Juanita Backman

About Juanita Backman

Results-driven leader with over 20 years of experience at a Fortune 50 company and a reputation for delivering value-based solutions for our customers. I believe in the value of diverse perspectives combining to deliver the best outcomes. I am a quick decision maker who works well in large, ambiguous situations to help a team do their best work. I believe the strongest attribute is the ability to communicate at all levels to ensure everyone is aligned and driving toward a common goal.Core Competencies:• Complex, multi-year, multi-million-dollar initiatives• Cross-team leadership• Relationship Management • Financial management: capital planning and monthly/annual budgeting • Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Clarity, Visio, Slack, Confluence, Jira, Quip, Smartsheet

Experience

1. IT Security Manager

   CNH

   Jan 2023 — Present

   Lead complex IT initiatives within Infrastructure and Security organization to ensure alignment to timeline, communication across all audiences, management of risks and issues, and financial management: • Reduced impact of global Crowdstrike issue by leading recovery efforts through partnership with internal and vendor partners; provided regular status updates to executive leadership • Managed multi-year global deployment of Palo Alto SASE solution (Global Protect VPN and Proxy transition); Owned global communication and led technical implementation and operations teams. • Coordinated move of data center to Milan; completed within weekend change window and without impact to business • Partnered with site leads to implement firewalls at multiple global sites • Drove SOX remediation efforts across infrastructure and applications• Navigate and mentor others on complicated internal financial processes; from identifying need to gaining funding approval, generating PO, and getting invoices processed.

Education

• North Dakota State University

  BS, Sociology

  1992 — 1996

• University of St. Thomas

  MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Team Leadership
• Management
• Team Building
• Business Intelligence
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Wireless
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Analysis
• Program Management
• Customer Service
• Team-Oriented
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• IT Strategy
• Visio
• Retail
• Organization