Jessica Licata

Senior Technical Program Manager

Role: Senior Technical Program Manager at Microsoft
Location: Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Jessica Licata

Strategic Program Leader with 12+ years’ experience driving cross-functional initiatives, operational excellence, and business transformation at Microsoft and beyond. Proven track record in aligning stakeholders, optimizing processes, and delivering innovative solutions that accelerate growth and organizational success. Adept at acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, managing complex portfolios, creating clear and scalable workflows to support NPI, and fostering collaboration across diverse teams.Define NPI ProcessesStrategic Planning & ExecutionStakeholder EngagementCross-Functional LeadershipChange ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementData-Driven Decision MakingExecutive CommunicationBudget & OKR Management

Experience

Senior Technical Program Manager
Microsoft
May 2024 — Present
Experienced program leader skilled in driving technology initiatives, streamlining workflows, and fostering executive collaboration to accelerate operational efficiency.• Drive strategic qualification and testing plans for new technology, aligning cross-functional teams on goals, timelines, and execution plans.• Partner with engineering and business stakeholders to define priorities, resolve complex issues, and deliver scalable solutions that accelerate innovation and operational efficiency.• Lead requirements generation and cross-functional alignment to accelerate technology qualification, enabling early risk detection and shorter design cycles.• Manage budget cycles and OKR planning and drive team collaboration through creation of key resources (SharePoint sites, newsletters, custom ADO dashboards/workflows).• Design and implement streamlined NPI workflows with integrated feedback and review cycles, improving clarity, accelerating approvals, and reducing costly delays.

Education

University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business Administration

Skills

Underwriting
Valuation
Forecasting
Analysis
Due Diligence
Banking
Risk Management
Budgets
Finance
Credit Analysis
Excel
Financial Analysis
Financial Accounting
Mortgage Lending
Commercial Lending
Credit Risk
Commercial Real Estate
Portfolio Management
Loans
Commercial Banking
Asset Managment
Real Estate
Credit
Investments

Contact information

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Current company

Microsoft

Software Development · 10K employees · 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington, 98052, US

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

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