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Mariel Cremlis

Athens

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Product Consultant

Thoughtworks
New York
03.2022 - 11.2024
  • Partnered with the client, a government agency, to enhance an Oklahoma domestic abuse app by refining business requirements. business requirements
  • Led discussions on expanding to national-level apps for pensions and homelessness management
  • Refined strategies for key domains and coordinated with off-shore development teams in China
  • Strategized the launch plan for their business expansion into Canada
  • Coordinated the roll-out plan across NA
  • Oversaw development and consult on agile methodologies

Lead Product Consultant

Thoughtworks
Sacramento
12.2021 - 03.2022
  • Partnered with C-suite executives to devise strategic business plan for the launch of the app
  • Handled all communications with the board and VPs as the primary liaison for the US team
  • Conducted extensive cross-state user research, and delivered findings and strategic recommendations to the senior VP at the client’s Cincinnati headquarters, fostering pivotal client relationships
  • Led the development of their application, based in India
  • Oversaw the alignment of business strategy and organizational goals
  • Refined product roadmaps and managed the product team, oversaw both the local client-side team and the TW development team in Brazil
  • Organized domain-level workshops and established a centralized knowledge-sharing hub to improve team collaboration

Senior Product Consultant

Thoughtworks
Berlin | London
05.2021 - 12.2021
  • Restructured the teams for the entire engagement, divided responsibilities and targets into wider domains to optimize talent utilization and enhance capacity
  • Assumed Head of Product role for one of the domains; kicked off the inceptions for each team within the domain; devised action plans and managed relationships with the client, the teams in Germany and off-shore team in China

Senior Product Consultant

Thoughtworks
London
11.2019 - 05.2021
  • Led inceptions and enhanced operational methodologies
  • Pioneered a series of 'event-storming' sessions, a workshop strategy designed to explore complex business domains in detail
  • Transformed insights into an Event-Storming Playbook, disseminated firm-wide, significantly contributing to the upskilling of the global BA community
  • Partnered with the product manager and client, structured quarterly roadmaps, OKRs, facilitated discussions throughout the implementation phase
  • Chaired Product Huddle and Showcase prep calls, and proposed effective work methodologies adopted by the client, transforming their operational routines

Strategy Consultant

Cognizant
London
09.2017 - 11.2019
  • Selected as a top performer in the UK office to collaborate with top performers of other EU countries, tasked with creating and implementing an exclusive solution for seamless company-wide knowledge and technology sharing platform
  • Directly reported to the President of Global Growth Markets
  • Worked with European leaders, who integrated our proposal into the official 7-year QE&A strategy
  • Awarded internal transfer to recently acquired customer experience start-up, Zone Digital based on strong performance
  • Worked closely with Strategy director on sales proposals to enable the digital transformation of a US client leading in the luxury goods industry

Business & Product Development

Transreport
London
11.2017 - 01.2019

Company Overview: Early-stage start-up that develops apps and technologies that improve passengers’ rail experience

  • Led the series A Funding Round pitch to Tencent, raising GBP 1m in seed funding
  • Led UX/UI and defined product requirements for the development and implementation of the 'Passenger Assist' app; a transformative SaaS project empowering disabled passengers
  • Coordinated teams in Romania and HK, managed relationships with 28 rail companies and governing bodies
  • Achieved media recognition with a feature on BBC morning news
  • Strategically engaged manufacturers in Shenzhen and HK, selecting the optimal beacon technology provider
  • Led those meetings in person and brainstormed with the C-level team on the best provider
  • Implemented beacons in 200 trains for partner Abellio Group, a major player in transportation in the UK
  • Conducted thorough research, crafted targeted expansion strategies, and successfully pitched to entities beyond the rail industry, such as Arsenal, Wimbledon, British airways and Dubai airport
  • Early-stage start-up that develops apps and technologies that improve passengers’ rail experience

Education

Bentley Business School/Media Lab MIT
Boston
12.2017

MSc - Information Systems Management and Digital Innovation

Warwick Business School
Coventry, UK
12.2017

MSc - Architecture Engineering

Technical University of Crete
Greece
12.2015

Languages

Greek (Native), English (Fluent), Spanish (Advanced), French (Practical)

Timeline

Lead Product Consultant

Thoughtworks
03.2022 - 11.2024

Lead Product Consultant

Thoughtworks
12.2021 - 03.2022

Senior Product Consultant

Thoughtworks
05.2021 - 12.2021

Senior Product Consultant

Thoughtworks
11.2019 - 05.2021

Business & Product Development

Transreport
11.2017 - 01.2019

Strategy Consultant

Cognizant
09.2017 - 11.2019

Bentley Business School/Media Lab MIT

MSc - Information Systems Management and Digital Innovation

Warwick Business School

MSc - Architecture Engineering

Technical University of Crete
Mariel Cremlis