As companies scale, strategy and execution start to drift apart. Product roadmaps don’t always reflect business goals, sales and engineering pull in different directions, and overstretched product managers can’t keep up. The result is slipping launches, mounting technical debt, and teams running harder without delivering faster. Leaders know the vision is right, but they struggle to connect it to predictable execution and a sustainable pace.

I partner with executives to close the gap between strategy and execution. As a Fractional Head of Programs & Strategy, I align business goals with product roadmaps, strengthen cross-functional trust, and put the right rhythms in place so launches become predictable and sustainable. Beyond frameworks, I work alongside your teams as a trusted advisor, to clear execution bottlenecks, reduce burnout, and ensure products deliver measurable value to customers.

• Earn stakeholder trust in days, not months. At Cruise, Directors and VPs were praising my impact to leadership within the first week. At a high-profile dental support organization, cross-functional teams expressed open relief at my arrival, because clarity and forward momentum finally felt possible.

• Turn crisis into confidence. While working at a professional services agency specializing in mobile and embedded applications, I unblocked a critical client issue that had been delaying their marketing launch. Their PM, standing with my executives, turned to me and said, “Natalie, if you ever need a job, call me. We’ll hire you anytime.”

• Create long-term strategic value. My stakeholders consistently note that my strategies deliver results, strengthen trust, and create customer loyalty that drives growth. As I was leaving Microsoft after several years on Windows Embedded, a Group PM told me, “If you ever come back, I’d love to hire you on my team.”

• Audit your current delivery & ops.

• Design systems that fit your company (not a cookie-cutter playbook).

• Execute to prove it works.

• Leave you with a scalable foundation and repeatable solution.

I’ve spent nearly two decades building, scaling, and leading software product implementations across roles from QA lead to developer to engineering manager to Head of Programs & Strategy. That journey gives me a rare 360° view of how strategy, product, and engineering come together (or fall apart) as companies scale.

I’ve led mobile and embedded launches, enterprise web rebuilds, and accessibility initiatives at scale. What executives value most is not just the outcomes, but how I get there: I align priorities across functions, rebuild trust between leaders and teams, and put structures in place that make delivery predictable and sustainable.

My leadership style is grounded in openness and trust. I show up ready to listen, to ask the right questions, and to make sure every voice is heard. I’m collaborative by nature, transparent by default, and direct when it counts. Teams know where they stand with me, leaders know they’ll get the unvarnished truth, and together we'll achieve lasting results.