Tj Tucker
Unlocking your organization’s hidden potential
- Role
- Agile Program Manager at Silicon Valley Bank
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tj Tucker
Unlocking your organization\'s hidden potential. Inspiring growth, delivering results.Technology Leader drawing upon demonstrated success in program management and strategic planning to transform portfolios and deliver measurable business value.Focused on delivering business value that is measurable and sustainable, leading and empowering teams to deliver value aligned with business goals.Flexible approach to the delivery of business transformation, defining the vision and direction, driving operational excellence through both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.Noteworthy Career Accomplishments:Portfolio Transformation: Improved the predictability of the portfolio and delivered increased business value from -56% to +76% and portfolio stability from -43% to +25% within three months by overhauling an IT department and establishing a fixed team structure with better inter-team dependency management and delivery processes.Operational Stability: Increased business confidence and certainty in the delivery of value for five teams comprised of 40+ employees from 64% to 93% on average within two months by establishing comprehensive, structured, and measurable planning and agile practices. High-Performing Teams: Enhanced team predictability of delivering value to the business from 40% to 83% in three months by providing the necessary leadership and guidance for a program struggling to deliver value to the business by ensuring colleagues are motivated and focused on the delivery of usable business value.Operational Cost and Cybersecurity Risk Reduction: Achieved a 35% reduction in operational costs and a 48% decrease in cybersecurity risk exposure by implementing business plans that addressed operational gaps and risks. Impactful Skills: Strategic Leadership | Cybersecurity |Business Agility | Agile | Team Transformation | IT System Implementation | Efficiency | Optimization | Stakeholder Management | Improved Communication | Business Goal Alignment | Business Plans | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Program & Portfolio Management
Experience
Agile Program Manager
Mar 2026 — Present · Tempe, AZ, US
In January on 2024, I was sought after to lead an Agile transformation for two new portfolios, developing SVB’s Agile practices and upgrading the new portfolio and program delivery plans to drive data-driven decisions.Notable Accomplishments: Enabling Operational Stability: Leveraged previous SVB experience in scalable Agile and project practices for 15 product managers, 200+ engineers, analysts, and testers that encompassed six portfolios and 15+ Scrum teams, improving certainty of business value delivery from 64% to 93% on average for five teams and advancing stability by 23% in two months.Driving Process Alignment: Implemented strategies to unify six distinct business verticals into a cohesive portfolio and deployed a consistent delivery model, increasing efficiencies and ways of working/reporting along with ensuring alignment from SVP level down. Successfully met audit and compliance requirements for a large financial institution.Operational Effectiveness: Decreased the delivery cost of the agile portfolio by 23% by measuring and improving stability and predictability saving $14.m in wasted/ unplanned effort and poor quality of code delivery
Education
Sheffield Hallam University
Degree BA (Honours), Business Studies
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