Meredith Beattie
San DIego,CA
Summary
Objective
- Lead a cross-discipline team in a fast-paced environment, embracing strategic processes and proven technologies, while always seeking out new opportunities to work more efficiently.
- Prioritizing roles with a set timeline for successive advancement, as marked by increased complexity, creativity, and responsibility.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager / PMO
Amex (Contract via Intraedge)
04.2023 - Current
- Reporting to the VP of Product, supporting process improvement projects involving cross-functional roles and processes related to HR and third-party vendor management
- Partnering with HR Business Partners to design, implement, and track the success metrics of tools needed to train employees, contractors, and vendors on the process, policies, and compliance metrics to support cross-functional and multilevel chains of feedback
- Managing a team of 100+ designers, developers, QA testers, compliance officers, product managers, product PMOs, and HR business partners in a design, development, compliance, and HR initiative involving a net new program requiring extensive webpage, process, and talent management modifications
- Leading PPT presentations outlining program updates to Directors, VPs, and SVPs across Research, Design, Development, QA, Product, Compliance, and Legal
- Overseeing an annual contractor and vendor budget of ~ $1M per year
- Creating, evaluating, and presenting program performance metrics, while facilitating adjustments as needed
- Programs: AirTable, JIRA, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Rally, SharePoint, Slack
Project Manager / PMO
PayPal (Contract via Akkodis)
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Worked with Director and Senior Director stakeholders to create and implement data-driven approaches to talent management
- Planned, managed, and delivered global projects to ensure initiatives and timelines were met, with an emphasis on talent acquisition and ongoing management
- Managed a team of 15+ project managers and UX designers to update 250+ pages in weekly sprints focused on localization
- Invented, pitched, and successfully executed a revised process, which increased creative output by 3x
- Created both high level and granular timelines for globalization launches, as based on a subset of high priority pages from the Consumer and Small-Medium Business segments
- Worked to define, mitigate, and circumvent project risks, as detailed within clear and concise presentations created for VP leadership
- Programs: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Slack, Smartsheet
Project Manager / PMO
Apple (Contract via AKQA)
10.2020 - 09.2022
- Worked with cross-functional teams to identify and address talent management needs prior to each product launch
- Demonstrated proficiency in performing all tasks associated with the producer: kickoff, concepting, creative, pre-production, production, testing, launch, and post-launch phases.
- Worked with a team of producers to create, validate, and proactively update workback schedules, while working with stakeholders to launch net new and existing pages by the agreed upon launch date
- Managed the delivery of concurrent, agile-based digital projects, while collaborating with various teams, such as Copy, Content, Design, Development, Engineering, Graphic Production, Video, MGP, QA, etc.
- Acted as a liaison between the interactive product launch team, alongside key stakeholders from brand, product, legal, and senior leadership
- Worked directly with geo alt producers and global marketing leads to ensure all creative was properly localized for launch in high priority countries
- eCommerce Products Launched: iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad mini, iOS 15, iPadOS, macOS, CarPlay, Apple Pay
- eCommerce Email Campaigns Launched: iPad Availability, iPad Onboarding, iPad Pre-Order
- Programs: Apple Numbers, Apple Pages, Keynote, Radar, Slack
Project Manager
Traina Design
06.2019 - 07.2020
- Evaluated the effectiveness of talent management initiatives and making recommendations for improvement
- Recognizing top employees and clients, developing strategies to retain them
- Managed schedules, budgets, scopes, assets, capacity planning, change management and overall project organization to ensure requirements and deliverables dates were clearly communicated and executed upon
- Created presentations, moderated kickoff briefings, and organized site audits thereafter
- Developed project and production timelines, ensuring creative development was tracking as expected
- Facilitated project collaboration, ensuring key conversations happened in a timely manner
- Programs: Asana, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Slack, Workfront
Project Manager
IdeaPros
09.2018 - 03.2019
- Worked with stakeholders to ensure all briefs are completed on time, shared, and properly kicked off with production and creative teams.
- Partnered with Resource Manager to track bandwidth of the assigned creative team and communicate assignments.
- Deliverables: Digital Banners, Facebook Ads, Email Templates, Instagram Carousels, Website Template Redesign• Worked with stakeholders to ensure all briefs are completed on time, shared, and properly kicked off with production and creative teams.
- Programs: Microsoft PowerPoint · Microsoft Excel · Slack · Asana
Project Manager
Lightstyle Automated Systems
06.2018 - 09.2018
- Launched new workflow processes and strategic templates to optimize project planning, resourcing, and scoping
- Completed various project planning duties to ensure productive kickoffs, working sessions, debriefs, and hindsights
- Designed custom spreadsheets to manage internal creative direction, integrated feedback, and stakeholder approvals• Launched new workflow processes and strategic templates to optimize project planning, resourcing, and scoping • Completed various project planning duties to ensure productive kickoffs, working sessions, debriefs, and hindsights • Designed custom spreadsheets to manage internal creative direction, integrated feedback, and stakeholder approvals
- Programs: Microsoft PowerPoint · Microsoft Excel · Asana
Project Coordinator
KonaRed
07.2016 - 12.2017
- Managed project resourcing and scope to ensure all budgets accurately reflected
- Scheduled strategic alignment sessions with stakeholders and took meticulous designer-centric notes
- Ensured all calendars are communicated with milestone dates
Project Coordinator
MKTG
06.2014 - 06.2016
- Provided project coordination support for digital campaigns
- Educated customers, retailers, and distributors on product launches
- Generated project debrief reports and relayed these to stakeholders for review
Project Assistant
Global Archives
06.2011 - 06.2013
- Worked to produce print and digital trade show deliverables
- Presented market research in weekly meeting with CEO and team
- Helped coordinate the production of: Digital Banners, Email Newsletters, Social Ads, Technical Videos, and Website Design
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business, Human Development
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla06-2014
Skills
- Account Development
- Budget Optimization
- Client Relations
- Employee Retention
- PowerPoint Development
- Portfolio Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Talent Management
- Vendor Negotiation
- Website Design Management
- Website Development Management
Timeline
Project Manager / PMO
Amex (Contract via Intraedge)
04.2023 - Current
Project Manager / PMO
PayPal (Contract via Akkodis)
09.2022 - 04.2023
Project Manager / PMO
Apple (Contract via AKQA)
10.2020 - 09.2022
Project Manager
Traina Design
06.2019 - 07.2020
Project Manager
IdeaPros
09.2018 - 03.2019
Project Manager
Lightstyle Automated Systems
06.2018 - 09.2018
Project Coordinator
KonaRed
07.2016 - 12.2017
Project Coordinator
MKTG
06.2014 - 06.2016
Project Assistant
Global Archives
06.2011 - 06.2013
Bachelor of Science - Business, Human Development
University of California, San Diego
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