Ellen Nielsen

About Ellen Nielsen

Director - Program and Product Management with key strengths in large-team management, SAFe Agile project management, Cloud implementation experience, cross functional collaboration, partner communication and financial skills. Recognized leader, strong communicator, with keen ability to deliver transformational initiatives.Technical and quality experience primarily in the financial industry. Significant experience in Leadership and Product implementations including:• Agile / Delivery Transformation• Product & Program Management• Quality Tools & Strategy• Strategic/Technical Alignment • Credit Card Processing• Vendor Managements• Change Management • New Business Assessment

Experience

1. Director - Agile Program Management

   American Express

   Apr 2021 — Present · Phoenix, AZ, US

   Leading a team of 30 global reports specializing in Project Management and SAFe Agile practices- Developing and implementing the GCP cloud strategy in coordination with Product and Technology teams

Education

• The George Washington University

  Masters Certificate, Project Management

  2000 — 2003

• Illinois State University

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting

• DePaul Driehaus College of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance and Financial Management Services

Skills

• Financial Services
• Risk Management
• Portfolio Management
• Credit Cards
• Relationship Management
• Banking
• Credit Risk
• Financial Risk
• Investment Banking
• Payments
• Program Management
• Project Management
• Credit
• Vendor Management
• Requirements Gathering
• Leadership
• Sdlc
• Business Analysis
• Requirements Analysis
• Change Management
• Management
• IT Strategy
• Project Portfolio Management
• Strategy