Christina Zhang

Christina Zhang

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Director of Strategic Program Management @ SAP SuccessFactors

  • Education

    • University of Manitoba

      2000 - 2003
      Master's degree Computer Engineering
    • Northeastern University (CN)

      1995 - 1999
      Bachelor's degree Computer Science
  • Experience

    • The Information Forge Inc.

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
      Software Developer

      Led a web-based software development project to manage organizational data - employees, clients, projects, calendars, action items, reports, and data trend analysis. This system was developed for Canada’s non-profit organizations and deployed into 25 cities.

    • Motorola

      May 2005 - Jan 2013

      - Program managed preloading 500+ mobile applications onto 20+ Motorola android smart phones. - Applications were selected by Motorola to enrich user experiences, or selected by carriers to promote carrier branded services. Developer company sizes ranged from startups to giants. - Program managed the full software development cycle for multiple Motorola phone products including Moto CLIQ (Android platform, 1st android phone in Motorola), Moto TUNDRA VA76r for AT&T (Linux Java platform, push to talk phone), and Moto ROKR E8 worldwide (Linux Java platform).

      • Senior Program Manager, Mobile Applications, Ecosystem

        Aug 2010 - Jan 2013
      • Engineering Program Manager, Platform (Android, Linux Java)

        May 2005 - Jul 2010
    • SAP SuccessFactors

      Feb 2013 - now

      - Direct the Strategic Program Management team across SuccessFactors, partnering with PM/Design/Engineering/Cloud Operations team sizes of 2000+ and geographically distributed in 4 major countries, delivering products into Customer’s hands timely with quality.- Work with leadership team on Big Bets (Focused Areas)’ planning, execution and measurements of the outcomes. - Break down the bigger big bets into executable release objectives and programs, which include Uplifting UX, Business AI (Gen AI, Joule, Skills Intelligence), Intelligence Search, Microservices NextGen, etc.- Proactively started a few major initiatives which include Risk Register tool, Achievement Shelf, and Control Points.- Manage and run the SuccessFactors level Monthly Operations reviews, an efficient forum to discuss business metrics, and critical risks that need leadership team’s attentions and supports. Show less

      • Director / Senior Director of Strategic (Technical) Program Management

        Apr 2016 - now
      • Senior Engineering Program Manager

        Feb 2013 - Mar 2016
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

      Scrum Alliance
      Aug 2012
    • Ceritifified Program Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Jun 2005
    • Generative AI at SAP

      SAP
      Mar 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Masters Certificate of Project Management

      The George Washington University - School of Business
      Jun 2005