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Susan Schofield

Senior Program Manager

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Summary

Senior Program Manager who turns ambiguous, cross-functional work into clear governance, reporting, and executive-ready delivery. Experienced across customer support technology, customer support communities, and Voice of Customer programs, partnering with Product, Engineering, UX, Legal, Science, and business teams to launch work that holds up at scale. Brings a practical, systems-minded approach to prioritization, risk management, and continuous improvement.

Experience

Senior UX Design Program Manager

October 2022 – April 2026

Amazon · Remote · Full-time

  • Led cross-functional programs across 10 customer service products, including AI chatbots and internal customer service technology, building governance, reporting, readiness processes, and operating rhythms with Product, Engineering, UX, Legal, Science, and business partners.
  • Built and led an executive CX feedback tracking system across 160+ customer- and colleague-facing improvement issues, driving 73% completion through clear ownership and a custom 5-tier impact and severity framework.
  • Led an AI language quality evaluation program that became the organizational standard, connecting LLM transcript defects to leadership KPIs and actionable improvement priorities.
  • Reduced urgent quarterly initiative timelines by 75% by realigning scope, tightening intake, and improving readiness signaling.
  • Improved executive escalation resolution time by 40% through a repeatable intake framework that clarified risks, dependencies, ownership, and next steps.
  • Created a governance-backed approval workflow for sensitive policy updates, reducing turnaround time by 30% across Product, Engineering, UX, and Legal.

Program Manager

May 2018 – October 2022

Ring, an Amazon Company · Remote · Full-time

  • Launched Ring's customer community forum and led a customer feedback and escalation program that translated user and frontline issues into cross-functional product priorities, with an estimated $2.6MM first-quarter impact from contact reduction.
  • Built a feedback loop that informed product features and customer experiences, validating a $1MM annual savings hypothesis within the first 6 months by translating customer pain points into recommendations that influenced Product and Technology roadmap priorities.
  • Exceeded a $300K quarterly savings hypothesis, delivering $400K in average customer service savings per quarter after backend SEO updates outperformed expectations.
  • Delivered weekly community health reporting to the COO, synthesizing contact-volume changes, trending issues, launch metrics, and feature performance to inform product decisions.

Marketing & Community Manager (Client Success)

December 2015 – May 2018

TRAVO, INC. · Santa Monica, CA · Full-time

  • As the 3rd hire, built customer acquisition and feedback systems that shaped product updates and supported 70% annual retention across 500 small to medium-sized businesses.
  • Led onboarding for 200+ accounts.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing

Grand Valley State University

2015

Certifications

  • Design Sprint Facilitation Masterclass — AJ & Smart

Core Skills

Program managementComplex customer programsCross-functional program leadershipProgram governanceScope and delivery planningRisk and issue managementPerformance metrics and reportingExecutive stakeholder managementStakeholder alignmentResource and priority planningProcess improvementContinuous improvementChange readinessExecutive communicationAnalytics reporting

Technologies

AsanaJiraConfluenceFigmaExcelGoogle SheetsPowerPointSlackZendesk