Bre L.
Strategic Program Manager | Operations I Ex-Stripe
I help teams turn complex or messy initiatives into clear plans that actually ship. My background spans high-growth tech companies including Stripe, start ups, agency brand and creative program management, and operational leadership across marketing, product, and go-to-market teams. Organizations typically bring me in when a project involves multiple teams, unclear ownership, or operational complexity. I specialize in creating structure where it doesn’t yet exist — building the workflows, timelines, and systems needed to move work forward. I’m particularly strong at stepping into ambiguous situations and quickly organizing the work so teams can execute with confidence. Services • Program & Project Leadership • Cross-functional initiative management • Launch and go-to-market coordination • Complex project planning and execution • Program roadmaps and milestone tracking Operations & Workflow Design • Process and workflow systems • Intake and request management systems • OKR and planning frameworks • Asana / project management setup Creative & Agency Program Management • Brand and rebrand project coordination • Campaign production management • Creative team workflow systems • Agency-client coordination Operational & Business Infrastructure • Vendor and partner management • Budget oversight and purchasing governance • Event and onsite execution planning • Special projects for founders or leadership teams Previously I held program and operations leadership roles at Stripe and TaxJar, where I helped build execution systems across product marketing, sales, and operations teams. This work included coordinating cross-functional initiatives, designing operational frameworks for planning and execution, managing vendor and agency relationships, supporting product launches and major marketing programs, and overseeing multi-million-dollar marketing budgets. Earlier in my career I worked agency-side in brand strategy and creative program management, supporting brand, design, and campaign initiatives for large organizations. Clients typically hire me for projects like: • Organizing complex initiatives involving multiple teams • Operational cleanup for growing startups • Program management for marketing, product, or creative teams • Launch coordination and cross-team alignment • Building systems to manage ongoing work Available for fractional, freelance, and project-based work. NYC | Miami | Remote
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $84k
Billed in all: $97,846$98k
$84k in the last 6 months
Across 2 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: #1 in 3 skills of 15
Rarest: top 0.07% in Event Planning, of 1,338. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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