This featured candidate is a cross-functional program leader who excels at aligning creative, technical, and executive teams to deliver complex AI and digital transformation initiatives with clarity, governance, and measurable results! Please take a moment to review their professional summary:
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Coordinated delivery of digital experience initiative impacting 25M+ cardholders, directing a $7.2M program and a 25-member cross-functional team to achieve 100% on-time delivery and 99% of launch KPIs in week one.
- Led enterprise adoption of generative AI tools and digital platforms, establishing governance standards, training programs, and executive reporting frameworks within a multi-brand retail organization.
- Directed and influenced a 50+ member global creative operations ecosystem, modernizing workflows across design, marketing, and production teams.
- Implemented enterprise digital asset management strategy overseeing 500,000+ assets, improving discoverability, reducing duplication, and increasing operational efficiency.
- Designed and executed agile sprint cadences, stakeholder reporting frameworks, RAID tracking, and governance processes that improved delivery transparency and accountability across initiatives.
- Combines enterprise program leadership with 14+ years of higher-education teaching experience, enabling effective technology adoption and stakeholder alignment.
FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Program & Project Leadership: Leads complex cross-functional programs across retail and financial services, aligning business, technical, and creative stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes.
- Agile Delivery & Governance: Expert in Agile and hybrid delivery models, including sprint planning, stand-ups, RAID tracking, milestone management, and executive reporting.
- AI Enablement & Technology Adoption: Leads enterprise generative AI adoption, building governance frameworks, training programs, and responsible implementation strategies.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Aligns executives, engineers, designers, product leaders, and operations teams to accelerate delivery and maintain clear communication.
- Tools & Platforms: JIRA, Confluence, Adobe Creative Cloud, Digital Asset Management systems, generative AI platforms, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Microsoft Office.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 20+ years of experience leading digital initiatives across retail, creative operations, and financial services environments.
CAREER GOAL: Seeking roles focused on AI enablement, digital transformation, and enterprise program delivery.
PREFERRED EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent or contract program/project leadership roles.
PREFERRED LOCATION: Greater New York Metro (Hybrid/Onsite) or Fully Remote.
