Marilyn Heymann
About
Business and product strategy
I have experience leading product innovation, new market entry, strategic partnerships and business development. Core aspects of my work approach are to inspire teams to adopt borderless mindsets, and ensure customer empathy lies behind every decision.
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Skills
Agile
Agile Leadership
Agile Project Management
Business Case Design
Business Insights
Business Strategy
Change Management
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Digital Product Development
Digital Transformation
Growth Strategies
Modernization
Product Strategy
Open for
fulltime
Work Experience
COBBLE, IDK TONIGHT
2020-08 -
Director of Product Development
New York City, New York
parttime
Early stage NYC-based tech startup focused on activity planning. Valued at 5M and user base growing 150%/ quarter. In my current role, I lead the product strategy, product team, and expansion to new markets. • Developed geographic expansion strategy for US cities aimed at capturing 5M users over 3 years; created company growth plan to align product and company growth with new market entry strategy • Analyzed user data, created psychographic personas, and mapped customer journeys to determine the optimum geographical markets expansion scenario and new market entry strategy
UNICEF
2020-06 - 2020-08
MBA Intern, Strategy Consultant
Geneva
internship
• Advised organization on how to have a broader impact in Nepal by defining a framework and plan to engage private and informal enterprises. The plan has been implemented globally in the ‘Business for Results’ program • Prioritized UNICEF Nepal’s work in response to Covid-19 and defined an approach for UNICEF and the South Asia Chamber of Commerce to work with businesses across the region to support business and community resiliency
PUBLICIS SAPIENT
2016-05 - 2019-08
Senior Associate, Product Manager
Washington DC
fulltime
Global consultancy firm for digital transformation and information technology with 5,000+ employees • Created modernization strategy for National Health Service Corps website with 1M users and on alignment with policy changes. Led 15 strategy workshops resulting in modernization plan used in winning $150M project bid • Managed three agile web development teams consisting of 14 team members generating $8M in annual revenue Conducted 50+ requirements workshops using prototypes and oversaw web development and client deliver
RESULTS FOR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (R4D)
2012-02 - 2016-05
Project Manager, Health Financing
Washington DC
fulltime
International development consultancy NGO with clients in 30+ countries and 70 employees • Managed joint learning network (JLN) activities for CEOs of national health insurance schemes of 22 countries across Africa and Asia; served as technical advisor and facilitated 10 JLN workshops on ‘expanding health access’ • Advised Senegal’s Ministry of Health on mobile money adoption to collect health insurance premiums. Conducted assessment of mobile money providers and created action plan adopted by the Senegalese government in 2016 • Conducted rapid assessment of health equity in health insurance coverage for the Government of Ghana; identified KPIs that led to new contract ($25k) to design a dashboard for Ghana’s National Health Insurance
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
2009-08 - 2012-01
Research Coordinator, Health Policy
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
fulltime
Global leader in international health research, program design, and policy design • Designed and ran three maternal health research projects. Results were published by Harvard and the United Nations and led to national-level policy changes by the Ministry of Health and nation-wide UNICEF campaigns • Led 16-person data collection team across hospitals in the Dominican Republic and conducted health system analysis to identify drivers for maternal death. Supported government in identifying health interventions
Academic Experience
IESE Business School -
2019.09 - 2021.06
Master of Business Administration, MBA in Management, Business
University of Toronto -
2005.09 - 2009.05
Bachelor of Arts, BA in Global Health