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Responsible for value creation for client, solution architecture, strategic client alignment and service delivery optimization. In an executive sponsorship capacity, supported leading financial and communication clients through transition and steady state operations.Experienced Manager Program Management Office with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Strong operations professional skilled in Agile Leadership, Risk Management, and IT Operations.Operation of a Cognitive PMO; program and project governanceDevelopment and implementation of PMO processes and policiesManagement of globally distributed PMO team and Project Managers in the Delivery arm of Cognitive.Liaise with other department leaders to define and improve process, prioritize and develop projects and programs and Managing program and project lifecycle across the Cognitive Division and multiple Centers of Excellence (CoEs)Roles and Responsibility definition, new hire on boarding, training and career pathing Defining best practices, department and technology standards and project management guidelines and templatesExecutive Reporting and Dashboard creation and maintenance for both PMO and DeliveryResponsible for continuous process improvement for our Cognitive practiceResource and capacity management for the global division and all projects globallyDevelopment of PMO professionals throughout the organizationResponsible for all internal business tools / tool integrations / technology implementationWork closely with all other department heads (R&D, Service Design, Service Technology, Cognitive Support, etc) to establish SLAs, SLOs and Cognitive business process across the companyAdministration of internal tools (JIRA, Confluence, Clarizen, easyBI, SmartSheets, etc)Development of a Cognitive training program and collaboration with the internal training team on new training initiatives and scheduling

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