Mitch Roda

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About Mitch Roda

Product Manager with hands-on experience in Operations, Supply Chain Mgmt, Process Innovation & Marketing 15+ yrs managing and leading SaaS & HW products, delivering compelling experiences in B2C & B2B markets Proficient in orchestrating roadmap management, competitive positioning, and go-to-market (GTM) strategies Skilled at spearheading initiatives from conceptualization to launch, collaborating closely with engineering teams throughout development, testing, and deployment phases Equipped with a proven ability to prepare Product Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams for successful product launches, ensuring effective positioning, communication, and branding strategies Experienced in engaging and communicating with stakeholders and senior leadership at pivotal stages of the Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC), particularly during critical decision-making and approval processes Proficient in project management, adeptly supporting and monitoring teams to ensure adherence to scope, deliverables, and agreed-upon timelines, while providing comprehensive status updates to stakeholders. Skilled at facilitating discovery & feedback sessions with customers, internal departments, and engineering teams Strong business analysis skills and adept at addressing business & technical needs with pragmatic solutions Exhibits excellent technical documentation skills, capable of articulating complex business requirements in a clear and organized manner for engineering stakeholders, including PRDs, Epics and User Stories Proficient in leading corporate-wide business process improvement projects (i.e. SOPs) Experienced in managing and leading Product and Operations teams, overseeing up to 10 persons Experienced in the following Business Domains; Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Financial Services, Fintech, Retail POS and Self Checkout, Facilities Management, Billing, CRM, and Human Resources (HR/HCM) Proficient with different Scrum frameworks like Agile Methodology or Kanban, and alternatively in Waterfall Advanced Excel skills to create complex corporate-grade spreadsheets for business, operations and data analysis Holds an MBA, a Bachelors in Computer Science, and Six Sigma Greenbelt and Kanban Practitioner certifications Fluent in English, French, and Portuguese, with conversational proficiency in Spanish.