Patricia Smith
Accomplished IT leader with over 10 years of leadership in technology strategy and enhancing operational efficiencies while driving strategic product lifecycle management and fostering business relationships
- Role
- Sr Manager IT Business Partner at Fossil Group, Inc.
- Location
- Daytona Beach, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Patricia Smith
At the helm of IT strategy for Fossil Group, Inc, my role as Sr. Manager encompasses steering operational strategy and IT portfolio management. With a focus on application rationalization and vendor management, I\'ve secured a track record of maintaining 100% budget adherence while boosting customer success metrics. My approach involves fostering a Community of Practice, IT and Business relationships, enhancing cross-functionality in IT, and leading transformative projects. The competencies honed over my tenure include manufacturing process improvement, technical support, and portfolio management, all contributing to my mission of driving efficiency and operational excellence.
Experience
Sr Manager IT Business Partner
Oct 2020 — Present
Trusted business partner with IT and initiated regular touch points on operational, prioritization and roadmap strategy for HR tools and Collaboration ToolsResearch and present alternative solutions for business opportunities, working across business and IT linesOrchestrated the implementation of a global Human Resources system (HCM) replacement, negotiating contracts and overseeing project execution, which resulted in approximately $1M/year in cost savings and standardized regulatory updates across all regions.Standardized IT portfolio management responsibilities by creating and leading a Community of Practice and creating a playbook for global Solution Managers/Product Owners. This allowed leaders to be effective and efficient at reviewing and approving work as well as other Solution Managers having more visibility into other work initiativesLed a comprehensive application rationalization project, categorizing IT software to eliminate redundancies, and managed multiple vendor relationships, achieving 100% budget adherence and enhancing customer success metrics.Created a strategy, governance and support/training plan for the portfolio which allowed for a $500K+ year over year savings in license fees by implementing self-audits and use cases for the toolsCreated protocols, use cases and policies for tools within my portfolio which resulted in a more secure environment and followed IT standards and processes
Education
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Applied Science, Organizational Leadership
2021
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