Paul J. Thompson
Montgomery, AL
Senior Project Manager
Experience in SAP HXM suite of Sales Performance Management products implementing SaaS solutions for the healthcare insurance and other vertical industries for, Commissions, APMe and Workflow solutions. Manage multiple projects managing both on premise and SaaS implementations of P6 Scheduling and Instantis ET. Project Manager on a multi-project program to deploy Instantis ET (Project Portfolio Management SaaS solution) to several thousand users for a large multi-national healthcare company.
Skills
Project Leadership Strategic Planning Stakeholder Management Resource Management Risk Management Performance Monitoring Quality Assurance Reporting Continuous Improvement
Experience
Delta Air Lines
01/2024 - Present
Senior Project Manager
Lead and manage large, complex projects from initiation through completion including Planning and defining scope, Activity planning and sequencing, Resource planning, Developing project schedule, Time and cost estimation, Budget management, Quality control, Risk management, Account management, Change Management and Project Status.
Develop project plans, define project scope, and establish project goals and objectives.
Align project objectives with the strategic goals of Delta Air Lines.
Won SAP Global award for 1H.
Ensure that projects contribute to the overall mission and vision of the company.
Engage with key stakeholders across various departments, including operations, IT, finance, and customer service.
Allocate and manage resources, including team members, budget, and equipment, to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget. Identify and address resource gaps or constraints.
Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Monitor progress against project plans, timelines, and milestones and implement corrective actions as needed to keep projects on track.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance project management processes and practices.
Implement best practices and lessons learned from previous projects.
Work with VAT (Virtual Account Team) to ensure Adoption and Risk Mitigation Aetna Insurance
04/2023 - 12/2023
Senior Project Manager
Added a new Workflow for Onboarding of all Aetna Commercial Sales Agents. 1
Planned and defined scope, activity and resource planning and sequencing.
Developed schedules, time and cost estimations, budget management.
Earned SAP Regional Award for Driving Consumption.
Managed Quality control, Risk management, Account management, Change Management and project Status.
Lyondell Chemical
06/2023 -11/2023
Senior Project Manager
DRTM Deployment for EC, Onboarding/Recruiting, Compensation and LMS Modules. Boston Scientific
04/2023 - 11/2023
Senior Project Manager
Integration of Success Factors Onboarding and Recruiting w/ Open Text Moderna
01/2023 - 09/2023
Senior Project Manager
Success Factors Learning Management
Karl Storz Endoscopy
Product Solution: Commissions
Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Engagement Manager
Project Duration: 011/2022 - 05/2023 - Commission Configuration Changes for 2023 Compensation
Gainwell Technologies
Product Solution: Commissions
Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Engagement Manager
Project Duration: 02/2022 - 04/2023 - Commissions Deployment Allstate Canada Group
Product Solution: Commissions
Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Engagement Manager
Project Duration: 04/2021 - 01/2022 - Commissions Deployment NBC Universal Media, Inc.
Product Solution: Commissions
Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Engagement Manager
Project Duration: 04/2019 - 01/2020 - Commissions Deployment 2
Aetna Insurance
Product Solution: ICM, WF (Onboarding), Enablement and User Management Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Engagement Manager
Project Duration: 11/2019 - 04/2020 - Enablement Deployment Homesteaders Insurance
Product Solution: ICM
Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Engagement Manager
Project Duration: 11/2019 - 04/2022 (Ongoing Parallel Testing) GEICO
Product Solution: Producer Manager/Workflow (Onboarding) - Analysis/BRD only Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Engagement Manager
Project Duration: 04/2018 - 01/2019
Thrivent Independent
Product Solution: Producer Pro (APMe) and Manager/Workflow Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Duration: 11/2017 - 09/2018 (A to Z deployment, hybrid Agile) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
Product Solution: ICM (Added new market segment config) Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Duration: 08/2017 - 04/2018
Blue Shield of California
Product Solution: ICM (BRD completion)
Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Senior Project Manager
Project Duration: 09/2017 - 02/2018
Johnson and Johnson
Product Solution: Oracle PGBU - Instantis
Platform: On Demand (SaaS)
Role: Project Manager
Project Duration: 01/2015 - 09/2016
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Certifications/Trainings
Six Sigma White Belt Oracle Certified Level 2 Project Manager Cloud Mindset - Next Generation Cloud Delivery BTP Rise 360 Intelligent Service Delivery Hub – Awareness Maximize Customer Success and Customer Lifetime Value LACE Education
Master of Art, MPA, Urban Planning, University of Alabama Bachelor of Art, BA/Political Science, University of Alabama 4