Donna Stephenson Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

- Leading multiple teams across HR functions to ensure recently acquired companies are integrated into Cox Automotive. - Support due diligence activities- Working across multiple acquisitions with varying levels of integration.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

- Led company-wide effort to evolve Operating Model to increase innovation, margins and decision-making effectiveness. - Streamlined P&Ls, increased spans of control and rolled out a decision-making framework. - Program sponsored by Executive Leadership team (ELT) and involved monthly presentations to ELT to share updates on progress.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

- Led team of eight Sr Program Managers for the Retail Solutions Group of Cox Automotive. Responsible for managing portfolio of strategic initiatives while acting in a player/coach role with direct responsibilities for running programs and coaching team. - Led successful delivery of Sales Transformation program to re-structure Dealer Sales team and deploy an integrated Salesforce.com. Regularly meet with executive leadership team to provide updates on initiatives.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

- Successfully led program to build Cox Automotive Media Group through integration of approx. 1000 team members in eight functional areas between Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book. Effort involved close collaboration of cross-functional team including HR, Finance, Organizational Design, Change Management, Legal, Technology and Communications. Recognized by senior leadership for ability to adapt to changes, maintain confidentiality and provide innovative solutions.- Led initial effort to extend Cox Automotive product offering to support Buyer Confidence. Worked across several Cox Automotive companies including Autotrader, Kelly Blue Book and HomeNet, as well as multiple vendor partners, to ensure business prepared for national launch after market test.- PMO Community Relations Team leader for 2015. Managed efforts of team to identify volunteer events and activities to promote team building and give back to the community.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

- Led first agile pilot teams as Portfolio team lead in Autotrader's transition from waterfall to agile development. Team included four Delivery teams, a Program team and the Portfolio team.- Project managed largest non-infrastructure capital initiative of the year to support the development for a new online Consumer experience for Autotrader. Provided monthly update presentations to Steering Committee and Executive leadership.- Program Managed all projects under one of the 2014 corporate goals to provide leadership with updates on risks, issues, and progress towards business value realization.- Mentor for the PMO Apprentice Program.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

- PMO Employee of the Quarter award, fourth quarter 2013.- Project managed several initiatives including pilot of new sales tool for Dealer Account Sales team and new product launches for National Accounts Sales team.- Co-developed new pre-Initiation methodology, tools and processes.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Provided career counseling and support to business school alumni in a part-time capacity.

Paris, France, Fr

- Hired initially by Ernst & Young as a Senior Consultant, then promoted to Manager and Senior Manager within first three years. Stayed with firm as they merged with Capgemini.- Successfully led major business process and technology initiatives across multiple industries and disciplines including financial services, consumer products, healthcare and professional services. - Responsibilities included all aspects of client service and project management: development and management of budgets, staffing, training, tracking project milestones, interfacing with clients and reporting to senior level client steering committees. - Selected by senior management to facilitate post-merger integration of Cap Gemini and Ernst & Young consultants due to strong project management, facilitation and consensus building skills.- Facilitated numerous client teams through the Accelerated Solutions Environment (ASE), a creative and strategic business environment developed for enabling large client teams (30-100 people) to accelerate decision-making and action planning for major business initiatives. - Developed methodology and corresponding marketing and training materials used to accelerate ERP implementations through utilization of ASE. - Led cross-functional project teams through complex business and software implementations in Amsterdam, London, and Paris, as well as many cities across the United States.- Functioned as the business process specialist for finance in the global implementation of all modules of SAP at The Coca-Cola Company. Organized and led design sessions for more than 20 global business units. - Managed and contributed as team member for several process improvement projects at financial institutions including ABN AMRO, Transamerica, KeyCorp, AmSouth and Hibernia. Drove issues resolution, conducted facilitated sessions, identified organizational performance levers and introduced change management principles.

Us

Managed several branch offices encompassing $110 million in assets, a $40 million loan portfolio and staff of 18. Led merger and branch improvement initiatives in two states. Joined company in Management Training program and promoted six times in five years to higher levels of leadership and responsibility.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bs, Marketing