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Abid Imam

@abidimam

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Program Management | Product Management | Revenue Growth Catalyst

Canada

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What I'm looking for

Seeking a role that solves customer problems through innovation and user empathy.

A results-driven leader with 20+ years of experience in Product and Program Management, consistently exceeding project goals and delivering exceptional results. I excel at blending strategic vision with tactical execution to drive innovation and solve complex problems. My experience includes leading product development lifecycles (from ideation to launch), managing partner integrations, and building high-performing teams (leading teams of up to 20).

Notable achievements include:
* co-founding Athena, a construction tech startup that achieved 20% year-over-year organic growth over 6 years, and
* spearheading an infrastructure consolidation and virtualization initiative at IBM that reduced operational costs by 40% and customer downtime by 80%.

I'm passionate about leveraging technology to drive innovation and currently leading B2B SaaS development in energy demand and forecasting at Posterity Group

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Product Manager

Current

Posterity Group Consulting

Nov 2024 - Present (6 months)

Leading the product vision and strategy for The Posterity Group's entry into the B2B SaaS market. I am building the company's product organization and overseeing the development and launch of our first SaaS application, designed to empower the energy sector with long-term cost and ROI forecasting tools for energy transition initiatives.

Project Management Product Management Product Marketing Product Knowledge Product Strategy Jira Confluence Go To Market Strategy Go To Market Planning

Current

Director of Program Management (In Product)

Current

Relay Platform Inc

Feb 2022 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Oversee the integration of innovative cyber insurance quoting platform with strategic partners to scale B2B offering, leveraging expertise in cloud technologies and project and product frameworks.

Process Improvement Team Management Customer Experience Product Management Cybersecurity Project Management People Management

Senior Program Manager (In Product)

Relay Platform Inc

Oct 2021 - Feb 2022 (4 months)

Acted as PMO and mentor for all enterprise-sized implementations, driving bottom-line results through strategic program management and a customer-centric approach.

Process Improvement Team Management Customer Experience Product Management Cybersecurity Project Management People Management

Program Manager (Cloud Customer Success and Technical Sales)

IBM Canada Ltd.

Jun 2017 - Oct 2021 (4 years 4 months)

Launched go-to-market programs, leading cross-functional teams to use IBM’s SaaS catalogue and start/enhance customers’ digital transformation journey.
* Client Engagement & Revenue Acceleration: Drove $4.3M in 1H 2021 growth (new logos and expansion) through customer enablement on modernizing technology deployment and new ways of working.

Client Engagement Digital Transformation SaaS Project Management

Worldwide Cloud Operations Manager

IBM Canada Ltd.

Jun 2016 - Jun 2017 (11 months)

Implemented initiatives that led to significant improvements in operational efficiency, including revamping training programs and implementing server consolidation and virtualization.
* Implemented a server consolidation and virtualization program that reduced customer downtime by 80%, disaster recovery times by 75%, and ongoing infrastructure costs by 40%. These efforts enhanced the reliability

Cloud Services Customer Success Training Virtualization Project Management People Management