Vp, Techops Program Management | Digital Transformation Leader At Synchrony Financial
CurrentAs Strategic Initiatives & Technology Transformation Leader, partnered with managed global cross functional teams and products for purpose of technology and business strategy development, solution delivery & service management. WINNER: 2023 SYF CEO Award for making powerful impact on our business.◆ Managed financial and human capital to deliver business outcomes by driving integrated budget planning, program increment planning, senior leadership meetings and program performance reviews.◆ Partnered with cross functional stakeholders for end-to-end execution of transformative strategies and roadmaps, maximizing organizational capabilities and resource efficiency.◆ Supported creation, rollout, and reporting of overall OKR/KPI framework for the strategic imperatives establishing clear benefits and value creation at delivery.◆ Created sustainable communication strategy with meeting cadences and simplified reporting capabilities with data and insights.◆ Delivered $20MM in benefits through initiatives aligned to strategic agile programs impacting Digital Disputes, Credit Balance refunds, Payments, single-digital servicing platform and Customer 360 initiatives, reducing contact center interactions.◆ Led adoption of SAFe framework, roles, tools, and processes, ensuring integrated solutions with centralized process to drive strategic initiatives by developing a framework for consistent intake, selection, prioritization, and execution of initiatives across operations improving efficiency and effectiveness, 11 Agile release trains with annual budget of $40MM.◆ Converted commercial collections mainframe platform to Fico DM10, managed $1.6MM budget, delivering $10MM in cost savings.Key SkillsLean 6 Sigma | Program Management | Product Management | Data Driven Metrics & Insights | Technology Modernization | Business Process Improvement & Simplification | Team Leadership | Technology & Agile SAFe Transformational Leadership