Finn O'Brien

15+ years' experience in Technical Product Management, Business Development, Brand Building, and Sales

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

About

Extensive experience leading global teams from market-driven product definition and designer vision to technology validation, manufacturing, and field installation to deliver integrated user experiences. Outline of achievements... Sales Growth and Go-to-Market: - YOY growth for pioneering SaaS and AI based products and core product portfolios. - Delivered bespoke solutions focused on delivering designer’s UX and UI vision. - Built product and service portfolio to successfully compete with market giant. Brand Development and Launch: - Built brand from zero to launch in 2 months with initial launch of 15 new products in 8 weeks to 68 agents across North America. - Led market strategy development through SWOT analysis, market research, and partner workshops on products, pricing, and competitive landscape and set launch OKRs. - Worked across marketing, engineering, purchasing, logistics, and sales teams to successfully launch products with complete documentation, pricing, promotions, and fulfillment processes in place. Brand Ownership and P&L Responsibility: - Grew brand from zero to 10% of global revenue and achieved vision to establish it as a premiere brand in North America by building trust through high performance and innovative product and superlative support. Product Lifecycle Management: - Collaboratively defined new product and service roadmap and end-of-life product plans for North American market with offshore parent company R&D team and changed development direction for superior global growth. Product Development and Launch: - Directed development and successful launch of three technically challenging and innovative new product families. - Defined technical requirements for products and established and performed tests and gathered and analyzed data on crucial technical performance characteristics. Cost Savings and Offshoring: - Reduced component costs increased manufacturing efficiency with new domestic and overseas fabrication partners for mature product portfolio.

Experience

  • Integrated Solutions Sales at Illuminations, Inc
    Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • Director Of Business Development - Nordeon USA at Experience Brands - Formerly Nordeon USA
    Feb 2020 - Sep 2020 · 8 mos

  • Griven USA (New York City Metropolitan Area)
    • Director Of Business Development - North America
      Jun 2019 - May 2020 · 1 yr

    • Business Development Manager - North America
      Jun 2015 - Jun 2019 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Osram Sylvania - Traxon at OSRAM SYLVANIA
    Mar 2011 - May 2015 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Design Manager at Lowel-Light Manufacturing
    Mar 2004 - Oct 2010 · 6 yrs 8 mos