Lori Vanourek

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Fractional
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Consulting
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Interim
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Morrison, Colorado, United States
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United States of America
Northern America
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Achievements

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Expertise
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Services
Product Vision, Product Strategy, Roadmap Planning, 0-to-1 Product Development, Post-Acquisition Integration, Team Building, Agile Transformation, GTM Strategy, OKR Development, Competitive Intelligence, Business Transformation
Roles available for:
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Fractional
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Consulting
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Contract
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Interim
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Morrison, Colorado, United States
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Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America
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Achievements
Experience
Strengths in this role: Product vision Product strategy 0-to-1 product development Multi-year roadmap development Post-acquisition integration Platform storytelling Executive engagement C-level communication Cross-functional leadership at scale Team scaling and mentoring Business outcome orientation Stakeholder alignment Strategic partnerships Analyst relations
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Computer Software
Years of experience: 29 years
Company name: SAP
Company size: 100,000 employees
Role in this company: Led product management for SAP HANA, a multi-billion-dollar platform serving 28,000+ enterprise customers. Involved from 0-1 through enterprise scale. Shaped and evangelized multi-year product roadmap, aligning cross-functional stakeholders around platform objectives and business outcomes. Engaged C-level advisory boards, industry analysts, and strategic partners. Translated complex platform capabilities into compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
Strengths in this role: Product vision Product strategy Roadmap strategy Post-acquisition integration 0-1 product development Team leadership and scaling Platform ownership Commercial strategy Agile transformation Change management OKR development Cross-functional collaboration Competitive intelligence Finance, compliance and sustainability domain expertise Market analysis and synthesis Organizational development Best practice development Process design
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Computer Software
Years of experience: 29 years
Company name: Workiva
Company size: 2,800 employees
Role in this company: Led a product management team, scaling from 1 to 10, for platform capabilities supporting finance, sustainability, and GRC solutions. Leveraged accounting and finance background to design automation and extensibility for Office of the CFO use cases. Shifted organization from reactive delivery to outcome-driven strategic planning with multi-year roadmaps and OKRs. Partnered with GTM on pricing, packaging, and positioning. Led post-acquisition integration and build-partner-buy analyses.
Company name: SAP
Company size: 100,000 employees
Role in this company: Led a product management team spanning individual contributors through chief-level product managers for a business application platform. Established a new competitive intelligence function that influenced product strategy and upskilled global teams. Owned platform capabilities across application development, analytics, data integration, and database management. Drove agile transformation and created best practices that became organizational standards.
Strengths in this role: Strategic communication Cross-functional collaboration Team leadership Analytical thinking Research synthesis Commercial strategy Market positioning Partner enablement Stakeholder alignment Content development Simplifying technical complexity
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Computer Software
Years of experience: 29 years
Company name: SAP
Company size: 100,000 employees
Role in this company: Led a GTM and sales enablement team for enterprise data and integration products. Bridged product development and commercial success by defining sales plays and enablement strategies. Collaborated with marketing, product, and legal to bring offerings to market. Analyzed adoption metrics and buyer personas to refine use cases and uncover new opportunities.
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Degrees & accreditations
International MBA, University of South Carolina
Certified Master of Competitive Intelligence CIP-II, Academy of Competitive Intelligence
IFRS - Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential, Level 1
Foundations in Design Thinking, IDEO U
Situational Leadership II, Blanchard
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Membership & affiliations
Association for Corporate Growth, ACG.org
Strategic Consortium of Intelligence Professionals (SCIP)