Elizabeth Simmons
New York,NY
Summary
I am a seasoned team player eager to leverage my skills, experience, and the ability to see the macro perspective for the advancement of Computershare. My passion for delivering results, encourages me to take on a prominent role in shaping and enhancing the array of products offered by CPU for the benefit of our clients and users.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Delivery Owner
Computershare Technology
11.2020 - Current
- Responsible for the overall delivery of the EquateMobile 3.0 app market, which was one of the key strategic goals for CPM.
- Collaborated with product owner, scrum master and technical lead to ensure that a quality product was delivered while managing their expectations.
- Coached and supported the team in a growth mindset and encouraged innovation in our approach to the work.
- Provided regular status updates to the steering committee that oversaw this work.
Product Owner
Computershare Technology
11.2019 - 11.2020
- Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
- Collaborated with the business analyst and UX designer to translate the requirements into user stories.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop high-quality products that met customer needs.
- Gathered requirements, defined user stories, created and prioritized backlog for the Amazon App.
- Optimized product performance by identifying areas for improvement and implementing necessary changes using data analysis.
- Organized stakeholder presentations and planning sessions for the SCRUM team.
SCRUM Master
Computershare Technology
05.2017 - 11.2020
- Facilitated all agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, grooming, planning, reviews, and retros for the Amazon App and SMS projects.
- Produced reporting and regular communications at the beginning and end of each sprint.
- Coached and supported the team as they trialed new practices.
- Improved work processes based on retro results.
- Devised new ways to improve stakeholder engagement during reviews.
- Worked with external team to remove obstacles the team encountered.
Senior Business Analyst
Computershare Technology
08.2004 - 11.2020
- Gathered requirements, performed analysis, designed solutions for our client facing application Issuer Online. i.e CART, Plans Reporting, and Holder Flags.
- Designed initial standalone website for financial advisors, Advisor Portal
- Collaborated and negotiated with stakeholders and external teams on requirements and delivery.
- Managed stakeholders expectations in regards to the product roadmap.
- Acted as project manager during the development cycle.
- Actively worked on projects across the 3 main Computershare client facing websites.
Business Analyst, Product
Equiserve
01.2001 - 08.2004
- Gathered web requirements, designed web pages, and wrote business requirements documents from the Product perspective.
- Worked with stakeholders to understand their backend process and capture their requirements.
- Implemented controlled rollouts of new functionality and monitored performance.
- Collaborated/negotiated with the developers to deliver the web functionality.
- Interviewed the stakeholder community to create/update our yearly roadmap.
Education
BBS FInance -
Baruch College, CUNY
New York City06.1991
Skills
- Analytical
- Team Player
- Customer Service
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Curious
- Adaptable
- Relationship Building
- KPI Management
Accomplishments
- Founding Board member of CPU ERG Black Leadership Group
- President of CPU W4W NJ Chapter
- Led CPU D&I Pride Month Celebrations
- Chaired the Calhoun School Carnival 2021-24
- Education Council Consortium (ECC)
- Worked on Legislative Committee of ECC to successfully lobby the NY State legislature to pass an extension of Mayoral Control (for NYC schools)
- Community Education Council Member, District 4 (2017-2019)
Timeline
Delivery Owner
Computershare Technology
11.2020 - Current
Product Owner
Computershare Technology
11.2019 - 11.2020
SCRUM Master
Computershare Technology
05.2017 - 11.2020
Senior Business Analyst
Computershare Technology
08.2004 - 11.2020
Business Analyst, Product
Equiserve
01.2001 - 08.2004
BBS FInance -
Baruch College, CUNY
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