Keith Stradford
Director; Innovation Program Management @ Haleon | Creating Breakthrough & Disruption
- Role
- Director, Innovation Project Management at Haleon
- Location
- Richmond, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Keith Stradford
Innovation Program Management Executive with expertise in leading organizations through end-to-end commercialization of sustaining, breakthrough, and disruptive innovations across Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Consumer Healthcare, Digital Health, and Medical Devices. Experience in building Project Management Organizations (PMO) focused on leading multifunctional project teams in delivering consumer-relevant innovations to market.
Experience
Director, Innovation Project Management
Mar 2020 — Present · Richmond, VA, US
Program Director for the US Incubator Space. Lead the qualification, demonstration and commercialization of breakthrough and disruptive technologies and ideas• Proven track record and deep knowledge in guiding teams and corporate PMO communities on program leadership principles, staged-gate launch platforms, innovation models, and senior stakeholder management• Created and staffed a new Program Management Organization (PMO) for Richmond VA site. Manage a team of 5 Program Managers owning end-to-end multifunctional program leadership from concept creation to in-market launch• Own portfolio of programs led by my team across multiple brands for The Americas. Guide team on program and operational risk identification, mitigation, communication and escalation• Direct the creation and execution of national launch plans for multiple OTC brands leveraging program management and marketing operations experience. Drive business process for innovation launches enabling in-store retailer and direct-to-consumer (DTC) executions• Lead new revenue commercial launch of sustaining, breakthrough and disruptive innovation propositions (including stand-alone medical devices, and connected devices) through assessment, qualification, demonstration, and launch• Advocate for programs at governance boards presenting business cases for approval. Manage multiple stakeholders; initiate recommendations and influence decision making• Partner with Research & Development on product development, and with Commercial on consumer experience and business model creation. Develop collaborative external partnerships in commercializing new products and technologies
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering
Harvard University
Certificate, Launching Breakthrough Technologies
2019 — 2019
Skills
- Business Modeling
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Consumer Brands
- Strategic Planning
- Mindset
- New Business Development
- Product Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation Consulting
- International Management
- Value Creation
- Emerging Markets
- Market Entry
- Supply Chain
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