Shahla Nejad

Director of IT PMO @ Powers Health | MBA, PMP, Digital Transformation

Role
Director of Pmo at Powers Health
Location
Chicago, IL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Shahla Nejad

Dynamic Executive PMO Leader with a proven track record of driving digital transformation and delivering strategic initiatives across diverse industries including Healthcare, Consulting, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, and Software. Leveraging over two decades of experience in strategic and technical PMO and program management leadership, I excel in aligning portfolios, optimizing resources, and executing projects with excellence. Passionate about mentoring future leaders, I thrive on solving complex business and technology challenges and fostering organizational change. My expertise spans strategic planning, executive communication, PMO leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. Let\'s connect to explore opportunities for driving innovation and achieving business goals together.

Experience

  1. Director of Pmo

    Powers Health

    Nov 2020 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

    Head of the enterprise IT PMO for a billion-dollar healthcare system, including four hospitals and a clinically integrated network of physicians. Responsible for strategic alignment and prioritization of the portfolio, resource allocation, end-to-end projects execution, coaching and mentoring staff, and executive communication and reporting. Spearheaded initiatives such as automating clinical supply chain systems, integrating clinical and financial systems, and implementing SaaS, cloud, and AI diagnostics and monitoring systems to improve patient outcomes.

Education

  • Old Dominion University

    Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    MBA, Business Administration and Management, Magna Cum Laude

Skills

  • Integration
  • Project Portfolio Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Cmmi
  • Offshore Management
  • Digital Strategy
  • Business Transformation
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Resource Management
  • Strategy
  • Project Management
  • Agile Project Management
  • Pmo
  • Pmp
  • Scrum
  • Leadership
  • P&L Management
  • Six Sigma
  • Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
  • Business Process
  • Business Process Re-Engineering
  • Sdlc
  • Social Media
  • Solution Architecture
  • Requirements Management
  • Risk Management
  • IT Service Management
  • Account Management
  • Change Management
  • Devops
  • IT Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Program Management
  • Management Consulting
  • Business Development
  • Governance
  • Digital Marketing
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Process Improvement

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