Michael Russell

About Michael Russell

I\'m a strategic leader with expertise in enterprise program management, product strategy, and business process re-engineering. My career trajectory has been marked by numerous successes optimizing business performance on behalf of large and complex organizations through the development, delivery, and optimization of profitable product portfolios. I\'m valued by organizations for defining program strategy and positioning products for optimal market performance. Leveraging my advanced communication and collaboration skills, I drive the full product life cycle from ideation and design through launch, customer adoption, and enhancement. My strengths lie in my ability to communicate key concepts to business and technical audiences, as well as understanding consumer needs and requests to enable product success across diverse markets. Building and guiding top-performing teams is another area that I strive to deliver on. As a contributing member of leadership teams, I help form positive working cultures and drive performance improvement through ongoing mentoring, guidance, and support. Consider these highlights of my success:==> Delivered complete oversight of product portfolios, leading the product strategy, roadmap, and vision to ensure optimal market performance. Implemented and executed delivery best practices and product guidelines to achieve established goals.==> Transformed operations by introducing new automated workflows, technology best practices, digital processes, and product/program management methodologies, resulting in improved efficiencies and optimized performance.==> Built, developed, and led teams of individuals into top-performers. Created cultures focused on growth, performance, collaboration, and transparency to optimize product and program performance. I can be reached at m•••@mikerussell.rocks | 80••••••10

Experience

1. Senior Director of Product Management - Cox Automotive

   Cox Automotive Inc.

   Sep 2021 — Present · Draper, UT, US

   Leading a team of talented product managers and owners in the Dealer Operations space to optimize efficiency and profitability of auto dealerships. Together with Engineering, Architecture, and UX, we are doing some really cool stuff.

Education

• Brigham Young University

  BA, Sociology