Melinda Young Email & Phone Number

United States

Chicago, Il

• Manage group of program managers each responsible for leading the execution of separate, interrelated, products • Partner with leadership across product marketing, design, engineering, customer support, marketing, and other cross functional teams to deliver all projects on time and with the highest quality• Collaborate with design and engineering colleagues to design and implement the portfolio management’s governance• Manage the overall product portfolio release timelines, including identifying cross product interdependencies and eliminating redundancies• Facilitate issue resolution and decision making for Product Leadership• Report project progress to various stakeholder groups at their required level of detail• Mentor and coach to other program managers & align skills to needs of a growing organization• Coordinate mid-cycle retrospectives to fine tune the portfolio team’s operating system• Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence business leaders • Skills and experience in mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Led, coordinated & communicated multiple programs including prioritization, roadmap planning and issue resolution for 11,000 employee Meta division.• Created governance model for organizational pivots of 1000+ employees including cross functional partners.• Owned reporting and led team cadence to ensure all cross-functional stakeholders were informed throughout the project lifecycle.• Documented detailed requirements for several systems/workflows within the recruiting funnel including Leadership Applicant Tracking System (ATS).• Developed long-term product plan for overall Meta applicant experience and drove recommendations. • Performed impact analysis and documented use cases that spanned recruiting ecosystem ‘current’ and ‘future’ state including global disparities.• Conducted 100+ discovery workshops in support of larger global talent acquisition initiatives.Recognized for leadership and collaboration in driving decisions and results with cross-functional global teams including engineering, product management, marketing and end users.

Business consultant to small and mid-sized organizations focused on developing and implementing growth strategies.

Reported to Senior Managing Director of Marketing Programs, I oversaw strategic programs for the Office of the President. Directed LEAD’s team of 12 global chairs.• Stood up and led business planning and go-to-market strategies for Nuveen’s gender initiative - LEAD (leadership, education, advocacy and development) focused on changing the gender landscape in asset management and exceeded membership targets of 1200+ across the finance industry. • Led Nuveen’s corporate and employee philanthropic efforts including the strategy development and global corporate philanthropic disbursements of over $2M; established first firm-wide Donor Advised Fund and managed budget of over $4M.

Greater Chicago Area

Supported the President of Nuveen’s client organization consisting of Product Development, Solutions, Marketing and Distribution in planning, coordinating and executing business agenda and initiatives. • Owned executive reporting deliverables such as monthly/quarterly business reviews and corporate/fund board presentations resulting in new business approvals of over $200M. • Created Nuveen’s philanthropic program and managed global team of 12 and $1.2M budget.

Chicago

Reported to President, Human Resource Operations supporting 4,000 employees in 32 countries.• Led design, implementation and change management strategy for Morningstar’s enterprise people initiative, including competency development, title rationalization, leveling, salary benchmarking and job catalog development. Worked directly with CEO and senior executive leadership team to drive and communicate changes – even those that weren’t always aligned with expectations.

Reported to Chief Technology Officer directing daily operations, $50M IT people strategy and human resources for 1,200 employees in 15+ countries.• Developed Morningstar M&A integration strategy. Directly managed 3 acquisition integrations totaling over $100MM, including due diligence and overall project integration across all functional business areas.

Reported to Software Division President and SVP, Engineering supporting 1,000 employees and $250M product portfolio.• Collaborated with President of Software Division and SVP, Engineering to research, implement, and execute strategic initiatives around quality, engineering excellence, and process improvements that saved the organization over $5M in expenses.• Developed and launched metrics around product performance and availability in collaboration with operations and engineering to lead data-driven decision-making.

Reported to President, Software Division and managed $50MM P&L and a team of 100 employees for Advisor Workstation, Morningstar’s flagship advisor research platform. • Launched re-design of Advisor Workstation platform on time and within budget; successfully deployed to 150+ financial institutions and 148,000 financial advisors.

Mba, Finance, Strategy & Organizational Behavior

Activities and Societies: Chicago Booth Women's Network

Ba, English, International Studies