Alyssa Perkins

PMP-certified Senior Program Manager with 11+ years of experience bringing structure, visibility, and momentum to complex programs across security, enterprise technology, healthcare, and financial services. Known for bringing contagious energy and optimism to every team. Trusted partner to executives and diverse stakeholders, with a record of translating security risk and competing priorities into clear decisions, durable reporting, and lightweight operating processes.

Known for pairing serious execution with a calm, approachable, client-focused style, helping teams navigate trade-offs, remove blockers, and keep moving without unnecessary overhead.

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER at Oracle (2018-12 – 2026-09)

• Led an 8-month enterprise risk-mitigation program addressing approximately $20M in organizational exposure across 80,000+ unassigned internal and external tenancies; coordinated owner identification and remediation and delivered the initiative on schedule.
• Built clear operating and reporting structures for leadership visibility while leading weekly cross-functional program meetings; hosted three office-hour sessions per week with all stakeholders to surface dependencies, resolve blockers, and help tenancy owners move work forward.
• Managed Oracle's enterprise-wide Security Governance Program (CSSAP), a mandatory review process for Lines of Business implementing infrastructure across technical and business teams.
• Partnered with VP- and Director-level leaders on workforce planning to address the prioritization of hiring needs and opened requisitions to improve visibility into capacity, staffing priorities, and resource gaps.
• Applied enterprise AI tools, including ChatGPT and Claude, to streamline recurring program operations, reducing scheduling work from approximately two hours to 30 minutes—a 75% improvement.
• Drove successful portfolio outcomes in support of strategic business initiatives.

PROJECT MANAGER at Stratacent (2018-09 – 2018-12)

Client – Oppenheimer Funds

• Drove bi-monthly sprint planning and facilitated daily standup meetings with team.
• Worked with internal teams to discuss project deliverables and coordinated interdependencies between projects.
• Prepared comprehensive action plans, including resources, timeframes, and budgets.
• Documented risks, blockers and action items and created a remediation plan for any arising issues.

CLIENT IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (2017-09 – 2018-08)

• Owned end-to-end client implementation schedules, coordinating HR/Benefits administrators, Account Management, Sales, and internal delivery teams to launch accurate benefit plans on time.
• Served as primary liaison between customers to resolve issues related to implementation plan deliverables.
• Supported Sales and Sales Support teams with developing prospective implementation schedules and responded to RFPs.

IT CORPORATE PROJECT MANAGER at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (2016-08 – 2017-09)

• Managed multiple IT infrastructure programs with budgets of $250K–$1.2M, owning scope, schedules, budgets, delivery plans, documentation, meetings, risks, and stakeholder communications.
• Acted as the liaison between the business and the IT team to bring the product owners' vision to fruition.
• Managed and maintained multiple project schedules and project plans across various teams within the company (Sales, Operations, Underwriting, Finance, Health Services and Group Medicare).
• Worked closely with the business to determine the objectives of internal and external stakeholders; evangelized the product vision and built trust by maintaining an accurate and achievable roadmap.
• Provided Project Status Reports on a weekly and/or monthly basis to core and leadership teams.
• Collaborated with supervisor to create an Onboarding Process and New Hire Packet for all new employees.

IT PROJECT MANAGER at Ranstad (2016-05 – 2016-08)

Client – Charles Schwab

• Supported enterprise vulnerability-remediation efforts by assessing security findings, coordinating weekly patch deployment, and tracking progress against FDIC compliance requirements.
• Analyzed high volumes of excel data and presented pertinent information during weekly status meetings.

CLIENT RELATIONS MANAGER at Berkadia Commercial Mortgage (2014-03 – 2016-05)

• Managed a portfolio totaling $900M in loans, serving as a liaison among lenders, borrowers, and mortgage lenders throughout the life of the loan.
• Balanced regulatory requirements, business needs, and client expectations while maintaining responsive, high-quality relationships and resolving issues with sound judgment.
• Designed tracking processes that improved the accuracy and timeliness of borrower and portfolio information.

Bachelor of Science in Child Psychology – Indiana University of Pennsylvania