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Sean Hull

Verified Expert in Project Management

Project Manager

Location

Arlington, VA, United States

Toptal Member Since

February 8, 2019

Sean is a technologist, problem solver, and strategic consultant leader with a 15+-year history of designing, planning, and driving the delivery of strategic transformation programs globally. As a trusted advisor, Sean drives program execution by collaborating with key stakeholders and people at all levels to identify and bring to life innovative solutions that support the organizational strategy.

Project Management Program Management Process Improvement Project Management Technical Project Management Project Management Office (PMO)Insurance Waterfall Delivery Agile Change Management Implementation Project Management Agile Project Management Jira Digital Transformation Program Management IT Project Management

Project Highlights

Global Transformation Program

Created a roadmap for a complex cross-functional acquisition project and led the execution.

Process and Technology Transformation

Drove a global process and technology transformation program.

Multinational Merger Program

Implemented a program and best practices around the merger of two F500 global business programs.

Expertise

Agile Change Management Management Consulting Program Management Project Management

Work Experience

Senior Project Manager

2020 - 2022

Hiscox USA

Defined, planned, and guided the transformation of key business operating models and digital technologies, including operations, data, and finance. .
Engaged with senior-level managers/executives and key stakeholders and worked with cross-functional business units, operations, finance, and IT to facilitate transformational initiatives. .
Created a transformation roadmap, provided subject matter expertise, and mentored staff on project management.
Worked side-by-side with the business to operationalize changes and contributed to other organizational change management (OCM) activities.

Transformation Advisor

2020 - 2020

Almiral

Guided a detailed analysis of digital marketing channels, which fed into the overall transformation roadmap.
Advised on the transformational strategy and plan, including process analysis and optimizing digital technologies.
Provided subject matter expertise and mentored staff on project management, digital technologies, and transformation best practices.

Project Manager Consultant

2019 - 2020

Modotech

Designed and implemented a project (service) delivery methodology for an ongoing stream of SaaS projects, including processes, governance models, and assets.
Provided subject matter expertise and mentored staff on project management, digital technologies, and consulting best practices.
Established a program management framework, including assets.

Program Manager Consultant

2017 - 2018

Mountain West Farm Bureau Insurance

Audited, re-planned, and guided an in-flight, at-risk transformation program, including multiple concurrent workstreams.
Engaged with senior-level managers/executives and key stakeholders and worked with cross-functional business units, operations, finance, and IT to facilitate initiatives.
Advised internal stakeholders on vendor and contract management.
Established a program management framework for future projects, including assets and an organizational change management (OCM) approach.

Program Manager Consultant

2016 - 2017

Allianz

Led and mentored a team of global project managers in the planning, coordination, and execution of a complex international technology transformation program.
Organized and facilitated the transformation program across offices, time zones, and hemispheres with cross-service and business teams.
Managed day-to-day operations, project finances, and over 20 resources across global business units to ensure the proper integration of two disparate technology stacks.
Contributed to PMO practices and mentored junior project managers.

Program Manager Consultant

2016 - 2016

Chubb

Established and coordinated a program to manage and track the merger of multinational business programs of two large global companies, including the associated technologies, processes, and financial processes.
Organized and led cross-functional collaboration with internal global team leads and management to drive project goals and timelines and identify and deploy resources to meet target completion dates.
Established a program management framework, including assets.

International Project Manager Consultant

2014 - 2015

MetLife

Coordinated pre-sale/business development activities, including contract/statement of work (SOW) negotiations on $1+ million business process management (BPM) implementations.
Worked with the client as a trusted advisor, analyzing and understanding their business opportunities and needs, then delivering customized BPM solutions, implementation-ready processes, and metrics that supported those goals.
Established a holistic/common view of the business and technology environments in which the program had to be defined, designed, created, deployed, used, and supported.

Business Consultant

2012 - 2014

Accenture

Oversaw front-line teams that married industry and technology experience in the analysis, design, and adoption of multiple operating redesigns and SaaS technology implementations.
Collaborated with clients and Accenture resources to plan, design, test, validate, and deliver large ($5+ million) enterprise-level process improvement and technology solutions.
Built out project/service delivery processes, notably an agile approach to analysis and assets for the Accenture delivery methodology (ADM).

Senior Consultant

2011 - 2012

Aptify

Defined, planned, and managed multiple nonprofit/association management system (AMS) implementation projects concurrently.
Played a pivotal role in building a program management practice for the organization by standardizing documents and procedures. Advised client project managers on best practices.
Was accountable for multiple, simultaneous, small to mid-sized ($200,000+) global implementation projects.

Project History

Global Transformation Program

Created a roadmap for a complex cross-functional acquisition project and led the execution.

Created, owned and led globally dispersed teams through a roadmap for a complex international (acquisition) transformation program, including responsibility for  everything from high-level planning to financials and personnel management. Mentored junior-level project team leads/managers throughout. 

Process and Technology Transformation

Drove a global process and technology transformation program.

Created a comprehensive plan and drove execution around a major process modeling, analysis and design effort and the subsequent (enabling) BPM software implementation, while fostering relationships with the global team and client. Established a common understanding of the business environment in which the project was executed. 

Multinational Merger Program

Implemented a program and best practices around the merger of two F500 global business programs.

Established and coordinated a program to manage and track the merger of multinational business programs of two large global insurance companies, including the associated technologies and processes.

Program Consultant

Rescued a failing transformation program and created a framework for future projects.

Worked with the delivery teams, PMO and executives to audit, re-plan and then drive the in-progress core transformation program, including plans, budgets, resourcing, contracts and vendor management. Established a program framework, including an organizational change management (OCM) track, for future projects. 

Go-To Market Consulting

Thought leadership, including a white paper and webinar with Forrester, on the insurance domain.

Collaborated with the marketing and sales organizations on crafting strategy, tactics, and assets to grow into the insurance vertical. As a part of the effort, contributed to thought leadership, including a white paper and webinar with Forrester Research, to strengthen industry expertise recognition.

Improving a Project Delivery Methodology

Created a robust project delivery method and tools for a technology solution provider.

Brought in to strengthen the project delivery methodology for an ongoing stream of projects to clients, including processes, governance model and artifacts/templates. A large piece of this engagement is the mentoring/development of project management staff on those processes and templates. 

Education

1993 - 1996

MBA Degree in Business Administration

Ashland University - Columbus, Ohio

1988 - 1991

Bachelor's Degree in International Relations

The Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio

Certifications

JANUARY 2016 - PRESENT

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance

JANUARY 2009 - PRESENT

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

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