Global program management professional with +20 years of experience and proven track record leading large programs with significant business and technical complexity in the financial services and insurance industries.STAKEHOLDER AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS- Confident, self-motivated “no ego” catalyst with organizational and interpersonal savvy and extensive experience advising C-suite executives.- A level-headed leader who thrives in ambiguous, high-pressure or politically sensitive environments. - Translates strategic vision and goals into clear objectives for project teams and adapts program direction and deliverables to changing strategies.- Strong business acumen and the ability to convey complex ideas in a simple and concise manner to a diverse set of stakeholders with competing interests.BUSINESS EXPERTISE- More than 20 years of experience managing large programs, including budgets of over $100 million, $200+ million of benefits, 20+ workstreams, 300+ team members, 200+ systems, 200 vendors/partners, 20,000+ employees and 10 million customers impacted.- Deep understanding of the Canadian and U.S. insurance and banking industries with more than 20+ years of experience working for large global organizations.- Experience managing several mergers and acquisitions with complex integrations, including cross-border and cross-province, heavy regulatory environments, unionized and non-unionized workforces and with high product, process, service, employee, customer and system impacts.TECHNICAL EXPERTISE- Advanced portfolio, program and project management expertise using all aspects of the discipline including methodologies such as PMI, Agile/Scrum, Critical Path and Six Sigma.- Extensive experience in the development, management and integration of technologies, as well as change management, operational readiness and process improvement.- Expertise in creating optimal governance and cross-teams structures that allow for effective, efficient and transparent decision-making, communication and execution.