John Cassidy

Director Tech Enablement CEP

Ireland

About

I am a passionate IT professional with over 20 years’ experience in Financial Services, IT sector and Pharma industry. I am Prince2, IPMA Certified & have worked in various AGILE (including SAFE) environments. Most recently leading a large team in SalesForce. I have a proven track record in delivering cross-organisational, critical projects to strict deadlines, and have solid experience of building, mentoring & leading teams throughout all stages of a project lifecycle including risk assessment and mitigation. I have gained extensive experience in business analysis, risk & compliance, organizational change management and business transformation. Throughout my career, I have been heavily involved in UAT, systems analysis & system implementation and quality & risk management.

Experience

  • Novartis (10 yrs 7 mos)
    • Director Tech Enablement
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    • Associate Director Solution & Functional Architecture Salesforce COE
      Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    • PMO Lead (CIT)
      Dec 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

  • Project Management Lead at Plug and Play Resources
    Mar 2015 - Dec 2015 · 10 mos

  • Senior Project Management Consultant at Purtell Consulting
    Aug 2014 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

    As part of Purtell Consulting, I specialize in Organizational Change Management and Business Readiness. My role is to work as an integrated partner with our clients, understanding the needs, addressing the pain points resulting from the change, and ensuring their projects are successful.

  • AIB (Dublin)
    • Project Manager
      Jul 2009 - Dec 2013 · 4 yrs 6 mos

      Successfully managed a large variety of Projects over a 5 year Period which included several Data Migration Projects, Customer segmentation ,New Software releases & New Unit Set up's (infrastructure).

    • Assistant Manager AIB International Payments (Treasury)
      May 2005 - Jun 2009 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    • Officer - AIB Business Support Unit (Wholesale Operations)
      May 1999 - Apr 2005 · 6 yrs