Ryan Ehrlich

About Ryan Ehrlich

My efforts to develop operational and financial plans, lead cross-functional teams, and support significant business growth are three key areas I have made the most impact. I bring 14+ years of experience as a change agent in large enterprises and smaller-scale companies, creating partnerships and leveraging data-driven insights and critical thinking. Throughout my entire career, I have looked for ways to drive innovation and transform business models that, in turn, improve operations and reach new levels of growth. Here is a brief view into results I\'ve help drive: Recommended growth strategies and developed investment business cases for 10+ organic and inorganic growth opportunities representing $600M+ in cumulative investment to help address critical needs across AI, Cloud, Cyber Security, and IoT. Developed and piloted a new, more scalable sales model which propelled $15M in new sales in the first six months for AI and Cyber Security businesses and lowered customer acquisition costs by 30% Revamped and led annual operational planning process for a company with $30M in revenue with a plan to grow 40% YoY; worked cross-departmentally to coordinate plans and achieve key operational and financial milestones. Optimized order-to-cash process reducing invoice time from 30 to 10 days by implementing technology and process changes. Built new back-office finance team to serve Deloitte\'s product businesses and implemented revenue recognition and recurring invoicing SaaS to increase efficiency and create scalability; grew to serve 20+ different businesses.My areas of expertise include: Cross-Functional Leadership Business Operations Financial Modeling & Analysis Business Process Improvement Organizational Design I am always open to connecting. Please feel free to reach out via LinkedIn.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Premier Wealth Partners, A Private Wealth Advisory Practice Of Ameriprise Financial, Llc

   Apr 2023 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Education

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  MBA, Management and Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

  2008 — 2010

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Management
• Organizational Design
• Team Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Business Transformation
• Consulting
• Financial Modeling
• Strategy
• Finance Transformation
• Business Process Improvement
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Due Diligence
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Consulting
• Management Consulting
• Market Entry