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Claire Bateman

@clairebateman

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Senior Project Manager driving large-scale, cross-functional programs with measurable business and financial impact.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior program or PMO leadership roles where I can drive large-scale transformation, align delivery to business goals, mentor teams, and improve governance and operational readiness.

I am a technology-fluent senior project leader with 20+ years delivering high-impact programs across financial services, insurance, and technology within PMO governance frameworks. I translate enterprise objectives into executable plans, lead multi-geo teams through Agile and Waterfall delivery, and drive accountability, risk mitigation, and measurable results—reducing delivery variance by 20% and rework by 38% while delivering $2M annualized savings through automation and workflow redesign.

I partner with Finance, IT, and Operations to build business cases, forecasts, dashboards, and KPIs that align project outcomes to corporate goals. I champion continuous improvement, mentor project managers and analysts, and establish governance, change management, and operational readiness practices that enable consistent on-time, on-budget delivery and stakeholder confidence.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Project Director

Digital First Technology

Jan 2016 - Dec 2023 (7 years 11 months)

Owned delivery of multiple high-impact programs within PMO governance, translating enterprise objectives into executable plans and reducing delivery variance by 20% and rework by 38%. Led cross-functional teams, forecasting, ROI analysis, and change management to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and operational readiness.

Program Management PMO Change Management Portfolio Management Agile Waterfall Stakeholder Engagement Financial Forecasting

Senior Program Director

CNO Financial Group

Jan 2011 - Dec 2014 (3 years 11 months)

Delivered $2M in annualized savings through automation and workflow redesign while standardizing reporting and controls; built CFO-facing dashboards and KPIs to improve finance-IT collaboration and delivery consistency.

Finance Transformation Automation KPIs Risk & Compliance Stakeholder Management Business Case Development Process Improvement Dashboards

Program Director

Ingersoll Rand

Jan 2007 - Dec 2011 (4 years 11 months)

Led global ERP modernization consolidating 35 ERPs to a single platform, implemented BPO/shared-service models improving SLA adherence by 30%, and established portfolio prioritization and business-case economics for capital planning.

Program Management BPO SLA Management Prioritization

Director, PMO

General Electric

Jan 2001 - Dec 2007 (6 years 11 months)

Led 14 full-lifecycle ERP implementations, introduced KPI dashboards and portfolio tools, and strengthened risk management, decision frameworks, and resource allocation across ERP and infrastructure delivery.