Vetted Program Management Professionals

Nikhil Saukhla

Screened

Director-level Operations & Chief of Staff specializing in HealthTech and venture-backed startups

12y exp

“Operations leader/advisor with experience joining a Cedar Sinai Accelerator spinout (RAIOS) at an inflection point and rebuilding the company’s internal ops “connective tissue” across HR, finance, IT, product, and sales. Uses structured frameworks (RACI, OKRs/KPIs), rapid diagnostics, and tool centralization (Gusto, BILL, Brex) to create scalable, founder-friendly operating systems.”

Kristan Mallett

Screened

Director-level HR leader specializing in DEI, HR transformation, and HR technology

Chicago, IL9y exp

“HR leader with cross-border (U.S. & Canada) experience who has supported technical and data orgs (engineering, product, analytics/BI) as an HRBP/HR Director. Partnered directly with C-suite leaders to refresh mission/vision/values using a data-backed proposal and led the rollout across processes, policies, and employee resources, alongside driving succession planning, talent reviews, and compliant reorganizations.”

“UX/product designer in a medical laboratory B2B portal context who prototypes beyond Figma—built a GPT-based settings chatbot to address findability and low settings adoption, iterating through 11 tested versions with regression safeguards and structured prompts to mitigate instruction truncation/hallucinations. Also redesigned clinic order management by separating doctor vs assistant experiences and introducing step-based status views for a long, multi-stage lab order lifecycle; former full-stack engineer who improves design-to-dev handoffs via templates and readiness rituals.”

“Academic and international development leader (economics/public policy) who has advised SMEs and government institutions across the Middle East, including USAID-funded higher education and private sector development work in Palestine and fiscal management leadership across Iraqi ministries. Known for systems-thinking operational frameworks that align strategy, processes, and talent, plus large-scale training/ToT delivery (10,000+ trainees) and policy/regulatory collaboration to enable market development.”

“Chief of Staff and head of a Global Central PMO who has led high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives spanning budgeting transformation, federal consent order deliverables, and audit process implementation. Drove a major operational automation effort—digitizing headcount tracking and requisition approvals for 10,000+ employees—delivering a reported 65% efficiency gain while maintaining strong executive alignment through concise dashboards and regular checkpoints.”

Mohammed Siddique

Screened

Executive Operations & Strategy leader specializing in global digital transformation

Oakland, CA28y exp

“Global operations/program leader from PSI who ran concurrent transformation initiatives across US/APAC/EMEA—AI-driven proctoring automation, vendor consolidation, and BI/exec dashboards—while overseeing delivery of millions of exams in 120+ countries. Known for KPI-based governance (RACI, steering cadences, shared dashboards) that drove measurable outcomes: +20% throughput, $5M annual cost reduction, and 30% reduction in executive meeting load with faster decision cycles.”

Elizabeth Larequi

Screened

Senior Recruiting Operations Product Owner specializing in early careers and recruiting technology

Allen, Texas11y exp

“Recruiting Operations leader in agency owner and licensed sales recruiting who has managed a 9-person sourcing team and driven measurable funnel improvements (35%+ pipeline increase) through workflow redesign. Owns ATS/CRM ecosystems (iCIMS, Yello) and has led major migrations/integrations (SuccessFactors, Oracle) while coordinating across controls, data, engineering, recruiters, vendors, and legal.”

“Full-desk recruiter who has owned urgent, high-bar senior consulting searches (e.g., senior process safety consultant) requiring both deep technical screening and client-facing soft-skill evaluation. Operates with a structured cadence and uses pipeline analytics (time-in-stage, drop-off, time-to-fill) to manage throughput, drive hiring manager accountability, and close candidates through offer and onboarding.”

“Executive recruiter with ownership of full-desk VP-level sales searches in healthcare technology/SaaS at IKS Health. Demonstrates a structured, research-driven approach to market mapping, competitor sourcing, candidate slate presentation, and offer negotiation for high-value roles in the $200K base / $400K-$500K OTE range.”

Darshi Jain

Screened

Mid-level Customer Success Manager specializing in ads, product strategy, and analytics

San Francisco, CA4y exp

“Revenue-focused seller with experience at Amazon and Vedanta, combining data-driven prospecting, account expansion, and GTM process building. Stands out for turning performance insights into repeatable growth motions—driving $3.1M annual revenue uplift and 40% format adoption at Amazon, while also building new-market playbooks from scratch in high-ambiguity industrial segments.”

“C-suite operator across multiple private-equity portfolio companies now raising capital for a thesis focused on meeting AI datacenter energy demand via AI-driven monitoring/inspection and condition-based maintenance for nuclear and natural gas generation. Has early traction with PE firms and is engaging target acquisition candidates, aiming to serve as an operating partner or CEO to execute the value-creation plan. Previously delivered a mobile-enabled workflow improvement for mutual fund valuation using HTML5 responsive design and CAB-driven agile development.”

“Operations leader managing a Northeastern US/Canada region with day-to-day responsibility for 17 facilities while also running multiple country-wide programs (goal/KPI and performance review for 130+ ops leaders, cleanliness across 90+ sites, and cost reduction). Previously led a PMO org reporting to a VP of Engineering and implemented a quarterly prioritization/resource allocation system across 200+ projects for a 500+ engineer organization.”

“Senior cross-functional leader with deep experience in high-stakes compliance and executive operations, including executing a DOJ monitorship rollout (52 ethics/compliance processes in 3–4 months) and driving executive alignment through training and dashboards. Also led M&A at AT&T across strategy, diligence, and integration, and delivered measurable operational improvements like automating the financial close down to 1 day.”

“Consultant focused on senior/C-suite effectiveness and cross-functional execution, including implementing a Team of Teams approach. Has led large-scale planning and alignment efforts (e.g., annual planning across 150 employees at a top quant hedge fund) and supported executive productivity through CEO calendar analytics, SOPs, and operating cadences. Experience spans highly regulated/public-company contexts and enterprise software global sales strategy.”

“Chief of Staff to a President with deep experience driving cross-functional strategic initiatives and executive operating cadence in a commercial banking environment. Delivered a $25M contribution initiative, built governance and reporting systems (including Salesforce leaderboards), and stood up a PM function that cut the project portfolio by >50% and doubled throughput; also supported org design work during a merger with high discretion.”

Daniel Riskey

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in pathway programs and high-volume hiring

20y exp

“Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Operations leader with experience across aviation, technology, corporate/finance, and education. Led a 12-person TA org and drove major operational transformations, including a Southwest Airlines pilot pipeline program cutting time-to-cockpit from ~10 years to ~4 and forecasting 400–600 pilots annually at peak. Recently served as primary TA stakeholder for an iCIMS-to-ADP RM ATS migration, simplifying workflows and reducing recruiter administrative work by ~70%.”

Joe Brannon

Screened

Executive IT & PMO leader specializing in digital commerce and enterprise transformation

Baton Rouge, LA19y exp

“IT leader with hands-on M&A integration experience (including day-one readiness) across notable brands (e.g., Billabong, Marucci Sports) and product-focused organizations (Oakley). Brings broad IT domain expertise (AI, business systems, digital sales technologies) and has worked with multiple startups; interested in joining an existing startup to help it scale rather than founding a new company.”

Chuks Onwuneme

Screened

Executive technology leader specializing in Healthcare IT, AI, and regulated SaaS

Seattle, WA24y exp

“Founder who raised friends-and-family capital in 2024, used it to build an initial product and develop patent-backed IP, then pivoted from AI impersonation detection to authorization and trust infrastructure for agentic workflows. Demonstrates strong strategic thinking around infrastructure products, customer-driven repositioning, and venture-backed startup dynamics.”

Kumar Shashi

Screened

Senior Program & Operations Manager specializing in AI, semiconductor NPI, and regulated manufacturing

Palo Alto, CA12y exp

“Operations and customer-facing leader with deep last-mile logistics expertise from running a critical extra-large Amazon logistics hub end-to-end (inventory accuracy, throughput, yard efficiency), including scalable process improvements adopted across Amazon XL sites. Strong cross-functional and partner management (DSPs/carriers, engineering ops) with rapid incident resolution and VOC-to-product translation (geofence/map fixes). Also demonstrates land-and-expand growth motion from Cisco, expanding a standardized software platform across multiple global sites.”