Jason (Jay) Yerkie
Digital Transformation Executive
Leading Digital Transformations that Drive Lasting Impact
I'm a world-class digital transformation leader with a track record of guiding leaders, teams, data, and systems through large-scale complex change in high growth environments. Seeking to leverage my talents with a global leadership team working through a complex transition.
Experience
April 2022 to February 2025
MANAGING VICE PRESIDENT - Demand Sensing & Product Strategy - Product Management
Responsible for transforming how new products are designed to improve margins and how investments in existing products are strategically leveraged to fuel growth.
May 2018 to April 2022
MANAGING VICE PRESIDENT - Launches & Migrations - Product Management
Developed the platform integration strategy and managed cross-functional efforts to migrate digital products to reduce operating expenses. Led the migration of contracts from annual enterprise to multi-year, seat-based licenses.
September 2006 to May 2018
MANAGING DIRECTOR - Product Management, Data Science & UX
Led transformation of company’s client-facing digital products. Accountable for the P&L of web-only clients.
November 2004 - September 2006
SENIOR STRATEGIC PLANNER - Financial Modeling & ROI
Provided tracking and analysis of $1B of real property costs across the entire company.
Sample Results
$1M
Platform Savings
Enhanced digital platforms and systems enabling the migration of 1.1M clients in 90 days achieving $1M in annual platform cost savings.
$1B
New Product Revenue
Launched 4 new products targeting growing segments with $2M in incremental product investment growing to $800M in new revenue in 2 years.
$2M
Operating Efficiency
Negotiated $5M in software and contractor agreements achieving $2M in annual operating efficiency (compared to legacy contracts).
25%
Increased Engagement
Implemented personalized omni-channel experiences increasing web-only client engagement rates by 25% and renewal rates by 5% in 12 months.
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
MS - Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Washington College
BA - Summa Cum Laude, Philosophy (Honors), Economics (Minor)
Skills
Strategic Business Acumen
Product Fit, GTM, Profitability, Pricing/Cost Modeling, CapEx/OpEx Funding
Leadership
Organizational Vision, Hiring, Team Building, Coaching, Mentoring
Change Management
System and Data Migrations, Operational Analysis, Process Re-engineering, Contract Updates, Rebranding, Organizational and Staff Transitions, Team and Function Retraining
Tailored Communications
Board of Directors, C-Suite, Clients and Prospects, Peers, Direct Reports
Research
Market, UX, Clients
AI/ML
Application, Strategy, Analytics, Content Creation
Analytics
Financial, Descriptive, Performance, C-Suite Decision Enablement
Software
Applications, Services, Platforms, Migrations, Upgrades
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Visionary Product Manager
In addition to leading growth companies through digital transformations, I've helped companies unlock latent value in their product offerings