
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