Shiela Jones

About Shiela Jones

Innovative and tenacious leader with proven history of accomplishment and bottom-line contribution. Over 15 years of experience managing projects including web applications and infrastructure. Resourceful decision-maker with a solid background in agile and scrum methodologies.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Program Manager

   Bayer

   Sep 2021 — Present · St Louis, MO, US

   Driving the successful delivery of high-impact digital agriculture programs across Latin America and the U.S, from concept to production launch.•Lead cross-functional program execution for enterprise-scale product launches, aligning global software development, product, and business teams.•Own program strategy, execution, and delivery within SAFe Agile Release Trains (ARTs), serving as a key leader driving alignment, risk mitigation, and cadence-based planning.•Serve as Agile coach for multiple development teams, fostering continuous improvement, Agile best practices, and high-performing team culture.•Spearhead metrics-driven program management, leveraging KPIs and reporting tools to provide actionable insights and ensure stakeholder transparency.•Act as a communication hub across technical and non-technical teams, delivering executive-level updates, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations.•Partner with product management, engineering, and regional leadership to prioritize roadmaps and drive delivery against critical go-to-market timelines.•Actively incorporating AI-enabled tools into program management practices to improve forecasting, automate reporting, enhance backlog refinement, and support data-driven decision-making.

Education

• Spring Arbor University

  BA, Communications

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Program Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Pinterest
• Vendor Management
• Non-Profit Board Development
• Donor Solicitation
• Retrospectives
• Technology Marketing
• Business Process Improvement
• Google+
• Change Management
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Recruiting
• Conference Coordination
• Customer Service
• Non-Profit Program Development
• Strategy
• Non-Profits Organizations
• Mortgage Lending
• Volunteer Recruiting
• Process Improvement
• Non-Profits
• Requirements Gathering
• Communication
• Community Organizations
• Sdlc
• Non-Profit Leadership
• Event Planning
• Social Media
• Nonprofits
• Agile Methodologies
• Community Outreach
• Management
• Team Building
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Non-Profit Volunteer
• Waterfall
• Team Leadership