John Leonard
Director of Product @SOVRA
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Product @SOVRA
Austin, TX, US
Quebec, Canada & Austin, TX (previously TSX:MDF) mdf Commerce/SOVRA is a ~$186M company, purchased by KKR (KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO) in 2024, that enables the flow of commerce by providing a broad set of SaaS solutions that optimize and accelerate commercial interactions between buyers and sellers. In 2021, mdf acquired Periscope Holdings. Retained following mdf’s acquisition of Periscope and currently lead a team of 30 direct reports. Contribute to the company’s strategic vision while owning the execution of product management, processes, and releases. Develop all product roadmaps.Oversee a portfolio of 26 enterprise and b2b products while directing the roadmap and eProcurement division’s product team of both on/offshore, 100% remote staff of product owners, project managers, data analysts, tech writers, business analysts, & the UX/UI team. Post-Acquisition Leadership• Created & directed the PMO (Project Management Office) for Product following KKR\'s investment of $10M to fast-track a 2 year roadmap, which included starting mdf\'s first partnership with offshore team development.• Merged and led the product operations and release processes following mdf’s acquisition of Periscope. • Integrated a private organization’s business practice of 25 tech employees and 12 products with a publicly traded company with 90+ technology staff and 14 products. Product Management and Analytics Leadership• Managed the creation of mdf’s first Procurement Intelligence data analytics team. Utilizing only junior team members, developed a data analytics practice with a scalable technology platform to provide metrics and analysis for data-driven decisions by senior and executive leaders’ daily operations.• Currently lead the PM team to technically integrate all mdf products, including customer migration and sunsetting of duplicative products.
EDUCATION
Northwest Missouri State University
Bachelor of Science, Geography/Geology
SKILLS
ABOUT JOHN LEONARD
EXECUTIVE PROFILE • Versatile Product Management & Data Science Executive with 30 years’ experience developing new enterprise and consumer software technologies from concept to launch to rapid growth. Key focus is building new companies and growing existing companies that are PE-backed, startups, or publicly traded and preparing for profitable exits. • Skilled at effectively communicating with executive and technical stakeholders including technologists, government officials, C-suite executives, and investors. Expert at executing successful projects and delivering enterprise products.• Expert knowledge of complex enterprise software systems including Big Data, data warehousing, BI, creation of marketplaces, eProcurement, GIS, IP transaction management, integrations, background screening, project management, operations policy, and risk management. • Thrive in organizations that build and launch new software products and processes in response to quickly evolving markets and technologies. Expertise in transforming mature legacy systems into multi-tenant cloud environments. • Adept at recruiting, hiring, coaching, and retaining high-performing technologists including Product, Project Management, Developers, QA, & UX/UI teams. Experienced at offshoring select roles and retaining legacy employees willing to embrace innovative ideas. Nurture talent both legacy and newly hired employees to become high performers.• Career highlights include designing and launching 36+ software platforms and applications utilized in individual departments or as enterprise-wide SaaS applications. Skilled at aligning Agile processes for the system development lifecycle (SDLC) and rapidly creating efficient best practice solutions for commercialized products. • Co-inventor of 4 software patents and have successfully sold four software product companies.
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