Company: BMC Software, Houston, TX
Company Description: BMC helps customers run and reinvent their businesses with open, scalable, and modular solutions to complex IT problems.
Nomination Category: Product Management Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Product Developer of the Year
 Nomination Title: Jennifer Glenski, Director of Product Management
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- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominee: his or her history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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As the Director of Product Management for BMC Software’s Innovation Labs, Jennifer Glenski oversees the development and execution of product strategies to drive growth and solve real-world customer problems. Jennifer has been instrumental to the success of key new product initiatives over the past year at BMC. With over a decade of experience, Jennifer is also an advisor to an AI startup in healthcare products and part-time faculty at Georgia Tech.
Jennifer guides global, cross-functional teams to bring innovative solutions to market and is a recognized leader in the industry. In 2022, she was honored with AFCEA’s 40 Under 40 Award for significant contributions in a technical field through innovation, and the global Women in Tech Network Community Award for her exceptional leadership skills. Prior to joining BMC, Jennifer was the AI and Machine Learning Practice Lead for IntelliDyne, where she managed technical product development programs and advised clients on digital transformations in the federal sector. Jennifer holds a master’s degree in Analytics from Georgia Tech, and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Minnesota State University Moorhead.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the nominee's achievements since the beginning of 2021 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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Jennifer is a global product leader responsible for launching the latest technology products and innovations for large enterprises. She is currently leading the development of a new DataOps product for large enterprises to capture increased revenue and savings by transforming their data operations. Her team recently released the alpha version and is on track to launch the full product [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION].
Earlier in 2022, Jennifer led the product development of Smart Display, a smart, touch-screen interface that adds machine learning and AI-driven support to network and data operations on transportation owned by the federal government.
In 2021, she also led the development of a Natural Language Processing (NLP)-driven product to rapidly analyze millions of research papers. This tool is used to help advance medical research in oncology, mental health, and more. In particular, her solution gave [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] users valuable insights into improving critical health outcomes for patients [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION].
Jennifer has made significant contributions in developing technical, novel products to advance customer’s use of technology to solve their largest challenges. From building NLP tools for medical research, to developing intelligent assistants, her ability to deliver on these highly complex and challenging data and AI development projects has earned Jennifer, her colleagues, and her customers recognition. She is a role model of a steward of customers’ trust and an advocate for their needs.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the nominee's past performance (up to 250 words):
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The DataOps product that Jennifer’s team is developing will allow Fortune 500 companies to capture multi-million-dollar savings. [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION]
The goal of the Smart Display product is a reduction in lives lost due to system failures on transportation [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] by using AI to predict potential system degradation and suggest the best mitigation. This is a significant step towards autonomous fleets and technology that translates to other industries.
Jennifer’s NLP Toolset product contributed towards advancing medical research in cancer, mental health, and more. Her novel design embedding AI into a configurable, automated workflow allowed users [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] to gain valuable insights into funding future research to improve health outcomes. She also completed it in 9 months, faster than similar sized development projects that take other teams 1-2 years.
Jennifer started her career in analytics and transitioned into product development to help customers solve ever evolving technical challenges. Prior to joining BMC as Director of Product Management in 2022, she was the AI and ML Practice Lead at IntelliDyne. From 2016-2022, Jennifer contributed significantly to the growth and expansion of IntelliDyne’s nascent advanced analytics practice into AI/ML products and services. Launching new products comes with its own challenges of competition for resources and the need for growth to justify the investment. When met with resistance, Jennifer is adept at effectively communicating the value of new solutions to customers to drive adoption.
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Jennifer's product development and leadership skills have been recognized by several industry awards, including AFCEA’s 2022 40 Under 40 Award, WomenTech Network’sCommunity Award 2022, WomenTech Network’s Digital Transformation Leader Finalist 2022, WAI's AI Disruptor Silver Award 2022, and NVTC’s 2021 Next Gen Leader Award.
Additionally, she is frequently invited on podcasts and industry events to share her expertise. Over the past year, she was on Product Voices, Solvable, Lights On Data Show, Savvy Innovators, Tech in Motion, and VoiceAmerica. She also presented on Product Ideation at WAI Hackathon, was the keynote speaker for Teens in AI Hackathon, and more.
Executive leaders have commended Jennifer on her impact:
“I cannot speak more highly of Jennifer’s abilities and how important her influence has been for our customers’ adoption and success using AI and data science to solve their largest challenges. As a technology professional and leader for over 30 years, I proudly provide my highest recommendation for her consideration for this award.” - Phil Vincenzes, Chief Analytics Officer, IntelliDyne
“Jennifer is the sort of leader that every organization desperately wants, but rarely finds. Beyond her high intelligence and technical prowess, there is a selfless, humble, and larger than life person who inspires trust, empathy, confidence, teamwork, professionalism, dedication, hard work, personal sacrifice, keen thought, collaborative discourse, healthy debate, creativity, innovation, and lots of mind boggling “Aha” moments that delight to the core. I strongly endorse her for consideration as the ideal candidate.” – Rob Grey, CEO, IntelliDyne
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