Tara Tiger
Austin,TX
Summary
Experienced, results-driven strategy professional with solid history of managing teams and driving operational success. Skilled in implementing strategic initiatives that enhance productivity, efficiency, and market positioning. Strong focus on cross-functional team collaboration and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Enterprise Functional Strategy Practice
Strategy&
04.2022 - Current
- Re-imagined end-to-end organizational structures based on capabilities, inefficiencies, and other key operational and strategic considerations through the development of strategic operating model redesigns
- Facilitated workshops to identify client needs, ensuring tailored solutions and enhanced customer satisfaction.
- Mentored junior staff, fostering professional development and enhancing team performance in strategy execution.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define project scopes, timelines, and deliverables for successful execution of strategies.
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration and alignment across external client teams, including finance, HR, product development for multiple lines of business, as well as internal program workstream teams
- Developed multi-year strategic roadmaps, including market and competitive landscape assessments and business cases, to enable client operations to succeed in bridging gaps (e.g., launch of a new school within the client’s university system) identified through a critical gap analysis as well as managing for low hanging fruit (near and short-term fixes)
- Led full lifecycle of strategic initiatives, from ideation through implementation and launch as well as and “Day 2” planning, leveraging client and external data, customer feedback, client stakeholder feedback, and other operational considerations such as vendor considerations (e.g., build / partner / buy), process improvements, etc.
- Led the launch of strategic initiatives and products for clients, which included working with external vendors (e.g., pharmaceutical distributors, home health and community organizations)
- Developed and implemented internal and external data analytics systems to track consumer engagement and program success KPIs, pulling from throughout the organizational ecosystem
- Worked with firm leadership to develop a CEO engagement strategy and related program, which included marketing, development of thought leadership, marquee events, and external partnerships with large-scale organizations such as the Wall Street Journal
- Managed a quarterly forum for industry executives, which included development and sourcing of content, managing stakeholders across internal teams and external speakers, and sourcing vendors and staff for events
Manager, Clinical Innovation Practice
Accenture
06.2015 - 03.2022
- Led cross-functional teams to drive operational improvements, enhance service delivery, achieve project goals such as increased consumer engagement, and foster collaboration and innovation.
- Streamlined workflows by identifying bottlenecks in existing systems and implementing appropriate solutions, including program design for nation-wide health services organization, impacting 20 million lives with expected revenue between $3-5B.
- Analyzed market trends to inform strategic decisions impacting product development and competitive positioning that led to the development of more than a dozen new, innovative clinical programs
- Coordinated project timelines ensuring on-time delivery of key initiatives in alignment with business strategies, leading teams responsible for over $40M in financial benefit for clients.
- Managed vendor relationships, negotiating contracts to optimize service quality and cost-effectiveness for digital consumer engagement programs, at-home services, and community outreach programs.
- Developed strategic plans aligning departmental goals with organizational objectives for sustained growth, Regional hospital-at-home program and associated partner strategy and 5-year roadmap to provide post-acute care through daily virtual care and in-person check-ins and remote patient monitoring.
- Streamlined processes to increase efficiency and reduce operational costs across departments, creating wire frames for digital enablement solutions to solve for operational and financial inefficiencies with direct impact on consumer engagement and satisfaction.
- Increased market share with strategic business development efforts, expanding into untapped markets as the development lead for one of her practice's client offerings, which systematized a data-driven and metrics-based approach to creating scalable population management and engagement programs for the health care industry
- Mentored junior staff, fostering professional development and enhancing team capabilities.
Management Consultant
Navigant
08.2014 - 06.2015
- Created solutions to increase consumer engagement and improve cost outcomes and performance for government programs
- Evaluated market trends and competitor analysis, informing strategic decision-making for clients.
- Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication, and resource utilization issues.
- Compiled research data and gave professional presentations highlighting finds and recommended optimizations.
- Crafted actionable insights from complex data sets, driving strategic recommendations for clients.
Management Consultant Analyst
DMoller Associates
08.2011 - 08.2014
- Analyzed market trends and competitive landscape to inform strategic recommendations for clients.
- Conducted data-driven analyses to identify areas of opportunity for efficiency gains.
- Conducted thorough assessments of clients' operational structures and product suites, recommending actionable steps for improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA08-2010
Skills
- Collaborative team management
- Verbal and written communication
- Analytical problem-solving
- Strategic planning
- Operations management
- Business growth initiatives
- Strategic partnership development
Timeline
Manager, Enterprise Functional Strategy Practice
Strategy&
04.2022 - Current
Manager, Clinical Innovation Practice
Accenture
06.2015 - 03.2022
Management Consultant
Navigant
08.2014 - 06.2015
Management Consultant Analyst
DMoller Associates
08.2011 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
University of California, Los Angeles