Jeremy Barnes

I'm an engineering leader with over two decades of experience. I've led global delivery teams in both government and commercial sectors, designing, building, and operating missing critical solutions with the end user always top of mind.

I believe that technology at its best empowers people to do great things. It is paramount that technology fits into people's workflows, no matter their industry, role, or jobs to be done. I focus on building empathy and understanding for my customers and their unique opportunities, and tailor processes and solutions to be empower them as they deliver impactful long-term value and outcomes.

Let's connect if you are building mission-driven teams focused on customer empathy and sustainable growth. I'm always open to discussing leadership challenges and innovative product strategies.

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Purpose | Engagement | Impact

My Strengths

Strategic and Technical Leadership

Bridging Business and Technology

Building Collaborative Relationships

Operational Excellence & Scaling

Developing Teams & Individuals

Unwavering Focus on the User

Maximize Customer Experience & Adoption; Feedback-Driven Value Iteration; Architecting for Exceptional User Outcomes

ROI-Driven Architecture; Translate Tech to Business Value; Strategic Investment & Value Delivery

Strategy into Action | Execute for Excellence | Connect Team to Mission

Stability, Automation, and Reliability; Architecting for Hyper-Growth and Resilience; Accelerating Delivery via DevOps & CI/CD

Unified Force for Delivery; Consensus and Alignment Among Stakeholders; Influence Without Authority to Guide Strategy

Elevate Capability Through Mentorship; Cultivate High-Performing, Resilient Teams; Sustained Excellence via Career Investment

My Experience

It has truly been a journey!

My career began as a software engineer at Sapient, where I built eCommerce applications. I was immediately drawn to the "business" discussions, leading me to quickly transition into a senior role that balanced my core interests in business strategy, product, and technology.

Today, regardless of my specific role or organization, I consistently find myself serving as the critical bridge between business needs and technical implementation. This is driven by the fundamental challenge every organization faces: successfully aligning and translating strategic goals into tactical execution, and then tracing that work upwards to ensure expected top-level outcomes.

The cost of this misalignment is staggering. As McKinsey notes, "On average, large IT projects run 45 percent over budget and 7 percent over time, while delivering 56 percent less value than predicted. In fact, 17 percent of IT projects go so bad that they can threaten the very existence of a company."

I proactively address this gap by focusing on:

Strategic Portfolio Management to inform Product and Technical Roadmaps.
Establishing Visibility, Promoting Engagement, and Driving Consensus Across Leadership.
Prioritizing Value via Nimble, Modular Design and Architecture.
Championing and Embedding Operational Excellence and Automation from Day One.
Building Collaborative Relationships with Customers, Partners, and Vendors.

I believe it is critical to foster a culture of team-based decision-making and trade-offs, ensuring leadership is perfectly aligned on what is in-scope and what is out-of-scope. This collective clarity ensures the entire company is powerfully driving toward the same strategic goals.

Ultimately, my focus is not just on building software, but on building certainty. I translate complex strategy into executable roadmaps, ensuring every line of code written delivers measurable business value and reduces the risk of project failure. Let's discuss how we can bring this level of strategic clarity and execution excellence to your most critical initiatives.

My Education

University of Virginia

Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.

My Certifications

Leadership/Process

Product and Technical

MS in Management of Information Technology 2013

BS of Computer Science 1999

Product Strategy Certification - Kellog Executive Education, SAFe Agilist

Azure MCP, AWS Solutions Architect, Associate (in progress), Certified Kubernetes Administrator (in progress)

Testimonials

Jamil Jadallah

Victor Aguilera

VP, Product

Any team would be lucky to have Jeremy Barnes supporting them. Jeremy is gifted at moving seamlessly between product and technical (both at the code and architectural levels), and understands the links back to business objectives like few can. I highly recommend connecting with him.

IT and Infrastructure Consulting, vCIO/CTO

Jeremy has the Big Picture view, and know to manage the development to get to the its final result, he his attention to detail has no match, I would recommend him without reservation.