Cheryl M.

About Cheryl M.

I’m the enterprise program leader who turns messy, ambiguous transformation into structured, measurable delivery; whether that’s standing up metadata governance across enterprise tables, migrating analytics platforms to Snowflake, or aligning business and technology teams after a major acquisition.Currently serving as Manager, Program Management at Capital One, following the Discover Financial Services integration, I lead cross-enterprise initiatives spanning data governance, metadata curation, analytics enablement, and operational execution. My lane sits at the intersection of strategy and delivery, translating executive intent into roadmaps, action plans, and outcomes that actually land.Over the past several years, I’ve:• Led enterprise metadata curation across thousands of analytical and operational tables, establishing disposition frameworks (delete / archive / migrate) that unlocked platform modernization and reduced long-term data risk.• Orchestrated Snowflake migration waves, aligning technology, data, and business stakeholders to move critical analytics workloads with minimal disruption.• Designed data governance operating models, enterprise metadata templates, and curation workflows that brought consistency to previously fragmented environments.• Drove spend and savings initiatives, building visibility into enterprise data assets and enabling leadership to make investment decisions grounded in real usage and value.• Built stakeholder alignment across product, engineering, analytics, and risk, bringing structure to ambiguity and calm to high-stakes programs.I’m known for combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution. I don’t just design the plan, I build the Jira boards, create the dashboards, facilitate the workshops, and move the work forward.Core strengths:Enterprise program delivery | Data governance & metadata strategy | Agile execution | Analytics enablement | Stakeholder leadership | Translating complexity into clarityOutside of corporate transformation, I’m also a founder and builder — which keeps me pragmatic, resourceful, and relentlessly outcome-focused.If your organization is navigating large-scale data, analytics, or platform transformation, I bring the structure, momentum, and cross-functional alignment to get it done.

Experience

1. Principal Program Manager Data Steward

   Discover

   Mar 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Role transitioned following Capital One’s acquisition of Discover Financial Services; responsibilities and scope continued without interruption.

Education

• Midlands State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Geography and Environmental Studies

• Cornell University

  Product Management

• D and L Training LLC

  Project Management

• Bellevue University

  Master of Science , Data Science

• Texas Woman's University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Analytics