Open To Work
SHANTE D. GRIGGS
Marietta,GA
Summary
Project manager with extensive experience at Home Depot, specializing in budget management and stakeholder collaboration. Proven track record of enhancing project delivery through data-driven decision-making and effective team leadership. Successfully managed multi-million dollar initiatives, driving process improvements and ensuring compliance with governance frameworks.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager, Cybersecurity Project Management Office
The Home Depot
11.2022 - Current
- Provides remote cross-functional support to cybersecurity Cloud Access, Architecture, and Infrastructure for network access control, Identity Service Engine, segmentation, VPN, and Operating Unit (OU) integration projects ensuring consistent delivery / alignment to enterprise priorities; adhering to and staying abreast of PMI and PMO best practices
- Leads end-to-end project planning and execution, scope definition, milestone tracking, budget control, lessons learned, dependency, risks and issue management, across the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Asia coordinating with multiple teams
- Manages run, grow, and transform initiatives, overseeing an $20M+ annual budget; provides financial forecasting, variance analysis & contract reviews; provides executive reporting and stakeholder readouts enhancing delivery visibility
- Facilitates day-to-day oversight; removes impediments, manages risks/issues, and tracks progress, quality, and costs using structured delivery metrics with the inclusion of AI tools; incorporates complexity scoring to maximize resource value
- Partners closely with product owners, solution leads, vendors, and business stakeholders to develop key points of interest, prioritize work, resolve disputes, and maximize business value across multiple priorities and competing initiatives
- Improves delivery transparency and speed by incorporating AI-powered automation for project reporting and real-time insights, reducing administrative overhead allowing more focus on deliverables; accelerating decision-making timelines
- Change Action Board; member. Applies NIST-aligned governance and compliance frameworks ensuring scalable, secure, and sustainable delivery; provides feedback and corrective actions and approval to for forward execution progress
Project Manager, Field Capital Team/In-Store Environment
The Home Depot
02.2021 - 11.2022
- Managed the project lifecycle of 1993 locations, across 27 different project scopes worth $12M+ annually; Supported special interest, field support, in-store construction and deployment of the first autonomous bot technology for 72 sites
- Created 7 training guides and SOPs to establish and maintain continuity / best practices. Developed and provided training for new and existing third-party labor teams, Field Capital Projects Managers, and 37 existing and future team members
- Point of contact for day-to-day execution, issue resolution, escalations, vendor relations, and stakeholder communication
- Managed the relationship with 3rd-party labor & electrical teams; worked cross-functionally with 9 internal teams to coordinate project needs. Quickly developed solutions to mitigate issues / potential issues creating win-win solutions
Military Relations Fellow/Project Manager - Talent Acquisition
The Home Depot
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Developed HR implementation documentation for the Talent Acquisition partners to train, mentor and support the new Skillsbridge veteran pipeline hiring pilot; adapted across 2 business groups at 4 locations across the U.S.
- Conducted research to develop veteran and military spouse focused comm channels for Talent Acquisition partners; cemented 600+ points of contacts, establishing recruiting networks across military and governmental agencies
- Partnered in the project implementation for Home Depot's first virtual veteran-focused career fair with external partners; communicated vision and needs, set up host platform connecting recruiters to 15K personnel talent pool
PROGRAM MANAGER, CYBER SECURITY
United States Air Force
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Served as the cyber project management officer / advisor ensuring enhanced cyber security & daily capabilities for Executive Leaders; created logical and innovative solutions to complex problems; mitigated 700+ threats annually
- Program Manager for 2 cyber teams (52 contributors), delivered initiatives in-time updates protecting 100K+ global users
- Converted strategic objectives into trackable and digestible execution plans; managed daily coordination, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communications; oversaw planning, execution, change management and project closure activities
- Quick-turned the design and led the execution of rapid-response transformation initiatives, procured resources and enabled secure remote operations without service disruption to $24B Department of Defense global operations efforts
SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
United States Air Force
05.2017 - 12.2019
- Managed a 26-person HR, finance, physical security, and education & training team supporting $210M annual initiatives and 850+ personnel, including 4 Sr. Executives, across the Department of Defense's largest tactical Air Operations Center
- Oversaw and executed the cradle-to-grave planning & new operations center stand-up; engaged with project leaders and teams to implement a phased migration; adjusted timelines as needed to accommodate developing / competing priorities
- Coordinated with 7 agencies world-wide directing an average $34M in annual resources; ensured vital support for the continental U.S. and world-wide contingency operations while handling sensitive administrative. HR, and logistics matters
- Increased productivity by 55% through manpower and skill-level reduction; seamlessly merged personnel talents, realigned, grew, and combined resources; supported and maintained member's access to benefits, tools, and systems
- Details on earlier leadership and operations roles available upon request
EXECUTIVE HUMAN RESOURCE LEADER
United States Air Force
12.2014 - 05.2017
CUSTOMER AFFAIRS MANAGER
United States Air Force
11.2013 - 12.2014
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR
United States Air Force
02.2010 - 11.2013
IT CLIENT SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR
United States Air Force
02.2006 - 02.2010
KNOWLEDGE OPERATIONS MANAGER
United States Air Force
02.2000 - 02.2006
BASIC MILITARY TRAINING
United States Air Force
12.1999 - 02.2000
Education
B.S. - Business Administration (Information Technology Concentration)
Columbia Southern University
Skills
- Clarity and communication
- Jira and MS Project
- Team building and development
- Policy and procedure development
- Executive communication
- Budget management
- Stakeholder partnership
- Change management and governance
- Process improvement
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Risk, issue, and dependency management
- Data-driven decision support
- Financial forecasting
- Network access control
- Project management
Certification
- Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification
- Advanced Leadership & Management Training (4 Levels)
- Negotiations & Value Maximization Training
- Project Management Professional (PMP) and Generative AI Leader Certifications- In Progress
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workWork Type
Full TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
RemoteHybridSalary Range
$90000/yr - $200000/yrTimeline
Project Manager, Cybersecurity Project Management Office
The Home Depot
11.2022 - Current
Project Manager, Field Capital Team/In-Store Environment
The Home Depot
02.2021 - 11.2022
Military Relations Fellow/Project Manager - Talent Acquisition
The Home Depot
08.2020 - 01.2021
PROGRAM MANAGER, CYBER SECURITY
United States Air Force
01.2020 - 01.2021
SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
United States Air Force
05.2017 - 12.2019
EXECUTIVE HUMAN RESOURCE LEADER
United States Air Force
12.2014 - 05.2017
CUSTOMER AFFAIRS MANAGER
United States Air Force
11.2013 - 12.2014
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISOR
United States Air Force
02.2010 - 11.2013
IT CLIENT SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR
United States Air Force
02.2006 - 02.2010
KNOWLEDGE OPERATIONS MANAGER
United States Air Force
02.2000 - 02.2006
BASIC MILITARY TRAINING
United States Air Force
12.1999 - 02.2000
B.S. - Business Administration (Information Technology Concentration)
Columbia Southern University