Sarah E
@sarahe
Senior Program Manager | PMO & Portfolio Leader | Delivery, Operations & IT Transformation
What I'm looking for
Senior Program Manager and global delivery leader with a track record across retail, ecommerce, cloud, professional services, and enterprise IT. Known for taking ownership of TechOps, complex vendor portfolios, and high-visibility C-suite initiatives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. Builds async delivery models, automation, and clear prioritization systems for distributed teams across time zones.
Experience
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Fractional PMO Consultant
Confidential Company
Nov 2025 - Present (8 months)
Leading portfolio governance and delivery for private sector clients across vendor management, contract negotiation, workflow automation, and capacity planning. Optimizing delivery capacity, applying cost controls, and aligning project spend with quarterly budget targets. Leveraging AI tools to parse, compile, and compute large data sets for reporting and prioritization.
Senior Project Manager, EMEA
Zencore (Contract)
May 2025 - Sep 2025 (4 months)
Directed concurrent GCP infrastructure and data migration programs for enterprise clients across distributed teams in multiple time zones. Maintained SOW and SLA compliance through standardized delivery processes, automated reporting, and AI-assisted
data handling. Streamlined client intake processes, stakeholder communication, and PoC scoping standards for Google Cloud Partner engagements.
Senior Program Manager, Global TechOps
Wahl Clipper
Jan 2023 - Mar 2024 (1 year 2 months)
Architected and executed the end-to-end strategy to consolidate 30 eCommerce markets into a unified composable platform, delivering all planning, migration, and decommissioning workstreams on time and within scope. Reduced annual operating spend by $300K and improved SLA performance by 86% through vendor review, RFI/RFP leadership, contract renegotiation, and subscription consolidation.
Led enterprise IT transformation for 5,000+ employees across 50 global offices, enabling full remote operations in under 6 months. Built a Power BI portfolio governance system providing near-real-time visibility across a $50M IT portfolio. Improved cost-center, vendor, and service inventory control to strengthen executive budget decisions and reporting quality.
Shifted PMO delivery from waterfall to product-aligned Agile, introducing Scrum and Jira automation that reduced release cycles by 30% within two quarters.
Managed a global PM team, raised delivery standards, and rebuilt stakeholder confidence in the PMO. Standardized delivery workflows and roadmap execution practices across distributed product lines.
Solution Manager, Applications
YOOX NET-A-PORTER Group
May 2018 - May 2019 (1 year)
Redesigned the delivery model for a legacy last-mile engineering team, replacing ad hoc processes with a structured Kanban/Scrum framework. Co-founded a DevOps Center of Excellence that increased release velocity by 30% through automation and
standardized delivery practices. Improved workflow visibility and stakeholder communication across distributed delivery teams in a high-volume environment.
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Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Magento
Gmail
Google Analytics
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Jira Service Desk
Azure DevOps
Jira
Microsoft PowerApps
Azure Active Directory
Google Workspace
Microsoft Office 365
Confluence
Asana
Microsoft Excel
Zapier
Microsoft Power Automate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Microsoft Power BI
SAP
Microsoft Visio
Anaplan
Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Anthropic Claude API
Perplexity AI
Microsoft Fabric
Adobe Experience Manager
Claude Code
Deltek
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