Talila Millman

Talila Millman Talila Millman is an influencer

CTO | Advisor to corporates & B2B midmarket on TRIUMPH transformation for profitable growth | Speaker | Author | Board Member | Innovation | Strategy | Change Management | Chief Transformation Officer

Greater Boston
9K followers 500+ connections

About

The most important thing for any business is to define a winning strategy and create a forward-looking innovative vision. This has always been a top priority for me. But…

Vision without execution is a hallucination.
No hallucinations under my watch!

I am a transformational leader and advisor with a measurable track record of growing profit and scale through innovation, product portfolio optmization and creating an operating system for business excellence.

I provide advisory services, talent leadership, strategic vision, innovation, and improvement of business processes to increase market share and grow revenue and profit.

Leadership –
✔ Lead international, geographically dispersed teams of 600 producing revenue of over $500 million
✔ Grow global technology teams by 10x by acquiring and developing talent
✔ Break silos and create a culture of global collaboration, innovation, and excellence resulting in a 20% increase in orders, 88% quality improvement, and 100% on-time delivery

Strategy, Vision, and Innovation –
✔ Lead boards and executive teams toward a strategic Next-gen technology vision resulting in 25% revenue increase
✔ Define and deploy an innovative technology portfolio with Cloud, SaaS, and Mobile offerings for over 25% revenue growth
✔ Release next-gen market-leading solutions for 20% orders growth
✔ Create a forward-looking technology vision based on AI, machine learning, voice activation, APIs, and 3rd party integration enabling the digital transformation of financial and medical workflows
✔ Create new data and analytics offerings, to enable business innovation that helps customers solve complex operational problems
✔ Partner and acquisition targets identification, and vetting

Execution –
✔ Change Management - Turn around a 2000 people global organization, increasing on-time delivery by 39%, improving quality by 88%, reducing cost by 50%, and releasing innovative, market-leading products
✔ Merger and acquisition- Lead the merger of the Motorola Messaging Business and Infinite, creating a winning innovation strategy, new infrastructure, and lean processes
✔ Offshore development for over 50% budget savings
✔ Drive SCRUM Agile Methodologies to reduce software development cycle time by 3x and improve quality
✔ Increase productivity by 2X-5X

Specialties: Strategic Planning, strategy, Innovation, Agile, Telecom, Wireless, SaaS, CPaaS, Cloud, Data, Mobile, AI/ML, Telehealth, Enterprise Software, digital transformation, IoT, Technological Innovation, Architecture, business process improvement, Technology Management, Technical leadership

Services

Experience

  • MillmanTech

    MillmanTech

    2 years

    • MillmanTech Graphic

      Managing Director | CTO | Advisor | Transformation Leader

      MillmanTech

      - Present 2 years 10 months

      Andover, Massachusetts, United States

      MillmanTech helps CEOs and C-level executives of B2B SaaS companies from pre-seed through scaleups to mid-market grow profit and scale by driving a winning strategy, optimizing their product portfolio, and creating operating system excellence.

      MillmanTech provides fractional CTO and CPO services as well as coaching, mentoring, and advising CEOs and founders on technology strategy; innovation, and processes to maximize efficiency and productivity.

      One of MillmanTech's most popular…

      MillmanTech helps CEOs and C-level executives of B2B SaaS companies from pre-seed through scaleups to mid-market grow profit and scale by driving a winning strategy, optimizing their product portfolio, and creating operating system excellence.

      MillmanTech provides fractional CTO and CPO services as well as coaching, mentoring, and advising CEOs and founders on technology strategy; innovation, and processes to maximize efficiency and productivity.

      One of MillmanTech's most popular offerings is the Transformation offering, benefitting tech firms that struggle with growth, scaling, lagging product offerings, time-to-market, on-time delivery, quality, predictability, and efficiency. The offering involves conducting an organizational health check to identify opportunities for improvement and creating a get-well plan that addresses the unique needs of each tech firm and is designed to facilitate immediate impact and long-term success.

      Technical specialties include SaaS, Data, IoT, AI/ML, CyberSecurity, Digital Transformation, and Communication.

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      Public Speaker

      MillmanTech

      - Present 2 years

      Talila Millman’s speaking engagements provide the inspiration, guidance, and practical advice that strongly position individuals and organizations to achieve meaningful and lasting outcomes. With over 25 years of experience in corporate executive and senior leadership positions at renowned companies such as Stanley Black & Decker, Harris, and Motorola, as well as her role as an advisor at MillmanTech, Talila draws from a wealth of real-world experience.

      Talila delivers her keynotes and…

      Talila Millman’s speaking engagements provide the inspiration, guidance, and practical advice that strongly position individuals and organizations to achieve meaningful and lasting outcomes. With over 25 years of experience in corporate executive and senior leadership positions at renowned companies such as Stanley Black & Decker, Harris, and Motorola, as well as her role as an advisor at MillmanTech, Talila draws from a wealth of real-world experience.

      Talila delivers her keynotes and worshops both in person and virtually.
      Some of her subjects include:

      - TRIUMPH: 7 Steps to Leading Organizational Transformation
      - From Legacy to Innovation: Transforming Companies for Growth
      - Lead your way to the top: How to get Promoted
      - TRIUMPH with Generative AI: Assess and Address Generative AI's Impact on Your Business

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    Advisory Board Member, School of Business, Technology and Health Care Administration

    Capella University

    - Present 1 year 6 months

    The Advisory Board serves as a brain trust for leaders and key decision makers within Capella School of Business, Technology and Health Care Administration. The board provides insights into the skills, competencies and hands-on learning experiences employees must have to successfully meet the ongoing challenges of a dynamic employment market.

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    Author, The TRIUMPH Framework: 7 Steps to Leading Organizational Transformation

    Manuscripts

    - Present 2 years 2 months

    The TRIUMPH Framework is a modern approach to change management–a proven 7-step system to guide leaders in making a meaningful and lasting impact. Based on research, interviews with successful leaders, and the author’s own experience leading multiple transformations, TRIUMPH provides a roadmap for success. The book will be available in spring 2024.

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    Private Director Association New England Chapter Membership Chair

    Private Directors Association®

    - Present 2 years 9 months

    Greater Boston

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    Chief Member

    Chief

    - Present 3 years 1 month

    Chief is a private executive network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there. Chief is the only organization specifically designed for senior women leaders to strengthen their leadership journey, cross-pollinate ideas across industries, and affect change from the top down.

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    CEOX Member

    CEOX

    - Present 2 years 10 months

    CEOX is a community of high-level leaders capable of transforming growing companies as CEOs, C-Suite executives, and board members. CEOX places women in positions of leadership and our empowering community supports them by fostering connection, learning, mutual growth, and success.

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    VP Innovation and Engineering | Cloud | Data | IoT | SaaS | Real Time Location Systems

    STANLEY Healthcare

    - 2 years 2 months

    greater Boston Area

    Lead advanced technologies and globally-dispersed cross-functional Engineering teams comprised of architects, SW, devops, FW, HW, mechanical, data engineers and data architects, and algorithm developers for two business units: Stanley Access Technologies – a provider of smart automated doors as well as an array of sensors, controls, and security options – and Stanley Healthcare – that provides on prem and SaaS IOT based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) and actionable insights. Create a…

    Lead advanced technologies and globally-dispersed cross-functional Engineering teams comprised of architects, SW, devops, FW, HW, mechanical, data engineers and data architects, and algorithm developers for two business units: Stanley Access Technologies – a provider of smart automated doors as well as an array of sensors, controls, and security options – and Stanley Healthcare – that provides on prem and SaaS IOT based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) and actionable insights. Create a technology roadmap, Identify and evaluate potential partnership, and M&A acquisition candidates. Expand the organization’s data and analytics offerings, to enable business innovation that helps customers solve complex operational problems. Lead the transition to the cloud, cloud native, and security architecture.

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    VP innovation and Engineering

    STANLEY Access Technologies

    - 2 years 2 months

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    SVP Product Engineering | Video Communication SaaS PaaS| Digital Transformation financial, heathcare

    Vidyo

    - 2 years

    Greater New York City Area

    Lead Product Management and Engineering organization for Vidyo - a cloud and on-prem video B2B and B2C solutions API based platform (CPaaS) and enterprise software (SaaS) company focusing on enterprise customers and digital transformation of healthcare, and financial services organizations. Provide thought leadership and develop a strategic, competitive, next gen product roadmap focusing on the FinTech / financial services and Telehealth verticals, and enhancing the customer experience. Drive…

    Lead Product Management and Engineering organization for Vidyo - a cloud and on-prem video B2B and B2C solutions API based platform (CPaaS) and enterprise software (SaaS) company focusing on enterprise customers and digital transformation of healthcare, and financial services organizations. Provide thought leadership and develop a strategic, competitive, next gen product roadmap focusing on the FinTech / financial services and Telehealth verticals, and enhancing the customer experience. Drive organizational effectiveness and operations efficiency to lower costs across the board. Develop applications and Restful APIs for Windows, iOS, Android, and WebRTC both on prem and on Cloud (SaaS and CPaaS) that enable digital transformation for Vidyo’s customers.
    Responsible for strategy and product Roadmaps definition and execution, including responsibility for Product Requirements, Software Development, New Product Introduction, Field Issues, End of Life support. Turn around Product Management and Engineering by introduce business process improvement and drive Financials, SDLC, and Program Management disciplines to have repeatable, high quality and on-time delivery. Create a new Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC) and deploy SCRUM / Agile methodologies, resulting in 60% increase in quality and 20% delivery improvement
    Create a forward looking product vision based on next gen technologies including AI, machine learning, voice activation, and integration with third party products -for digital transformation of financial and medical/healthcare workflows. Evolve the cloud platform for business efficiencies and to minimize cloud operations expenses by 20% . Represent Vidyo at Trade Shows and other Industry Events & Forums.

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    VP Engineering, Communication Systems Public Safety & Professional Communication | Change Management

    Harris Corporation

    - 3 years 7 months

    Greater Boston Area

    VP of Engineering and change leader. Leading the Public Safety and Professional Communication Engineering group including Software, hardware, RF, and mechanical engineering, delivering revenue of over $500M. Responsible for all aspects of engineering, including R&D, and maintenance of mission critical radios, mobile devices, infrastructure communication systems, managed service and cloud computing platforms, applications and solutions for the LMR and LTE markets. Work closely with Product…

    VP of Engineering and change leader. Leading the Public Safety and Professional Communication Engineering group including Software, hardware, RF, and mechanical engineering, delivering revenue of over $500M. Responsible for all aspects of engineering, including R&D, and maintenance of mission critical radios, mobile devices, infrastructure communication systems, managed service and cloud computing platforms, applications and solutions for the LMR and LTE markets. Work closely with Product management, Customer Support, Programs, and Sales to provide best in class products and services to our customers. Lead initiatives for business process improvement to drive disciplines in the areas of financials, Software development Lifecycle - SDLC, and program management to create a repeatable, high quality, 100% on time delivery. Provide thought leadership and drive grass root innovation, releasing next gen market leading products, resulting in 20% growth of orders.

  • Infinite Convergence Solutions

    Infinite Convergence Solutions

    4 years 2 months

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      CTO l VP Engineering | Cloud | SaaS | Change Management

      Infinite Convergence Solutions

      - 2 years 3 months

      Greater Chicago Area

      Provide thought leadership, vision, insight, and Technology direction to Infinite Convergence Solutions, a leading supplier of Messaging Solution for the telecom and enterprise markets. Global responsibility for innovation, engineering, product development, hardware and software integration, and deployment of applications, solutions and SaaS / cloud based services.Products include RCS Chat Server, Presence, SMSC, MMSC, SMS GW, Messaging Storage Server, Enterprise Messaging Cloud Service, Social…

      Provide thought leadership, vision, insight, and Technology direction to Infinite Convergence Solutions, a leading supplier of Messaging Solution for the telecom and enterprise markets. Global responsibility for innovation, engineering, product development, hardware and software integration, and deployment of applications, solutions and SaaS / cloud based services.Products include RCS Chat Server, Presence, SMSC, MMSC, SMS GW, Messaging Storage Server, Enterprise Messaging Cloud Service, Social Network Gateway, and mobile Apps. Initiate and drive next gen Advanced Technology innovation projects and bring them to market.

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      General Manager | VP Engineering | Cloud | SaaS | Change Management

      Infinite Convergence Solutions

      - 2 years 11 months

      Greater Chicago Area

      Global responsibility for delivering Messaging products and solutions that empower the world’s most successful messaging services worldwide.
      Responsible for technology, product innovation, R&D, product management, product development, software and hardware integration, operations, vendor management, customer service. Deliver RCS, MMSC, SMSC, SMS-GW, cloud Messaging Storage, and Converged Messaging on ATCA and Cloud Computing platforms.
      Led the merger of the Messaging Group from…

      Global responsibility for delivering Messaging products and solutions that empower the world’s most successful messaging services worldwide.
      Responsible for technology, product innovation, R&D, product management, product development, software and hardware integration, operations, vendor management, customer service. Deliver RCS, MMSC, SMSC, SMS-GW, cloud Messaging Storage, and Converged Messaging on ATCA and Cloud Computing platforms.
      Led the merger of the Messaging Group from Motorola with Infinite, creating new infrastructure and introducing business process improvement to support day to day operations, IT, engineering, software development lifecycle (SDLC), vendor management, order to cash, and independent sales.
      Revolutionize the product portfolio enabling pursuit of brand new markets and increasing customer base by:
      - moving to a new scalable cloud computing platform utilizing virtualization technology, noSQL Cassandra DB, and Big Data technology .
      - Supporting 4G technologies such as SIP, IMS and LTE;
      - adding new products such as RCS, Message Store, and Social Network Gateway

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    Director Engineering Product Development | Change Management

    Motorola , Wireless Infrastructure Division

    - 8 years 9 months

    Greater Chicago Area

    Lead geographically dispersed multi-site international R&D and technology teams. Responsible for product development and deployment of Wireless Telecom infrastructure products including: messaging products such as SMSC, MMSC, SMS Gateway; Cellular core products such as: VLR, network management system, wiretap application. Platforms include SUN ATCA, Radisys ATCA, Linux (WindRiver, Red Hat), VMware, Unix, MySQL DB, HP. Drove Business Process Improvement and Software Development Lifecycle…

    Lead geographically dispersed multi-site international R&D and technology teams. Responsible for product development and deployment of Wireless Telecom infrastructure products including: messaging products such as SMSC, MMSC, SMS Gateway; Cellular core products such as: VLR, network management system, wiretap application. Platforms include SUN ATCA, Radisys ATCA, Linux (WindRiver, Red Hat), VMware, Unix, MySQL DB, HP. Drove Business Process Improvement and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) initiatives. Introduced Agile Methodologies to reduce cycle time, cut time to market, and increase efficiency and productivity of software development and integration while improving quality.

  • Co-Founder CTO VP R&D

    Ecommerce Builder

    - less than a year

    Co-founded an Internet Start UP to develop a full package E-Business solution for small businesses. Product design and development, demo development, fund raising

Education

Licenses & Certifications

Publications

  • The TRIUMPH Framework: 7 Steps to Leading Organizational Transformation

    Disruption is the new normal. Are you ready to lead your organization through it?
    The TRIUMPH Framework equips leaders with a powerful 7-step system to navigate change, build strong teams, and drive successful transformations in any industry. This practical guide empowers you to become a change champion, build influence, overcome resistance, and unlock your organization's full potential, driving sustainable growth.

    See publication
  • The TRIUMPH Framework: 7 Steps to Leading Organizational Transformation

    Disruption is the new normal. Are you ready to lead your organization through it?
    The TRIUMPH Framework equips leaders with a powerful 7-step system to navigate change, build strong teams, and drive successful transformations in any industry. This practical guide empowers you to become a change champion, build influence, overcome resistance, and unlock your organization's full potential, driving sustainable growth.

    See publication

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