As an experienced Program Manager with a history of building teams, delightful user experiences and cross-functional partnerships, I am the conduit between business and technology.I’m a code-switching extraordinaire who specializes in communicating technical topics to business audiences and business topics to technical audiences. Leading with a one-team, customer-first attitude, I find the common ground between various teams. I am skilled at negotiating, influencing and finding the balance between meeting the needs of the business and ensuring a holistic view of the overall user experience and customer journey.When it comes to process, I believe that just because something works doesn’t mean it can’t be improved. I pride myself in finding and creating efficient, scalable and sustainable processes that not only aim to deliver on time, on budget and on brand but also drive fundamental change to rethink “how” we work and grow -- together.I champion solutions instead of problems. Rather than focusing on what we “can’t” do, I refocus energy on what’s possible, finding new ways to approach problems and getting teams to think iteratively about building toward our future.
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Senior Technical Project/ Program ManagerApple Feb 2019 - PresentCupertino, California, Us -
Senior Technical Program ManagerPaypal Feb 2014 - Feb 2019San Jose, Ca, UsManage: • Manage and lead team of on- and off-site frontend engineers, QA & producers in support of marketing campaigns, product launches, platform feature enhancements and third-party integrations. • Create and manage engineering roadmap in collaboration with various marketing and product teams; lead stand ups, grooming, sprint planning and retrospective meetings; serve as Scrum master to deliver in Agile environment. • Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams across Marketing, Product, Design, Engineering, InfoSec, Risk, Legal, etc. to consult on, refine requirements for and develop end-to-end project plans to bring vision from idea to launch. • Communicate program and project status to stakeholders and leadership; identify and manage risk, escalating issues when needed and making sure to close the loop to ensure all issues are resolved in timely fashion. • Manage Web production budget; consult, advise and present on capacity planning and resource management; serve as the account manager to work with vendors to scale resourcing as needed.Implemented: • Developed and scaled Agile processes to increase on-time rates, provide better transparency, and improve quality while decreasing churn, bugs/live-site issues and overall time to market. • Identified automation opportunities and integrated tools to decrease time to market and overall production costs. • Created resource management methodology to improve overall budget projections.Succeeded: • Implementation of Agile processes resulted in a 106% increase in output compared to the trailing 18-month period, 52% YoY increase in on-time rate, and a 99.9% on-time rate for 8 consecutive quarters. • Reduced Web production costs by 43% YoY through key automation initiatives and improved resource management. -
Assistant Managing Editor, Social Media, Crn NewsThe Channel Company Apr 2012 - Feb 2014Westborough, Ma, Us• Managed: Oversaw and edited CRN.com, ranging from news stories to reviews to slide shows, as well as managed SEO and social media initiatives. Worked closely with CRN's award-winning editorial team to collate, build and deploy the company’s newsletter, news alerts and mobile apps. • Implemented: Led SEO and social media initiatives to increase page views, click-through rates and social media presence. • Succeeded: Increased organic traffic by 400%, social media click-through by 65%. -
Editorial Project ManagerOdesk Oct 2011 - Apr 2012OoEditorial Project Lead | Online Auction Company (eCommerce)*: • Managed: Remotely managed team of 12 writers/editors to write, edit and deliver 2,500-5,000 word informational articles, buying guides, product descriptions, how-tos and FAQs. • Implemented: Created and implemented writing/editorial style guide, focusing on user-experience, quality copy, brand and SEO best practices; established procedures for workflow and quality assurance to ensure project's budget, scalability needs, and deadlines met client's specifications. • Succeeded: Made all deliverables and completed project prior to deadline; offered opportunity to build long-term relationship with client and renew contract.Editorial Project Manager | Q&A Client*: • Managed: Managed remote team of 50+ writers/editors to write, edit and deliver informative answers to SEO-generated questions. • Implemented: Created and implemented writing/editorial standards to write, edit and produce 100,000+ content units for deliverable. • Succeeded: Successfully completed project by deadline; offered opportunity to continue project.Editorial Project Lead | Internet Search Engine Company*: • Managed: Remotely managed small team of writers/editors to write, edit and deliver creative daily deals for various businesses throughout the country. • Implemented: Served as liaison with company's editorial team to ensure quality, working together with multiple departments to meet local and national clients' needs and reach a wide, varying audience. • Succeeded: Delivered content units prior to deadline for the successful completion of the project.*Due to NDA, company names are only available upon request. -
Web ProducerEducation.Com Apr 2011 - Oct 2011San Mateo, California, Us• Managed: Headed Study Help reference division, managing a small team of on- and off-site contractors, working together with multiple departments as well as contributors and publishers to create MRD to repackage 6,000+ units of educational content, revamping pages, information centers and portals to ensure project met company goals, missions and deadlines. • Implemented: Identified content areas for potential growth; re-organized and titled content to increase SEO; wrote, edited and produced 100+ educational slideshows/articles. • Succeeded: Utilizing SEO best practices, successfully increased click-through rate by 300%, overall page views by 56% and page views per content unit by 133.3%. Successfully completed project prior to deadline, built strong relationship within company, and have been invited to work on future projects. -
English Language Learner (Ell) Instructor | Student Advisor | Housing CoordinatorKaplan International Colleges Mar 2007 - Apr 2011London, London, Gb• Teacher: Using the latest pedagogical methods, taught and tutored introductory to advanced English and ELL elective courses; developed student-centered curriculum and testing/assessment methods; twice awarded for teacher excellence. • Student Advisor: Managed student and class records in accordance to federal laws; provided Visa and college admissions counseling. • Housing Coordinator: Remotely managed 100+ contractors, coordinated schedules and handled accounting for all contract employees; coordinated domestic and international Sales Team to deliver excellent customer service. -
Instructor | Student Advisor | Free-Lance Marketing ConsultantKaplan Test Prep And Admissions Dec 2008 - Mar 2010New York, Ny, Us• Teacher: Taught and tutored ACT, SAT, SSAT and ISEE; developed student-centered curriculum. • Student Advisor: Managed class records; coordinated schedule for on- and off-site courses; provided college admission counseling for current and prospective students. • Free-Lance Marketing Consultant: Co-developed PowerPoint and presentational guide for California’s Kaplan Writing Seminar; wrote and edited pamphlets, flyers, email blasts and general marketing collateral; managed on- and off-site marketing events. -
English As A Foreign Language (Efl) InstructorCharansanitwong School Of Business (Csb) May 2004 - Sep 2004Taught introductory to advanced Intensive English Program (IEP) courses; developed government-approved curriculum; led Thai-English Culture Club.
Sarah K. Education Details
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Mills CollegeEnglish Literature -
Illinois State UniversityGeneral
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