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Victoria Obuba

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Programme Manager at City of Mississauga leading its 2026–2030 strategic plan across 5 departments.

At the City of Mississauga, I lead the Imagine Mississauga 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, aligning priorities and measurable outcomes across 5 departments, 26 divisions and Council.

I manage a US$1.2M programme with a 40-member project team, 4 direct reports and 4 consulting/vendor contracts. I also designed the Corporate Accountability and Decision Support Framework, connecting strategic priorities with budgets, performance reporting and funding priorities.

Earlier at the City, I led business planning and budgeting for 7 divisions and capacity planning and performance measurement for service areas covering more than 400 staff. My experience also includes coordinating enterprise CRM and student-engagement system implementation at the University of Hertfordshire and delivering transformation projects at Netherwood Consulting.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Program Manager, Strategic Planning and Divisional Initiatives

Current

City of Mississauga

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 10 months)

Lead the Imagine Mississauga 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, coordinating 5 departments, 26 divisions and Council. Manage a portfolio of divisional strategic initiatives, overseeing delivery plans, risks, dependencies, benefits, vendor relationships and implementation roadmaps.

Strategic Planning Program Management Risk Management Stakeholder Management Change Management Budget Management Vendor Management Power BI Excel PowerPoint Microsoft Project SharePoint SAP

Team Lead, Management Consulting

City of Mississauga

Jan 2019 - Dec 2023 (4 years 11 months)

Led business planning and budgeting for 7 divisions and coordinated year-end processes across general government service areas. Directed the central Management Consulting Service Catalogue and advised departments on transformation, performance measurement, service efficiency and governance.

Business Planning Budgeting Performance Measurement Transformation Governance Cost Efficiency Value For Money Financial Reporting

Senior Management Consultant

City of Mississauga

Jan 2012 - Dec 2018 (6 years 11 months)

Conducted change impact, stakeholder and process assessments for service reviews and improvement initiatives. Led capacity planning and performance measurement for Streetlighting, Building and Fire divisions covering more than 400 staff.

Change Management Stakeholder Engagement Process Improvement Capacity Planning Performance Measurement KPI development Dashboarding Lean Six Sigma

Business Analyst, Transformation Projects

University of Hertfordshire

Jan 2010 - Dec 2012 (2 years 11 months)

Coordinated enterprise CRM and student-engagement system implementation, working with project teams, vendors and university stakeholders. Assessed stakeholder and operational impacts through requirements gathering, process mapping and gap analysis.

CRM Implementation Requirements Gathering Process Mapping Gap Analysis Business cases Budget Management Risk Management Governance and Reporting

Consultant, Business Transformation

Netherwood Consulting

Jan 2004 - Dec 2008 (4 years 11 months)

Delivered strategy and operational-improvement projects for manufacturing and financial-services clients. Managed project budgets of approximately US$250K and developed change-management frameworks and performance dashboards.

Strategy operational improvements Change Management Performance Dashboards Budget Management