Germaine Ward

Germaine Ward has extensive experience in product management and leadership roles. Germaine is currently serving as the Senior Vice President of Product Management at Cayuse LLC since September 2021. In their previous role at Anthology Inc from January 2018 to September 2021, Germaine was the Vice President of Product Management, responsible for developing and managing analytics product strategy and offerings for higher education institutions.

Prior to Anthology Inc, Germaine worked at iModules as the Vice President of Product Management from 2018 to July 2020. Germaine successfully transformed the operating model, implemented best practices, and led the product management team to execute strategies and drive product delivery.

From 2011 to 2017, Germaine worked at Benefitfocus as the Vice President of Products, where they played a crucial role in building the product delivery organization and establishing a market-leading product management team. Germaine collaborated with sales and development to ensure the development and delivery of the right applications and services.

Before their tenure at Benefitfocus, Germaine worked as an Independent Consultant from 2006 to 2011, providing product management consulting services to software organizations. Germaine helped deliver product management best practices, customer experience training, and assisted with organizational redesign and product rollouts.

Germaine also served as the Vice President of Products at Blackbaud from 2002 to 2006. Germaine was responsible for building a product management team and managing the product development of all software applications offered by Blackbaud, a company that provides services to non-profit organizations.

Their earlier experiences include a role as the Vice President of Software and Media at Iomega from 1998 to 2002. In this position, they led new initiatives in the online business area and developed strategies for maintaining and increasing revenue in the Zip disk business.

Throughout their career, Germaine has demonstrated their expertise in product management, strategic planning, team leadership, and driving product success.

Germaine Ward holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science from Michigan Technological University. In 1995, they enrolled in the executive MBA program at AEA Stanford University. However, no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this program. Additionally, Germaine has obtained several certifications including the Product-led Certification from Pendo.io in February 2023. Germaine also has certifications such as PMC Level III, Pragmatic Certified Product Manager, and Pragmatic Marketing from Pragmatic Institute and Pragmatic Marketing. However, the specific months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.