VALERIA BRENES VALVERDE
Program Manager
Heredia
Summary
Project Manager with strong expertise in strategic alliances, account growth, and cross-functional project delivery. Skilled in managing partner relationships, driving customer success, and aligning business and technical goals to deliver high-impact results. Experienced Scrum Master supporting cross-functional software development teams.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2011
2011
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Program Project Manager
Kyndryl
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Company Overview: Global Strategic Alliances - Program Project Manager.
- Strategic Alliance Program Manager with proven expertise in developing and executing multi-year GTM plans, managing partnerships across sales, technical, and executive teams, and driving customer and partner success.
- Skilled at identifying and evaluating new alliance opportunities, coordinating joint business plans, and aligning strategic objectives to maximize mutual value.
- Strong project management, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional leadership capabilities.
- Drove end-to-end project execution for a portfolio of enterprise clients, contributing to increased retention, renewals, and upsell opportunities by aligning project goals with client growth strategies.
- Strategic Alliance Manager with experience leading partnerships and GTM initiatives with major tech companies including HPE, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and F5.
- Skilled in partner strategy, joint planning, and cross-functional execution to drive business growth.
- Adept at driving partner success through joint planning, opportunity evaluation, and continuous improvement practices rooted in Agile and Scrum frameworks.
- Global Strategic Alliances - Program Project Manager.
Strategic and Planning Lead, Project Manager
Kyndryl
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Global Strategic Alliances - Strategic and Planning Lead, Project Manager
- Strategic Partnerships & Planning Specialist with experience driving alliance strategy, business planning, and cross-functional alignment to accelerate joint initiatives and partner growth.
- Skilled in market analysis, strategic roadmap development, and performance tracking for global partnerships.
- Proven ability to collaborate across sales, marketing, and product teams to build scalable, high-impact partner programs that support long-term business objectives.
- Global Strategic Alliances - Strategic and Planning Lead, Project Manager
Project Manager
Hewlett Packard
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: T&TA Contractor for Hewlett Packard - Project Manager.
- Project Supply Chain manager leading a global project ERP data migration.
- Migrating from 30 tools and systems to one unique tool for all process and customer support.
- Provide leadership, define, and drive execution of change on CS lifecycle and master data processes, tools, roles, and responsibilities that enable sustainable business continuity following the Simplify systems transformation.
- Remarkable achievements: Supply Chain Master Data Governance fully migrated and tested in ERP.
- T&TA Contractor for Hewlett Packard - Project Manager.
Project Manager Officer
Hewlett Packard
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Project Manager Officer.
- Provide full visibility on Transition/Transformation program progress and overall program health to executive management, ensure projects/programs are aligned with ES strategies and accelerate project delivery by increasing Project Management maturity.
- Perform reporting consolidation and other reporting requests as they are raised by account management and program management.
- Maintain the Account Specific Project Cost Plan and Project Measurement Plan.
- Remarkable achievements: I was part of the split/merge project between HPE and DXC Company. Project ended successfully.
- Project Manager Officer.
Project Manager
Costa Rican Fisheries Federation (FECOP)
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: NGO Project Manager.
- Strategic planning process leader.
- Prepared and drafted reports for the Board of Director and donors.
- Coordinated the international certification Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS).
- Remarkable achievements: Obtained SGS's international certification raising the Federation's global score.
- NGO Project Manager.
Education
Industrial Engineer -
Universidad Internacional de las Américas (UIA)
Accounting Degree - High School Degree
CTP Mario Quirós Sasso
Skills
Account & relationship Management
Continuing Professional Education
- 2025, AI Foundation, Kyndryl Academy
- 2024, Agile Explorer, Kyndryl Academy
- 2022, Azure Z900, Microsoft, 12393877
- 2019, Scrum Máster, 823520
- 2015, Microsoft Project, 12393877
- 2015, Scrum, 93943 as SFC
- 2015, Organizational Change Management PMP, Grupo Synergia
- 2014, Project Management PMP (pending degree), Grupo Empresarial 360
- 2013, Leadership Course, Universidad San Marcos
- 2013, Strategic planning - Balanced Scorecard, Van Der Leer
Timeline
Program Project Manager
Kyndryl
01.2023 - 01.2025
Strategic and Planning Lead, Project Manager
Kyndryl
01.2021 - 01.2023
Project Manager
Hewlett Packard
01.2019 - 01.2021
Project Manager Officer
Hewlett Packard
01.2015 - 01.2019
Project Manager
Costa Rican Fisheries Federation (FECOP)
01.2014 - 01.2015
Accounting Degree - High School Degree
CTP Mario Quirós Sasso
Industrial Engineer -
Universidad Internacional de las Américas (UIA)
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