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- Lead the product direction for MasterControl’s next generation software platform that provides the core capabilities and functions for all products.- Maintain the internal and customer-facing roadmaps for the platform and over 15 shared services.- Lead the product strategy from ideation through launch for user management related functions across both legacy and next generation platforms: identity, user management, and permissions.- Collaborate with engineering, architects, and UX designers to deliver scalable, reliable, and extendable services and platforms that solve market problems and align with company strategy.- Partner with UX researchers to identify, define, and facilitate formal and informal customer discovery sessions.

- Lead the product direction for MasterControl’s next generation software platform that provides the core capabilities and functions for all products.- Maintain the internal and customer-facing roadmaps for the platform and over 15 shared services.- Lead the product strategy from ideation through launch for user management related functions across both legacy and next generation platforms: identity, user management, and permissions.- Collaborate with engineering, architects, and UX designers to deliver scalable, reliable, and extendable services and platforms that solve market problems and align with company strategy.- Partner with UX researchers to identify, define, and facilitate formal and informal customer discovery sessions.

Leawood, Kansas

- Built a product and project management competency in Enterprise Applications covering multiple capabilities including CRM, Digital Sales & Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Customer Service, HR & Employee Engagement, Digital Workplace, and more - Based on proven results, team has grown YOY at rate of 5 incremental positions per year with significant expansion of portfolio mid-2021- Expanded portfolio to include shared services product management for learning management systems (LMS), authentication and authorization services, LMS interoperability, content authoring, and other capabilities that are fundamental to Ascend’s growing shared services first philosophy- Manage a team of Product Owners, in a matrixed structure, that are directly accountable for an annual software development budget of over $12m and whose capabilities are the foundation for a $70+m total software dev budget which in turn drives above 10% annual revenue growth- Maintain 3–5 year roadmaps defined in partnership with leaders across all market segments and departments- Change champion for rollout of Scaled Agile (SAFe) framework and product management executive for 2 agile release trains

Kansas City, Missouri Area

- Manage the project portfolio for over 150 corporate applications that span all business processes, averaging 125 active concurrent projects - Manage and oversee large-scale project implementations and the interdependencies between projects or programs including the transformation of Cerner’s service management tooling. Program required over 70 IT project team members, approximately 9,000 end users, and migration of over 52,000 service records- Manage a team of senior program managers that are accountable for large IT initiatives spanning multiple organizations, applications, and development teams as well as our project management community and agile coaching program- Develop, facilitate, and ensure adoption of demand management processes- Coach and mentor project managers to grow their capabilities for planning, risk and issue management, leadership, agile mindset, and more

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Business Relationship Managers (BRM) are responsible for aligning with the respective business unit & the IT organization in order to develop, understand, and communicate strategic road maps.As a BRM some key responsibilities are:- Identifying and breaking down barriers between IT and the business unit to better facilitate communications or drive programs- Investigate and listen to issue statements to work with business units on defining problem statements- Compile business cases to overcome problems- Consult with business units on solutions or technologies that are currently available to leverage for the desired outcome- Suggest & Implement ideas for service improvement- Ensure proper alignment of priorities across multiple solutions/teams

Kansas City, Missouri Area

- Over 11 years of experience in all aspects of software development within the Intellectual Property (IP) organization, primarily within Java web development teams. - 7 years in management and leadership positions. Managed up to 3 cross-skilled development teams at any given time, ranging between 5 to 15 direct reports.- Led pilot teams for both Scrum and Lean (Kanban) practices. Have experience as Scrum Master and Product Owner.- As Subject Matter Expert, interfaced with client support, installation, client engagement, legal, sales, marketing, and corporate security in addition to the development teams. Skilled at facilitating and bridging communication between technical and non-technical associates.- Specialized in developing and operationalizing new solutions including a juvenile diabetes center as part of the Personal Health Record offering, a health information service provider (HISP) and secure inbox as the Cerner Direct offering, a personal health assessment and employer wellness program as part of Cerner’s first Associate wellness program, and a real-time claims adjudication system as part of the third-party administrator (TPA) services. - Part of a small team of Cerner Associates that were major leaders in the inception of the national Direct Project initiative sponsored by the Office of the National Coordinator and related organizations like DirectTrust.org.- Primary contributor to Cerner’s Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program (DTAAP) accreditation received April 2013. Cerner was the first organization to receive DTAAP accreditation.