Parveen Downer

Background

About Parveen Downer

Energetic, motivated, and passionate product manager with 5 years of experience building high impact digital products. Experience managing and motivating multidisciplinary teams to create alignment around goals. A background in life sciences and anthropology that brings a methodical and systematic approach to building products from user research to MVP to V1. I’m Parveen. I learn fast, fail quickly, and am not afraid to experiment and forge the best path forward. I approach all my work with a positive demeanour and an infectious enthusiasm. I am a straightforward communicator and a resource investigator - ensuring I have the tools I need to perform my tasks diligently and within deadlines. However, my actual experience has taught me that my professional values are: • I am a great translator between the business strategy and getting things done • I have big ideas, and the capacity to support making them a reality • I believe in credit where credit is due, but I don’t dwell on it • I take the time to deeply understand the people I work with to develop a great working relationship • Inclusivity is paramount in my approach to leading teams • I am a curious and critical thinker with a sound understanding of data quality and security • I have exceptional organisational skills with a proven ability to coordinate multiple projects at once • I am confident to communicate and negotiate articulately at all levels My capability: Thoughtful and inclusive communication, product management, synthesising complex information and relaying it to people at all levels, proactive problem solving, leading multidisciplinary teams, presenting, 360 relationship building, morale-boosting