Stephen Bolt
Plymouth,MN
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven strategic leader recognized for building high-performing teams, optimizing business processes, and driving operational excellence. Expertise in aligning organizational goals and collaborate with partners to product delivery and value creation. Committed to leveraging expertise in strategic planning and execution to achieve sustainable growth and success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President | Change Management Team Lead
U.S. Bank
11.2023 - Current
- Managed a portfolio which saw 12 major product launches that resulted in an average checking balance increase (totaling $57.4B) which was ~ $100M favorable to our 2025 year-to-date forecast.
- Orchestrated the implementation of 8 key process improvements which resulted in faster completion of business requirements for all prioritized initiatives within Consumer & Business Banking. In some cases, over 1 month was saved within the delivery lifecycle following the implementation of these improvements.
- Built a unique and versatile Program and Change management framework from scratch and defined best practices for the organization to follow.
- Published “CSS Weekly Update” newsletter which encapsulated high level updates from 3 cross organizational teams and reported on work efforts spanning all consumer deposit product teams.
- Management of the Program & Change Enablement team, dedicated to oversight of top strategic Tier-1 initiatives which incorporated all U.S Bank’s business lines.
- Broadcast Change Management best practices with partner program management teams and related groups in Consumer and Business Banking.
- Direct leadership of process innovation initiative to eliminate redundant activities and improve efficiency of existing procedures across Execution, Delivery, Product, and Technology organizations.
- Creation of centralized reporting team for all critical growth programs that span Consumer Segments & Solutions deposits.
- Consolidate the highest level of Program reporting for senior leadership for customer growth initiative portfolio.
- Creation of change management artifact templates for Program Manager’s use on U.S. Bank’s most critical consumer growth initiatives.
Associate Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager
U.S. Bank
03.2022 - 11.2023
- Lead critical, multi-workstream, CapEx projects for mortgage technology products which eliminate $9 million per year in business cost and provide U.S. Bank business lines with new capabilities to serve customers.
- Managed monthly financial reporting for product portfolios that allows senior leaders to plan for future investment in key business initiatives and allocate staff to meet annual and quarterly goals.
- Led the modernization of RPM application suite technology, successfully facilitating the migration of 28 internally developed applications to the Azure cloud platform.
- Led cross-functional scrum teams for five distinct products and coached/mentored Scrum Masters assigned to those teams.
- Built and maintained critical business communication artifacts to include development roadmaps, release schedules, monthly business reviews, and project plans that enabled senior leadership to make critical decisions.
Senior Project Manager
3M via TEKsystems
01.2021 - 04.2022
- Lead Network delivery projects for 3M’s Latin America regional service delivery team in the Global Network and Telecommunications Services department.
- Successfully managed VoIP implementations of 24 sites in Latin American region as part of a global VoIP refresh initiative.
- Managed project plans, stakeholder collaboration and dependency identification for SDWAN and Internet Aggregation global initiatives.
- Distilled annual and quarterly goals for network service delivery teams into workable increments for scrum teams and collaborated with business leaders to track and communicate outcomes of annual objectives.
Enterprise Project Manager
Purpose Brands, LLC
03.2020 - 12.2020
- Lead projects across business functions including Finance, Marketing, Software Development and IT Infrastructure to deliver custom built business critical tools for SEB’s various Franchises.
- Managed delivery of enhanced online content project that helped reach customers and recovery revenue during gym closures.
- Lead effort to perform SharePoint and Outlook migration for Franchisees.
- Helped delivery implementation of new Vendor Portal used by all SEB Franchise Brands, which helped us reduce platform cost and increase product sales due to increased traffic.
Scrum Master & Project Manager
3M via TEKsystems
05.2018 - 03.2020
- Provided leadership to Latin America Service Delivery team through 3M’s Agile transformation effort for the Global Network and Telecommunications Services department while also managing network and voice projects in the US and Latin America.
- Lead and coached Latin America network infrastructure delivery team during organizational shift to a product delivery model using Scrum/SAFe.
- Organized new WAN Diversity Program for Latin America providing tertiary WAN connections for 8 critical production plants.
- Transformed 3M’s Latin America region by reducing 193 critical network vulnerabilities from a total 16 active.
- Executed nation-wide contract consolidation and voice service migration for all (148) 3M North American sites.
Project Manager
Presidio
06.2015 - 05.2018
- Served various clients in Health Care, Legal, and Financial industries to update and enhance their IT capabilities through providing Project Management as a service.
- Lead delivery of Presidio’s Minnesota region first Infrastructure as a Service data center solution which was resold to 5 new customers during my tenure.
- Managed Presidio Minnesota’s onboarding process for 43 new Managed Service customers.
IT Specialist - Enlisted
Minnesota Army National Guard
01.2012 - 01.2018
- Lead and trained soldiers during Kuwait deployment (June 2014 – May 2015)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Metropolitan State University
St. Paul, MN05-2018
Skills
- Team leadership
- Change Management
- Executive Communication
- Process improvement
Timeline
Vice President | Change Management Team Lead
U.S. Bank
11.2023 - Current
Associate Vice President | Senior Portfolio Manager
U.S. Bank
03.2022 - 11.2023
Senior Project Manager
3M via TEKsystems
01.2021 - 04.2022
Enterprise Project Manager
Purpose Brands, LLC
03.2020 - 12.2020
Scrum Master & Project Manager
3M via TEKsystems
05.2018 - 03.2020
Project Manager
Presidio
06.2015 - 05.2018
IT Specialist - Enlisted
Minnesota Army National Guard
01.2012 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Metropolitan State University