Susan Stark
About Susan Stark
Susan Stark is a Program Manager at Kpler, where she has worked remotely since 2024. With over 20 years of experience in project and program management, she has held various roles across multiple organizations in the United Kingdom, specializing in transformational change and systems delivery.
Work at Kpler
Susan Stark has been employed as a Program Manager at Kpler since 2024. Her role is remote and based in the United Kingdom. In this position, she is responsible for overseeing program management activities, leveraging her extensive experience in the field.
Previous Employment History
Susan Stark has held various project and program management roles throughout her career. She worked at Aegon as a Project Manager for four months in 2002. At Scottish Equitable, she served as a Project Manager and Business Analyst from 1989 to 1995. She also worked at Standard Life as a Senior Project Manager in 2015 for eleven months. Her tenure at abrdn as a Program Manager lasted three months in 2021. Additionally, she was a Program Manager at Verisk from 2017 to 2020 and at Wood Mackenzie from 2021 to 2024.
Education and Expertise
Susan Stark holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from The University of Edinburgh, where she studied Finance, Economics, and Marketing from 1993 to 1996. She also earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of the West of Scotland between 1981 and 1985. Her expertise includes program and project management, change management, and systems delivery, with a focus on the financial services and power industries.
Professional Skills and Experience
With over 20 years of experience, Susan Stark specializes in delivering transformational change programs and projects across their full lifecycle. She has experience in mergers and acquisitions, systems implementation, and international program management. Her background includes establishing and launching Programmes and their supporting Programme Management Office functions (PMO). She has also acted as a Management Consultant across various sectors in Europe.
Full SDLC Experience
Susan Stark possesses full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience and collaborates with both internal and external Technology Service providers for systems change delivery. Her strong commercial awareness is primarily within the financial services and power industries, allowing her to effectively integrate program and project management with change management.