Malia Walsh

About Malia Walsh

I serve as a trusted partner to senior leadership, orchestrating strategic programs, operational cadences and data-driven insights that enhance engineering effectiveness and accelerate business outcomes. With 12+ years of experience in program management and strategic operations, I specialize in bridging executive vision with execution, aligning Product, Engineering, Finance, and Legal to deliver measurable impact. My background spans SaaS, cloud platforms, manufacturing and AI, where I’ve built dashboards and KPIs for executives, managed multimillion-dollar budgets, and led enterprise-wide transformations that improve delivery, reduce costs, and strengthen cross-functional collaboration.Throughout my career, I have driven outcomes at the intersection of program leadership and executive strategy:Spearheaded an enterprise agile transformation at Salesforce, building productivity dashboards and frameworks that increased release predictability and engineering velocity.Partnered with Product and Engineering leaders at Tableau to establish operational cadences and annual budgets, enabling disciplined spend and accountability across teams.Delivered $21M in annual cost savings at PACCAR by prioritizing high-value enhancements and optimizing financial models.Directed the global migration of 1,200+ users to an AWS-hosted platform, ensuring minimal disruption and seamless adoption across five business units.Core Skills include program and business operations, strategic planning and cross-functional leadership. Experienced in managing multimillion-dollar budgets, establishing OKRs and KPIs and driving operational excellence across Product and Engineering organizations. Skilled in building executive dashboards with Tableau to enable data-driven decision making. Strong background in workflow optimization, technology migrations and agile delivery, with a focus on scaling efficiency and accelerating outcomes in global, high-growth environments.I thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments where structure, communication and data-informed decision making are critical to scaling impact. Whether building executive dashboards, managing financial oversight, or designing operating rhythms that keep organizations aligned, I focus on turning strategy into actionable plans that deliver measurable, lasting results.

Experience

1. Transformation Lead

   Qualtrics

   Jan 2026 — Present · US

Education

• Colorado School of Mines

  B.S.

• Colorado School of Mines

  Master of Science - MS

• Seattle University

  MBA

Skills

• Fmea
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Budgeting
• Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• 5s
• Product Development
• Project Management
• Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Improvement
• Passed Fundmentals of Engineering
• Dmaic