Agile Technical Product Owner Resume Enfield, CT - Hire IT People

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential, Enfield, CT

Agile Technical Product Owner

Responsibilities:

Utilize Scaled Agile to implement projects for Worksite, including Voluntary Benefits and Executive Group Life Products.
Technology point of contact for 3rd party development vendor and third - party enrollment platform partners.
Navigate complex technical design, development and delivery of mixed components including vendor black box development coupled with internal development and infrastructure with integration points to external third-party enrollers, Salesforce and additional vendor systems while maintaining the Voice of the Customer and securing desired business outcomes.
Examples of in-flight initiatives include Digital / Portal, Regulatory, Underwriting, Electronic Enrollment and Architecture Runway.

Confidential, CT / NY

Manager, Business Product Management

Responsibilities:

Engaged to fulfill multi-purpose (temporary) role of Business Product Owner & Agile Business Product Manager for the Global Customer Portal (Digital) Program. Supervise two (2) resources: Test Lead and Training & Communication Manager.

Confidential, Windsor, CT

Assistant Portfolio Manager, Business Sponsor and Product Manager

Responsibilities:

Accountable for compiling, tracking, reporting (predictive and actual KPI / ROI at the portfolio level) & management of the Portfolio totaling approximately $20.6M project cost with $14.2B in the 5-year ROI plan.
Business Sponsor delegate and direct Business Sponsor on projects within the Small Mid-Market Connect2 Portfolio and Tax-Exempt Markets.
Developed solutions to meet immediate business challenges, including DOL regulation-driven changes, while managing / co-managing up to 5 in-flight projects aligned primarily to the Customer Experience-Ease of Doing Business Corporate Strategic Pillars.
Additional responsibilities in Tax-Exempt & cross market Retirement Services Programs inclusive of providing solutions for high-priority and at-risk projects representing Product Development Team at various levels of engagement including Executive and Steering Committee presentation compilation and delivery, business case analysis, training execution and delivery, creating standard work and process improvement to support change management initiatives. Work directly with internal resources and external partners as needed.
Directly supported a diverse portfolio requiring expertise in external / internal portals and Salesforce.

Confidential, Enfield, CT

Technical Portfolio Level Project Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

Poxy for AVP, Portfolio Manager for finance, resource, and standard portfolio-level meetings.
Accountable for $17M Retirement Services Core IT Portfolio financial management.
Manage Internal / Cognizant Report Team, providing custom reports.
Assigned as Technical Project Manager / Business PM when project has a skill gap, severe issues, or resource gap.

Confidential, Windsor, CT

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

PM for a corporate and production office relocation, utilizing Agile methodology to successfully complete a $1M+ project move and oversee new construction (on-time and budget).
Scope included upgrading peer-to-peer environment to MS Small Business Server networked environment, redesign and launch of website, consulting & contractor hiring / selections.

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Branch Manager

Responsibilities:

Managed two lines of business, 10 direct reports and 60 contractors, while in a production role.
Brought both lines of business to all-time highs. .

Confidential, Windsor, CT / Chicago, IL

Business Process Optimization Project Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

Document corporate and production processes in order to create current and proposed future state process flows resulting in cost and time reduction (LEAN methods applied).
Also prepared high level project plan for future planned company relocation, with an output of pre-project tasks that would yield scope and cost reduction during move while also reducing project issues and risks.
This initiative had a $0 allocated budget and reduced Confidential by 1.5 ($70k annual savings) and shortened production lead time by 15%.

Confidential, Windsor, CT / Detroit, MI

Responsibilities:

Strategic planning, executive communications and manage 3 Confidential .
Forecasted $3.6M expense and $55M capital annual budgets, negotiated contracts, managed relationships with 80+ consultants, 20 vendors, 6 direct reports; Change Leader, implement change strategy for 4,500 employees.

Senior Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Researched and analyzed data pertinent to core and growth categories, resulting in revenue Increase of $88.4M Confidential, compiled and maintained department budget.

Associate Financial Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Managed Operation budget, supported investor relations (stock repurchase of $1.5M, external analysts, stock brokers, etc.) and compiled Board of Director material.