Karen Dean

About Karen Dean

Senior Technology professional with diverse industry experience and broad expertise in delivering transformative, business-enabling technologies to global enterprises. Skilled in building collaborative relationships with business unit stakeholders, leading cross-functional teams, strategic sourcing, and driving maximum value and high performance from industry suppliers. Accomplished at evaluating benefits of technology innovation, and in managing through rapid organizational change. Adept at managing global budgets exceeding $50M, and in achieving year-over-year operating cost reductions while delivering world class technology solutions.Specialties: Convergent Strategy Development, ITIL-Based Service Management, Procurement / RFP, Six Sigma DMAIC, Financial Stewardship, Global Technology Deployments, Mobility Enablement, Customer Relationship Development, Supplier Management

Experience

1. Sr Director, Digital Teammate Experience

   Under Armour

   Jun 2022 — Present · Baltimore, MD, US

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  Medill Graduate School of Journalism, Journalism

• Towson University

  BA, Journalism and English Literature

• Loyola University, Maryland

  MBA, Finance

Skills

• Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Management
• Team Building
• Forecasting
• Telephony
• Product Management
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Supply Management
• Account Management
• Change Management
• Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Six Sigma
• Rfp
• Strategic Planning
• Contract Negotiation
• Business Process Improvement
• Budgets
• Vendor Management
• Procurement
• Telecommunications
• Crm
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Process
• Program Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Process Improvement