Ameli Agbodan, MBA
Director of Product Management - eCommerce at Vrbo
Director of Product Management - eCommerce
Vrbo, part of Expedia Group
Accomplished technology leader with a unique combination of product management and finance experience leveraged to advance corporate performance. Recognized ability to solve complex problems, develop innovative new processes and execute critical projects using multi-faceted thinking and analytical skills. Fluent in French and German.

Specialties: Product Management_Process Improvements _ Analytical Evaluation _ Revenue Growth _ Compliance and Internal Controls_ VAT and Invoicing Compliance_Data Analysis_Customer Support _ Problem Solving
Vrbo
https://www.linkedin.com/company/vrbo
Responsible for driving the eCommerce product strategy at Vrbo. Led teams of product owners responsible for the lifecycle of eCommerce transactions from taking a traveler’s payment, assessing the risk profile of the transaction, complying with tax, invoice and vacation rental regulations, to paying vacation rental owners and accounting for the transactions in Vrbo’s financial systems.
Austin, Texas
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Director of Product Management - eCommerce
HomeAway
https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeaway
Responsible for driving the eCommerce product strategy at HomeAway. The eCommerce product portfolio covers the lifecycle of eCommerce transactions from taking a traveler’s payment, assessing the risk profile of the transaction, complying with tax, invoice and vacation rental regulations, to paying partners and accounting for the transactions in our financial systems.
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Director of Product Management - eCommerce
HomeAway
https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeaway
Austin, Texas Area
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Sr Manager - Product Management: Order, Tax and Integration Services
HomeAway
https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeaway
Responsible for managing the overall product lifecycle for six order management applications: setting the strategic vision and product roadmap based on market research and testing, defining requirements, and collaborating with engineers to design, implement, test ,and refine enhancements.
Austin, Texas Area
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Sr. Product Manager - Order Management
HomeAway
https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeaway
Responsible for promoting the overall company control environment from a Finance perspective. Serve as the Order-to-Cash & Compliance subject matter expert in the design and development of new HomeAway product offerings.
Austin, Texas Area
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Finance Programs and Compliance Manager
HomeAway
https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeaway
Ensure that special projects are successfully executed on a global basis. Liaising with finance, accounting, software development and other departments worldwide as well as with external consultants to establish world-class financial reporting standards and strong internal controls. Implement Sarbanes-Oxley compliance program.
Austin, Texas Area
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Senior Analyst - Global Projects
Global Oilfield Services
https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-oilfield-services
Implement new accounting ERP (FACTS), including the transfer and reconciliation of current year data from QuickBooks. Serve as acting consolidation manager, prepare monthly financial package for management, investors and the board, create input templates and consolidation files for the 2010 budgeting process.
Houston, Texas Area
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Independant Consultant
HomeAway
https://www.linkedin.com/company/homeaway
Serve as interim Finance Manager to integrate a French acquisition (Homelidays.com) into the HomeAway reporting structure both from a systems perspective (Oracle) and an accounting perspective (US GAAP format)
Paris Area, France
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Independant Consultant
Schlumberger
https://www.linkedin.com/company/schlumberger
Reviewed the P&L, strictly controlled cost during business downturn, prepared bid P&L statements, developed financial modeling, managed inventory, provided financial support to management, led audits in the field.
Greater Denver Area
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WSV Controller - US West
Schlumberger
https://www.linkedin.com/company/schlumberger
Reviewed all major tenders and wrote accounting instructions to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, developed inventory policy, managed project cost centers.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Operations Controller – Middle East and Asia
Schlumberger
https://www.linkedin.com/company/schlumberger
Performed financial consolidation and reporting, prepared and monitored budgets, prepared ad hoc reports for senior management and board of directors, managed Hyperion restatements, performed Hyperion administrator function, created Hyperion training materials and provided training.
Paris Area, France
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Consolidation, Reporting & Hyperion Analyst
Schlumberger
https://www.linkedin.com/company/schlumberger
Performed consolidation and reporting, assisted in decentralizing a Schlumberger acquisition, supervised phase out of legacy accounting system.
Houston, Texas Area
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Consolidation, Reporting and Systems Analyst
Schlumberger
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Prepared P&L and Balance Sheet reports, assisted in integrating an acquired company into the Schlumberger structure.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
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Senior Financial Analyst
DFS
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dfs-group-limited
Prepared and analyzed forecasts and budgets, developed financial models.
San Francisco Bay Area
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Financial Analyst
DFS
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dfs-group-limited
Monitored retail prices, assisted with setting global pricing strategies.
San Francisco Bay Area
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Retail Price Analyst
MBA
Finance
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University of San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-san-francisco/
Bachelor's degree
Economics
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Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (Lille I)
https://www.linkedin.com/school/universite-de-lille/
ERASMUS exchange program
Finance, Accounting
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Oklahoma State University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/oklahoma-state-university/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie0van0horn
Austin, TX
Katie Van Horn
Product Manager, Vrbo, part of Expedia group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/natashadua
Austin, TX
Natasha Dua
Product Management
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellylynn
Austin, TX
Kelly Lynn
Principal Product Manager, Vrbo.com at Expedia Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-sutter-17997223
Austin, TX
Mike Sutter
Vice President Of Product Management at Expedia Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-wiechman-3967533
Austin, TX
Rachel Wiechman
Director, Payments Accounting  at Expedia Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-gantz-1007685
Austin, TX
Kyle Gantz
Ecommerce Product Manager at HomeAway
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudinapadovani
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Claudina Padovani
Head of Product Optimization at RVshare
https://www.linkedin.com/in/1patricktully
Austin, TX
Patrick Tully
Director, Technical Program Management at Workrise
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinekarlin
Seattle, WA
Jacqueline Karlin
Sr. Director of Product, eCommerce Platform
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaimard
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Alexis Aimard
Sr Manager, Taxes & Regulatory Solutions at Expedia Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbylewis
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Abby Lewis
Senior Program Manager at Expedia Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charity-ganzerla
Austin, TX
Charity Ganzerla
Trust and Security Resolution Specialist at Vrbo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwortham
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Justin Wortham
Staff Product Manager. at Blue Apron
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishek-tripathi-2564aa91
Bellevue, WA
Abhishek Tripathi
Principal Technical Product Manager at Expedia Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-phillips-810a8a66
Austin, TX
Rachael Phillips
Global Product Marketing Manager at HomeAway.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/schimelpfenig
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Drew Schimelpfenig
Transportation Industry Advocate and Innovator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanklewis
San Francisco Bay Area
Jonathan Lewis
Product at Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/linearowe
Arlington, MA
Linea Rowe
Vice President of Product Management
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akashbhate
New York City Metropolitan Area
Akash Bhate
Director of Product Management | Digital | eCommerce | IoT | AI ML |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohipillai
San Francisco Bay Area
Mohi Pillai
Head of Product, Core @ Calendly
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        In the course of 13 years as a member of various QA and Development organizations, I’ve worked with many talented Product Managers.  Ameli is the best that I’ve worked with.

In 2015, the Order Management team at HomeAway was looking to ship a web-based solution for Sales Agents to use.  It was designed to allow them to create payment plans for customers who purchased listings on HomeAway-owned web sites.  We needed a Product Manager on the team to bring the project to GA.  Ameli had plenty of experience with the financial side of things and what the final product needed to look like, but her previous roles had been in Finance.  She accepted the challenge though.  Through her hard work and dedication, she and the team were able to ship the project on time.  Without her contributions, I’m not sure if the project would have been as successful as it turned out to be. 

It’s worth noting that Product Management is one of the hardest positions to succeed in.  You have to satisfy external customers and constantly keep them up-to-date.  You also have to work closely with a Development team as they code solutions.  Being able to address both of these audiences effectively and in some cases simultaneously is extremely challenging.  Even with no previous Product Management experience, Ameli’s exceptional communication skills and attention to detail helped her, and the project as a whole succeed.  She eventually took on additional projects within Order Management, excelling at each one.  She is easy to work with, picks up new topics and concepts rapidly, and pitches in wherever she is needed. George Guerrero
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Ameli proved to be a valuable member of our team with her out-of-the-box thinking and creative approach to resolving issues.  Her strong work ethic quickly earned my confidence that assignments would be completed within very tight deadlines.  If I could convince her to move to Houston, I would love to have her be a part of my team again.
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