Derek Morrison

Product Marketing Manager at Yahoo

Sutton, United Kingdom

Current
  • Senior Product Marketing Manager at Yahoo!
Past
  • Product Manager at Snell & Wilcox
  • Project Manager at Radamec Broadcast Systems
Education
  • Kingston University
  • Open University
  • Merton Technical College
Connections
330 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Derek Morrison’s Summary

Experienced product manager, technologist and leader – specialising in using technology to solve business needs, drive revenue and increase efficiency. Experienced in implementing and using scrum for developing on-line products. Considerable experience in operating as both a matrix manager and a line manager.

Derek Morrison’s Specialties:

Product Management, Project Management, Scrum, Agile Software Development, Product Development, Knowledge & Information Management, Team Building, Leadership, SEO, Online Publishing, Blogging, Pre & Post Sales Support, System Integration


Derek Morrison’s Experience

  • Senior Product Marketing Manager

    Yahoo!

    (Internet industry)

    September 2009Present (5 months)

    Responsible for defining the European strategy and market requirements for the following Yahoo! Products: Profiles, Buzz, Registration and Universal Header – manage the launch of products and feature updates. Collaborate with stakeholders in order to manage product performance. Consumer and competitor analysis in order to understand and anticipate market needs.

  • Lead Product Manager

    Reed Business Information

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RUK; Publishing industry)

    November 2006September 2009 (2 years 11 months)

    Lead Product Manager for the world’s largest B2B publisher: responsible for leading a team of Product Managers and Business/Test Analysts.
    Oversee and manage product roadmaps and the delivery of online product strategy using agile techniques.

  • Product Manager

    Reed business Information

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RUK; Publishing industry)

    May 2005November 2006 (1 year 7 months)

    Translation of business strategies into technical solutions for a portfolio of community websites (e.g. Computerweekly.com and Electronicsweekly.com) by managing and co-ordinating multi disciplined teams. Managed: site redesigns, execution of SEO strategy, re-classification of content and UI.

  • Marketing Information Manager

    Snell & Wilcox

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    February 2002April 2005 (3 years 3 months)

    Responsible for the redesign and management of company’s website – implemented a CMS to streamline the management and production of product collateral (datasheets, technical specs, price guides etc…). Created a knowledge management strategy to enhance sales communication and improve product discovery.

  • Product Manager

    Snell & Wilcox

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    August 1998February 2002 (3 years 7 months)

    Managed a range of commodity and niche video processing products – translated customer requirements into product specification - spokesman to trade press for product range – creating sales collateral – presales demos at customers site and exhibitions.

  • Project Manager

    Radamec Broadcast Systems

    (Broadcast Media industry)

    May 19931998 (5 years )

    Responsible for the project management, onsite system integration and user training of computer (PC) controlled robotic camera systems.


Derek Morrison’s Education

  • Kingston University

    MSc , Information Systems , 19992003

  • Open University

    Maths & Computing 19911992

  • Merton Technical College

    Electronic Engineering 19851987


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  •    Agile Software Development Made Easy!
  •    Enthiosys
  •    Product Management Professionals

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