Omar Gutierrez

About Omar Gutierrez

A results-driven Project and Program Manager with over a decade of experience leading complex, high-impact initiatives across the healthcare, retail, technology, and service industries. Skilled in managing multiple concurrent projects and programs while aligning deliverables with strategic business objectives and customer needs. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, mitigating risks, and driving consistency and efficiency across programs. Proven success in delivering enterprise-scale implementations, optimizing workflows, and executing transformation initiatives—including onboarding over employees to the UKG Workforce Management platform.

Experience

1. Project Manager

   Improv

   Sep 2025 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Program and Project Management leader specializing in enterprise implementations of the full-suite UKG platform, delivering large-scale Workforce Management and Human Capital Management transformations from strategy through go-live. I partner with executive stakeholders to align technology initiatives with business priorities, leading cross-functional teams across functional, technical, and client organizations to deliver complex programs on time and within budget. Known for driving delivery excellence in high-visibility implementations by proactively managing risk, scope, organizational change, and stakeholder alignment.In addition to client delivery, I lead the Project Management Center of Excellence, establishing scalable delivery frameworks, implementation standards, and best practices that improve consistency, accelerate timelines, and elevate project outcomes. I mentor and develop project managers while building tools, templates, and governance models that strengthen delivery maturity across the organization. My focus is on building high-performing teams, strengthening executive partnerships, and delivering strategic programs that create measurable business value.

Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington - College of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Human Resources Management and Services

• The University of Texas at El Paso

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Social Media
• Hiring
• Compensation
• Expense Management
• Training Facilitation
• Budget Management
• Product Management
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Planning
• Mentoring
• Performance Management
• Time Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Store Management
• Team Leadership
• Scheduling
• Change Management
• Strategic Planning
• Employee Relations
• Warehouse Management
• Profit
• P&L Management
• P&L
• Retail
• Team Building
• Payroll Processing
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Bilingual-Spanish
• Retail Management
• Vendor Relations
• Merchandising
• Supervisory Skills
• Sales Management
• Administration
• Loss Prevention
• Digital Media