Deidre Smith

Background

About Deidre Smith

I am an innovative, results-driven leader with a passion for driving complex business transformations and mergers. Results-driven leader with global experience leading all facets of business transformation programs, IT project management, process analytics, technical services, and operating model development across diverse sectors. I am an accomplished and results-oriented professional with over 20 years of rich experience in digital transformation an entrepreneurship. I have repeated success in leading cloud operations, IOT, application development projects, data center builds, operations and migrations, managing global teams. With a strong track record in helping elevate the performance and profitability of clients, I have experience across all areas of our business including telecommunications, data centers, end user systems, property management, enterprise software and IT outsource and managed services. I am an analytical planner adept at identifying and isolating improvement opportunities, as well as devising solutions to resolutely mitigate risk. I crafted Group infrastructure strategies in conjunction with CIOs, COOs, CDOs and advised boards on strategic execution programs and managed the execution of programs on a global basis. I have demonstrated communication skills, the ability work across cultures, combined with the proven ability to build robust relationships and synergy across business lines to drive positive change. I am a DE & I activist and believe that we lift ourselves only through lifting others.