John Odell
Senior Manager @ Transamerica | MBA, PMP, Green Belt
- Role
- Senior Manager, Strategic Program Management at Transamerica
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Odell
With over a decade of professional experience, I specialize in strategic planning and program management, bringing a results-driven and collaborative approach to my role as Senior Manager at Transamerica. Passionate about leveraging technology to drive organizational efficiency, I am committed to aligning initiatives with the company’s mission to deliver reliable financial solutions. My goal is to foster innovation while creating meaningful impacts across teams and stakeholders. At Transamerica, I oversee transformative initiatives such as the implementation of AI-driven solutions and the replacement of legacy systems with a modern ERP. Partnering with cross-functional teams, I contribute to streamlining financial processes, optimizing actuarial models, and enhancing market data utilization. My leadership emphasizes collaboration and adaptability, ensuring successful execution of complex, high-impact programs.
Experience
Senior Manager, Strategic Program Management
Mar 2022 — Present · Indianapolis, IN, US
GenAI Program Manager ensuring steering committees properly vet, scope, and approve execution of AI use cases across the company.Oversaw program management team partnering with Deloitte to replace our General Ledger (GL) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. This multi-year overhaul will retire our 40-year-old GL, compress 26 systems into one ERP, and enable quicker more reliable financial results.Manage the Actuarial Optimization program to consolidate, convert, and improve models across Life, Health, and Retirement products to reduce maintenance costs and create more efficient results.Responsible for overseeing Hedging projects to help ingest market data more efficiently and inform better quality trades.
Education
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Strategy
Ball State University - Miller College of Business
Bachelor of Science, Marketing
2006 — 2010
Ball State University - Miller College of Business
MBA, Finance
2010 — 2012
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