Shaun Loftus Email & Phone Number

United States

Collaborate with key leaders to create/manage program roadmaps, growth, and spearhead the IT/Infrastructure portfolio. Provide thought leadership and process design/implementation around the PMO practice to ensure teams are executing in an optimal manner and positioned for continued improvement. Collaborate with program sponsors to align business objectives with roadmap planning/execution. Provide direction, guidance, and oversight to project managers and cross-functional teams. Review key initiatives to ensure alignment with portfolio objectives and to identify potential conflicts. Collaborate with senior execs to deconstruct issues, develop solutions, and assign accountability. Partner with senior execs to assess project management effectiveness and to foster integration/adoption of new tools and processes.Oversee the planning and implementation of IT/Infrastructure portfolio efforts utilizing information technology solutions, principles, and best practices. Determine priorities, goals, plans and resources to ensure delivery of projects and programs. Track IT/Infrastructure and crucial initiatives by monitoring milestones/accomplishments. Work with project sponsors to facilitate the development of actionable work plans, deployment models, and resource allocations. Partner with leaders to ensure project teams are deployed effectively to support the execution of projects. Review goals/strategies to ensure alignment with IT roadmap.Construct and implement strategies for portfolio prioritization, project trade-off analyses and resource/capacity planning. Spearhead the development/implementation of processes to manage risks, interdependencies, benefits, estimates/costs, resources, and KPIs/metrics.Lead a highly functioning team of seven project managers that leverage best practices to deliver strategic initiatives. Guide direct reports with their growth/career development. Hire and retain diverse talent that make a strong, positive impact on the organization.

Spearheaded strategic projects, APIs, and enterprise-wide solutions leveraging Waterfall and Agile methodologies in accordance with with SAFe framework, Scrum, SDLC best practices, PMI principles, and CMMI-3. Collaborated and negotiated with stakeholders, internal service delivery units, and vendors (outsourcing consultants, third party software providers) to ensure SLAs and KPIs met business goals and objectives. Championed AXA IT’s transformation from Waterfall to Agile. Coached and mentored Senior Leadership, Product Owners, and Scrum Teams on Agile best practices, roles, and ceremonies.

Directed all facets of SDLC and product development including P&L and budgets. Designed product applications to increase revenue and client retention rates. Conducted discovery and client needs analysis. Oversaw client requirements, product features, and championed the solution approach required for project managers and technical team to implement. Drove project success through effective product visioning, risk management, and project planning. Collaborated with Sales to develop and implement account penetration strategies to foster account revenue growth. Mentored Sales team on new product features and launches.

Orchestrated extensive ROI analysis for prospective clients to influence decision making and new business opportunities. Presented and marketed design and value of product solutions to prospective clients during the sales cycle. Reviewed sales proposals and provided technical pre-sales support through written and oral presentations to clients. Established and cultivated extensive client relationships to advance new business opportunities. Negotiated implementation and development costs with clients. Drove the direction of strategic products by reviewing market research, competitive analysis, and end user surveys to identify new features and functionality, product road maps, and pricing to enhance ROI. Orchestrated project planning, scheduling, and resource requirements for new development efforts. Coordinated technical, design, and production teams through each facet of SDLC.

Orchestrated testing strategy and approach for client engagements. Facilitated working sessions with client subject matter experts to identify requirements and risks associated with new functionality. Spearheaded system testing team compiled of both Accenture and client employees.

Oversaw the creation of daily trend analysis reports for management to monitor outstanding borrowed securities. Administered lending and borrowing securities to finance both the firm’s and clients’ positions.