Michael Parish
Strategic Program Manager & NPI Product Innovator | IT-Driven Business Transformation | Gen AI | SaaS, Cloud Computing & Cybersecurity | Agile Leadership | Driving High Performing Teams & Unlocking Market Opportunity
- Role
- Principal Npi Product Manager IT Enabled Business Transformation Operational Efficiency at Palo Alto Networks
- Location
- San Jose, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Parish
Unlocking the potential of teams and seizing market opportunities for Fortune 500…
Experience
Principal Npi Product Manager IT Enabled Business Transformation Operational Efficiency
Jan 2015 — Present
For this global cybersecurity leader, I have provided high-end oversight of a diverse product portfolio, including advanced firewalls and cloud-based offerings. My focus lies in partnering with global technical and business teams to manage the New Product Introduction (NPI) pipeline, ensuring clear visibility into program status, risks, and issues.Key initiatives over my tenure include an SAP Cloud transformation / modernization, directing the migration of SAP applications from on-premises to Google Cloud and an upgrade to S/4 HANA. This project was a strategic maneuver across three different business entities, enhancing P&L visibility and forecast intelligence.Additional accomplishments include: Led NPI effort that accelerated revenue generation, bringing in multi-million dollars within the first year and reducing delivery time from 3 months to 5 weeks. Managed the delivery of Unit 42 and Global Customer Services NPI, improving project velocity by 40% and achieving 90% in baseline regression testing. Championed Agile methodology adoption and integration of a Robotic Process Automation Center of Excellence, fostering innovation and efficiency across diverse business groups. Implemented scalable SaaS service to support new lease and loan corporate functionality, leading to systems integration and automated workflows across multiple departments. Led and managed a high visibility worker automation initiative, creating cohesion for multiple internal and external teams. During COVID, led Ariba deployment program across various departments and geographies, ensuring strong governance and cadence to drive an on-time delivery, even with teams being remote.
Education
San José State University
Business Administration Management and Marketing
Skills
- Product Management
- Standards Development
- Scrum
- Virtualization
- Business Alignment
- Strategic Planning
- Governance
- Enterprise Software
- Emerging Technologies
- Enterprise Architecture
- Architecture
- Start-Ups
- Infrastructure Planning
- Business Process
- Strategy
- New Business Development
- Engineering Management
- Itil
- International Project Management
- IT Strategy
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Budget Management
- Management Consulting
- Project Planning
- Jira
- Infrastructure
- Technical Leadership
- Program Management
- Disaster Recovery
- Integration
- Project Portfolio Management
- Process Improvement
- Data Center
- Cloud Computing
- Outsourcing
- Budgets
- Service Delivery
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Mentoring
- Vendor Management
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