Brandon Haverland

About Brandon Haverland

I am an experienced Program Manager with a strong background in working with Engineering…

Experience

1. Staff Division Program Manager, Fintech Division

   ZenBusiness

   May 2023 — Present

   Focused on the growth, scalability, and success of ZenBusiness Fintech product offerings - ZenBusiness Banking, ZenBusiness Money, and much more - through Technical Program Management leadership within our Fintech Division and across ZenBusiness. • Leads major programs and projects that cut across functions in the organization by working directly with Engineering teams, Product Managers, and Executive Stakeholders with a thorough understanding of agile, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and leading demos. • Utilizes technical fluency; comfortable in understanding and discussing technology concepts, schedule tradeoffs, and new opportunities with technical team members. • Reviews and consults on technical design documents and estimates for new mission-critical initiatives, programs, and projects. • Interacts and influences across functions and stakeholders at all levels of the organization and with customers using high-quality communication, organizational, and presentation skills • Assembles and manages cross-functional schedules and risk plans in an agile environment. • Evangelizes Agile values and principles, coaching teams on Agile culture and techniques. • Protects the development teams from distracting influences and removes impediments and demonstrates a resourcefulness, an interminable energy, a persistence, and an ownership mindset to achieve goals despite obstacles.