Derek Nixon

About Derek Nixon

Dedicated professional able to provide client focused solutions, while managing portfolio…

Experience

1. Product Manager Product Owner

   Synchrony

   Mar 2024 — Present

   Directed digital product lifecycle strategy across multiple business lines, overseeing roadmap development, resource allocation, and release management to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget.• Defined and tracked profitability models and metrics, OKRs, and adoption KPIs, ensuring digital initiatives aligned with business strategy and financial targets.• Led a cross-functional team of developers, designers, and analysts, mentoring junior product managers and enabling a consistent Agile delivery framework.• Partnered with Compliance, Risk, and Operations to ensure all digital banking features met regulatory and data security standards.• Presented KPI dashboards and quarterly performance summaries to executive leadership, highlighting progress, backlog health, and competitive market insights.• Optimized product delivery cadence through backlog refinement, sprint planning, and continuous improvement initiatives, increasing delivery efficiency up to 25%.• Collaborated with engineering on platform modernization and API integrations

Education

• University of Massachusetts Lowell

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

• University of South Carolina-Columbia

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Skills

• Credit Analysis
• Accounting
• Management
• Budgets
• Credit Risk
• Business Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Portfolio Management
• Loans
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Credit
• Financial Modeling
• Business Strategy
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting
• Financial Analysis
• Retail Banking
• Internal Controls
• Strategic Planning
• Auditing
• Corporate Finance