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Máire Brookfield
Director of Product Management
As Director of Product Management, Máire is responsible for the planning, execution, and success of software products within HCI’s healthcare portfolio. This role requires a deep understanding of the healthcare industry, coupled with an in-depth knowledge of software development processes. Máire collaborates closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer support, to deliver products that meet the users’ needs and align with HCI’s business goals.
Máire’s responsibilities encompass full ownership of the product strategy and vision, roadmap planning, feature definition and prioritisation, cross-functional leadership and collaboration, user engagement and advocacy, stakeholder management, product performance metrics and ensuring the product adheres to all relevant regulatory requirements.
Máire is a member of HCI Management Team, involved in all organisational planning, including strategic development, operational objective setting, monthly monitoring of financial targets and operational issues affecting all areas of the business.
In her previous role as Director of Project Management, Máire lead the consolidation and improvement of the existing business model in the delivery of HCI’s services and products and support of HCI expansion through planning, preparedness and implementation of structures, services and products. Key to this was the design and implementation of a common project management methodology, standards and tools to drive and facilitate the successful delivery of projects. She lead the execution of a project governance, reporting and review framework to provide a holistic view of all organisational project activity to ensure that information relating to project deliverables, risks and issues are effectively communicated between stakeholders and that key performance indicators are monitored and evaluated.
In her previous role as Director of Quality Information Systems she managed the Quality Information Systems (QIS) function within HCI, which incorporates leading project implementations, QIS Support Service delivery and acting as HCI’s product expert for Q-Pulse. As project lead, Máire was responsible for overseeing the full development and implementation of Quality Management Information Systems in healthcare organisations utilising the Q-Pulse software. Máire’s remit as Director of QIS also included overseeing the QIS Support Service, which provides HCI clients with an outsourced administrative support for Q-Pulse, to ensure 100% client satisfaction.
Máire holds an honours Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems and Management and a Masters in Business Administration from NUI Galway, specialising in strategic management and operational excellence in the services sector.