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ANGELA E.S. WRIGHT

Charleston, SC & Austin,TX

Summary

Workforce System Leader & Senior Program Manager with 10+ years of relevant combined experience in program management, team supervision, project management, and service delivery. Knowledge domain in workforce development, focused on career readiness training and job placement, that prepares diverse adult workers to advance in the IT industry. Public policy background in federal legislative government.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Program Success Manager and Career Coach

Merit America
Remote
09.2020 - 03.2024

Program Success Manager & Career Coach, 9/2020 - 9/2021

  • Set overall strategy for metric-driven project goals, that team achieved, through weekly team meeting facilitation; data progress discussions; and regular cross-functional communication.
  • Analyzed data weekly to understand trends, outcomes, service satisfaction and areas for improvement; reviewed data points for tracking metric progress to OKR goals in CRM systems Salesforce and Tableau; and made data-informed decisions for team supervision and leadership input, feedback.
  • Managed two teams by coaching, guiding, and mentoring them to optimize performance that resulted in multiple promotions after only 6 months of supervision.
  • Led direction of teams by planning collective goals, completing annual reviews, conducting weekly group check-ins and 1-1 meetings to discuss outcomes, delegating tasks, and providing 2-way feedback loops using SBI and CSAW models.
  • Project managed over 150 operational processes and special initiatives that ensured excellent service delivery.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with stakeholders as trusted thought partner, often using ADKAR model to implement change management.

Talent Development Consultant

Baltimore Corps
Baltimore, MD
06.2020 - 09.2020
  • Advised 100s of diversity candidates about public service job search strategy, collateral drafting, and applicant tracking system usage.
  • Collaborated across business functions in decision-making and discourse about racial work equity strategies that progress a productive city workforce.

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Careers In Nonprofits & US Tech Solutions Staffing
09.2018 - 03.2020

Recruitment Sourcer | So Others Might Eat, Washington, DC | 10/2019 – 3/2020

Human Resources Coordinator | LIFT Inc., Washington, DC | 9/2018 – 12/2018

Recruiting Coordinator | Boeing, Charleston, SC | 3/2019 – 9/2019

  • Researched job market trends, consulted senior staff, and collaborated with them about talent pipeline growth.
  • Resolved conflict and dissolved confusion among hiring managers about human resources hiring policies, union agreements, and job offer contingencies.
  • Met and exceeded hiring metric goals for IT and other technical roles by sourcing 100s of prospects for 30+ job openings at one time; evaluating average of 250+ resumes per search inclusive of qualification assessments; and conducting 100s of phone screens and interviews that were selected down to top 10 candidates for hiring managers' review and selection.

Placement Specialist

2U, Inc.
Washington, DC
01.2018 - 07.2018
  • Recruited over 100 supervisors by sourcing, screening and selecting licensed finalists for faculty approval
  • Placed and retained over 120 candidates in long-term internships by resolving Intern-Manager conflicts, advising them, screening qualifications and coordinating high volume of interview appointments, background checks
  • Tracked, recorded high volume of data in Salesforce to efficiently manage 100s of employer accounts
  • Established 75 new placement partners with secured contractual agreements as 100% confirmed before deadline by marketing & selling internship program to 300+ employers weekly & managing weekly follow-ups.

Outreach & Admissions Specialist, Tech & Career Development

Byte Back
Washington, DC
03.2017 - 11.2017
  • Planned, implemented, coordinated, and tracked data for over 200 program projects and events, managing conflicts as they arose, that maintained partner engagement, company reputation, and business growth.
  • Marketed program services through delivery of almost 100 presentations resulting in new 20+ partnerships, 100s of prospect referrals, and expansion of 12+ additional training sites in connection with government and private sectors.
  • Placed and orientated 85% of student candidates into 40+ vacant classes at 100% capacity by recruiting over 400+ prospects through sourcing, screening and selection.

Education

Executive Master of Public Leadership -

University of Texas At Austin
Online
05.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Corporate Communications

College of Charleston

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Strategic Planning
  • Stakeholder Advising
  • Data-Driven Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
  • Collaboration - Cross Functional & Partnerships
  • Presentations & Public Speaking
  • Team Performance Management
  • Recruitment, Onboarding, & Training
  • Project Management
  • Software: Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Asana, Salesforce

Accomplishments

  • First to launch and execute grant-funded government project sponsored by COVID Relief Fund of CARES ACT, in partnership with CT Department of Labor American Job Centers, that secured recurring funding every 3 months for duration of contract.
  • Customer satisfaction rating consistently retained above goal at 85-95% on bi-weekly basis, year-over-year, among 360+ job seekers who gained over $600,000 in total job wages.

Timeline

Senior Program Success Manager and Career Coach

Merit America
09.2020 - 03.2024

Talent Development Consultant

Baltimore Corps
06.2020 - 09.2020

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Careers In Nonprofits & US Tech Solutions Staffing
09.2018 - 03.2020

Placement Specialist

2U, Inc.
01.2018 - 07.2018

Outreach & Admissions Specialist, Tech & Career Development

Byte Back
03.2017 - 11.2017

Executive Master of Public Leadership -

University of Texas At Austin

Bachelor of Arts - Corporate Communications

College of Charleston
ANGELA E.S. WRIGHT