Jessica Walters Email & Phone Number

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Currently on contract supporting the M&A team within Cisco's Security & Trust Organization

A multi-disciplinary Center of Excellence for security, privacy, & risk organizations. The Discernible Inc team includes experts in communications, product development and management, compliance, security and privacy engineering, and marketing. Services available exclusively by referral.

-Re-built Security & IT organization with CISO to deliver more intentional security and IT outcomes for the Tessian organization -Developed team charter and core team objectives, a tool leveraged to build key relationships across the organization and enable a better understanding of our philosophies-Co-owned annual strategy development and development process for team OKRs-Established operational norms for growing team, including team communications, work planning, budget… Show more -Re-built Security & IT organization with CISO to deliver more intentional security and IT outcomes for the Tessian organization -Developed team charter and core team objectives, a tool leveraged to build key relationships across the organization and enable a better understanding of our philosophies-Co-owned annual strategy development and development process for team OKRs-Established operational norms for growing team, including team communications, work planning, budget management, and reporting-Co-created monthly metrics and reporting program for Tessian executives and board of investors-Supported evidence collection needs and logistics management through multiple SOC2 audits and ISO certification renewals-Worked with HR and executive partners to discretely plan for and execute the IT and security outcomes for two reductions in force-Reviewed all incoming vendor renewals and new contracts to ensure critical security requirements were met and risks to the business were intentionally mitigated or risk accepted by executives -Assessed multiple new security & IT tooling vendors and ensured thorough contract negotiation and thoughtful implementation outcomes for Tessian and our team (Expel, Panther, Duo, 1Password, Vanta, Firstbase, Crowdstrike, Zendesk and others) Show less

-Developed plan to expand multilayered Duo security organization's mission to the full portfolio of Cisco security products, including the merging of multiple security organizations and a redefinition of team messaging and mission-Served as a highly trusted confidant for team members of all levels through periods of high ambiguity and undefined expectations-Built strong relationship with Cisco centralized security organization to foster strong lines of communication and organization… Show more -Developed plan to expand multilayered Duo security organization's mission to the full portfolio of Cisco security products, including the merging of multiple security organizations and a redefinition of team messaging and mission-Served as a highly trusted confidant for team members of all levels through periods of high ambiguity and undefined expectations-Built strong relationship with Cisco centralized security organization to foster strong lines of communication and organization around mutual areas of focus-Manager of Security Education team. Provided leadership and guidance to thoughtfully enable their work as it evaluated the needs of the enterprise Show less

Ann Arbor, Mi

-Right hand to VP of Security, responsible for establishing and growing the Program Management strategy for the Security & IT organizations through fast paced company growth (team size 11-70+ FTE)-Established a thoughtful operational rhythm for our leadership cohort, including predictable processes for work planning, budget planning, and organizational growth planning-Owned delivery of all team activities including offsite events, team fun, and informational department… Show more -Right hand to VP of Security, responsible for establishing and growing the Program Management strategy for the Security & IT organizations through fast paced company growth (team size 11-70+ FTE)-Established a thoughtful operational rhythm for our leadership cohort, including predictable processes for work planning, budget planning, and organizational growth planning-Owned delivery of all team activities including offsite events, team fun, and informational department meetings-Drove organizational wide security communications for key security and IT programs-Trusted partner to leaders and project management partners in the Engineering and Product organizations to build healthy working relationships across the entire R&D org-Led all Security and IT integration processes for our teams and the duo organization post Cisco acquisition Show less

-Established sensible work tracking expectations for IT and Infrastructure organization-Provided Agile project management support to drive healthy work tracking habits and more accurate projection of work against key business needs-Lead project manager on many critical IT initiatives including company wide Zoom roll out and multiple new office openings.-Developed trusting relationships across the organization to deliver thoughtful IT outcomes with key partners in security, finance… Show more -Established sensible work tracking expectations for IT and Infrastructure organization-Provided Agile project management support to drive healthy work tracking habits and more accurate projection of work against key business needs-Lead project manager on many critical IT initiatives including company wide Zoom roll out and multiple new office openings.-Developed trusting relationships across the organization to deliver thoughtful IT outcomes with key partners in security, finance, office operations, HR, sales, and marketing. Show less

-Solo executive assistant to early stage start-up executive team comprised of CEO, CTO, CFO, COO, CIO, CPO, and VP of Engineering-Strategic partner to CEO and trusted source of information and perspective on all matters-Responsible for establishing and sustaining clear executive operations through early stage hyper growth (85 FTEs to ~250 FTEs)

-Managed new hire onboarding process from offer acceptance; included conducting new hire orientation, paperwork processing, first day scheduling and HRIS data entry-Coordinated and enhanced a newly developed Employee Change Notification process to effectively manage the approval of all employee changes (salary, title, equipment, etc) within the organization.-Conducted and analyzed all background checks for all onboarding US and international hires-Coordinated and adapted annual… Show more -Managed new hire onboarding process from offer acceptance; included conducting new hire orientation, paperwork processing, first day scheduling and HRIS data entry-Coordinated and enhanced a newly developed Employee Change Notification process to effectively manage the approval of all employee changes (salary, title, equipment, etc) within the organization.-Conducted and analyzed all background checks for all onboarding US and international hires-Coordinated and adapted annual performance review program, including confidential compensation change letters-Provided monthly payroll changes (new hires, terms, FLMA, etc) and documentation for payroll processing; included reviewing for data integrity-Developed and deployed annual college internship program for 20+ interns; liason to interns and supported managers in ensuring their interns had a constructive and enjoyable experience-Assisted with the employee separations process including paperwork preparation, network operations shutdown, etc.-Managed the internal SharePoint intranet site, including company and department announcements. Responsible for this strategic company communication tool to provide information flow across all departments as well as strong messaging and transparency to the employees. Show less

-Sole provider of administrative support to the President/CEO & Vice President of Human Resources-Served as a strategic partner to the entire executive team, supporting their department's needs to meet business objectives when needed-Responsible for the coordination of highly complex meetings with both internal and external parties-Managed internal company communication through drafting executive level communications, as well as routinely updating organizational news and… Show more -Sole provider of administrative support to the President/CEO & Vice President of Human Resources-Served as a strategic partner to the entire executive team, supporting their department's needs to meet business objectives when needed-Responsible for the coordination of highly complex meetings with both internal and external parties-Managed internal company communication through drafting executive level communications, as well as routinely updating organizational news and announcements on the internal SharePoint intranet site-Worked with key business leaders to organize content and logistics for quarterly all-company meetings-Supported CEO and executive team through the execution and announcement of many highly sensitive organizational changes Show less

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Bachelor Of Arts, Communications Studies

Activities and Societies: Michigan Association of Communication Studies, Kgrams, UM Sports Marketing Student Intern Program

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