TARA KING-HUGHES
Tech & Product Executive
ABOUT
Tara is a pioneering strategist and transformative technology leader in digital product management and innovation. She has 14 years of progressive experience for diversified Fortune 500 enterprises. Tara synergizes her technical and business expertise to optimize new and emerging technologies with cutting-edge methodologies.
Tara is adept at spearheading new product development initiatives that align with strategic visions and ensure bottom-line success while simultaneously slashing costs, increasing consumer loyalty, and mitigating risks. She aims to expand upon profitability and devise innovative technology solutions with paradigm-shifting IT models. Tara also demonstrates interpersonal effectiveness and the valuable ability to translate arcane technological concepts into tangible language and understandable product specifications.
Tara is an active member of Women in Technology (WIT) and has served multiple years as a volunteer for WIT’s Girls Get IT program as well as a mentor for the Emma Bowen Internship Program, Girls Who Code and Girls Inc. In her spare time she enjoys photography, painting, watching action movies and spending time with her family.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Lean Product Management
Strategic Planning
Enterprise Performance & Analytics
Personalization & Content Discovery
UX Design Methodology
Design Thinking
Go-To-Market Strategy
New Product Introduction
Strategic Partnership Development
IT Operations
Consumer Insights
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
AR/VR
E-commerce
eRetail Strategy
Subscription Video On Demand
Streaming Video (VoD & Live)
KPI Development
10-Foot TV User Design Experience
Process Improvement
Emerging Trends Assessment
Digital Marketing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
VICE PRESIDENT, TECH, DATA & DIGITAL PRODUCTS
2023 - PRESENT
VITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
Vital Voices Global Partnership is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women leaders worldwide by investing in their skills, connections, and visibility to drive transformative change.
SENIOR DIRECTOR, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
2021 - 2022
STRAVA
Global Company focused on building the most engaged community of athletes in the world.
SENIOR DIRECTOR, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT & PERFORMANCE
2011 - 2021
WARNERMEDIA (formerly Turner Broadcasting System)Global entertainment, news, animation, media, and multi-platform broadcasting company. Part of AT&T.
SOLUTIONS
PLATFORM
Contract Management
Supply Change Management
Procurement
Identity & Access Management Solutions
Digital Media Hub
Video Management Solution
OTT Platform
CRM Solution
Subscription Management
Personalization & Recommendation Engine
Content Delivery Networks
Cloud Management
APPS
Strava
Vital Voices Community Hub
NBA League Pass
FilmStruck (SVOD Service)
NCAA MML TV Everywhere
TNT Falling Skies Second Screen App
Team Coco Second Screen App
PGA (Web)
NASCAR Raceview
Cartoon Fusion Fall
CN Saying App
Watch TBS
Watch TNT
truTV Impractical Jokers
Golf.com
Sports Illustrated (Web)
TV Everywhere (OnDemand) Experience
DATA
Data Warehouse
Data Lakes
Tableau
Data Governance & Data Quality
Data Privacy
AWARDS
MARCH MADNESS LIVE APP
Emmy for NCAA March Madness Live
Cynopsis Digital Model D Awards For The Best TV Everywhere App
TEAM COCO SYNC APP
Emmy For Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media
BIG BANG THEORY SECOND SCREEN APP
Summit Creative Award Silver Award
PromaxBDA Global Excellence Gold Awards
FALLING SKIES SECOND SCREEN APP
Summit Emerging Media Visionary Award
EDUCATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
DePaul University – Chicago, Illinois
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
University of Massachusetts – Lowell, Massachusetts
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Johnson C. Smith University – Charlotte, North Carolina
PRODUCT STRATEGY
CERTIFICATION
Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management
CERTIFIED SCRUM PRODUCT OWNER
Brain Trust Consulting Group, Atlanta, GA
MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION CERTIFICATION
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR IT / IS PROFESSIONALS CERTIFICATION
Villanova University
WHARTON EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
Executive Presence and Influence: Persuasive Leadership
RECOMMENDATIONS
“Follow your passion. Whatever you’re doing, do your best at all times and make it as correct as possible. Work as if someone is watching you. Then you’ll be prepared when an opportunity presents itself. And you’ll have the answers.”
Katherine Johnson
LET'S CONNECT
A great product leader has the brain of a technologist, the heart of a designer and the speech of a diplomat
