Sayuri Onoda

About Sayuri Onoda

As a Global IT PMO and Strategy leader with over a decade of experience driving digital transformation, I specialize in aligning enterprise technology with business growth. Throughout my career, I’ve successfully managed multi-million-dollar project portfolios, led IT strategy and project management office, and delivered 100+ complex technology initiatives.My strength lies in cybersecurity readiness, embedding risk mitigation practices into every stage of the project lifecycle to ensure resilience and prevent implementation failures. I build and lead PMO teams that operate with both strategic vision and operational precision.Currently serving as Senior IT Manager at JERA Americas, I oversee SAP-driven enterprise systems including S/4HANA, Ariba, Concur, and SuccessFactors HCM, steering initiatives that integrate finance, HR, and supply-chain functions across global operations. Key accomplishments include:• Developing and executing strategic IT roadmaps that align departmental initiatives with corporate growth objectives, presented and endorsed by both global and U.S. executives.• Leading standardized, auditable project management procedures from concept to go-live, ensuring transparency and governance across the portfolio.• Improving team delivery performance by 55 % and raising on-budget project completion rates to 83 % through KPI-driven analysis and targeted coaching.• Maintaining departmental budgets with <10 % variance annually while managing vendor relationships and resource allocations efficiently.• Serving on steering committees to drive executive alignment, foster accountability, and communicate progress to senior stakeholders.I thrive on building cohesive, high-performing teams that transform IT from a support function into a business growth enabler. My leadership approach blends technical depth, business acumen, and a pragmatic, down-to-earth management style that drives measurable outcomes.

Experience

1. Senior IT Manager Pmo Strategy Administration

   JERA Americas

   May 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Direct report to the CIO, leading IT Strategy, PMO, and IT Administration for North America, driving large-scale digital transformation and enterprise IT investments.• Create strategic road maps for the IT department, ensuring alignment with overarching business goals. These roadmaps are visualized and promoted to global and local executives, as well as the internal team, to drive unified strategic direction and execution.• Contribute executive communications such as steering committee meetings. • Implement standardized and auditable project management procedures throughout entirety of project lifecycle, from initial conceptualization to successful launch. • Thoroughly analyze project management team\'s performance against established KPI metrics to successfully complete projects on time and in adherence to budgetary constraints.• Plan and Manage department budget and consistently maintain less than 10% variance. • Leverage the use of SAP S4HANA, Success Factors, SAP Ariba, SAP Concur, Success Factors HCM and private networks to spearhead strategic development, project management, and administrative operations of entire IT department.• Regularly evaluate team performance to identify areas of improvement, offer constructive feedback, and enhance team productivity. Improved 55% team performance for delivery time and on budget project rate has been improved 83%.

Education

• Oklahoma City University

  Master, Business Administration IT

  2009 — 2010

• Keio University

  Bachelor's degree, IT/Management

  2004 — 2008

• Argosy University Washington, DC

  Master, Business Administration IT

  2010 — 2010