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About Denise
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Denise works with leadership teams at the moments that decide their direction. An AI shift, a reorg, a strategy pivot, when the way a company operates hasn't caught up to where it's trying to go. She helps them make the calls that matter, and builds the operating model to back them.

At those moments, she works in three ways:

  • Consults on strategy and operating model design

  • Coaches senior product leaders

  • Speaks and runs workshops for leadership teams

Denise has led product and UX teams through these moments herself, at Cision, Condé Nast, and U.org.

She is the co-author of the book Product Operations and has guided executive teams at Bloomberg, Novo Nordisk, Sam's Club, DaVita, and Red Hat.

Denise has also guested on Lenny's Podcast and the LA CTO Forum's Exception Handlers.

 

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Lisa Kramps 

Former Director of Product Operations at ATB Financial

Over our 4+ year partnership through multiple organizational transformations, Denise has consistently adapted her approach to deliver results that matter to ATB's strategic priorities.

Denise Tilles isn't just a consultant; she's a catalyst for transformative product leadership with decade-plus experience at industry giants like Bloomberg and athenahealth. She meticulously assessed our product management practice, providing clear understanding of our strengths and growth areas while offering instrumental guidance on maturity levels for our fast-growing product operations team.

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Working with Denise was a game changer

Our 1:1 coaching sessions provided direct advice that helped me navigate complex stakeholder dynamics and approach research and data access more critically. She offers strategic perspective while helping with day-to-day product work realities within a large org.

Stephanie Boucher

Senior Manager, Digital Product Management at Red Hat

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I've really enjoyed working with Denise and found her coaching to be super beneficial. In our 1:1 sessions, she helped me audit our processes, leading to significant improvements in efficiency and alignment across the organization. Denise spoke with my product managers to gain a comprehensive understanding of our operations, offering valuable insights into my leadership approach.

 

Additionally, she helped improve how information is disseminated throughout the company, ensuring our product teams remain aligned with goals that clearly map back to our business objectives. Her expertise has helped in streamlining our processes and keeping our teams focused on what matters most.

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Chris Kalani

CPO + Co-Founder

at Phantom

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