Michelle Norton

About Michelle Norton

PMP certified Senior Program Manager, with a diverse knowledge base, including project management, finance, sales operations, financial reporting & analytics, customer service, & sales. I have a proven track record of creating and maintaining full cycle project plans, and tracking and reporting KPIs to leadership. I am skilled at analyzing processes and developing program playbooks. I enjoy the Program Manager\'s role to help a team of SMEs drive a project to completion!

Experience

1. Project Manager- Finance Transformation

   Okta

   Oct 2023 — Present

   Responsible for planning, leading and executing cross-functional projects that impact the Finance organization.• Assist with concise and compelling business cases for proposed projects and programs• Ensure appropriate sponsorship and align stakeholders around initiative goals• Develop strong stakeholder relationships, maintaining effective communication channels• Prepare detailed analysis, project plans, milestones, deliverables and overall status updates forprojects• Collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders (e.g, Finance, IT, etc.) to create detailed project plans• Establish communications cadence to ensure appropriate program governance• Influence decision making and problem solving across projects and teams• Proactively manage program risks and develop mitigation strategies to meet the broader organization goals, milestones and objectivesContract: October 2023-May 2024 via Bee Talent Solutions

Education

• University of Puget Sound

  BA, Economics, Psychology