Bill Stanek

About Bill Stanek

High-performing product manager with track record of translating user needs into software development backlog, prioritizing opportunities, and developing technology product roadmap. Certified in SAFe Agile with experience leading Agile Release Train. Certified in Prosci Change Management and leading effective user communications.Reputation for bringing creativity and fun to the job while delivering outstanding results.

Experience

1. Product Manager

   FedEx

   Jun 2022 — Present

   Develop strategy for Workday Human Resource technology in partnership with global Human Resources leadership, translating user needs into product capabilities and features, and shaping demand to improve the employee experience, improving retention, and candidate experience, improving speed to hire. • Spearhead the work of the agile development and architectural teams by prioritizing stakeholder demand based on business value. Maintain roadmap for HR technology development to ensure capabilities and enablers will support the long term product vision of a unified HR application suite and competitive hiring capabilities.• Designed and developed demand intake system to refine and prioritize user needs. Led product owners in backlog grooming to ensure well-defined features, maximizing efficiency of the release train, maintaining 93% Program Predictability Measure (PPM).• Initiated Portfolio Review Team to bring structure to the review, assessment, and decomposition of new work, improving throughput and reducing funnel blockage by 22%.• Led the restructuring of the Agile Release Train (ART), orienting by value streams to better align teams and maximize the delivery of value to the enterprise.

Education

• Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business

  MBA, Business

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Industry Research
• Business Strategy
• Sas
• Market Research
• Logistics Consulting
• International Implementations
• Value Quantification
• Sales Management
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• System Design
• Crystal Ball
• Sales
• Communication
• Access
• Industry Analysis
• Solutions Design
• Project Management
• Corporate Strategy Formulation
• Business Analysis
• Air Freight
• Nonprofits
• Non-Profits
• Strategic Intelligence
• Financial Modeling
• Sales Operations
• Business Requirements
• Competitive Analysis
• Supply Chain
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Sql
• Transportation Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Strategic Programs
• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics
• Excel Models
• Strategic Data Analysis