Experience Driven Project & Operations Leadership

Experience Driven Project & Operations Leadership

Industry Experience

Senior leadership for complex initiatives

Senior leadership for complex initiatives

Bringing clarity, structure, and accountability to projects and operations across private, nonprofit, and public-sector environments.

I bring over 15 years of experience across design, digital delivery, and project and operations leadership—leading complex initiatives where coordination, accountability, and execution matter. My work spans agency environments, federally funded programs, nonprofits, and global enterprise teams—often supporting initiatives with public visibility, multiple stakeholders, and little room for error.

Whether stepping in to lead a critical project, stabilize operations, or support delivery within an active contract, my focus is the same: help teams move forward with clarity and confidence.

Senior leadership for high-visibility initiatives that require disciplined planning and delivery.

Strategic Project Management

Senior leadership for high-visibility initiatives that require disciplined planning and delivery.

Strategic Project Management

Senior leadership for high-visibility initiatives that require disciplined planning and delivery.

Strategic Project Management

Operational structure and governance for organizations ready to scale without chaos.

Digital Business Management

Operational structure and governance for organizations ready to scale without chaos.

Digital Business Management

Operational structure and governance for organizations ready to scale without chaos.

Digital Business Management

Delivery support for publicly funded and regulated programs.

Government & Public Sector Project Support

Delivery support for publicly funded and regulated programs.

Government & Public Sector Project Support

Delivery support for publicly funded and regulated programs.

Government & Public Sector Project Support
Candice Jenkins Headshot
Candice Jenkins Headshot
Candice Jenkins Headshot

When growth outpaces structure

Growing organizations and complex programs often reach a point where progress slows—not because of lack of talent, but because structure hasn’t caught up with ambition. Get support with:

Strategic planning that aligns goals with execution

Strategic planning that aligns goals with execution

Strategic planning that aligns goals with execution

Digital Business Management to bring order to systems and workflows

Digital Business Management to bring order to systems and workflows

Digital Business Management to bring order to systems and workflows

Streamlined operations that reduce friction and rework

Streamlined operations that reduce friction and rework

Streamlined operations that reduce friction and rework

Flexible project leadership when delivery risk is high

Flexible project leadership when delivery risk is high

Flexible project leadership when delivery risk is high

Two women meeting
Two women meeting
Two women meeting
Team working in office
Team working in office
Team working in office

My approach

My work is grounded in the belief that strong execution creates trust—within teams, with stakeholders, and with the people organizations ultimately serve.

I focus on building clarity and structure that actually hold up in real-world conditions, especially when timelines are tight, accountability is high, and expectations are complex.

Define clear goals, roles, and success measures

Define clear goals, roles, and success measures

Define clear goals, roles, and success measures

Build practical systems that teams can actually use

Build practical systems that teams can actually use

Build practical systems that teams can actually use

Ensure execution stays aligned as conditions change

Ensure execution stays aligned as conditions change

Ensure execution stays aligned as conditions change

What it’s like to work together

Clients often bring me in when they need a steady, experienced partner—someone who can step into complexity, ask the right questions, and keep work moving forward without unnecessary friction.

I work collaboratively, communicate clearly, and stay focused on outcomes, not noise.

Direct, thoughtful communication

Direct, thoughtful communication

Direct, thoughtful communication

Hands-on leadership without micromanagement

Hands-on leadership without micromanagement

Hands-on leadership without micromanagement

Calm execution under pressure

Calm execution under pressure

Calm execution under pressure

Candice Jenkins Headshot
Candice Jenkins Headshot
Candice Jenkins Headshot

Guiding principles

Guiding principles

01. Clarity before speed

I prioritize clear goals, ownership, and expectations before accelerating execution—because rework is more costly than planning.

02. Structure that serves the work
03. Accountability without drama
04. Adaptability within constraints
05. Execution is the strategy
person in blue shirt writing on white paper
group of people using laptop computer
turned on flat screen monitor
three men laughing while looking in the laptop inside room
Woman in planning meeting
01. Clarity before speed

I prioritize clear goals, ownership, and expectations before accelerating execution—because rework is more costly than planning.

02. Structure that serves the work
03. Accountability without drama
04. Adaptability within constraints
05. Execution is the strategy
01. Clarity before speed

I prioritize clear goals, ownership, and expectations before accelerating execution—because rework is more costly than planning.

02. Structure that serves the work
03. Accountability without drama
04. Adaptability within constraints
05. Execution is the strategy