Resumé
The common thread among my professional accomplishments?
A dedication to providing top-notch solutions to Fortune 500 companies and their clients.
Career Highlights
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Leadership & coaching
Product & operations management
Strategic planning
Problem solving
Root cause analysis
Product management
Design thinking
Process improvement
Enablement strategy
Performance assessment
Lean Six Sigma
Analytical thinking
Budget management
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Change Agent (LCA) Certification
Discover Financial Services
Certified SAFE 4.5 Agilist
SAFE Agile
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Northern Illinois University (MBA, Marketing)
Graduate Certificate in Managerial Leadership
College of St. Benedict / St. John’s University (BA, Business Administration)
Concentration: Marketing & Spanish
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Citi, Women’s Network Professional Development Committee (Co-Chair)
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Citibank
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives (Dec 2020 – Present)
Senior Vice President, Emerging Products & Change Management (Aug 2018 – Dec 2020)
Discover Financial Services
Senior Strategy Consultant (Jul 2017 – Aug 2018)
Strategic Risk Corporate Initiatives Leader (Feb 2015 – Jul 2017)
Channel Manager (Apr 2013 – Feb 2015)
Portfolio Project Manager (Mar 2011 – Apr 2013)
Competiscan
Manager, Market R&D (Aug 2010 – Feb 2011)
Securian Financial Group
Supervising Account Manager (Jun 2006 – Jul 2010)
Clients I’ve Served
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![Igor Nesterenko]()
"I had the pleasure of working with Linnea when I was a Citi contractor. Linnea is an excellent manager who leads by example. She keeps team morale up, invests time and energy into the personal development of her teammates to ensure their success. Her ability to work through crises and develop new ways to achieve targets is always inspiring. Her energy and dedication to her team is truly rare!"
IGOR NESTERENKO
Digital Product Manager, Accenture
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![Tony Rosselli]()
"Linnea has exceptional expertise in leadership, management, mentoring, and motivating a team. She is known for her lean-in pragmatic approach and has a keen sense of vision when servicing clients and providers. Linnea leads by example, and I found her to be inspiring, energetic and able to adapt easily to consistently changing and challenging business environments. Her experience and tenure in digital banking, with an astute background in operations and service, continue to serve Linnea well. She is an incredible asset on any team.”
TONY ROSSELLI
Technology Alliances Market Leader, IBM
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![Jazz Dionela]()
"Linnea has the natural ability to bring technology and business together — ensuring some of Discover’s most complex initiatives are executed with zero defects. I have seen Linnea provide guidance on multiple technology installs and was always appreciative that she took the time to clearly communicate them in a way all parties understood. As my department's lead project manager, I can tell you that any company and their departments' heads would be very lucky to have access to her level of talent."
JAZZ DIONELA
Lead IT Project Manager, Discover Financial Services
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![Rohit Yerneni]()
“Linnea is an unconventional leader and thrives in chaos and non-conforming situations. While many would prefer to take on projects with clear goals, projects ideas laid out and path to execution made super clear, Linnea has a rare skill to not get daunted by the lack of clarity on the path to green for a particular program regardless of the stage it may be in, rolls up her sleeves, builds the team together and has proven to be able to deliver results.”
ROHIT YERNENI
Director – Head of Product & Digital Acquisition, Citi
