Michael Schamberg

About Michael Schamberg

Extensive experience leading high performance IT Project Management, Business Relationship Management and FP & A organizations across multiple companies/industries. Demonstrated ability of taking over large-scale IT programs (incl. multiple ERP implementations) in trouble and successfully delivering them on time and budget. Strong analytical skillset having generated significant financial benefits to employers throughout my career.Highlights:• Transformed IT project managers at multiple companies into strategic partners delivering projects on time, on budget and without issue.• Experienced at successfully managing multiple concurrent projects ranging in size up to $100MM annual spend (have directly and indirectly led ~600 projects during my career).• Experienced managing Workday, SAP and IFS ERP implementations• Strong financial planning and analysis (FP & A)) experience having:• Led financial analysis of American Express Technologies demand management program reducing costs by $175 million.• influenced the accelerated launch of American Express Membership Miles (currently Membership Rewards through insightful financial analysis of cardmember behavior. Specialties: IT Project Management (project, program and portfolio management), IT Business Relationship Management), Business Re-engineering, Business Analysis and corporate financial planning and analysis (FP & A).Industry Experience: Health, Wellness and Beauty, Software, Semiconductor, Logistics, Financial Services, as well as Food and Beverage.

Experience

1. ERP Project Manager

   Tegria

   Jul 2024 — Present · Scottsdale, AZ, US

   Successfully project managed the global Workday HCM and Payroll implementations. o Took over a project that was behind schedule and a project plan that lacked a level of detail, successfully project managed a US/Canada implementation of Workday followed by a UK implementation. o Performed multiple roles to drive these initiatives on time with high quality. In addition, to project managing these 2 implementations, I led test management and actively supported Parallel Payroll Testing aa well as data validation activities. • Currently project managing a Kantata implementation project• Assisting new CIO implement project management tools to strengthen internal project management

Education

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  MBA, Finance, Marketing and Strategy

  1983

• The George Washington University

  BBA, Accounting

Skills

• Project Implementation
• Strategic Planning
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Business Transformation
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Project Management
• Customer Service
• Product Management
• Pmo
• Leadership
• Business Process
• Change Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Erp
• Vendor Management
• Program Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Process Improvement
• Budgets
• Business Strategy
• Business Analysis
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Intelligence
• Customer Relations
• Management
• Financial Analysis
• IT Strategy
• Problem Solving
• Analysis