Deborah Rifken

Served as Senior Product Manager for CQ Federal, RollCall, and Knowlegis products, ensuring product value for users and collaborating with senior engineering partners. Created product roadmaps using Jira and reduced infrastructure costs by migrating all product systems and services to AWS - Kubernetes. Leveraged SQL, Heap, and Looker data for user insights and provided training and support to sale

Functioned as Senior Product Owner on two scrum teams, US Core Compliance and Worker Lifecycle, for ADP's Next Generation HCM system. Streamlined new hire, rehire, and termination workflows to ensure core HR data capture and downstream processing. Defined and validated compliance tools, collaborating with engineering teams to prioritize and deliver product features.

Provided strategic and business insight to corporate treasury management software companies in the Fintech sector, addressing client needs from process streamlining to product enhancements. Established and drove the product execution strategy for the Enablement domain, increasing capacity and scalability. Identified product gaps for a FinTech startup and designed processes for high-volume client-f

Served as client-focused Product Owner for the Treasury Risk Management Cash system, defining and managing the global liquidity product roadmap. Launched new product/business lines within the Bloomberg ecosystem, adhering to agile principles for on-time and within-budget product launches. Managed the full product lifecycle from conception to maintenance, increasing client satisfaction through onbo

Led the analysis and design of training solutions for new hires and clients, driving initiatives to identify new or enhanced solutions. Transformed treasury requirements into comprehensive end-user training materials, including instructor-led guides and web-based training. Assessed and refined methodologies, performing quality reviews on implementations and conducting training for internal departm

Managed implementations, regularly meeting with clients to discuss project status and coordinating internal tasks to ensure on-time project go-live. Conceptualized a roadmap to fully leverage treasury solutions for effective system implementation. Delivered training, documentation, and support to over 30 global client sites and hundreds of end users.

Completed a comprehensive curriculum focused on business administration principles. Gained foundational knowledge in areas such as management, marketing, and finance.

Obtained a certificate in Training and Organization Development. This program provided specialized skills in designing and implementing effective training solutions and organizational strategies.

Achieved Certified Scrum Product Owner certification. This credential demonstrates expertise in agile methodologies and product ownership within a Scrum framework.