Walter Gunter (He/Him/His) Email & Phone Number

Danbury, Ct, Us

Danbury, Ct, Us

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

Lead a dynamic team in implementing comprehensive leadership development programs for both early-career professionals and experienced leaders in finance. Strategically focused on recruiting, engaging, and retaining top talent to enhance organizational capacity and attain operational and strategic goals. Cultivating impactful partnerships across functions and collaborating effectively with executives at VP level and above.• Led the integration of expanded leadership development programs with ~100 participants following $70B Aetna acquisition to drive distribution of top early and mid-career talent throughout the organization to improve culture and enhance engagement.• Optimized engagement and compensation strategies, resulting in a 100% growth of the early career program size over a span of 5 years, while concurrently enhancing retention rates.• Delivered #2 ranked finance internship as rated by Vault in 2023• Oversaw the development and implementation of a strategic learning curriculum for leadership development program• Directed a company-wide cross-functional initiative to develop an interactive inventory of all leadership development programs during the rollout of the organization's new intranet platform. • Leveraged functional knowledge in partnership with Human Resources team in support of Finance organization leadership for key talent processes including calibration, development planning, and succession. • Implemented a targeted recruiting strategy resulting in a 20% increase in diverse representation within early career leadership development program.• Recipient of the 2023 Premier Award as National Co-Chair of the Black Colleague Resource Group (BCRG). Partnered to orchestrate a groundbreaking leadership event uniting the company's most senior Black leaders to address the Black employee experience. Facilitated collaborative discussions and formulated strategic initiatives to advance BCRG goals and foster support within the organization.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Led team of five supporting revenue, resource, incentives, and sales expense management for an $11B business unit • Drove disciplined expense and headcount management process that helped achieve targeted 30% resource reduction • Raised team performance and quality of analysis through consistent investments in coaching and mentoring• Assessed leadership skills of top global finance and operations talent as a Management Assessment Program evaluator• Selected to participate in Design Thinking workshop to improve recruiting, retention, and development of finance talent

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Facilitated clear communication and priority alignment between Corporate HQ and $25B Software business unit• Delivered metric based projection of software business performance to serve as comparison point vs. business unit forecast• Led creation of comprehensive decision framework to prioritize consolidation of fragmented global software development sites• Engaged CFO and Controller with key analysis to evaluate external segment reporting change • Served as a mentor with Women in Finance and Seizing Every Opportunity (SEO) Interns

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Directed a team overseeing Investor Day, Board of Directors, and Strategic Planning cycles for IBM's largest strategic accounts, collectively valued at $90B and spanning over 175 countries.• Proactively engaged with Corporate HQ, worldwide brand leaders, and geography leaders to provide an integrated, balanced operational plan• Enhanced analysis by augmenting depth and clarity in revenue, margin, and expense breakdowns by geography. • Led team of 8 Emotional Intelligence facilitators, delivering courses averaging 99% instructor effectiveness and 96% satisfaction • Successfully project-managed the development of Global Markets finance learning plan content, contributing to the enrichment of organizational knowledge and capability.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Marketing