Jonathan Biard

About Jonathan Biard

What is most important to me: a good strategy, agile decision making based on data, practical planning and processes, leveraging technology to accelerate great business results, and enabling people to do their best work!20+ years in the technology industry with a proven track record of delivering complex solutions and large-scale global change initiatives across diverse lines of business and industries that drive operational efficiency and accelerate time to market. Dynamic leader, strategic thinker, and decision-maker. Excels at integrating people, business processes, strategy, and technology to transform complex business challenges into bottom-line results.Professional Skills: Chief of Staff | Senior Executive Leadership | Business Operations | Planning and Portfolio Management | Change Management | Process Re-engineering | Organizational Design | Strategic Partner Management | Enterprise Program Management Office (PMO)| Project Management | Training and Readiness | Instructional Design | Contract Negotiations | Vendor Management | Global Talent Acquisition | Human Resources | Software and Services Development | System Integration | Enablement | Employee Engagement | Coaching | Facilitation | Event Planning | Ecommerce | Retail

Experience

1. Azure Cognitive Services - Commercialization

   Microsoft AI

   Feb 2024 — Present

   Providing business management consulting services including program management, strategic planning, channel strategy, planning, and execution. Currently engaged with the Microsoft Azure AI Customer Experience Engineering team through DigiSignals, Inc. driving programs that enable customers to leverage AI solutions for their business.

Education

• Henley Business School

  Master of Business Administration (First Year)

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Liberal Arts Concentration

Skills

• Program Management
• E-Commerce
• Vendor Management
• Strategy
• Software Project Management
• Integration
• Management
• Enterprise Software
• Software Development
• Sdlc
• Project Portfolio Management
• Project Management
• Pmo
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Agile Project Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Saas
• Sharepoint
• Outsourcing
• Release Management
• Product Management
• Partner Management
• Cloud Computing
• Professional Services
• Change Management
• Team Leadership
• Strategic Partnerships
• IT Strategy
• Product Development
• Microsoft Technologies
• Pmp
• Quality Assurance
• Enterprise Architecture
• Business Intelligence
• Web Development
• Problem Solving
• Business Process Improvement
• Consulting
• Scrum