Ward Greunke
Product Management
California, United States
Skills
Technical Product Management
About
Ward Greunke's skills align with Communication, Marketing and Public Relations Managers (Communication, Marketing and Public Relations). Ward also has skills associated with Marketing and Advertising Personnel (Communication, Marketing and Public Relations). Ward Greunke has 18 years of work experience, with 18 years of management experience, including a mid-level position.
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Work Experience
Go-to-Market Consultant
January 2024 - April 2024
- background in data science, programming, and operational excellence. Go-to-Market Consultant - January 2024 - April 2024 DevStride - A next-generation SaaS Project Management Application DevsStride was struggling to define who their ideal customer was. I identified four distinct market segments that DevStride could target including motivational factors, pain points, and buyer personas.
Product Operations Manager
Lacework
January 2023 - September 2023
- - Cloud Security SaaS Application Oversaw company wide Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC) including release phases, feature rollout, and promotion. Led New Product Introduction (NPI) for Code Security application. Coordinated activities of product management, marketing, and sales enablement as well as packaging / pricing assignment. Developed an automated method to track release status.
Product Manager
GreekGraph
August 2022 - January 2023
- A Fintech startup that allows you to predict the outcome of different option trading strategies. Identified a need for a graphical tool that allows users to visualize how option greeks impact the payoff diagrams. Programmed initial MVP written in R. Created server side logic as well as front-end UI.
Go-to-Market (GTM) Program Manager
Guidewire
February 2016 - August 2022
- - Industry-leading software provider of analytics and Policy / Claims / Billing applications for insurance carriers Defined Go-to-Market strategy for new product offerings. Directed worldwide cross functional launch team of over 35 people consisting of product management, product marketing, and sales across 7 different product lines to develop a Go-to-Market strategy, value proposition / messaging, and sales enablement for product releases. Oversaw annual planning activities for the marketing department including demand generation, public relations, and brand as well as managing the monthly/quarterly metric reviews. Integrated analytics company post-acquisition into Guidewire's portfolio managing the pivot from a generalized application to a use case targeted solution.
Product Marketing Manager
1Factory
March 2013 - October 2015
- SaaS startup focused on statistical analysis of manufacturing quality data Brought an early-stage startup focused on supply chain quality to market through outbound marketing campaigns, creation of marketing collateral, demos, and webinars. Developed a growth strategy that leveraged the supplier/buyer relationship. Created marketing collateral that generated leads, sped up product adoption and promoted customer best practices.
Senior Product Manager
Lam Research
May 2005 - March 2013
- ○ Defined product for key customer managing roadmap, engineering activities, and customer communication representing >$45M annual revenue ○ Managed a team of 4 product managers. Engineering Manager ○ Managed a team of 10 engineers creating solutions to meet customers' unique design requirements. ○ Designed reusable tools that reduced repeat engineering effort by 30%. Data Scientist - Forecasting / Supply Chain ○ Reduced lead time of long lead parts by 70% by building a predictive model based on order bookings and shipping history. ○ Developed analytical model that predicted customer purchases based on usage data. ○ Built data pipeline integrating SAP ERP data with PLM system. ○ Developed quantitative algorithm to predict customer demand for capital equipment based on wafer starts and installed systems.
Education
Ohio University
Bachelor of Science
LLM
