Diallo Sanders

About Diallo Sanders

Solution-driven, keenly focused Leader (Customer Facing and Internal) leveraging extensive global expertise in insurance, banking & finance, IT, telecommunications, customer service, and operations. Well-established pattern of leadership excellence, deftly directing diverse teams in the consistent achievement of specified objectives as well as overseeing global portfolios, financials, and project documentation. Catalyst devising PMO standard practices, policies, procedures, and documentation. Select certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Certified Project Manager (CPM), and Rutgers University Agile SAFe Certification for Program and Product Managers. Project Management ~ Global Strategy Development ~ Global Portfolio Management ~ Gap Analysis/Resolution Program Management ~ Business Case Development ~ Team Management ~ Financial Management ~ Cost Savings Process Improvements ~ Change Management ~ Policy & Procedure Development ~ Regulatory Compliance

Experience

1. Lean Portfolio Manager Iii

   Norfolk Southern

   May 2025 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Define and drive the strategic alignment with relevant IT and business owners to ensure various needs and opportunities are identified, prioritized, validated, and communicated• Provide 100% visibility to portfolio including overall portfolio solution roadmap• Facilitate priority decisions, using investment category as guardrails• Compare solution investments towards producing the most value for capacity constraint• Facilitates Populating and Usage of Connected Kanban boards and sessions• Organize, prepare for, and facilitates Portfolio alignment cadence• Organize, prepare for, Facilitate Spend Profile and Prioritization Decisions• Organize and Facilitate Strategic and Objectives consensus on Intent and Outcome reviews• Prepare and share regular Portfolio status with senior leadership• Provides visibility to planned vs actual portfolio budgets and forecasts in partnership with financial analysts and business owners. • Partner with OCM, Quality Center of Excellence, Agility Delivery and PMO on items related to the overall portfolio• Identify appropriate data to support portfolio measurements (Flow, Capacity, Portfolio Engagement) and track business value metrics (I.e, OKRS & Portfolio Value Levers)• Communicate tool configuration and dashboard development needs for LPM related measurement and partner with OCM to communicate updates• Portfolio Reporting and Leadership Consultation

Education

• Georgia State University Perimeter College

  AA, French

  2000 — 2001

• Georgia State University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Business

• Troy University

  Master of Science, Political Science / International Relations

  2003 — 2005

• Georgia State University

  BA LIB, French Language and International Business

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Management
• Strategy
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Microsoft Project
• Visio
• Program Management
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Ms Project
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Vendor Management
• Crm
• Change Management
• Quality Assurance
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Sharepoint
• Employee Management
• Six Sigma
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Insurance Policies