Justin Guthrie

About Justin Guthrie

Leader and Trusted Advisor - Strategy and Execution• 20 years leading and advising cross-functional teams in large and small organizations across diverse industries• Sought after due to success, collaborative nature, and positive relationships across organization• Ability to speak strategy and translate that strategy into execution • Clear communicator to executive leadership and stakeholders across organization• Problem solver who can identify and lead teams to solutions• Lifelong learner who transitions easily into new teams, business areas, or new industries to quickly provide value

Experience

1. Senior Program Manager, Vice President

   PNC

   Apr 2017 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Leading or consulting on large strategic business initiatives - Directing and advising project managers, product owners, and other team members across product, operations, and technology, as well as managing communications and reporting for leadership, internal committees, and large numbers of stakeholders.Currently working across multiple areas of Retail to help lead a strategic initiative totaling $50M+, leading a team of 6 project managers.Prior Accomplishments:• Led program team responsible for creating the PNC Mobile Accept payments solution for Small Business, which included C & IB subsidiary Tempus Technologies as the Payment Facilitator (PayFac). • Chosen to participate in leadership program for high-performing employees.• Directly requested by senior leader to establish cross-product reporting and processes to help drive national expansion strategy for lending. • Led full transition of project management staff, product launch and roadmap development for $7M initiative to create new digital-only lending product. • Transformed project staffing, communication, and implementation strategy for $5M initiative, resulting in clearer expectations, improved performance, and collaborative environment across 250+ stakeholders.• Partnered with Merchant Services to lead conversion of BBVA account portfolio and processes. Recognized for quickly attaining understanding of unique business area.• Led product consolidation initiative highlighted for success under significant constraints, acting as both program manager and product manager.• Led project staffing and design activities for new product that spanned Retail and Commercial areas with 300+ stakeholders, while directing 4 project managers.• Rebooted and reorganized structure of multi-year regulatory initiative, while concurrently learning banking industry.• Provided consulting to peers and other leaders/teams.• Requested by leadership to mentor or assist project managers or other program managers.

Education

• University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business

  MBA, Business Administration

  2009 — 2013

• University of Pittsburgh

  Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

  1998 — 2003

Skills

• Change Management
• Quality Assurance
• Software Project Management
• Integration Projects
• Software Implementation
• Project Management
• Earned Value Management
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• Project Estimation
• Risk Management
• Release Management
• Program Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Vendor Management
• Process Improvement
• Technical Support
• Microsoft Project
• Business Process Improvement
• Ms Project
• Product Management
• Customer Support
• Training
• Testing
• Project Server
• Sdlc
• Software Deployment
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Pmo
• Leadership
• Project Planning
• Product Development