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Elizabeth Bryant

Aurora,IN

Summary

A highly successful and progressive executive corporate career spanning over 23+ years and crossing five industries in Finance, Consumer Behavior, Insurance/Wealth Management, Retail and Fuel. As an award winning leader; with passion for taking Business and Technical vision/strategy and executing a real-world solution and benefit.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DIRECTOR II oF ENTERPRISE DATA MATURITY

Walmart
Aurora, IN
01.2022 - Current
  • Work closely with organizational leadership and to strategically affect data maturity direction and improve data management lifecyle processes.
  • Drive Enterprise Data maturity plan for NA Walmart
  • Establish best practices for Data Management stewardship, data traceability and structured data analysis and integrity
  • Establish Data Management OKRs for Maturity performance measurement
  • Manage Data Architecture and heat mapping of Technology capabilities and services across Enterprise
  • Establishment and support of Data Operations; Data Lakes and tool eco- systems.
  • Hired and directed teams to achieve daily and long-term operations and business goals.

CHIEF oF STAFF & TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY

Truist
Aurora, IN
10.2018 - 01.2022
  • Developed and implemented short- and long-term Technology strategies for CTO office
  • Developed, coached, and provided feedback to top-performing teams
  • Aligned organizational objectives with company mission, increasing revenue, profit, and business growth
  • Led recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize utilization of existing talent and capabilities
  • Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization
  • Directed technological improvements, reducing waste and business bottlenecks
  • Maintained $1B+ P&L and shouldered corporate fiscal responsibility for
  • CTO org
  • Increased business profits 15% by streamlining processes and trimming unnecessary positions.
  • Performed financial and managerial analyses to evaluate data and make recommendations, prepare financial reports and projections and conduct presentations.
  • Encouraged coordination and cooperation among departments and continuous review of interdepartmental processes to support quality control and improvement.

EXEC. DIRECTOR BUSINESS STRATEGY & PROJECT OFFICE

Murphy USA
El Dorado, AR
10.2017 - 10.2018
  • Aligned organizational objectives with company mission, increasing revenue, profit, and business growth by collaboratively developing integrated strategies
  • Enhanced performance management systems and implemented ServiceNow and Agile programs to improve organizational objectives.
  • Led corporate strategic plans and goals to strengthen operations and drive growth
  • Established formal operating procedures and enforced adherence to policies and regulations that impacted bottom-line
  • Led restructuring and turnaround of organizational performance and efficiency driving 20% improvement of time to market.
  • Executed business plans and developed analysis scorecard tools to facilitate project initiatives, trainings, and portfolio activities
  • Prioritized and allocated valuable resources to meet business targets
  • Partnered with financial and customer operations teams to drive business transactions using customer data and Lean concepts
  • Orchestrated projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders
  • Streamlined RFP and RFI processes in tandem with joint client steering committee meetings to define KPIs and quality metrics.
  • Developed program to promote new managers from within, building and maintaining cohesive leadership structure
  • Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
  • Mapped current business and operational processes and recommended areas for improvement

SR. DIR, STRATEGIC PLANNING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Western & Southern Life Insurance
Cincinnati, OH
05.2015 - 10.2017
  • Led projects to boost sales productivity using change methodologies to increase productivity by 10%
  • Encouraged coordination and cooperation among departments and continuous review of interdepartmental processes to support quality control and improvement
  • Executed business plans and implemented ServiceNow tool to facilitate project initiatives, skills, and portfolio strategy activities
  • Partnered with financial and customer operations teams to drive business transactions using customer data and Lean concepts
  • Planned and integrated project and program schedules
  • Met with Executives and staff support to attain organizational proficiency
  • Developed analytical frameworks, data models and relevant insights to support prioritization, scoping and effective decision-making throughout organization
  • Led development of business operation processes and policies
  • Directed design and execution of business transformation initiatives to drive performance, profit optimization and growth opportunities
  • Led development of IT strategic plans and goals to strengthen operations 3 and drive growth
  • Managed strategic business planning and implementation
  • Spearheaded successful business development initiatives aligned with company's strategy and core competencies.
  • Set and administered $10B yearly budget with no overages.

SVP oF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & RESEARCH

Nielsen
Tampa, FL
05.2010 - 05.2015
  • Represented company at multiple public forums and conferences
  • Drove strategic operational and company procedural improvements resulting in 30% increase in time to market
  • Supervised staff and participated in hiring, training, and performance evaluations to establish and enforce policies and procedures for business functions
  • Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term innovative business objectives providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership
  • Planned strategically for development of international transformation roadmap with executives
  • Presented and discussed strategy and initiative progress with senior business leaders
  • Developed measurement tools, dashboards, and reports to track metrics on adoption and effectiveness of initiatives
  • Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability
  • Oversaw product planning and demand management on monthly basis to maintain adequate product levels
  • Established, initiated, and optimized business development strategies based on targets, product specifications, market data and budget factors
  • Planned and implemented studies to assess market conditions and evaluated results to enhance marketing campaigns.

SVP oF CARDS TECHNOLOGY, RETAIL & ACQUISITIONS

CITI
Aurora, Indiana
11.1996 - 05.2010
  • Direct to the CIO and CFO of Cards & Retail Technology. I was responsible for the management 75 teammates supporting the following:
  • Business Office Strategy, Budget, Resources and Transformation
  • Acquisition & Integration Lead
  • Dashboard/Metrics -Organizational Performance
  • Talent & Organizational Design Management
  • On/Offshore Contract and Vendor Management
  • Defined Technology Policy & Process Management
  • Management of Project, Resource and Portfolio Management Office
  • Managed PMO Team supporting NA Cards Organization focused on Acquisitions and Integrations
  • Worked with UC Engineering & Business School on Technical Engineering syllabus to ensure top talent was competitive in industry
  • Established Business Continuity and Impact Analysis Team
  • Managed IT Integration - 3 International and 9 NA CITI Acquisitions and Mergers Support of Technology Integration of 19 new Citi sites across globe.
  • *Management of NA Infrastructure

Education

MBA - Business, Organizational Behavior

University of Cincinnati
05.1996

Skills

  • Change and Growth Management
  • Portfolio Management
  • Executive Leadership
  • Annual Planning
  • Data Management/Maturity
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Business Operations
  • Strategic Planning
  • Corporate Messaging
  • Agility Improvements
  • Negotiating Service Level Agreements
  • Enterprise Technology

Certification

  • Certified in Disruptive Strategy, Harvard Business
  • Certified Data Science, Harvard Business
  • Certified Sustainable Strategy, Harvard Business
  • CMM Certification, CITI
  • Six Sigma - Green Belt, CITI
  • CIO Mentorship Certified, Truist
  • ITIL Certified, Pink Elephant
  • SAFe, Truist


Timeline

DIRECTOR II oF ENTERPRISE DATA MATURITY

Walmart
01.2022 - Current

CHIEF oF STAFF & TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY

Truist
10.2018 - 01.2022

EXEC. DIRECTOR BUSINESS STRATEGY & PROJECT OFFICE

Murphy USA
10.2017 - 10.2018

SR. DIR, STRATEGIC PLANNING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Western & Southern Life Insurance
05.2015 - 10.2017

SVP oF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & RESEARCH

Nielsen
05.2010 - 05.2015

SVP oF CARDS TECHNOLOGY, RETAIL & ACQUISITIONS

CITI
11.1996 - 05.2010

MBA - Business, Organizational Behavior

University of Cincinnati

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