Travis McElveen
@travismcelveen
Director of Program Management who drives enterprise PMO delivery, M&A integrations, and digital transformation with data-led execution.
What I'm looking for
I’m a proven leader in program, project, and product management, with deep expertise in enterprise PMO development, M&A integration leadership, digital transformation, and product lifecycle management. I’m known for aligning cross-functional teams with corporate strategy and making data-driven decisions that improve outcomes.
Recently at Sedano’s, I established an Enterprise PMO to govern and deliver a major M&A integration, defining enterprise ways of working across business and IT. I directed concurrent workstreams spanning operations, technology, supply chain, finance, and HR, delivered integration solutions (ERP, POS, and digital commerce), and led portfolio governance with KPI reporting to executives.
Earlier, I led a $10MM+ program portfolio at Kroger’s Technology Division, driving cloud migrations, infrastructure upgrades, software delivery, and AI/ML initiatives. I’ve also built and scaled product teams—growing portfolio sales from $20MM to $40MM—while improving cost structure, quality, and go-to-market performance through servant leadership and continuous process improvement.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Program Manager
Sedano’s
Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)
Established an enterprise PMO to govern and deliver a major M&A integration, unifying Sedano’s with an acquired retail banner. Led concurrent business and IT workstreams and delivered integration capabilities including ERP, POS, and digital commerce to executive-aligned KPI and financial governance.
Senior Program Manager
Kroger
Apr 2021 - Jan 2025 (3 years 9 months)
Directed a $10M+ annual technology portfolio across cloud migrations, infrastructure upgrades, software development, and AI/ML initiatives. Reduced time to pickup by 30% via a gig worker program, cut downstream financial data errors by 80% using a single source of truth, and standardized POS data ingestion across multiple third parties.
Senior Project Manager
APS Payroll
Sep 2018 - Apr 2021 (2 years 7 months)
Managed end-to-end payroll and HCM system implementations while ensuring regulatory compliance and client alignment. Delivered an 80% on-time rate across client rollouts, led 6–8 concurrent projects to improve the sales-to-delivery pipeline, and reduced migration and post-go-live error rates by 25%.
Director of Product Management
Hardware Resources
Apr 2011 - Sep 2018 (7 years 5 months)
Led a global product management team to grow annual sales from $20M to $40M while maintaining high margins. Improved cost and growth performance by reducing COGS by 15%, increasing market share by 20% through go-to-market and sales enablement initiatives, and supporting strategic acquisitions by launching new business divisions.
Program Manager
Software & Services
Jun 2002 - Apr 2011 (8 years 10 months)
Delivered SaaS and hardware solutions for government clients using blended Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches. Drove 50% market share capture, achieved 100% client satisfaction scores as the single point of contact through requirements and hypercare, and doubled company revenue by acquiring and implementing the largest customer.
Education
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University of Mississippi
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Mississippi, completed in 2000.
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