JOSEPH W
HEMINGWAY
PRODUCT MANAGER
josephwhemingway.com
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
STEPHEN M. ROSS
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Bachelor of Business
Administration, Class of 2013
Society for Human Resource
Management, Chapter
Founder and President
SKILLS
Vision & Strategy Creation •
Product Management • UX,
CX, & EX Design • Agile
Software Development •
Data Analytics
PROCESS
DISCOVER
Market Analysis •
Segmentation • Personas •
User Stories • Task Models
DEFINE
Problem Statements •
Specifications • Product
Roadmaps
DEVELOP
Storyboards • Journey Maps
• Low & High Fidelity
Prototypes • User Tests
DELIVER
Sprint Plans • A/B &
Multivariate Tests • Usability
Tests • Usage Analytics
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
A Better Chicago, Impact
Council Programs Co-Chair
EXPERIENCE
PRODUCT MANAGER
LEAP Innovations • Chicago‚ IL
Mar 2018 - Present
● Co-lead design-test-learn cycles for K-12 professional learning platform, validating
product-market fit hypotheses among schools aiming to support community/DEI-driven
student support structures, networked instructional models, and social technologies
● Led strategy and execution for K-12 school redesign product-service hybrid, offering
400+ institutions personalized learning implementation support to enhance teacher
and student experience via data collection, configured analyses, and action planning
● Built and launched organization-wide product ideation, prototyping, and iteration
series, codifying innovation process and generating ~70% participation
PRODUCT MANAGER
RiseKit - A Solve Network • Chicago‚ IL
Jul 2017 - Mar 2018
● Directed customer discovery and established customer validation process for B2B2C
job-referral platform, iterating core enterprise product features to better connect 20+
workforce development programs and 10+ employers with 400+ skilled-through-
alternative-route job seekers ages 16 - 24
● Led research, specifications, and prototyping for platform's mobile-first,
skill-credentialing consumer product, establishing job seeker segmentation and feature
prioritization across multi-sided market
INNOVATION & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Root Inc • Chicago‚ IL
Feb 2014 - Jul 2017
● Advanced talent and business model transformation for Global 2000 companies
across financial services, healthcare, and hospitality, developing capability-building
programs and products totaling ~$3.5M in revenue and impacting 100K+ workers
● Led engagement and visualization for 45+ Learning Map
® strategy sessions, driving
collaborative processes for 15+ companies via visual metaphors, game mechanics,
and Socratic dialogue
● Led instructional product design for LMS/LXP content experiences and
skill-/performance-enablement solutions, scaling and enabling 10+ corporate
transformation initiatives
PROGRAM INNOVATION MANAGER
University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business • Ann Arbor‚ MI
Sep 2012 - Feb 2014
● Enriched experiential learning in customer discovery research and business model
innovation for 450+ MBA students, enabling cohort to prototype 50+ education
products for 3K+ Detroit K-8 learners
● Facilitated 30+ college readiness, entrepreneurial experience, and community
leadership workshops for grades 7-12, supporting 275 prospective business
undergraduates across 10 Detroit area districts
● Trained team of 15 business undergraduates, scaling near-peer model and launching
five curricular assets in design thinking and power skills development for grades 7-12
