Vijey Rao

About Vijey Rao

Entrepreneurial & outcome focused executive leading strategic technology programs for…

Experience

1. Director Technology Program Management, Consumer Product Design & Product Creation

   Nike

   Jun 2022 — Present · Beaverton, OR, US

   Serving as Director, Technology Program Management for two critical tech domains: Product Design & Product Creation with responsibility to build E2E digital capabilities covering process, workflow, tools & data for Footwear, Apparel & Materials business users in Nike and its factory partners.Led Annual Operating Plan for multiple years using SMART Goals, OKR framework, KPImetrics to create investment story & detail program goals -> product roadmaps -> project schedules.Successfully delivered multiple programs that achieved significant improvements in material selection costs, sustainability goals, reduced time to market, improved experience, gross margin targets. Steered teams in ELT Monthly Business Review informing progress, showcase wins, address risks, track value delivery.Jointly led org design initiative; moving from Safe Agile to Tech Program Mgt covering structure(vision, from->to, job titles & grades)+ people (communication, engagement, rollout).Rebuilt program governance with back to basics, streamlined processes/tools/templates using Confluence, JIRA, Aha, Airtable, Miro, Smartsheet, MS Office, boosting sprint velocity by 25% and cutting meetings by 33%.Transformed delivery rigor of release train (24 squads, 250+ teammates) and boosted delivery confidence scores > 4.5/5.Led migration to a hybrid delivery model (safe agile + waterfall) to deploy enhancements 80% faster (Qtr -> two weeks); & ship MVP quarterly while meeting >90% PI commitments.Managed & mentored a global team of 12 principal & lead TPM\'s; delivering 95% of projects on timeOther Accomplishments - capex/opex cost modeling, forecasting and qtly financial reviews- domain wide SOA & data sourcing framework- insource tech delivery capabilities from Tier 1 vendors to Nike India Delivery Center- champion cyber security standards rolling out NIST framework- scaled GenAI from pilots to production deployments-

Skills

• Crm
• Solution Architecture
• Business Process
• Integration
• Saas
• Pre-Sales
• Global Delivery
• Software Project Management
• Sdlc
• Requirements Analysis
• IT Strategy
• Business Analysis
• Siebel
• Business Intelligence
• Process Consulting
• Analytics
• Change Management
• Leadership