MO VAHEDI

Oracle Higher Education is a specialized business segment within Oracle Corporations, committed to delivering tailored technology solutions and services for colleges and universities

• Led end-to-end design activities, encompassing the definition of Personas, drafting of Use Cases, development of Functional Flows, and collaboration with UX and Architecture teams, ensuring adherence to quality standards
• Translated feature requirements into comprehensive epics, stories, and tasks, facilitating clear understanding and efficient implementation
• Secured comprehensive UX and Architecture approvals from department heads, ensuring meticulous alignment with organizational guidelines and standards
• Owned the roadmap and feature delivery scheduling of multiple product areas (Person/Accounts, Tags, Security and Access Management, Delegated Access, and Comments) of the SMC
• Conducted continuous analysis of KPIs, market dynamics, and competitive landscape to develop better strategies and maintain competitive advantage
• Delivered release kickoff and end-of-release demos to Higher Ed internal and external stakeholders
• Orchestrated resource modeling before each release to optimize resource utilization and team efficiency
• Led sprint planning, mapping, and breakdown, as well as SCRUM ceremonies to ensure successful execution of project tasks and stories
• Owned and managed the product backlog, bugs, and enhancement requests, effectively communicating priorities and statuses to stakeholders and senior leadership
• Guided, coached, and cultivated a culture of collaboration within a team of Product Managers, fostering an environment conducive to high performance
• Successfully led product development initiatives focused on personalized discovery experiences for Student Cloud Management (Home Experience)
• Defined and communicated SCM's product vision and strategy, fostering consensus among cross-functional teams globally
• Prioritized features and initiatives aligned with enhancing the customer experience, supported by data-driven insights and analysis, resulting in the onboarding of 2 new universities
• Engaged with high-level executives, delivering presentations, and reporting on product functionality improvements, advocating for the product vision, and providing domain expertise as required
• Demonstrated expertise in competitive product analysis, competitor strategies, and market trends, contributing valuable insights and recommendations to SCM's development strategy
• Involved in refining used agile methodologies, resulting in streamlined bug fixing and accelerated delivery of new features, effectively reducing reported bugs by 50% and increasing the pace of feature delivery by 20%

5th Kind (now acquired by Sohonet) is the creator of a Digital Asset Management Tool used by many entertainment companies and consumer brands such as: Disney, Marvel, Universal Studios and Warner

• Responsible for building CORE's iOS and Apple TV App from the ground up resulted in 80% more customer satisfaction due to these solutions allowing end users to perform their job while on the go
• Implemented true agile methodologies resulting in more efficient bug fixing and new feature delivery, reducing reported bugs by 80%
• Drafted and finalized detailed release notes for each platform separately to ensure the highest understanding of the changes among end users
• Managed the planning, communication of deployment of CORE Web App into different client environments using AWS Kubernetes (QA, Release, Staging and Production)
• Performed risk evaluations and RCAs of the unexpected issues to minimize potential negative impacts on the product integrity resulting in 40% increase in client satisfaction
• Provided detailed feature requirement documents such as Business Requirement Document (BRD), Product Requirement Document (PRD), Functional Requirement Document (FRD) as well as other artifacts such as user stories, wireframes, prototypes, acceptance test criteria, use cases, diagrams, and flowcharts as necessary.

Raytheon is a leader in technology and innovation, specializing in defense, civil government, and cybersecurity solutions

• They provide cutting-edge electronics, mission systems integration, and more
• Successfully managed several programs in my portfolio from inception to design, execution and delivery
• Responsible for the Help Docs, How To, Manuals and Trainings resulting in 50% reduction in support tickets
• Directed the evaluation of (COTS) MS Dynamics 365 Mobile solution's capabilities and functionalities in order to adopt the solution as an internal tool
• Oversaw the launch of Raytheon's T-100 and EW360 VR Apps, which attracted over 5000 internal users which showcased the capabilities of the Fighter Jet's radar and missile system in a battlefield
• Successfully implemented different standards such as: FedRAMP (Moderate/High/Low) GDPR, ITAR, IRAP and more into different programs