Pia Wakefield

Technology Business Management (TBM) Lead Ciena

Well-rounded, experienced IT leader with extensive experience working in a global, cross-functional role as a business-technology liaison.

Goal oriented Program Manager with creative problem solving skills and a passion to connect technology and analytics to drive business outcomes. Experience in development and delivery of complex and enterprise wide programs. Effectively partners with internal and external teams, building relationships and bridging communication gaps to drive decisions aligned with business strategy. Direct and driven professional with solid business acumen, judgment and a track record of consistent, high quality deliverables. Fiscally responsible, business savvy and influential leader with presence.


Specialties: Technology Business Management, Program management, Data and Analytics, Change Management, Strategy Development and Execution, Business Systems Analysis, Solution Delivery, Systems Implementation, Process Design and Optimization. TBM, ITFM, SCPM, PPM, SDLC, Scrum, Agile, Six Sigma