Tanner Thornton
Operations and program management leader with 6+ years of experience driving performance, scaling training systems, and leading teams in high-tempo environments.
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About
Organizational Effectiveness and Talent Strategy Leader with 6 years of leadership development experience, and 5 years of people leadership experience. I have developed and executed enterprise-level programs reaching over 4,000 employees, led cross-functional teams of over 100 employees, and have consistently improved organizational effectiveness, workforce capability, and leadership development. I have a proven ability to partner with executive leadership to align structure, priorities, and operating models to optimize strategic success.
An expert in stakeholder engagement, I deliver scalable, high-impact developmental solutions to matrixed, global, high-paced environments. I have led diverse international teams, utilizing my trilingual language capabilities (English, Spanish, French), and my talented cross-cultural competence.
Experience
Organizational Development and Talent Manager at United States Army (2025-09 – Present)
Led organizational and talent development strategy for a 25-employee cross-functional team, aligning roles, capabilities, and development pathways to improve team performance by 200%.
- Led organizational and talent development strategy for a 25-employee cross-functional team, aligning roles, capabilities, and development pathways to improve team performance by 200%.
- Directed cross-functional program execution in an international, matrixed environment, aligning stakeholders, resources, and workflows to enhance efficiency and organizational alignment.
- Partnered with federal agencies and international partners to develop a global network with strengthened communication channels to support coordinated enterprise-level outcomes.
- Enabled effective operating model execution by reinforcing standardized processes, performance metrics, and accountability mechanisms to satisfy 100% of requirements in a fast-paced environment.
- Analyzed workforce performance and capability data, delivering executive-level insights to senior leaders to identify gaps, inform decision-making, and drive continuous organizational improvement.
- Implemented succession planning across team functions, identifying and developing high-potential leaders to ensure 100% operational continuity workforce gaps and competing priorities.
Organizational Effectiveness Analyst / Workforce Strategy Manager at United States Army (2025-02 – 2025-08)
Analyzed workforce capability and performance data to design and execute an enterprise development strategy for a 600-employee organization, achieving 100% leadership certification compliance.
- Analyzed workforce capability and performance data to design and execute an enterprise development strategy for a 600-employee organization, achieving 100% leadership certification compliance.
- Evaluated workflows, resource allocations, and operational dependencies to identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements to enhance coordination and execution of complex operations.
- Led cross-functional workforce planning and resource alignment, coordinating schedules and priorities across stakeholders to support talent development initiatives while minimizing operational disruption.
- Developed executive-level dashboards and briefings, translating complex data into actionable insights to inform strategic decision-making, prioritization, and continuous organizational improvement.
- Supported enterprise-level planning initiatives impacting over 4,000 personnel, aligning stakeholder inputs, workforce capabilities, and operational priorities to drive cohesive organizational effectiveness.
Senior Program Manager, Organizational Effectiveness at United States Army (2023-06 – 2024-05)
Led an enterprise-level change management initiative impacting 4,000+ employees, driving organizational adoption of leadership frameworks, improving cultural alignment and stakeholder trust.
- Led an enterprise-level change management initiative impacting 4,000+ employees, driving organizational adoption of leadership frameworks, improving cultural alignment and stakeholder trust.
- Analyzed workforce engagement and performance data, developing executive-level reports and insights that informed strategic decision-making and drove continuous organizational improvements.
- Designed and implemented 15 strategic initiatives and capability-building programs, enhancing leadership development, employee engagement, and program reach across the organization.
- Influenced senior stakeholders through data-driven storytelling and executive briefings, translating complex insights into practical guidance to drive adoption, and behavioral change.
- Partnered with senior executive leadership to align talent and organizational strategies, optimizing performance across 36 high-volume teams and building enterprise-wide organizational effectiveness
Program Manager, Organizational Effectiveness and Risk Management at United States Army (2023-01 – 2023-05)
Managed organizational development and compliance initiatives for a 100+ employee organization, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, policies, and regulatory standards.
- Managed organizational development and compliance initiatives for a 100+ employee organization, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, policies, and regulatory standards.
- Designed and delivered capability-building programs, improving employee understanding of compliance expectations, strengthening cultural alignment, and mitigating organizational risk.
- Analyzed and reported on training compliance and performance metrics to enable senior-leader decision-making and enabled scalable, ethical growth while satisfying operational requirements.
- Led targeted process improvement initiatives, identifying root causes of compliance gaps and implementing standardized workflows to strengthen employee engagement in accountability.
Organizational Effectiveness & Operations Manager at United States Army (2022-08 – 2022-12)
Led operations and team performance for a 100+ employee organization, aligning workflows, accountability structures, and performance expectations to drive organizational effectiveness.
- Led operations and team performance for a 100+ employee organization, aligning workflows, accountability structures, and performance expectations to drive organizational effectiveness.
- Drove organizational improvement initiatives, identifying inefficiencies and implementing process enhancements to increase consistency, efficiency, and cross-cultural team alignment.
- Directed workforce development and onboarding strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational standards, accelerating integration, and improving employee training compliance.
- Leveraged performance and effectiveness data to identify risk trends, implement targeted training and development programs, and enforce succession planning to maintain operational continuity.
Education
Bachelor of Science in International Affairs – Foreign Policy and International Security – United States Military Academy at West Point (2020-07 – 2024-05)
