Jenni Pitkanen

Background

About Jenni Pitkanen

I’m fortunate to have a career that merges my expertise in people leadership with product development strategy in an industry of deep interest. As a leader of leaders in product, I am known for building and leading product teams to deliver holistic, profitable, and scalable solutions that make a difference. Throughout my progressive leadership career, I’ve driven the evaluation, conceptualization, and development of product development for a globally operating B2B R&D organization. I’m currently directing product strategy across 4 business verticals as the Chief Product Officer, positioning the right people and processes for market-driven product development. As a product executive, I aim to remove obstacles and empower people so that multidisciplinary product teams can foster relationships, align on strategy, and deliver on organizational objectives. By establishing strong people, processes, and products, I execute and operationalize organizational strategic objectives and create efficient and scalable product delivery to deliver impactful business value. Some of my product leadership qualifications and achievements include: PRODUCT STRATEGY: Design product strategy and define end-to-end product visions and roadmaps that align with business value and viability. TEAM & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Build, lead, and mentor highly skilled product and research teams. Motivate alignment of people and processes to develop and launch profitable product portfolios. PRODUCT & PROCESS INNOVATION: Balance innovation of existing products and processes with strategic portfolio expansion. Launch multi-year R&D products that align with market requirements. Multimillion-dollar budget management 20+ years in behavioral health, talent assessment and leadership & team development Awarded for people development excellence I believe that effective product development involves the building out of strong, focused teams and the implementation of scalable best practices and tools aligned with organizational vision. I am skilled in both.