Derek Mahlitz

Experience

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  Pole Star Geomatics

  Jan 1995 - Jun 1995

  Geographic System Consultant

  Updated spatial data with attribute information for a Canadian Govt contract with the Ministry of Natural Resources.

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  Pitney Bowes Software

  Sept 1995 - Oct 2011

  • Scrum Master

    Nov 2007 - Oct 2011

  • Advisory Project Manager

    Jul 2000 - Nov 2007

  • Sr QA Engineer

    Sept 1995 - Jul 2000
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  Tyler Technologies, VersaTrans Solutions

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2013

  Scrum Master
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  NTT DATA Corporation

  Nov 2013 - Jun 2014

  Scrum Master
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  Dell EMC

  Jun 2014 - Apr 2018

  Principal Program Manager | Release Train Engineer
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  Pendo.io

  Apr 2018 - Nov 2018

  Scrum Master
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  Fidelity Investments

  Jan 2019 - now

  > Accountable for coordinating, improving, and maximizing delivery of value at the Program level> Collaborate with leaders to facilitate and develop a Program roadmap, release plan, objectives, Program KPIs, and prioritize Program work. > Planning (discovery & design), develop and drive the Program’s execution strategy and be accountable for ensuring that the Program-level scaled events and implementation activities take place are productive and positive. > Facilitate both strategic and tactical discussions with the Product and Delivery Teams to achieve a common objective. > Define high level use cases, requirements and design to drive delivery sequencing with the Product and Delivery Teams as well as develop, track, and communicate Program risk assessments to leaders and teams > Ensure insight into process improvement, impediments, and progress to the organization and facilitate the prioritization and removal of impediments, with particular attention to the Program’s dependencies. Show less > Define and execute a workforce plan to attract, hire, build and and retain skills and talent to deliver strategic priorities.> Manage, develop, coach, and empower associates within my Chapter to aid in career growth and enable the delivery of increased value to our customers.> Create an environment that champions inclusivity, sustainable pace, psychological safety, transparency, and open and honest feedback across all levels of the company.> Plan and execute on roadmaps and initiatives, measuring and reporting out on progress to leadership.> Stay current on the evolving needs and requirements of our customers in areas that I support> Maintain knowledge & expertise on internal and external market & industry trends and changes.> Stay current on the evolving needs and requirements of customers> Maintain knowledge & expertise on internal and external market & industry trends and changes> Relentless focus on Removing impediments to delivering value to our customers and helping our associates successfully do their role. Show less > Identify obstacles to delivery , make them visible, and motivate rapid resolution all the way up the organization.> Partner with Squad Leader to manage dependencies across Squads, Product Areas, and Domains.> Influence effective usage of enterprise tools to show progress and opportunities to the organization and stakeholders.> Leverage data to identify trends, drive insights, influence decision-making, and improve predictability and value delivered to our customers.> Support customer releases within and across Squads and cohorts> Encourage the Squad to continuously improve the release process to support high-quality delivery.> Navigate complex and ambiguous situations by implementing creative and pragmatic solutions that drive the business forward to better value delivery.> Lead with curiosity and interest in learning about the Squad, Product Area and supporting technology.> Lead the Squad in consistently identifying and executing continuous improvement plans to deliver value to our customer.> Evolve organizational agility through continued experimentation and frequent feedback loop at all levels and all associates. Show less

  • Delivery Program Manager

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Delivery Enablement Chapter Lead

    Aug 2022 - Apr 2024

  • Scrum Master

    Jan 2019 - Aug 2022