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Rita Benavente

@ritabenavente

Project Manager specializing in operational governance and stakeholder consultation, delivering on-time, on-budget cross-functional initiatives.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can lead complex cross-functional projects, build governance frameworks, align stakeholders, and deliver on-time, on-budget outcomes with data-driven risk management.

I’m a results-driven Project Manager with 7 years of experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives. I establish robust governance frameworks, facilitate multi-stakeholder consultations, and translate strategic roadmaps into actionable project plans.

I’m especially strong in project health protection through Agile and Phase-Gate frameworks—building project charters, defining work breakdown structures (WBS), setting critical paths, and managing backlogs and requirements. I deploy risk registries, track key deliverables against performance metrics, and maintain strict compliance and budgetary guardrails.

In my most recent role at L’Oréal Canada as Relationship Manager – Digital Governance & Operations (2023–Present), I conceptualized and deployed a unified communication infrastructure across multi-disciplinary teams. I also developed a global governance framework that maximized digital project delivery efficiency by 30% within 6 months and improved leadership and stakeholder satisfaction by 25%.

Previously, I served as Project Coordinator – Systems Integration & Change Management at UAP Canada (2021–2023), where I centralized risk registries in Jira and improved operational predictability by 25%. I’ve also led regulatory compliance and performance monitoring work at Delegatus (2020–2021) and supported change management coordination at Saputo Global (2018–2020), including Phase-Gate governance, executive reporting, and stakeholder enablement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Relationship Manager - Digital Governance

Current

L'Oréal Canada

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Conceptualized and deployed a unified communication infrastructure across multi-disciplinary teams, improving leadership and stakeholder satisfaction. Developed a global governance framework to increase digital project delivery efficiency and managed scope, roadmaps, and backlog/requirements tracking.

Stakeholder Management Project Governance Project Delivery Roadmapping Risk Mitigation Jira Confluence

Project Director & Founder

Escribiendo el Futuro

Led end-to-end planning for a women’s literacy initiative in rural Nicaragua by defining the strategic roadmap, critical milestones, and deliverable tracking. Managed KPIs, variance/budget control, and project governance using agile methods and structured documentation.

Milestone Management KPIs Risk Mitigation Agile Methodology Project Documentation

Project Coordinator - Systems Integration

UAP Canada

Jan 2021 - Jan 2023 (2 years)

Deployed work breakdown structures (WBS) and centralized risk registries in Jira to improve operational predictability. Coordinated complex cross-functional activities during mergers and acquisitions and managed UAT/data pipeline synchronization to reduce disruptions.

WBS Jira Mergers And Acquisitions Change Management Data Pipelines User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Project Manager - Regulatory Compliance

Delegatus

Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 year)

Designed and deployed a process monitoring and surveillance architecture to reduce regulatory compliance risks and enforcement-driven delivery delays. Authored performance analyses and variance reports to support executive steering and data-driven decision-making.

Regulatory Compliance Process Monitoring Risk reduction Schedule Integrity Administrative Documentation Variance Reports

Change Management Coordinator

Saputo Global

Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)

Owned production schedule control and balancing for SAP training deliverables to align instructional workload with deployment cutover deadlines. Produced governance reporting for executive steering committees by synthesizing readiness metrics into monthly status presentations and advising on deployment risk adjustments.

SAP Production Scheduling Timeline Enforcement Vendor coordination Executive Presentation

Deployment & Process Coordinator

Saputo Dairy Products Canada

Supervised Phase-Gate governance and enterprise software deployment schedules to improve budget and milestone adherence. Coordinated operational training, documentation preparation/translation, and stakeholder enablement to support readiness and system adoption for the Kronos workforce management system.

SAP Kronos training coordination