Gizem Senalp

Program Manager

Inspire Life • Full-time

Jan 2025 - Present • 1 yr 4 mos

Leading program delivery across multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. Responsible for structuring and driving execution across product, engineering, and operations teams — ensuring alignment, clarity, and predictable delivery. Key focus areas: – defining clear ownership and aligning stakeholders – structuring workflows and managing cross-team dependencies – improving visibility across initiatives and delivery progress – identifying and removing bottlenecks early Worked on scaling delivery systems and standardizing processes to improve execution across multiple programs. Focused not just on managing projects, but on improving how delivery works at a system level. Working across Program Management, Delivery Management, Workflow Design, and Jira-based execution systems.

Senior Project Manager

Uber • Full-time

Aug 2022 - Nov 2024 • 2 yrs 3 mos

Led end-to-end project delivery across cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment, clarity, and predictable execution. Key responsibilities included: – defining and managing project scope, objectives, and success criteria – aligning internal teams and external stakeholders for seamless execution – capturing and translating business requirements into actionable plans – structuring workflows, timelines, and dependencies across teams – monitoring delivery performance and proactively addressing risks and bottlenecks – managing scope, schedule, and cost changes with clear impact assessment – maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and communication throughout the lifecycle – creating structured documentation to support visibility and consistency

Senior Project Manager

Innova • Full-time

Jun 2017 - Aug 2022 • 5 yrs 2 mos

Led end-to-end project delivery across cross-functional teams, ensuring on-time, within-scope, and within-budget execution. Key responsibilities included: – defining project scope, objectives, and success criteria in alignment with business and technical stakeholders – coordinating internal teams and external vendors for seamless execution – translating client requirements into clear, structured delivery plans – developing and maintaining detailed project plans, timelines, and dependencies – managing scope, schedule, and cost changes with clear impact assessment – monitoring delivery performance and tracking progress against milestones and goals – identifying risks early and implementing mitigation strategies to ensure continuity – ensuring resource allocation and availability across multiple workstreams – maintaining strong stakeholder communication and escalating issues when needed – creating structured documentation, process maps, and reporting frameworks to improve visibility Focused not only on delivering projects, but on improving execution flow, clarity, and consistency across teams.