Zarah Morris

About Zarah Morris

Product & Research Manager with 15 years experience in envisioning and shipping…

Experience

1. Product Research Manager

   Cognizant Softvision

   Oct 2022 — Present

   Design and lead generative and evaluative research programs for companies ranging from e-commerce analytics platforms, to emerging software to aid corporations in achieving decarbonization goals, reporting requirements and assessing physical risk from climate change.\\\\n\\\\nBuild and nurture a cross disciplinary research practice with design, development, product, SMEs and customer success/support. Deliver research education and mentor colleagues in conducting efficient, high traction research.\\\\n\\\\nSpearheaded vision workshops to facilitate collaboration and produce roadmaps with global investment buy-in. Lead design of feature progression with SMEs, Design, Development and Product Management.\\\\n\\\\nLead a team of 3 to discover, validate and prioritize product value propositions. Design and helm mixed-method research to evaluate design directions and quantitatively rank and weight value propositions. Create PowerBI and Figma prototypes based on our primary and secondary research. Collaborate with design and development for t-shirt sizing level ROI figures.\\\\n\\\\nConduct evaluations of sustainability products. Mentored Product Managers to cultivate a rolling practice of collaborative, cross disciplinary prioritization and solutioning process based on research findings.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n

Skills

• Management
• Start-Ups
• Non-Profits
• E-Commerce
• Agile Application Development
• Software Development
• Strategic Planning
• Cloud Computing
• Product Marketing
• Consulting
• Salesforce.com
• Market Research
• Nonprofits
• Program Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Marketing
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Product Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Integration