Kris McKee
Director of Product Management @ Optimizely
About
Hands-on product leader with deep B2B SaaS and e-commerce expertise. Always on a journey of continuous learning, I have enjoyed leading several change management initiatives throughout my career. As a leader, I love building a product teams with a culture focused on empowerment through coaching, accountability, and team-based ownership. Specialties: B2B SaaS product management, implementing the SVPG Product Operating Model, driving product strategy, cross-departmental collaboration through open communication and empathy, bringing the customer voice into every decision, serving enterprise-level clients, and implementing A/B testing programs. Passion: I'm a chameleon. I thrive in rapidly changing, innovative organizations and am passionate about how technology can change the way we live, work, and think. I pride myself on putting my passions and skills to good use by supporting missions that I really care about, whether providing financial empowerment to the local community, or driving diversity initiatives within my industry. Personal: In my spare time, you'll likely find me day dreaming in a local art gallery, donating my time to local causes, or playing with the nearest dog. If I can be of help to you, or if you would like to learn more about my crazy adventures, feel free to say hello and share a story with me!
United States
Austin
Computer Software
Emerging Markets, Financial Modeling, Investment Banking, Non-profits, Fundraising, Data Analysis, LBO, Economics, Valuation, Research, Private Equity, Capital Markets, Strategic Planning, Due Diligence, Management Consulting, Corporate Finance, Project Management, Analysis, Program Management, Public Policy
Experience
Director of Product Management
Optimizely
Austin, TX
Product management. Led team if seven PMs responsible for $80M of ARR for the Commerce product suite serving B2B, B2C, and DTC segments.
Product Lead
Optimizely
Austin, Texas, United States
Product Management. Commerce product suite.
Staff Product Manager
Optimizely
Austin, TX
Product Management. Commerce product suite.
Senior Product Manager
Optimizely
Austin, Texas, United States
Product Management. Experimentation product suite, with focus on high-velocity, enterprise-level clients.
Director, Head of Product
BlueCart
Mountain View, California, United States
Product management. First PM, end-to-end Product Owner, dev team manager, and customer insight manager for BlueCart, an award-winning B2B SaaS platform and marketplace that is revolutionizing the restaurant industry by seamlessly connecting restaurants and vendors via a mobile and web ordering, fulfillment, and operations application.
Vice President, Head of Vendor Operations
Jumia Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
E-commerce strategy and execution. Change management role leading the firm's transition to marketplace. Vendor operations includes vendor experience, process management, and product management for the thousands of third-party vendors that sell on Jumia's marketplace e-commerce platform.
Vice President, Head of Internal Operations and Warehouse
Jumia Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
E-commerce operations. Internal operations includes all warehousing and order processing activities for tens of thousands of daily Jumia orders.
Summer Associate
Bain & Company
Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Management consulting. Strategy adviser to South Africa's largest companies.
Agri-business SME Consultant
TechnoServe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Non-profit consulting. Small business consultant for two local agri-business entrepreneurs, focused on growth strategy and capital raising.
Senior Program Officer
Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc.
Lusaka, Zambia
Non-profit consulting. Government consultant within the public health sector; used data to simplify complex problems for a wide audience to drive decision making of governments, multilateral institutions, and NGOs.
Organization Consultant
The Traditional and Development Research Institute of Vietnam (TaDRI)
Hanoi, Vietnam
Non-profit consulting. TaDRI is a local civil society organization that seeks to support and rehabilitate survivors of human trafficking. Raised funding and drove organizational strategy.
Associate, European Leveraged Finance
Lehman Brothers
London, United Kingdom
Investment banking. High yield debt origination.
Analyst, High Yield Research
Lehman Brothers
New York, NY
Investment banking. High yield debt research in support of sales and trading.
Newspaper Reporter
The Indian Express
New Delhi Area, India
Journalism. Reported and published daily on interests and happenings in Delhi at India's most prestigious English language newspaper.
Intern, Equities Sales
Lehman Brothers
Greater New York City Area
Sales & Trading.
Education
Columbia Business School
Technology and Management
President, African Business Club Co-President, Pangea Advisors, International Development Consulting Club National Champion, A.T. Kearney Global Prize Consulting Case Competition Champion, Columbia Business School Private Equity Deal Camp Teaching Assistant, Supply Chain Management Teaching Assistant, Intro to Private Equity Dean's List, Peer Adviser, Career Fellow, Hermes 'school-pride' Society
Northwestern University
Economics and Journalism
Co-founder and President, the Pursuit, Society for Minorities in Business and Law Vice President, Black Student Union (aka FMO) Senator, Associated Student Government Designer, BlackBoard Magazine Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) NU Freshman Emerging Leaders Program NU Leading Women Award Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Study Abroad, Institut d'études politiques de Paris, Paris, France Study Abroad, London School of Economics, London, UK
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