Nigina Yalaza

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Product Manager/Designer | Wellesley & Mit | Mbs @ Rainpark Technologies

Nigina Yalaza's Current Company Details

Rainpark Technologies

Product Manager/Designer | Wellesley & Mit | Mbs

Nigina Yalaza Work Experience Details

  • Product Manager
    Rainpark Technologies ['Sep 2023', 'Present']
  • Product Manager Intern
    Optum ['Mar 2023', 'Sep 2023']
    Eden Prairie , Mn, Us
    • Led a team of five technical product managers and data engineer interns, developed a Health Analytical Solution Tool• Crafted detailed Business Requirement Documents (BRD) for clients, effectively communicating product vision/specs• Defined 100+ product features across seven projects and crafted compelling user stories in Rally/Aha, serving as a roadmap• Facilitated daily Scrum meetings with the engineering team and ensured timely sprint completion, and project delivery
  • Product Owner Apprentice
    Mit Sloan School Of Management ['Feb 2023', 'Jun 2023']
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    • Engineered 'FloSure,' a revolutionary menstrual hygiene receptacle, winning the MIT 2023 Product Innovation competition• Guided a team of 6 through Agile methodologies, ensuring on-time, within-budget superior product delivery in ten weeks• Created 20 product features and developed over 50 user stories, guiding the team's focus toward a user-centered product• Delivered compelling Business Requirement Documents to senior Product Managers and investors, following the construction and deployment of three Alpha Prototypes at MIT, which secured 150 user experience survey responses
  • Product Strategy & Operations Intern
    Alteryx ['May 2022', 'Aug 2022']
    Irvine, California, Us
    Developed product roadmap deliverables related to scaling Alteryx’s targeting capabilities by reducing customer support case volumes, while simultaneously analyzing more than 1000 monthly customer support cases in Tableau and Salesforce.Created 20+ user stories to align internal stakeholders on the direction and launch that cut customer case volume by 45% over three months. Identified 10+ new product features on the Data Connecters through customer data and market research and reported to Product Managers.
  • Product Management Intern
    Mit Media Lab ['Sep 2021', 'May 2022']
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us
    MIT Project Us uses the power of Artificial Intelligence and advanced bio-signal processing to help people grow into more inclusive leaders and organizations make tangible progress towards building more diverse cultures. • Worked on a pre-seed-stage startup, Project US, building an Ai software tool to create inclusive and effective communications between teams by analyzing human interactions using Ai and Big Data. • Created product personas and user experience data to evaluate existing product features and identify additional functionality. • Researched existing D&I approaches and worked with the engineering team to identify ways to integrate them into our product. • Collaborated with the security team and analyzed system risks of the software to identify security vulnerabilities and advise on better security steps to take for start-ups.
  • Investment Analyst Intern
    Wellesley College ['Dec 2021', 'Feb 2022']
    Wellesley, Ma, Us
    Assisted full-time endowment team employees in researching different economic sectors, with a particular focus on sustainable investments, facilitating profitable and ethical investment decisions. Synthesized field research and analyzed the current investment portfolio to uncover potential concerns and presented the findings at weekly investment team meetings. Advocated for $100,000 investments across different sectors by providing strong evidence on how this would maximize the use of allocated endowment funds.
  • Business Operations Manager
    Dovza Corporation ['Nov 2020', 'Sep 2021']
    Led a cross-functional team of 5 departmental managers to overhaul the company’s lead generation procedures, resulting in a 122% increase in year-over-year profits in the Fiscal year of 2021. Conducted market research on competitors and developed new strategies to streamline processes and reduce the cost of maintenance of the trucks, reducing the cost of maintenance by 50%. Implemented management solutions software such as Drilliss Corp and Salesforce that raised productivity by 200%.
  • Oslo Scholars Intern
    One Day Seyoum ['May 2020', 'Aug 2020']
    London, Gb
    Pioneered the launch of the Eritrean Refugee online center: which connected 85 Eritrean refugees to 1:1 support with volunteers. Created an online educational resource handbook from 27+ European Union countries within the first month and connected 100+ refugees with educational opportunities.Implemented a Salesforce database account that raised the productivity of relationships with external actors by 150% in three months.Oversaw the relationships with stakeholders handled by the team of 6 members using newly adapted Salesforce management.
  • Research Assistant
    Wellesley College ['Dec 2019', 'May 2020']
    Wellesley, Ma, Us
    As a research assistant, I assisted to conduct studies on the Russian Gender Discrimination in the Consideration of Ideas. Collected and analyzed data by watching the Russian Game show “Shto Gde Kogda” for the ongoing research thesis.
  • Compliance Analyst Intern
    Iq4 ['Oct 2019', 'Dec 2019']
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Utilized the NIST and NICE frameworks to develop an effective insider threat program and improve a company’s cybersecurity capabilities.• Researched and tested industry best practices while analyzing insider threat case studies.• Designed, documented, and communicated policies and procedures.• Collaborated with information security professionals and presented an insider threat plan to industry professionals.
  • Editor In Chief
    Immigrants Connect ['Nov 2018', 'Mar 2019']
    Co-created the Immigrants Connect blog series to share positive stories of Immigrants and fight negative rhetoric globally. Edited and published over 30 stories that were read around the world.
  • Vice President Of The Alpha Theta Kappa Chapter
    Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society International ['Mar 2018', 'Mar 2019']
    Jackson, Ms, Us
    Recruited over 200+ new members for the PTK society by organizing on-campus events and communicated to 400+ members on a weekly basis. Nominated for the International distinguished officer award.
  • Salesforce Administrator
    Roman&Erica.Inc ['Sep 2018', 'Feb 2019']
    Coordinated office activities and operations for an international luxury travel agency. Managed a high volume of over 100 agendas/travel arrangements/appointments etc. for the upper management.Overseeing the relationship with customers handled by your team.Resolving customer complaints quickly and efficiently.Keeping customers updated on the latest products in order to increase sales.

Nigina Yalaza Education Details

  • Rutgers University
    Product Management & Design 2024 - 2026
  • Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Product Management 2019 - 2023
  • Wellesley College
    Political Science/Computer Science 2019 - 2023
  • The University Of Freiburg
    Political Science And International Relations 2022 - 2022
  • Laguardia Community College
    International Relations And Affairs 2017 - 2019

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