About me

Natasha Ross
Project Manager | Programme Manager | Technical Producer

A programme and transformation leader who builds things rather than just reporting on them. Fifteen years across transactional finance, enterprise automation, AI adoption and systems integration - from the payment run to the platform.

Portrait of Natasha Ross
25+
Projects and programmes delivered across 15 years of hands-on delivery
500+
Workato builders recruited, trained and enabled globally
~60hrs
Average monthly hours saved per team, with peaks of ~200hrs
An overview of me

Where I came from, and where I am now

A programme and project manager who came up through the work, from purchase ledgers and payment runs to enterprise automation, AI adoption and platform engineering.

I am a programme and project manager who came up through the work. My first fifteen years were in accounts payable - purchase ledgers, payment runs, multi-currency invoices and bank reconciliations - which is where I learned how money actually moves through a business, and how much of it gets lost in the gaps between processes.

From there I moved into the technology side of finance, sourcing and deploying the systems that the function ran on. I built and ran the finance operation at SuperAwesome Trading through its acquisition by Epic Games, and carried the whole function into Workday. That experience of living through an acquisition, with reporting that still has to close on time, shaped how I run programmes now: I plan for the migration, not just the launch.

At Epic I moved from business systems analysis into owning enterprise automation, and finally into technical production across three IT teams at once - IT Service Management, Hardware Asset Management and Platform Engineering. I built Epic's Efficiency Tools programme from the ground up, growing Workato adoption from around fifty builders to more than five hundred, and I took enterprise-wide Claude from approval to fully deployed across every company-owned device in five days.

What I enjoy most is the part people underestimate: the tooling around the work. I write the procedure manual, define the governance model and build the dashboard that shows whether any of it worked. I care about the boring middle - the approvals, the reporting, the definitions - because that is where programmes actually succeed or quietly fail.

Professional summary

What I bring to a programme

Project and transformation professional specialising in leading programmes from inception, establishing governance and delivery frameworks, and translating business requirements into structured delivery plans.

Track record of delivering complex technology initiatives, combining strategic programme management with expertise across automation, systems integration and operational transformation. Expertise in delivering executive dashboards, business reviews, ROI presentations, programme status reporting, vendor evaluations, implementation strategies, and transformation roadmaps. Recognised for organisational, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership capabilities, with ability to resolve delivery challenges, maintain programme momentum, and lead programme and delivery teams.

How I work

The habits behind the delivery

  • Programme charter, governance model, delivery methodology and service design
  • Executive dashboards, KPI and ROI reporting, monthly business reviews
  • Enterprise automation, AI adoption and self-service tooling
  • Systems integration, architecture design and technical debt reduction
  • Risk management, vendor evaluation and multi-stakeholder delivery
  • Team leadership, capacity planning and direct line management
Impact

The numbers behind the work

25+
Projects and programmes delivered across 15 years of hands-on delivery
500+
Workato builders recruited, trained and enabled globally
~60hrs
Average monthly hours saved per team, with peaks of ~200hrs
5
Finance systems designed, implemented and deployed end to end
Capabilities

What I can do

Programme Leadership

Charter and governance model design, delivery roadmaps, RACI and SLA frameworks, KPI and ROI reporting, executive dashboards, monthly business reviews, risk management, vendor evaluation, PMO operations and model redesign.

Automation and AI

Workato, Workato Genies, Airtable, Slack Workflow Builder, Claude, Claude Code, Hermes Agent Framework, Aisera MegaBot360, eGain, chatbot architecture, self-service AI use cases, AI readiness assessment, adoption and service frameworks.

ITSM and ITAM

Oomnitza, CMDB ownership, Atlassian Service Management, Problem Management, SLA dashboards, hardware asset lifecycle, MDM, regional device provisioning, APAC warehousing, ITSM and HAM maturity.

Systems Integration

Salesforce, Workday, Coupa, Jira, Confluence, LeanIX, enterprise API design, GL and cost centre data flows, legacy integration rebuilds, technical debt reduction, InfoSec collaboration.

Finance Transformation

Oracle NetSuite architecture and administration, Tipalti, Navan, AccessPay, Spendesk, BlackLine, ManhattanONE, SAP Concur, Solution7, trial balance reporting, month-end close, cash flow forecasting, financial controls.

Security and Governance

Okta, SailPoint, RBAC and permission structures, privileged access workflows, DLP, penetration testing coordination, workspace data grading, audit trails, access control remediation.

Automation & Integration
Workato, Airtable, Slack Workflow Builder
Programme & PM
Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Service Management, Lucid Chart, Trello
AI & Enterprise Search
Claude Code, Hermes Agent Framework, ChatGPT, Workato Genies, Aisera, Glean
IAM, Security & Governance
Okta, SailPoint, RBAC, DLP
Enterprise & Business Systems
Workday, Oracle NetSuite, BlackLine, Tipalti, Coupa, Salesforce, Spendesk, Sage 200, ManhattanONE
Reporting & Visualisation
Tableau, Power BI, Solution7, Excel, Google Sheets
Education

Qualifications

St Angela's and St Bonaventure's VI Sixth Form Centre

A Levels

 

Little Ilford School

GCSEs

 
Training and certifications

What I have studied

Workato Automation Pro I & II

Automation platform certification covering enterprise workflow design, recipe development, connectors and governance.

2023

Engagement and Team Motivation

Practical team motivation and engagement techniques for leading diverse teams through change.

2016

Conflict Management in the Workplace

Resolving workplace conflict constructively, including the conversations that programmes depend on.

2016

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Training

Formal project management training covering the PMP exam framework and knowledge areas.

Training complete, exam pending

Health and Safety in the Workplace

Workplace health and safety fundamentals, relevant to site, facilities and operational delivery.

 
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Where to go next

The rest of the story

A selection of the programmes I have led and the systems I have built. Each one is a real piece of work, with the context that made it necessary, what I actually did, and what changed because of it.

Building the systems that make work happen.

If you are hiring for programme or project management, or you have a transformation problem that needs someone who will build the tooling as well as run the project, I would like to hear from you.

Email
natasha.ross563@gmail.com
Phone
07808 338739
Location
London, UK - open to hybrid and remote roles
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/natasha-ross-8b3486114