Michael St. Louis, Cspo, Sa, Popm Email & Phone Number

Grand Ledge, MI, US

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Engage stakeholders and technical teams in establishing agile practices to deliver solutions providing high business value. Lead a team of Product Owners, collaborate with Agile Coaches, and Architecture to deliver solutions through an Agile Release Train.Prioritize a portfolio backlog across multiple teams and develop long term roadmaps focused on.

Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Maintain a profound synergy with stakeholders, fostering a collaborative environment that leverages their insights and expertise to meticulously tailor solutions that impeccably address the intricate needs of the.
• Played a pivotal role in successfully leading and executing the implementation of Jira Align for a release train, establishing standards, and leveraging Jira Align for strategic planning, which resulted in improving.
• Onboarded a prominent organization with over 30,000 employees, onto beneficiary designation platform by leading the implementation through Salesforce and enabling them to utilize service for beneficiary management.
• Successfully onboarded additional consumers, expanding the reach and impact of the service.
• Leveraged in-depth expertise in business, technology, agile methodologies, and leadership for contributing valuable insights and strategies to enhance team performance and project outcomes.
• Assumed the responsibility of overseeing executive reporting for a complex and sizeable release train consisting of 20 teams to provide accurate and timely insights to key stakeholders and executives.

Lansing, Michigan

• Collaborated closely with stakeholders across all organizational levels to effectively deliver software solutions and drive significant business value. Expertly facilitated Program Increment Planning sessions for up to.
• Navigated the compliance requirements of a class-action settlement, restructuring 18 months' worth of work into a streamlined 6-month timeline, which resulted in timely client payouts and successfully reduced liability.
• Made prioritization decisions ensuring strategic alignment and driving customer experience and automation, while also providing executive reporting to stakeholders for comprehensive insights into the release train's.

Lansing, Michigan

• Organized impactful meetings with stakeholders across all organizational levels to discuss and shape IT strategy and processes, fostering alignment, collaboration, and informed decision-making to drive organizational.
• Supported the organization's agile transformation by leading an initiative to streamline the resourcing of waterfall projects, implementing efficient processes and strategies that aligned with agile principles, and.
• Created KPIs tailored to the IT department, conducting thorough data analysis and generating insightful reports for stakeholders across the entire company, which empowered informed decision-making and enabled effective.
• Facilitated the transfer of knowledge, ensured a smooth transition, and actively contributed to defining contract terms and service expectations, which resulted in achieving a substantial cost savings of $10 million.

Lansing, Michigan

• Authored comprehensive business requirements, developed thorough test plans, and conducted functional testing for ensuring alignment with project goals, mitigating risks, and delivering high-quality solutions..
• Updated company's website by gathering the necessary business requirements and devising a comprehensive test plan to ensure a successful transition to a new version of the website, which enhanced user-friendliness and.

Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Delivered effective leadership and guidance to both the call center and processing teams, supporting them in their crucial role of servicing annuity and life insurance products. Developed comprehensive curriculum and.
• Provided dedicated relationship management support to key account Broker Dealers (BDs) and advisors exceeding $5 million in annual sales.