Brandy Thompson
Marietta
Summary
Strategic business professional focused on delivering great products with 15+ years of corporate business experience. Accomplished in building and launching innovation products. Adept at leading cross functional initiatives and teams with a focus on communication. Collaborative with a strong business sense to problem solve and adapt to unforeseen impediments. Highly capable at working in fast paced multifunctional team environments with a proven track record to meet deadlines.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Fashion Reseller | Caregiver | Volunteer
Self-employeed
2021 - Current
- Sourced, inventoried, photographed and used AI to assist in listing descriptions of on trend web fashion sales.
- Served as school volunteer, project coordination, parent engagement and planning coordinator.
- Served as sole caregiver for ailing family member. Worked as liaison for healthcare facilitation.
Sr. Product Manager/Owner
Cox Automotive - Manheim Auctions
01.2016 - 01.2021
- Partner with key stakeholders to manage product expectations and delivery timelines
- Engage with end users to understand usage, pain points and necessary enhancements
- Feature life cycle management through implementation
- Define roadmap based on overall delivery strategy
- Research and gather requirements
- Meet with engineering, business, web design to gain estimates
- Analyze end user habits
- Package product launch and readiness materials
Product Owner
Cox Automotive - Manheim Auctions
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Participate in daily stand ups, sprint planning, team retrospectives, software demos
- Manage team iterative workflow and prioritize incoming defects
- Manage $1.5-$5 product budget, cross team integration dependencies and new initiative prioritization
- Align client vision, wireframe designs and system requirements
- Resolve team impediments to ensure continual workflow
- Maintain a 6 month team backlog
Manager, Operational Services
Cox Automotive - Manheim Auctions
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Document workflows and execute comprehensive training guides
- Provide operational support for 70+ North American locations
- Champion nationwide buyer management migration to AuctionAcess
- Participate in workgroups to establish standard operation procedures
- Streamline best practices
- Daily management of the Client Care Staff/Call Center
- Prioritization of incoming help desk tickets
Manager, Logistics
Cox Automotive - Manheim Auctions
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Account liaison for external customers and internal auction sites to allocate vehicle assignments nationwide. Managed standardized reporting to track pickup times, rates, delays, and overall success rates. Staff manager of 6 Client Service Specialists.
MANHEIM ATLANTA
01.1999 - 01.2007
- Online Vehicle Exchange Manager, Factory Account Supervisor, Electronic Condition Inspector, Training Program
Education
Business Management
Georgia College
Skills
- Cross Functional Integration
- Client Engagement
- Requirements Gathering
- User Experience
- Strategic Thinking/Prioritization
- Leadership
- Product Vision & Roadmap
- Readiness & Launch
- Execution
- Lean Agile Practices
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Organized & Dependable
LEARNINGS
- Lean Agile, 2020
- Leading Change, 2019
- Crucial Conversations, 2018
- Unconscious Bias, 2017
- Forecast & Compliance, 2016
- Portfolio Management, 2015
- Project Management, 2014
- Birkman & DISC Assessments
Timeline
Sr. Product Manager/Owner
Cox Automotive - Manheim Auctions
01.2016 - 01.2021
Product Owner
Cox Automotive - Manheim Auctions
01.2013 - 01.2016
Manager, Operational Services
Cox Automotive - Manheim Auctions
01.2009 - 01.2013
Manager, Logistics
Cox Automotive - Manheim Auctions
01.2007 - 01.2009
MANHEIM ATLANTA
01.1999 - 01.2007
Freelance Fashion Reseller | Caregiver | Volunteer
Self-employeed
2021 - Current
Business Management
Georgia College