Your Talent Advocate
Chris Allaire
Is this candidate of interest?
If so, drop us a line by clicking one of the below options.
AVP – Technical Product Manager | VP Technology, Applications & Data
High-caliber AI product and technology leader with PE experience, strong technical depth, and exceptional business-facing skills. Best fit for senior AI/product/data leadership roles in buy-side or sophisticated product-driven organizations that value execution + strategy. Directly aligns with PE-owned internal platform builds (deal → portfolio → fund) Comfortable owning architecture, standards, and delivery across multiple dev streams Deep hands-on AI + data background, not theoretical Experienced managing and replacing external dev teams Strong product judgment paired with technical execution Low ramp time; high trust factor with investment professionals
Key Info
-
LocationNew York, NY / NJ
-
EducationMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Accounting/Taxation - University of Bridgeport
Bachelor of Science, Accounting - University of Bridgeport -
Top 3 SkillsHidden
-
Min Salary$230,000
CV / Resume Info
WORK EXPERIENCE
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- AVP – Technical Product Manager | VP Technology, Applications & Data (Jul 2024)
Senior technology leader for the firm's full application and data stack—architecting integrated systems, leading engineering teams, and driving AI-powered digital transformation across Finance and Operations. Designated second-in-command to the Director of Business Technology. Spearheaded implementation of Claude (Anthropic) and ChatGPT adoption with enterprise governance frameworks. Led end-to-end product development of DataCore portfolio financial data platform. Architect and own full product lifecycle across all platforms and automations. Drove 40%+ reduction in reconciliation errors and led 8+ engineers across all initiatives.
RSM US LLP
- National Tax Technology Consulting | Data & Digital Services Lead (Jan 2023 - Jul 2024)
Led and managed a team of consultants to design, implement, and scale enterprise tax technology and data solutions. Translated complex business problems into high-impact platforms leveraging Alteryx, Power BI, UiPath, Power Automate, ABBYY, Oracle OneSource, Avalara, Vertex, and Xero. Conducted structured discovery forums identifying pain points and designing tailored automation and analytics roadmaps. Led technical design of RSM Digital Asset Trade Profiler converting raw US Customs & Borders data into actionable trade intelligence identifying up to $2.5M in tariff refunds per client. Delivered 5+ proprietary digital tax assets saving combined 2,600+ hours and generating over $5M in value.
Deloitte Tax LLP
- Multi-State Tax Services Data & Technology – Senior Technologist (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)
Conducted structured discovery sessions with Fortune 100 engagement teams leveraging Alteryx, Power BI, ABBYY, and Power Automate. Spearheaded firm-wide Budget-to-Actual automation using Alteryx reconciling budgeted engagement financials against actuals in seconds. Built accompanying Power BI KPI dashboards providing granular visibility at personnel, phase, and engagement level—saving teams up to 50 hours per engagement. Led development and delivery of 5+ digital tax assets saving clients and internal teams 2,600 hours and $5M+ in tax savings.
Dooney & Bourke Inc.
- Junior Accountant (Jan 2017 - Jan 2018)
Prepared and reviewed federal and multistate corporate income, partnership, and sales tax returns; maintained deferred tax schedules, NOL documentation, and audit-ready records; responded to tax notices and drafted correspondence with taxing authorities; implemented Excel Macro automation reducing filing time during peak season.
Nestle Waters North America
- Corporate Tax Intern (Jan 2016 - Jan 2017)
Managed monthly e-filing of Sales, Use, and Property Tax returns across 40+ US states; supported federal returns for foreign affiliates; researched state tax notices; introduced Avalara for GL reconciliation and built Excel Macro tools—early foundations of an automation-first approach.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Insourced Solutions for Tax – Senior Associate (Jan 2018 - Dec 2019)
Prepared and reviewed corporate, partnership, and multi-tiered entity tax returns across federal and multistate jurisdictions—building deep technical tax compliance expertise.
- Digital Accelerator (Dec 2019 - Dec 2021)
Focused on technology, automation, and data innovation for Tax teams. Drove 3,000+ annual hours of savings for PwC Tax teams; developed standardized Apportionment Operating Partnership tool in Alteryx delivering 2,500+ additional hours saved. Led 30+ digital asset deployments across Transfer Pricing, SALT, Federal, and Controversy groups; automated NOL carryback calculations eliminating 150+ manual hours per engagement; delivered Power BI/Tableau dashboards for Fortune 100 companies.
CERTIFICATIONS
- Alteryx Designer Core Certified
- Alteryx Maveryx Awards Nominee – Analytics for All
- PwC Propel/Rise Leadership Program 2020
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- AVP – Technical Product Manager | VP Technology, Applications & Data (Jul 2024)
Senior technology leader for the firm's full application and data stack—architecting integrated systems, leading engineering teams, and driving AI-powered digital transformation across Finance and Operations. Designated second-in-command to the Director of Business Technology. Spearheaded implementation of Claude (Anthropic) and ChatGPT adoption with enterprise governance frameworks. Led end-to-end product development of DataCore portfolio financial data platform. Architect and own full product lifecycle across all platforms and automations. Drove 40%+ reduction in reconciliation errors and led 8+ engineers across all initiatives.
RSM US LLP
- National Tax Technology Consulting | Data & Digital Services Lead (Jan 2023 - Jul 2024)
Led and managed a team of consultants to design, implement, and scale enterprise tax technology and data solutions. Translated complex business problems into high-impact platforms leveraging Alteryx, Power BI, UiPath, Power Automate, ABBYY, Oracle OneSource, Avalara, Vertex, and Xero. Conducted structured discovery forums identifying pain points and designing tailored automation and analytics roadmaps. Led technical design of RSM Digital Asset Trade Profiler converting raw US Customs & Borders data into actionable trade intelligence identifying up to $2.5M in tariff refunds per client. Delivered 5+ proprietary digital tax assets saving combined 2,600+ hours and generating over $5M in value.
Deloitte Tax LLP
- Multi-State Tax Services Data & Technology – Senior Technologist (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)
Conducted structured discovery sessions with Fortune 100 engagement teams leveraging Alteryx, Power BI, ABBYY, and Power Automate. Spearheaded firm-wide Budget-to-Actual automation using Alteryx reconciling budgeted engagement financials against actuals in seconds. Built accompanying Power BI KPI dashboards providing granular visibility at personnel, phase, and engagement level—saving teams up to 50 hours per engagement. Led development and delivery of 5+ digital tax assets saving clients and internal teams 2,600 hours and $5M+ in tax savings.
Dooney & Bourke Inc.
- Junior Accountant (Jan 2017 - Jan 2018)
Prepared and reviewed federal and multistate corporate income, partnership, and sales tax returns; maintained deferred tax schedules, NOL documentation, and audit-ready records; responded to tax notices and drafted correspondence with taxing authorities; implemented Excel Macro automation reducing filing time during peak season.
Nestle Waters North America
- Corporate Tax Intern (Jan 2016 - Jan 2017)
Managed monthly e-filing of Sales, Use, and Property Tax returns across 40+ US states; supported federal returns for foreign affiliates; researched state tax notices; introduced Avalara for GL reconciliation and built Excel Macro tools—early foundations of an automation-first approach.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Insourced Solutions for Tax – Senior Associate (Jan 2018 - Dec 2019)
Prepared and reviewed corporate, partnership, and multi-tiered entity tax returns across federal and multistate jurisdictions—building deep technical tax compliance expertise.
- Digital Accelerator (Dec 2019 - Dec 2021)
Focused on technology, automation, and data innovation for Tax teams. Drove 3,000+ annual hours of savings for PwC Tax teams; developed standardized Apportionment Operating Partnership tool in Alteryx delivering 2,500+ additional hours saved. Led 30+ digital asset deployments across Transfer Pricing, SALT, Federal, and Controversy groups; automated NOL carryback calculations eliminating 150+ manual hours per engagement; delivered Power BI/Tableau dashboards for Fortune 100 companies.
CERTIFICATIONS
- Alteryx Designer Core Certified
- Alteryx Maveryx Awards Nominee – Analytics for All
- PwC Propel/Rise Leadership Program 2020
Not quite the right fit?
Submit your ideal criteria here and you'll automatically be alerted when we register a new candidate that fits the bill.
All candidate introductions, whether written, via e-mail or oral, are strictly subject to Averity Terms of Business (unless agreed otherwise). For a copy of our Terms of Business please reply to this email requesting our Terms of Business. By interviewing or corresponding in any way with a candidate put forward by Averity (whether introduced in writing, or orally) you are accepting Averity Terms of Business. No variation of these terms are valid unless confirmed in writing, prior to the first candidate interview, by an authorised signatory of Averity.