Hayley Somerville

About Hayley Somerville

Product Management and New Product Innovation. Extensive training and practice in Design Thinking. Passionate about creating products and experiences that make people\'s lives better. Specialties in both Software and CPG. I lead cross-functional teams to success on multi-million dollar global product lines as well as start-up-level product development.With a deep curiosity and empathy for my users & stakeholders I help drive more useful user research, more outcome-aware product design, and more streamlined tech implementation, while ensuring alignment across roles.White Space Innovation:From the fuzzy front-end to putting value-added products on the shelf, I leverage user experience and business objectives to conceive of, develop, and launch innovative new products, improving product value from both the consumer and business perspectives. A Masters in Product Innovation (IPD) from Carnegie Mellon combined with over 15 years with L\'Oreal Group, GE, IBM and start-up consulting, gives me the skills and experience to foster innovation that leads to market growth.

Experience

1. Sr Product Management Consultant

   Fantasy

   Apr 2022 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Bringing fantasy products to life for major US and International Clients - Work includes Vision, Strategy, Design, and Build of: agentic AI products/features, consumer-facing apps and websites, internal employee sites, AEM, loyalty strategy, future-focused POCs, and more.

Education

• The University of Edinburgh

  Study Abroad, Scottish and European Studies

• Penn State University

  Bachelors, Chemical Engineering (with focuses in biochemistry and engineering design)

• Carnegie Mellon University - Integrated Innovation Institute

  Masters of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services (MII-PS), Integrated Product Design Partnered with MBA Program

  2014 — 2015

• Penn State University

  Minor in Biology

• Parsons School of Design - The New School

  Certificate (partial), Furniture Design and Interior Space Planning

  2011 — 2013

• Landmark

  Landmark Forum, Advanced Course, Self Expression Leadership Program, Communications Curriculum

  2013

Skills

• Manufacturing
• Microsoft Excel
• Logistics
• French
• Staff Training
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Packaging
• User Experience
• Management
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain
• Color Matching
• Project Management
• Data Insights
• Design Thinking
• Internet of Things
• Consumer Products
• Photoshop
• Senior Stakeholder Management
• Engineering
• Human-Centered Design
• Process Improvement
• Microsoft Office
• Plastic Molding Techniques
• Packaging Design
• Adobe Photoshop
• Sap
• Change Management
• Leadership
• Ms Project
• Product Management
• Strategy
• Data Analysis
• Product Design
• Product Development
• Product Requirements