JJ

Jay Jamison

President of Product & Technology at LogicGate

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Overview

Work Experience

  • President of Product & Technology

    2022 - Current

    As President of Product & Technology at LogicGate, I am Executive team member overseeing all Research and Development, Product, and Product Support functions, managing a dynamic team of over 100 professionals. Additionally, I hold General Management responsibilities for critical growth initiatives within the organization. Key accomplishments during my tenure include: Securing LogicGate's placement in the "Leader" category of the Forrester GRC Wave in December 2023, attributed to our compelling vision, innovative strategies, and successful execution. Spearheading the rapid integration of AI-based innovations, notably launching the ChatGPT integration and orchestrating a hackathon within just three months of ChatGPT's introduction. Leading a high-performing organization with less than 10% regrettable attrition and achieving remarkable 75% engagement scores. Driving the company and R&D focus towards accelerating Enterprise growth, resulting in an impressive year-over-year revenue surge of over 75% in the Enterprise segment during FY23. Strategically guiding our growth strategy in Cyber-Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance, which led to the introduction of innovative new products, acquisition of 75 new clients, and generating over $3M in direct and influenced Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in FY23. Delivering enterprise-grade fundamentals including exceptional uptime (>99.95%) and industry-leading security (with a Security Scorecard score of 98 out of 100, surpassing the industry average by over 10 points).

  • Chief Product & Technology Officer

    2019 - 2021

    As the Chief Product & Technology Officer at Quickbase, I held overarching responsibility for leading all facets of our Product and Technology organizations. This encompassed directing product management, engineering, architecture, site reliability and security, commercialization strategy, and training, managing an organization of over 150 professionals. Throughout my tenure, I spearheaded a comprehensive transformation and revitalization of our Product & Technology organization. Notably, we achieved substantial enhancements in Organizational Health and Engagement across all key metrics. This transformation involved reinvigorating our organizational culture and establishing a robust, performance-driven environment. In tandem, we initiated several pivotal product and technology initiatives. We embarked on a journey to modernize our user experience, prioritizing engagement for both users and builders alike. This effort included a strategic shift towards cloud-native architecture, enhancing performance and innovation velocity. Additionally, we strategically acquired Cloudpipes, an integration platform, augmenting our capabilities in integration and workflow automation. This acquisition accelerated our expansion efforts and fortified the strategic depth of our client relationships. During my leadership, Quickbase experienced remarkable revenue growth, surging from under $100M in ARR to nearly $200M in ARR. Notably, this growth was particularly pronounced within our enterprise segment, underscoring our success in capturing larger market opportunities.

  • Chief Product Officer

    2019 - 2019

  • Senior Vice President of Strategy and Product Management

    2017 - 2019

  • Vice President Strategy

    2016 - 2017

    Responsible for HPE Software Defined and Cloud Group's global strategy. In this role, my team and I are responsible to define a clear, compelling strategy that articulates where we play and defines how we win. This includes driving build/buy/partner decisions, evaluating merger and acquisition options, strategic partner relationships, and ultimately our overall investment strategy for the Software Defined and Cloud Group.

  • Vice President, Product Marketing

    2014 - 2017

    Leading a team of over 20 professionals, I am responsible for all product and technical marketing, pricing, packaging, licensing, and competitive intelligence for the entire HP Helion portfolio, HP Enterprise’s multi-billion dollar hybrid cloud business.

  • Director of Product Management

    2013 - 2014

    In this role, I led product management for HP's Cloud business unit for our OpenStack based IaaS products, HP Helion OpenStack and HP Helion OpenStack Community. Our team drove all elements of the product strategy, including pricing and business model, licensing terms, packaging and product branding.

  • Partner

    2010 - 2013

    BlueRun Ventures is an early stage venture firm, focused on mobile and commerce. As a Partner, I was a member of the investment team. Led investments in AppRedeem, AppCentral (acquired by Good Technology), Foodspotting (acquired by OpenTable), and Thumb (acquired by Youth Pulse), and served on those companies’ Boards. Successfully drove a CEO search for AppCentral. Built job description, drove recruiting process, structured compensation plan, and ultimately closed top external candidate. Completed deep and detailed product design tear-downs at several portfolio companies, to make products simpler for new and returning visitors. Took one portfolio company mobile app’s onboarding process for new users from 27 screens to 2. Published several popular posts on tech blog TechCrunch, including: Web 3.0, the Mobile Era, Beyond Facebook, The Rise of Interest-Based Networks, and The Anatomy of a Pass, A Quantitative Analysis of Why a VC Passes

  • COO & Co-Founder

    2007 - 2010

  • Senior Director, Business Group Lead

    2004 - 2007

    Lead Microsoft Windows business in Japan. P&L responsiblity for >$250M. Led launch of Windows Vista in Japan. Winner, FY07 Quarterly Performance Team Challenge Program.

  • Director, Product Planning

    2002 - 2004

    Built and led Windows Server product planning organization.

  • Manager, Product Management

    1998 - 2002

  • Actor

    1992 - 1994

    I moved to NYC 2 weeks after finishing college to pursue a dream of becoming an actor. Performed in improvisational comedy group at New York Comedy Club. Earned first paying role and gained entrance into Actor's Equity (professional union) in under 2 years. Was one of two youngest members of Michael Howard's acting studio. And yes, waited a lot of tables.

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