Shannon Bruce seated on brick steps with her dog

More About Me

I bridge the gap between executive ambition and operational reality.

I bring the structure of enterprise delivery, the curiosity of a consultant, and a practical focus on what will actually create value.

Enterprise experience, with a practical point of view.

My career began in consulting, developing custom software solutions for fintech, commercial lending, and high-tech organizations.

That work gave me experience across organizations including UBS, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Apple, Chipotle, LoanDepot, and Extra Space Storage—and taught me how quickly a strong strategy can stall when it does not account for the realities of implementation.

I later joined Microsoft as a technical project manager and product owner in customer support. There, I led a multi-year, global transformation of telephony and support experiences, replacing traditional IVRs with AI agents and agentic workflows across more than 40 business units. The program supported 60+ languages and continuous release cycles across global markets. For a single client, this one transformation delivered more than $10 million in monthly savings.

Today, I advise organizations that need experienced leadership without a one-size-fits-all consulting playbook. My recent work includes process and workflow automation for a civil construction firm working with public agencies, utilities, and unions, as well as AI-enabled customer-support automation for the utilities sector.

Executive CV

Built across industries. Grounded in delivery.

Foundation

Software consulting

Custom solutions across fintech, commercial lending, and high tech—connecting business problems to practical technology delivery.

Enterprise

Microsoft product leadership

Global ownership across customer support, telephony modernization, AI agents, and multi-business-unit transformation.

Now

Independent advisory

Right-sized automation and transformation support for organizations in construction, utilities, and customer operations.

No transformation theater.

Start with the work.

Understand the people, process, incentives, and constraints before choosing the technology.

Right-size the solution.

Build for the organization’s actual size, scope, maturity, and ability to absorb change.

Stay through delivery.

Connect strategy to ownership, execution, adoption, and measurable operating results.