Angela Cahill
About Angela Cahill
Angela Cahill is a Program Manager at FINEOS, where she oversees cross-program coordination and manages multiple scrum teams. She has a strong educational background in computer science, project management, and software engineering, complemented by extensive experience in quality management and agile practices.
Work at FINEOS
Angela Cahill has been serving as a Program Manager at FINEOS since 2019. In this role, she is responsible for the planning, coordination, and delivery of the FINEOS Absence Management product as part of quarterly Program Increment (PI) releases. She manages seven multidisciplinary scrum teams, ensuring effective cross-program coordination around development dependencies, quality, environments, skills, and risks. Angela champions improvement initiatives and conducts change management to facilitate the successful adoption of new or updated processes, practices, and tools.
Education and Expertise
Angela Cahill has a strong educational background in technology and project management. She studied Computer Science at TU Dublin, where she achieved a Machine Learning & AI for Industry (NFQ Level 8 Certificate) from 2019 to 2020. She also completed a Professional Scrum Master course at DCM Learning in 2015. Angela holds a Project Management Diploma (IPMA-D Certified) from the Institute of Project Management Ireland, obtained in 2013. Additionally, she studied Software Engineering at The Open University and earned a postgraduate certificate in 2002, and she holds a BSc (Hons) in Applied Physics from Dublin City University.
Background in Software Testing
Before her current role at FINEOS, Angela Cahill worked at Curam Software for nearly a decade, where she held various positions in software testing. She started as a Software Test Engineer in 2004 and progressed to roles such as Senior Test Engineer and Solutions Group Test Lead. Angela served as Quality Manager and Principal Test Engineer in the New Product Group from 2008 to 2013. Her experience in software testing has provided her with a solid foundation for her current program management responsibilities.
Agile Program Management Skills
Angela Cahill is skilled in agile program management, facilitating key program-level events such as PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and Retro of Retros. She focuses on backlog tracking, risk management, and conducting improvement workshops. Angela has led the adoption and configuration of the JIRA Portfolio tool, overseeing data migration and alignment with existing JIRA configurations. She coordinates with Agile Delivery Managers (ADMs) to arrange training and ensure the effectiveness of Scrum teams, emphasizing SAFe governance and best practices.