Michael Lawrence

About Michael Lawrence

Innovative technology executive with 20 years of success leading high-performing technology organizations, driving digital initiatives, managing technology portfolios, and delivering innovative programs for startups and industry-leading public companies.Example Achievements:Program & Portfolio Management:Established PMO and Portfolio Management functions at ING Direct, Capital One, and Douglas Elliman, overseeing teams of project managers and multi-million-dollar technology portfolios. Applied effective governance and structured Portfolio Management functions to align technology investment with strategic business priorities, improving value realization and business stakeholder satisfaction. Technology Organization Leadership:Led high-performing technology organizations as a Director at Capital One, VP at Douglas Elliman, and IT Head at ING Direct. Experience building, developing, and scaling teams, including remote, offshore, vendor, matrix, and internal resources to 100 FTE. Tech Startups & Digital Innovation:President of the successful startup AssetTrade.com, a digital marketplace and SaaS provider with > 90$M in funding, now public as $LQDT. Program Manager and COO for the launch of Sunny (GoSunny.org), a nonprofit digital startup delivering behavior-science-based solutions. Drove enterprise-wide digital transformation for companies including Douglas Elliman and Catalyst. Digital Product Management:Directed the design and development of Elliman.com, integrating CRM functionality and agent-specific websites supporting over $29B in sales. At AssetTrade.com, managed a global marketplace and SaaS asset management product implemented with DuPont, Alcoa, and Parker Hannifin. At Sunny, led the design and build of user-centric mobile and web products.AI & Data Analytics:Applied AI to business processes, dramatically reducing costs and improving efficiency. Integrated AI systems with product designs to expand offerings to government agencies. Member of SimilarWebs inaugural Customer Advisory Board.

Experience

1. Senior Program Manager - Technology Enterprise Initiatives

   Ascension

   Apr 2025 — Present · St Louis, MO, US

   Strategic Program Management of enterprise technology initiatives across multiple workstreams, cross-functional teams, and national stakeholders. Currently leading the technology program supporting a multi-billion dollar enterprise initiative.

Education

• Rutgers University–Newark

  Bachelor of Science, Marketing

Skills

• Operations Management
• Itil
• Leadership
• Program Management
• E-Commerce
• Product Management
• Integration
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• IT Service Management
• Boating
• Change Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Information Technology
• Disaster Recovery
• IT Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• IT Asset Management
• Start-Ups
• Project Management
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Digital Marketing
• Vendor Management
• IT Management
• Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing Strategy
• Digital Strategy