Sheila Richards
Senior Program Manager | Information Technology | Portfolio Management | Technical Project Management | Project Management Office (PMO)
- Role
- Program Manager at People Inc.
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sheila Richards
Senior Program Manager with over 20 years’ experience, successfully driving impactful technical initiatives for prominent global software and financial corporations with annual revenues of $4 to $11 billion. Managed full software development life cycle (SDLC) enterprise-level programs with budgets from $200 thousand to $2 million, leading cross-functional teams of 5-40 people. Project Management Office (PMO) experience and support for multiple divisions including Information Technology (IT), Marketing, Customer Support, Sales, and Engineering (R&D). Enjoys challenges, working hard, creating order from chaos, laughing with the team, and surprising others by delivering the impossible.Core competencies include technical program, project, and portfolio management, encompassing strategic planning, scoping, team leadership, SDLC-based software development, client-vendor relations, risk management, compliance, and change management. Experience with direct report management, resource planning, and individual mentorship. Proficiencies with budgeting, forecasting, contract oversight, stakeholder management, executive reporting, and steering committee leadership. Technologies: Google Workspace, Microsoft (Office 365, Teams, Project, Visio, SharePoint), Slack, Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Figma), OpenText (Content Server, TeamSite, Website Engagement Manager, Media Manager, ALM/Quality Center, LearnFlex), XTM Cloud, SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Cvent, HP Service Manager, Innotas, Changepoint.
Experience
Program Manager
Jul 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Education
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology
1988 — 2001
Shoreline Community College
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS
1986 — 1988
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts, Art History
1988 — 2001
Skills
- Requirements Gathering
- Process Improvement
- Strategy
- Management
- IT Strategy
- Leadership
- Program Management
- Software Development
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Enterprise Software
- Enterprise Architecture
- Project Management
- Crm
- Business Analysis
- Vendor Management
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