Nicholas Billett

About Nicholas Billett

As a long-term technology product management leader – who has driven results within several leading global companies – I am passionate about building high-performing teams. Early in my career, I gained first-hand experience in how cohesive teams can innovate, execute, and win contracts. Since that time, I have made team building central to my management philosophy. This has enabled me to stand up new product businesses, consolidate across global organizations, and turnaround performance. To unleash the power of teams further, I also invest time in bringing strong teams together to work across functional/divisional lines. I also install the communication vehicles, processes, and goals that serve as the “glue” in holding disparate teams together. Breaking down legacy silos with collaborative teams, I have learned, is the key to innovation, trust building, and I am also highly customer-focused and enjoy engaging with clients directly to understand their priorities, pain points, and needs. Gaining an in-depth understanding of the customer is not only useful in securing new contracts, but also in product design. In fact, the voice of the customer is what drives new products/enhancements that resonate in the marketplace and deliver sustainable growth.

Experience

1. Vice President, Head of Competence Center - Toronto

   Giesecke+Devrient

   Dec 2017 — Present · Dulles, VA, US

   Joined a leading manufacturer of currency automation systems to assess the global software product function and recommend talent, process, structural, and tool upgrades. Promoted quickly to restructure the function, establish a mulit-functional product development business unit, and resolve customer satisfaction/product quality issues. Managed a P&L and a global team that drove revenue gains through support/maintenance, new license sign-ups, professional services, and product customizations.

Education

• The University of Akron

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  1982 — 1988