New Buying Experience (Formerly NxM) and Topline Forecasting•Represents COO Finance by incorporating recommendations and requirements from Financial Analysts, Business Architects, and Finance Business Partners in alignment with project objectives.•Facilitates and is accountable for driving project priorities and deliverables.•Function as a Business Partner with internal stakeholders by driving the implementation of optimal workflows for critical programs.•Works with development teams to implement enhancements and automated solutions to improve planning and forecasting outcomes.•Conducts risk assessments and implement mitigation plans to ensure on-time delivery; effectively removes barriers and drive escalation to resolution, when needed.•Establishes positive communication among internal partners, functional groups, and executive leadership.•Conducts project retrospective with teams to optimize future project’s effectiveness.

• Successfully scaled Syndicated Business (Radar, Sonar, and Key Criteria Technical Reports)• Performed high-level management of Data Infrastructure, Storage, Cloud, Infrastructure and Semiconductor, Applications, People & Processes, Security & Risk, DevOps, and Network & Edge portfolios.• Partnered with Engineers and Analyst Category Leaders to provide key deliverables.• Identified procedural gaps and developing streamlined solutions with key stakeholders. • Developing project charters, product playbooks, project management SOPs, kickoff and handoff documents.• Developed and socialized roll-out narratives.• Optimized tools and process framework to support operations and track success metrics.• Helped identify and break down roadblocks; acted to support, solve, and leverage concerns.• Partnered with stakeholders to identify and implement various resource needs.• Triaged, assigned, and reallocated resources as necessary.• Strategically managed competing priorities.• Facilitated cross-departmental and company-wide communication.• Drove cross-departmental Title x Titles and quarterly Post-Mortems.• Tracked syndicated report schedule across all disciplines.• Provided data-driven analysis paired with actionable recommendations to Executive Leadership Team.

• Developed an average of four b2c Project Charters per quarter.• Day-to-day operation management in line with production goals, schedules and budgets• Managed product development lifecycles; partnered cross-organizationally to achieve strategic cycle time goals.• Defined, developed, and alignined Program with cross-functional SOPs.• Developed production resources to enhance D&I efforts, such as a Diverse Name Generator tool.• Applied critical thinking to identify strategic and tactical issues.• Planned and allocated resources against activities, agile sprints, and schedules.• Provided full-spectrum of support to new hires--from substantive structural feedback to line edits.• Built a network and established collaborative partnerships with a creative pool of freelance Project Managers.• Authored marketing copy for BCC and Amazon landing pages.

• Successfully executed portfolio revenue generation strategy .• Developed Project Charters.• Provided SWOT analysis to Executive Team.• Managed category Profit and Loss Reports (P&L).• Partnered cross-departmentally to aggregate and analyze data as part of portfolio forecasting.• Demonstrated team leadership through numerous mentorships and team meetings.• Fostered communication and product training via conferences and sales meetings.• Vetted proposed manuscripts with an eye to market viability.• Acquired new authors, partnerships, and content to further cultivate a growing list.• Negotiated contract and royalty agreements with key stakeholders, including counsel.• Employed turnaround and market penetration strategies to turn a nascent portfolio profitable.• Streamlinined pipeline process, including template optimization with an eye to pedagogy.• Developed b2e-commerce offerings, including printed content, digital content, and LMS testing content.• Prioritized titles for online modules and e-learning based upon market data.• Partnered with Psychometrician to employ Bloom’s Taxonomy.• Participating in SCRUM development of company-created LMS. • UAT testing of e-learning content, including wireframe editing and module development.

• Managed project lifecycle from conception to client sign-off, with focus placed upon: -Integration Management -Scope Management -Schedule Management -Cost Management -Quality Management• Implemented iterative approach; determined scope early in lifecycle and updated client throughout the project regarding any changes to time or cost.• Ensured strategic alignment between all stakeholders.• Identified risks and roadblocks.• Tailored selection of correct tools and techniques to support scope.• Managed interdependencies between projects.• Evaluated milestone performance• Implemented corrective actions

• Resource and Procurement Management• Asset and Repository Management• Client and Stakeholder Communication and Management• Served as centralized communication for assigned projects