Vetted Program Managers

“Recruiting leader who has managed 8–18 direct reports and emphasizes operational excellence through onboarding, clear SOPs, and aligned systems. Experienced in hands-on executive search and consultative partnership with HRBPs and executive stakeholders (including CHRO-level), using market data to recalibrate senior-level roles and improve fillability. Has led major recruiting lifecycle process overhauls and driven adoption through stakeholder communication and training.”

Brian Matthews

Screened

Senior Program Manager specializing in FinTech SaaS

Boston, MA17y exp

“Seasoned Fintech SaaS program leader with 12 years of implementation experience, including 8 years owning an online banking platform across 40 clients. Has managed portfolios of 10 concurrent customized deployments, budgets up to $15M, and executive-facing recovery plans that turned delayed projects into early deliveries.”

Mahdiyya Oke

Screened

Mid-level AI product and operations leader specializing in 0-to-1 systems building

Cleveland, OH6y exp

“Founding operator turned AI product owner who has built systems from scratch in both physical and digital businesses. They helped launch an early-stage restaurant startup, owning everything from menu/vendor ops to payroll and infrastructure, then moved into leading enterprise AI chatbot initiatives and a two-sided marketplace product, showing unusual range across operations, product, and marketplace strategy.”

“Recruiting leader from a workforce development environment ("backwards recruiting") focused on service-industry roles, with experience managing up to 6 recruiters. Known for implementing scalable recruiting process improvements (KPI tracking and standardized screening) and partnering closely with HRBPs and executive stakeholders, and is energized by hands-on executive search work.”

“Project manager with end-to-end ownership of complex enterprise software implementations, including post-acquisition platform migrations from Genesys to Avaya and a portfolio of 9 concurrent projects. Brings hands-on governance discipline across planning, RAID tracking, resource capacity, critical path management, and executive communications, with experience delivering mission-critical operational and manufacturing system upgrades.”

“Veteran project and portfolio leader with 25+ years delivering enterprise B2B/SaaS implementations across financial services, healthcare, retail, legal tech, manufacturing, and public sector environments. Brings unusual breadth from traditional enterprise software to industrial IoT/AI and smart city platforms, with experience scaling from small POVs to $10M-$20M rollouts while serving as the bridge between executives, customers, and engineering teams.”