Jenna Porter

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About Jenna Porter

With strategic leadership, I imagine the future, and partner with top talent to get there. As a natural leader, problem solver, and talent optimizer, I see the big picture without losing site of the details. I take my passion for changing a situation that is not ideal and restructuring it to make it work for an organization. As an executive strategist, I empower the C-Suite and Executive Sponsors to make informed, critical business decisions and promote self-managing teams by building trust, respect and an inclusive culture. As a turnaround expert, I uplevel large initiatives and roll out multi-million dollar projects globally and domestically. Relationship building is at the heart of what I do, developing connections across multiple functional teams is one of the things I do best! As a positive leader, I always find a way to add value to every position, this has given me upward trajectory throughout a career spanning 20+ years. WHAT DO I DO? As a Turnaround Consultant, I transform underperforming teams, departments and organizations. As a Strategic Advisor, I use my intuitive abilities to predict problems and curb risks early. As a Team Leader, I respectfully manage diverse teams with a human, yet no-nonsense approach. As an Executive Partner, I provide steady, sound leadership naturally providing clarity in uncertain situations. WHO DO I WORK WITH? Top talent of various disciplines including finance, trading, technology and operations. The C-Suite, senior management, divisional leaders and cross-functional teams. Portfolio managers, executive sponsors and key stakeholders. LEADERSHIP ROLES & CAREER PROGRESSION: Business Strategy & Operations Manager Director, Program Management Office (PMO) PMO Manager Project Manager Vice President of Consulting Operations Product Manager Software Development Consultant MY EXPERTISE: Best Practices / Budgets & Forecasts / Business Strategy & Operations / Client Needs Assessments Competitive Research / Contract Negotiations / Creative Problem Solving / Data Driven Analysis Executive Partnerships / Multi-Discipline Collaboration / Process Improvements Product & Project Management / Strategic Planning / Talent Development / Vendor Relationships HOW CAN YOU REACH ME? Directly here on LinkedIn portercjenna@gmail.com