Hannah Van Wye
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Adept at spearheading industry-disrupting portfolios, I excelled at Fisker Inc., where my leadership in technical program management and implementation of agile methodologies led to significant digital transformations. My expertise in risk mitigation and stakeholder engagement, coupled with a knack for fostering team collaboration, has consistently driven operational excellence and project success.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, Technical Program Management
Fisker Inc.
01.2023 - 04.2024
- Managed the global Web and Mobile applications. Responsible for delivery of all cross-functional program teams and gatekeeper of all production releases
- Managed the App experience for both the digital purchase journey and ownership connected car
- Developed a digital reorganization with focus on the Single Threaded Owner (STO) per domain for cross-functional pods
- Implemented a leadership steering committee for stakeholder management to define strategy and global brand roadmap
- Lead cross-functional teams to achieve portfolio milestones and deliver high-quality results
- Balance competing stakeholders priorities efficiently while maintaining focus on critical projects requiring immediate attention
- Achieve operational excellence by streamlining processes and implementing best practices
- Manage large-scale programs and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives
Senior Manager, Technical Project Management
Infront X
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Managed Web and Mobile technical program and delivery of Activision Blizzard Esports (ABE) Call of Duty and Overwatch Leagues
- Managed Web and Mobile technical program and delivery for BlizzCon
- Managed USGA technical program and delivery of their Web and Mobile properties
- Established cross-functional live event support programs for USGA’s U.S. Open and Activision Blizzard Esports leagues and BlizzCon portfolios
- Managed Delivery Managers on NFL, Verizon and PGA Tour programs
- Developed white label processes and consistent refinement of PMO
- Managed team of direct reports, consistently coaching and leading by example for optimal PMO approach
- Developed client tailored custom programs for development. Exceptional ability to drive portfolios regardless of approach including team over time and fixed scope fixed price
- Managed multi-million concurrent portfolios
Senior Technical Project Manager
Fandango, NBCUniversal
11.2015 - 01.2020
- Drove the FandangoNOW program from initial conception through production launch
- Manage multiple internal and external business units for FandangoNOW, Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango to define, build and release feature enhancements and complex integrations
- Manage program on all properties driving cross-functional teams to adhere to compliance regulations
- Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span multiple lines of business
- Manage numerous projects each year while maintaining adherence to budget, schedule and scope requirements
- Maintain tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on-task and achieve schedule targets
- Manage and motivate project teams to promote collaboration and keep members on-task and productive
- Built and utilize reporting systems to keep stakeholders and management in loop with latest information
- Perform detailed assessments of risks to determine constraints and develop mitigation strategies
- Gather requirements, define scopes, allocate resources and establish schedules meeting or exceeding project demands
- Investigate and correct or escalate project problems
- Closely collaborate with project members to identify and quickly address problems
Technical Project Manager
Precision Development
11.2013 - 11.2015
- Managed teams of Developers, Designers and QA across concurrent multi-platform digital entertainment storefront product launches in the US, Canada, and Europe for CinemaNow and Sainsbury's
- Managed global product teams to adhere to all compliance regulations
- Took active role in company growth by consistently providing quality customer service to promote growth and retention
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination
- Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications
- Inspired Agile technical projects teams to high levels of performance and quality to provide exceptional business value
- Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems
- Developed project plans and managed project scope for all projects, using specific methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance
- Accomplished client goals by providing quality technical projects
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders, including project contributors, business, operational and technical resources
- Managed project elements for multiple initiatives from initial planning to project roll-outs
Technical Project Manager
Cie Games
09.2012 - 11.2013
- Led cross functional teams of Game Designers, Artists, Developers, Content Managers, and QA for on-time, on-budget releases
- Worked directly with Producers, Business Analysts, User Acquisition Specialists, Marketing and Community Managers for product plan and engagement
- Worked directly with Product Owners for P&L requirements and goals
- Worked directly with Facebook and Apple to ensure maximum product potential
- Managed global project teams including remote employees located in Russia, Brazil, China, Japan and throughout the US
- Managed product from pre-production to launch
- Managed multi-weekly release schedules
- Managed 3rd party integrations IP with partners including but not limited to, NBCUniversal, Fandango, Wal-Mart, Motor Trend, Top Gear, Sony, Green light toys, Grind Media
- Oversaw all content and licensing approvals
- Exceptional implementing best practices with Process, Planning, Scope, Wireframes, Kickoffs, Estimates, Check-ins, Design and Demo reviews, Milestones and Post Mortems
Lead Project Coordinator
CompuLaw
06.2006 - 09.2012
- Worked directly with Marketing in pre-production and post-website launch branding, i.e., ad campaigns, Social Media, managing email campaigns, creating marketing materials, and coordinating applicable trade shows
- Direct contact for key accounts as a result of exceptional ability to promptly resolve client concerns and exceed client expectations
- Planned with Design, Product, and Developers to build cutting-edge legal-calendaring software projects
- Managed Design, Content, Developers, and QA for releases
- Worked with QA to create testing plans
- Provided email campaigns according to Marketing schedules
- Negotiated business contracts including website licensing and advertising saving the company over 25% annually in cost
Senior Program Manager, Venues Technology
Cosm
04.2024 - Current
- Launched the Cosm Mobile App
- Launched Digital Products to support opening of the two first venues
- Implemented and rolled out scalable delivery processes across the organization
- Drive the weekly review with Leadership on Roadmap health of all platforms’ feature delivery timelines
- Drive Risk mitigation on all programs
Education
Bachelor of Science -
Portland State University
Portland, OR06.2004
Skills
- Managing multiple cross-functional industry disrupting portfolios
- PMO Agile subject matter expert
- Project planning end to end phased delivery
- Project requirements and scope analysis
- Streaming, Mobile and Web expert
- Digital Media
- Managing portfolios of complex initiatives
- Establish Live event and SLA standards
- Effective managerial techniques for multiple business models
- Risk mitigation planning
- Stakeholder steering and reporting
- Delivering continuous improvements
- OKR & KPI driven development
- Team leadership
- Highly successful shipped titles
- JIRA and Confluence
Timeline
Senior Program Manager, Venues Technology
Cosm
04.2024 - Current
Senior Manager, Technical Program Management
Fisker Inc.
01.2023 - 04.2024
Senior Manager, Technical Project Management
Infront X
01.2020 - 01.2023
Senior Technical Project Manager
Fandango, NBCUniversal
11.2015 - 01.2020
Technical Project Manager
Precision Development
11.2013 - 11.2015
Technical Project Manager
Cie Games
09.2012 - 11.2013
Lead Project Coordinator
CompuLaw
06.2006 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science -
Portland State University
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