Happiness Rugumamu
Durham,NC
Summary
Accomplished Project Manager offering 4 years of experience in Tech. Successful when leading high-performing teams to sustain product vision, roadmap and business goals. Exceptional technical expertise, leadership and talent for driving stellar, on-target results.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Project Manager
Digital Turbine
09.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with business users, technical teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing, and planning sessions to validate requirements.
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Managed 5 project teams in Agile environment, realizing success through application of SDLC methodologies and exceptional leadership skills.
- Resolved staff conflicts and identified potential areas of improvement.
- Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.
- Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks.
- Lead a project with an Annual Operating Plan of $12M
Project Analyst(Remote)
Digital Turbine
05.2021 - 09.2022
- Utilize project management tools and software to streamline project workflows and enhance communication among team members
- Maintained project documentation, including meeting minutes, project schedules, and status reports
- Advocated for ways to streamline ongoing projects, prioritizing shorter turnaround times and consistent development quality
- Monitor and identify any risks or issues and assisting with formulating mitigation plans
- Conduct comprehensive analysis of project requirements, scope, and objectives to develop detailed project plans
- Lead a project that established the company’s first Multi-factor Authentication tool(OKTA) which reduced the company’s security risks
Technical Recruiter II(Remote)
Digital Turbine
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Promoted at an escalated rate after growing Digital Turbine’s team by 200% leading to an acquisition.
- Reduced employee turnover by 35% by hiring quality candidates
- Implemented intake form and interview guides for all hiring managers and stakeholders.
- Increased company-wide diversity by partnering with HBCUs, LGBTQIA job boards, Women in Tech, LatinX, AAPI communities, etc.
- Specialized in candidate experience and advocacy by implementing candidate surveys.
- Trained all hiring managers on non-discrimination policies and unconscious bias.
- Researched and helped establish our inaugural parental leave policy
- Established a first week template plan for hiring managers to improve onboarding for new hires
Technical Recruiter I
Digital Turbine
01.2019 - 08.2020
- First full lifecycle Technical Recruiter for the organization, with territories in US, EMEA, and Latin America.
- Partnered with both Technical and Business leadership to place talent across IC, Director, and C-Suite levels.
- Managed the full cycle internal recruitment process by posting requisitions, sourcing for qualified candidates, conducting phone screens, coordinating interviews.
- Built sourcing process for candidates through LinkedIn, Indeed, and Career Fairs, College Career Board, and Built-In
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NCSkills
- Strategic planning
- Jira
- Training and Development
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- G-Suite
- Confluence
- Agile project management
- Dependency tracking
- Documentation Management
- Risk mitigation planning
- Technical project planning
- Vendor relationship management
Timeline
Technical Project Manager
Digital Turbine
09.2022 - Current
Project Analyst(Remote)
Digital Turbine
05.2021 - 09.2022
Technical Recruiter II(Remote)
Digital Turbine
08.2020 - 05.2021
Technical Recruiter I
Digital Turbine
01.2019 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
North Carolina State University
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