Michelle Mills

Michelle Mills

Vice President of Operations | Workforce Delivery | Talent Operations | Process Transformation

Distinguished operations executive who architected and scaled global service delivery, human resources administration, and workforce development ecosystems across high growth technology and talent organizations. Built systems scaling deployments from 100 to over 1,500 annual placements while optimizing bottom line performance, securing over $200,000 in recurring cost savings, and establishing real time governance infrastructures.

Based in Ashburn, Virginia. Open to executive leadership, hybrid, remote, and strategic operational advisory appointments.

Executive Leadership Track Record Across Industry Leaders
App Academy
Wiley Edge
Revature
The Judge Group
Yoh
Virginia Tech

Executive Overview

Core Capabilities and Operational Philosophy

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Michelle Mills is a distinguished operations executive who architected and scaled global service delivery, human resources administration, and workforce development ecosystems across high growth technology and talent organizations. Throughout a career defined by rapid operational expansion, she built systems that scaled candidate deployment capacity from 100 to over 1,500 annual placements while consistently optimizing bottom line performance. Her leadership combines strategic vendor alignment, cross functional program governance, and multi platform technology integration across Salesforce, HubSpot, Monday.com, and enterprise HRIS solutions. Across executive appointments, she engineered operational transformations that generated over $200,000 in recurring annual cost savings, expanded multi state and international compliance frameworks, and established real time business intelligence infrastructures for executive board decision making.

At the core of her executive philosophy is the belief that sustainable revenue growth requires tight alignment between human capital, automated workflows, and data driven governance. She excels at translating high level corporate strategy into scalable operational frameworks that eliminate process bottlenecks, minimize non billable staging time, and strengthen organizational agility. Her expertise spans global payroll administration, federal program compliance, offshore workforce expansion, and enterprise CRM architecture. By establishing structured operational cadences and empowering cross functional leaders, she consistently fosters collaborative cultures that thrive within dynamic, fast moving business environments.

Core Competency 01

Enterprise Operations and Service Delivery Transformation

Expertise in architecting, scaling, and standardizing global delivery frameworks that align cross functional capacity with enterprise market demand.

Core Competency 02

HR Operations, Global Payroll, and Regulatory Compliance

Mastery in managing multi state and international HRIS platforms, automating payroll administration, managing vendor contracts, and ensuring federal program compliance.

Core Competency 03

Business Process Automation and Systems Integration

Proven ability to leverage Salesforce, HubSpot, Monday.com, and Rippling ASO to eliminate workflow friction, automate candidate tracking, and optimize pipeline throughput.

Core Competency 04

Data Analytics, Executive Dashboards, and Governance

Skilled in constructing real time business intelligence models in Tableau and Power BI to track key performance indicators, placement velocity, and profit and loss metrics for board level review.

Key Accomplishments

Measurable Enterprise Impact and Operational Turnarounds

$200K+
Annual Cost Savings

Secured recurring annual savings via platform evaluations and vendor contract realignments at App Academy.

15x
Deployment Scaling

Scaled candidate deployments from 100 to over 1,500 annually while minimizing non billable staging time at Revature.

100%
Regulatory Compliance

Standardized apprentice operations in HubSpot ensuring strict adherence to federal standards at SkillStorm.

Global
Multi Market Governance

Architected unified scheduling matrix in Monday.com linking cohorts and sales demand across US and India at Wiley Edge.

App Academy

Platform Procurement, HR Modernization, and Global Workforce Expansion

Her strategic intervention in platform procurement and vendor management delivered over $200,000 in recurring annual cost savings achieved in collaboration with executive finance teams. During the same period, she modernized HR infrastructure by implementing Rippling ASO to automate tax filings, open enrollment, benefits administration, compliance training, and complex multi state plus international payrolls. Her global workforce expansion initiatives successfully established offshore contractor networks that scaled operational capacity while maintaining strict administrative oversight and regulatory compliance.

Revature

Fifteenfold Scaling and Pipeline Governance Infrastructure

Her track record in scaling enterprise delivery is anchored by her achievements at Revature, where she engineered the foundational delivery model that expanded annual candidate deployments fifteenfold, growing from 100 to over 1,500 placements. This massive expansion was achieved alongside the synchronization of cross functional recruiting, sales, and support teams. By redesigning deployment workflows to mirror live sales forecasts, she systematically reduced non billable candidate staging periods, directly improving gross margins and operational throughput. She further embedded data literacy across leadership tiers by creating executive Salesforce dashboards that tracked placement velocity, profit and loss metrics, and pipeline attrition in real time.

SkillStorm and Wiley Edge

Program Governance, Apprentice Delivery, and Enterprise CRM Architecture

At SkillStorm, she architected HubSpot delivery mechanisms for over 150 enterprise apprentices while designing automated CRM tracking for the federal Credential Opportunities Online program, streamlining candidate onboarding, course additions, and invoicing. At Wiley Edge, she overhauled global Salesforce case architecture and built an enterprise wide Monday.com scheduling matrix that linked talent availability directly to sales demand. These initiatives culminated in her leadership of weekly executive board governance meetings, where her data visualization models directly informed global cohort approvals, instructor scheduling, and international expansion efforts.

Professional Experience

Executive Appointments and Leadership History

App Academy Logo App Academy
October 2023 to June 2025
Vice President, Operations
  • Directed multi state and global HR operations utilizing Rippling ASO, automating tax filings, compliance training, benefits administration, and dual bi weekly payrolls to support organizational scaling.
  • Partnered with executive Finance teams to evaluate software platforms, securing over $200,000 in recurring annual cost savings through vendor realignment and renegotiations.
  • Scaled international operations by recruiting, onboarding, and managing offshore HR and operational contractors across the complete workforce lifecycle.
  • Established regular accountability frameworks and operational cadences with department heads to track key milestone progress and maintain strategic momentum.
  • Designed executive dashboards and talent acquisition reporting structures to elevate HR operational metrics and deliver actionable leadership insights.
SkillStorm Emblem SkillStorm
2023 to 2024
Vice President, Workforce Development
  • Led cross functional workforce teams supporting enrollment, sales, finance, and upskilling programs across multiple revenue channels.
  • Managed the Credential Opportunities Online program by designing automated CRM workflows to track candidates, streamline course additions, handle invoicing, and monitor completion rates.
  • Architected and standardized delivery processes in HubSpot for over 150 enterprise apprentices, ensuring full adherence to federal compliance requirements.
  • Spearheaded cross team collaboration with IT to maintain real time training schedules, matching course durations and technology tracks with market demand.
  • Enhanced visibility for education partner programs by instituting structured reporting frameworks covering enrollment, inquiry response, and cross departmental invoicing.
  • Built and executed cross functional project plans to onboard new business offerings, uniting Sales, Marketing, and Training teams for streamlined partner integration.
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June 2021 to April 2023
Director, Service Delivery
  • Led sales enablement and operational delivery methodologies to match global client demand with candidate availability across regional accounts.
  • Standardized delivery frameworks across regional business units by implementing continuous improvement protocols and operational best practices.
  • Collaborated with global sales leaders to analyze client opportunities, structuring tailored training programs to meet incoming pipeline needs.
  • Overhauled Salesforce architecture for technical academy cases, defining structured case types to ensure high stakeholder adoption and clear operational tracking.
  • Designed a unified Global Training Schedule in Monday.com connecting cohorts, learning pathways, talent pool availability, and sales demand to drive governance decisions.
  • Chaired weekly cross functional governance meetings to review master service agreement statuses, instructor allocations, and cohort planning with executive board members.
  • Integrated dynamic dashboards and visualization tools to deliver real time operational insights into sales demand, talent pool capacity, and cohort performance.
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March 2016 to June 2021
Associate Director, Delivery
  • Engineered operational delivery frameworks that enabled organization wide expansion from 100 to over 1,500 annual candidate deployments.
  • Oversaw end to end associate lifecycles from initial training to client deployment, managing onboarding, documentation, submittals, and interviewing operations.
  • Reduced non billable associate staging time by designing streamlined deployment workflows aligned with real time sales forecasting.
  • Led daily cross functional pipeline reviews to evaluate submittals, track interview pass rates, and resolve operational bottlenecks across sales, recruiting, and HR.
  • Implemented executive KPI tracking within Salesforce to deliver comprehensive operational metrics on placement speed, profit and loss, staging time, and attrition.
  • Enhanced data literacy across functional leadership teams by establishing recurring reviews of talent acquisition analytics and delivery throughput.
The Judge Group Yoh
Foundational Career Track
Earlier Career: Recruiting and Talent Leadership
  • Senior Technical Recruiter at The Judge Group: Fulfilled technical talent requirements for enterprise clients.
  • Team Lead and Senior Recruiter at Yoh Federal Services: Led talent delivery and defense client fulfillment.
  • Director of Recruiting at Hire Strategy: Directed full lifecycle placement operations across the Reston and DC region.
  • Recruiting Manager and Electronic Procurement Team Lead at TAC Worldwide Companies: Managed candidate sourcing and high volume fulfillment across life sciences, technical, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Bachelor of Science in Management (Minor in Psychology)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) | Blacksburg, Virginia

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Executive Resume

Curriculum Vitae and Career Summary

MICHELLE MILLS

VP OPERATIONS | WORKFORCE DELIVERY | TALENT OPERATIONS | PROCESS TRANSFORMATION

Ashburn, Virginia | 703:801:5633 | michellemillszalewski@gmail.com | LinkedIn: Michelle Mills

Executive Summary

Strategic operations executive with extensive experience leading transformations across HR, workforce development, and service delivery. Proven track record of driving over $200K in annual cost savings through vendor optimization, process automation, and technology alignment. Expert in scaling global teams, managing complex compliance and payroll frameworks, and building data platforms to enhance pipeline efficiency. Empowering leader skilled at uniting cross functional groups to strengthen organizational agility and support rapid business growth.

Core Competencies

Operations and Delivery: Business Operations, Workforce Delivery, Service Delivery, Talent Operations, Workforce Development, Cross Functional Leadership, Operational Excellence, Process Improvement, Program Operations, Client Fulfillment, Governance, KPI Management, Change Management, Team Development.

Analytics and Strategy: CRM and Reporting, Salesforce, HubSpot, Monday.com, Dashboard Development, Workforce Analytics, Talent Acquisition Operations, HR Operations, Rippling ASO, Vendor Management, Cost Optimization.

Professional Experience
Vice President, Operations October 2023 to June 2025
App Academy
  • Directed multi state and global HR operations utilizing Rippling ASO, automating tax filings, compliance training, benefits administration, and dual bi weekly payrolls to support organizational scaling.
  • Partnered with executive Finance teams to evaluate software platforms, securing over $200,000 in recurring annual cost savings through vendor realignment and renegotiations.
  • Scaled international operations by recruiting, onboarding, and managing offshore HR and operational contractors across the complete workforce lifecycle.
  • Established regular accountability frameworks and operational cadences with department heads to track key milestone progress and maintain strategic momentum.
  • Designed executive dashboards and talent acquisition reporting structures to elevate HR operational metrics and deliver actionable leadership insights.
Vice President, Workforce Development 2023 to 2024
SkillStorm
  • Led cross functional workforce teams supporting enrollment, sales, finance, and upskilling programs across multiple revenue channels.
  • Managed the Credential Opportunities Online program by designing automated CRM workflows to track candidates, streamline course additions, handle invoicing, and monitor completion rates.
  • Architected and standardized delivery processes in HubSpot for over 150 enterprise apprentices, ensuring full adherence to federal compliance requirements.
  • Spearheaded cross team collaboration with IT to maintain real time training schedules, matching course durations and technology tracks with market demand.
  • Enhanced visibility for education partner programs by instituting structured reporting frameworks covering enrollment, inquiry response, and cross departmental invoicing.
Director, Service Delivery June 2021 to April 2023
Wiley Edge
  • Led sales enablement and operational delivery methodologies to match global client demand with candidate availability across regional accounts.
  • Standardized delivery frameworks across regional business units by implementing continuous improvement protocols and operational best practices.
  • Overhauled Salesforce architecture for technical academy cases, defining structured case types to ensure high stakeholder adoption and clear operational tracking.
  • Designed a unified Global Training Schedule in Monday.com connecting cohorts, learning pathways, talent pool availability, and sales demand to drive governance decisions.
  • Chaired weekly cross functional governance meetings to review master service agreement statuses, instructor allocations, and cohort planning with executive board members.
Associate Director, Delivery March 2016 to June 2021
Revature
  • Engineered operational delivery frameworks that enabled organization wide expansion from 100 to over 1,500 annual candidate deployments.
  • Oversaw end to end associate lifecycles from initial training to client deployment, managing onboarding, documentation, submittals, and interviewing operations.
  • Reduced non billable associate staging time by designing streamlined deployment workflows aligned with real time sales forecasting.
  • Led daily cross functional pipeline reviews to evaluate submittals, track interview pass rates, and resolve operational bottlenecks across sales, recruiting, and HR.
  • Implemented executive KPI tracking within Salesforce to deliver comprehensive operational metrics on placement speed, profit and loss, staging time, and attrition.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Management (Minor in Psychology) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

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