John Thomas Boyd
Senior Product & Technology Executive
Raleigh, NC
Executive Summary
Product and Technology Leader with track record driving innovation, enterprise-scale platform modernization, and $7B+ of cumulative ROI. Led PE-backed SaaS company through successful $200M exit in 2 years of organic growth.
Managed $500M+ ARR and built a new agentic AI division that generated revenue in its inaugural quarter. Deep expertise in artificial intelligence, enterprise applications, and distributed cloud architectures.
Career Journey
Vice President, Solutions Product Management
Led $500M+ ARR portfolio across 8+ industry verticals including Healthcare, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Public Sector, Manufacturing, and Retail. Directed 65+ professionals. Architected product-led growth strategy for multi-tenant SaaS, reducing CAC while improving NRR.
- •Delivered $20M+ in annual savings through strategic portfolio rationalization while sustaining full revenue performance
- •Built new Agentic and Model division from scratch, defining product strategy, pricing, and GTM motion that productized service-based AI delivery into scalable offerings, launching the first agentic AI product line at SAS
- •Implemented AI-enabled data mapping that reduced customer time-to-value by 6-12 months and improved NPS
- •Developed consumption-based pricing strategy for AI models, optimizing price-to-value alignment across verticals
- •Built centralized customer feedback loop across sales, marketing, and customer success, standardizing product enablement and creating a single source of input for roadmap prioritization
Head of Health & Life Sciences Software Engineering
Led 50+ R&D professionals across engineering, data science, cloud deployment, QA, user experience, and regulatory affairs. Directed AI/ML platform development using Python, Go microservices, TypeScript, and Node.js.
- •Drove agile transformation, delivering 3x team productivity through streamlined workflows and CI/CD
- •Compressed NPI from 2-3 years to quarterly launches via scalable, data-agnostic platform architecture
- •Architected next-generation healthcare AI platform incorporating interoperability standards (FHIR, OMOP, X12) to accelerate diagnostic accuracy and treatment decisioning
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer
Led product, technology, and cybersecurity for PE-backed Legal ERP firm. Directed automation and modernization of legacy architecture to React and Node.js/Java microservices on AWS. Managed 40 FTEs and 60+ consultants with $20M budget.
- •Doubled revenues from $10M to $20M by architecting mobile app, analytics platform, and cloud infrastructure on AWS, expanding addressable market and driving successful $200M exit
- •Presented technical roadmap and engineering metrics to PE board quarterly, securing investment for initiatives
- •Led technical due diligence on 10+ acquisition targets, evaluating product architectures, technical debt, and integration complexity to inform PE investment strategy
- •Scaled engineering organization 8x in six months via agile frameworks and build/buy/partner model
Enterprise Product CTO
Led enterprise architecture, integration, and DevOps for $25B aviation engines unit, reporting to Division CIO.
- •Steered ERP modernization consolidating 75 legacy mainframes into unified system, generating $24M annual savings with near-zero downtime
- •Architected Spotfire cloud analytics solutions integrating multiple data sources with AWS Glue, Talend, Informatica, and webMethods
Senior IT Director
Directed technical product management for primary ERP system supporting $52M in daily revenue. Led 15-member team with $15M annual budget. Implemented Agile practices enhancing operational performance.
- •Engineered material logistics platform for GE Storefront that optimized cross-border repair routing to reduce transfer fees, improved inventory tracking, and compressed delivery timelines, generating estimated $3B in cost savings
IT Release Leader
Led enterprise rollouts at 22 sites, managed $50M budget, and coordinated 300+ cross-functional resources.
IT Program Manager
Progressive leadership roles in designing, building, and supporting enterprise finance systems with 40+ consultants.
Education
Certifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
- ITIL Foundation Certification
- ESI Master Certificate in Project Management
Professional Training
- Azure Spark Databricks Essential Training
- Data Warehousing on Google Cloud Platform
- Apache Spark Essential Training: Big Data Engineering
- Intro to Snowflake for Devs, Data Scientists, Data Engineers
- Data Engineering with dbt
- Introduction to Amazon Redshift: Data Management Essentials
- AI and Machine Learning with Python: Foundations
- AI and Machine Learning with Python: k-Means Clustering
- AI and Machine Learning with Python: Logistic Regression
- Apache Kafka Essential Training
- Tableau Essential Training
- Practical A/B Testing
- West Point Thayer Leadership Program
- SVPG Product Masterclass
- GE Leading in a Matrixed Organization
- GE Building Essential Leadership Skills
- Cisco Leadership Foundation
- Leadership, Management, and Communications (ESI)
- GE Advanced Information Management Course
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People