Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
• As part of the Microsoft acquisition of Nuance, directed the migration of 110 Scrum teams from Jira/Confluence to Azure DevOps, adoption of Microsoft Way of Work practices, and established unified cloud development workflows, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms. • Managed the division-wide product planning process ensuring alignment of engineering goals with corporate objectives, resource allocation consistent with business priorities, and full transparency to stakeholders at all levels.
• Led complex, cross functional programs across an 1000-person product delivery organization, driving alignment, dependency management, delivery and continuous improvement. • Facilitated roadmap creation, release planning, and prioritization across engineering, product, and operations teams for multiple commercial software products. • Co-led a multi-year Agile transformation. Championed continuous improvement by designing and rolling out Agile/Scrum practices; coached engineering, product, and PM teams to improve predictability, quality, and team engagement. • Co-led the creation of a division-wide product planning process ensuring alignment of engineering goals with corporate objectives, resource allocation consistent with business priorities, and full transparency to stakeholders at all levels. • Created cadence-based mechanisms to identify risks and systemic issues across development; implement mitigation plans and escalate effectively to maintain delivery commitments. • Partnered with engineering managers and cross functional leaders to refine development-wide processes, standards, and metrics, reducing variation and improving efficiency.
• Led Agile transformation across engineering and product teams, establishing Scrum practices, coaching teams, and improving delivery flow. • Facilitated cross team planning, dependency alignment, and release coordination for online publishing platforms.
• Spearheaded adoption of Scrum across the engineering and product management organizations. This included training, coaching, and tool (Rally Software) adoption. • Managed development and release of cloud-based energy management software, coordinating engineering, product, QA, and operations.
• Oversaw development of clinical and perioperative software products used in hospital environments. • Led multi-team planning, milestone tracking, and risk management across engineering and product groups. • Implemented agile project management practices to improve transparency and delivery consistency.