Cheryl Strickland
Business Execution Lead / Senior Program Manager / Business Development
- Role
- Business Execution Lead Senior Program Management Business Development at Cisco
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cheryl Strickland
Specialties: 25 years building lucrative alliances, productive cross-functional teams and efficient processes, 10 years of global work experience at an executive level, multimillion-dollar portfolio level of advanced program management, tool development, negotiation, distribution channel creation, international sales, multicultural understanding, startups, Fortune 50, entrepreneur, trainer, consultant, collaborator, and facilitator.
Experience
Business Execution Lead Senior Program Management Business Development
May 2019 — Present · US
Multiple consecutive contracts• Business Execution Lead for integration of key Cisco partner/distributer incentives into a new platform created to consolidate 7 existing tools serving over 3500 partners and 200 distributors providing a better user experience, a more compliant environment, and cost savings on vendor spend. This role heavily focuses on user experience, governance, operationalizing new flows, gathering and testing requirements, and coordination with engineers for accurate completion on time. I sit on the Change Control Board as a voting member to ensure process adherence and attention to the many needs of stakeholders I represent.• Senior Program Manager contracted to create a project plan, organize required SMEs and drive execution on the agreed upon objectives for transforming the Cisco Partner Program into a 2.0 version reflecting drivers that represent Cisco’s current vision and partner needs.• Business Development Manager assigned to co-create a platform and the supporting portals that enable Cisco ecosystem partners to easily onboard, network with resellers and account managers, and evangelize how their solutions add value. My lens stays focused on the pursuit of helping partners and sellers showcase unique solutions that solve real-world problems.
Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BA, International Studies
1989 — 1990
Saint Andrews Presbyterian College
BA, International Relations, Mandarin, Political Science
1987 — 2002
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