Sophia Sansone
- Role
- Operations Launch Manager at Microsoft
- Location
- Hillsboro, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sophia Sansone
Business Operations Manager with 10+ years of experience leading projects and programs focused on cross-organizational strategic alignment, change management, and establishing rhythms of business, who brings expertise in developing clarity out of ambiguity. ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Identified gaps in existing launch processes and brokered ownership to reduce risk probability and severity at Microsoft in 2022. • Advocated for, designed, and implemented compliant launch processes before internal audit for device repair products at Microsoft in 2021 that created discoverable documents for legal and finance matters. • As Operations PM Manager at Microsoft in 2023, consolidated concurrent pilot initiatives that led to more capacity, lower cost per launch metrics, and simplified engagement with business stakeholders. • Proactively researched and leveraged existing learning outcome metrics from discipline-specific accreditations to build out reporting for the institutional-level re-accreditation process at Seattle University in 2018. • Exceeded expected staff, faculty, and student engagement levels with the new student success program at UMass Boston in 2013. • Active input and engagement from diverse student groups was positively received that helped in the development of a student guide to multi-cultural life in 2008 at Oregon State University. CORE COMPETENCIES Stakeholder Engagement | Change Management | Portfolio Management | Prioritizing Highest ROI | Compliance Assessment | Risk Mitigation | Requirement Definition | Documentation | Establishing Rhythms of Business | Forecasting with Leadership | Brokering Alignment | Cross-functional Collaboration | Process Improvement | High EQ |Soliciting & Incorporating Feedback | Strategic Communication | Budget Oversight | Governance LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES Ownership| Earn Trust| Connect to Thrive| Inclusion| Learn and Be Curious | Bias To Action| Growth Mindset
Experience
Operations Launch Manager
May 2022 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Operations manager focused on Microsoft Gaming launches, stewarding the Operations Delivery Lifecycle to track and mitigate risks to assure excellent experiences for Gaming customers and business partners.
Education
Oregon State University
Honors B.A, Liberal Studies
2003 — 2007
Colorado State University
M.S, Student Affairs; Higher Education
2010 — 2012
Oregon State University
Honors B.A., International Studies
2003 — 2007
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