Amanda Janas · Senior Operations Executive · Denver, Colorado
I help Colorado’s software and tech companies find the operational gaps that are quietly costing them revenue. Then I build the infrastructure to make sure it never happens again.
At T. Rowe Price, I delivered $300M in revenue against a $150M target. At Motorola Solutions, I recovered $70M in revenue leakage. At both firms, I improved NPS scores by over 20 points in a year. I’ve managed $400M budgets within 1% of forecast, and I’m a three-time Chief of Staff to C-Suite executives overseeing organizations up to 3,000 employees. That caliber of execution can be applied to your business, one to three days a week.
Who I Work With
Not every company needs what I do. But if you recognize your business from this list, we should talk. The founders and CEOs I work best with share one thing: they’re doing operational work they shouldn’t be, and it’s costing them time, money, and growth.
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The Problems I Solve
Growth stalls because quote-to-cash, onboarding, or platforms aren’t optimized.
$70M recovered at Motorola Solutions. 50% reduction in time to value.
You have the vision but not the systems, alignment, or delivery discipline to execute it.
7 organizations built from scratch. $300M delivered against a $150M target.
Leadership time consumed by decisions and relationships that should be systematized.
Decision dashboards for CTOs overseeing organizations of 850 and 3,000.
You’ve invested in tools but haven’t seen the productivity or revenue impact expected.
AI access expanded to 20,000 employees. Procurement timelines cut 80%.
Customers leaving because post-sale experience doesn’t match the pre-sale promise.
20+ point NPS improvements within one year — twice — across two industries.
You’ve acquired or merged and operational complexity is outpacing your ability to integrate.
3 M&A integrations led. 40 acquisitions supported in 10 years at Motorola.
The Difference
Most operational problems don’t announce themselves. They compound quietly — in the gap between where you are and where your systems were designed to take you. I find those gaps and close them before they cost you a round.
How We Work Together
Ongoing Engagement
Embedded operational leadership, 1 to 3 days per week. You get a senior executive without the full-time cost or commitment.
1–3 days / week · ongoing
Focused Sprint
A 90-day engagement scoped around one operational challenge — revenue leakage, integration, platform overhaul.
90 days · defined scope
Full Coverage
Full-time executive presence during a leadership transition, post-acquisition, or critical inflection point.
Full-time · transition coverage
Ready to Close the Gap?
Proof of Work
Revenue Operations
When growth stalls because quote-to-cash, onboarding, or platforms aren’t optimized.
Proof
Identified and recovered $70M in revenue leakage at Motorola Solutions. Built a transformation roadmap and aligned 15 senior leaders across 5 functions, achieving 50% reduction in time to value.
Operational Infrastructure
When you have the vision but not the systems, alignment, or delivery discipline to execute it.
Proof
Built operational organizations from scratch 7 times. Built portfolio governance overseeing $50M+ in annual investments. Renegotiated 800 client contracts, delivering $300M against a $150M target at T. Rowe Price.
Executive Leverage
When leadership time is consumed by decisions and relationships that should be systematized.
Proof
Built executive engagement framework and decision dashboard for a global CTO, ranking vendor partnerships by strategic value. Three-time Chief of Staff to C-Suite executives overseeing organizations up to 3,000 employees.
AI Enablement
When you’ve invested in tools but haven’t seen the productivity or revenue impact expected.
Proof
Streamlined AI vendor evaluation from 200+ questions to 20, expanding access to 20,000 employees while reducing procurement timelines by 80%. Daily AI practitioner with Pro-level recognition at Motorola Solutions.
Customer Experience
When customers are leaving and post-sale experience isn’t matching the pre-sale promise.
Proof
20+ point NPS improvements within one year, twice, across two industries — at T. Rowe Price across a $5B book of business, and at Motorola Solutions through 14 quote-to-cash initiatives cutting deployment timelines by 6 quarters.
M&A Integration
When you’ve acquired or merged and operational complexity is outpacing your ability to integrate.
Proof
Led M&A integration functions three times across financial services, insurance, and enterprise technology. At Motorola Solutions, led technology integrations for 3 acquisitions per year at a company that acquired 40 companies in 10 years.
Seen Enough?
References
Perspectives from executives and colleagues who have worked alongside me at some of the most demanding organizations in the country.
It is rare to encounter a leader with such a rare blend of strategic vision, leadership, and hands-on execution. Amanda excels in building high-performing organizations and leading transformative initiatives that drive substantial revenue growth—she led efforts that resulted in $300 million in revenue, which speaks volumes about her ability to turn ambitious goals into measurable success.
”Thanks to Amanda’s leadership, we launched 13 initiatives and built a brand new portfolio within the company, presenting our work to the CTO and driving meaningful improvements to the customer experience. I’d work with Amanda again in a heartbeat!
”Amanda was an outstanding General Manager and a valued partner in driving operational and financial excellence within our division. Amanda’s strategic mindset and commitment to excellence made a lasting impact, and I highly recommend her to any organization looking for a dynamic and effective leader.
”I highly recommend Amanda to anyone looking for a transformational leader who combines strategic thinking, exceptional leadership, and a results-driven focus.
”It is rare that you come across standout talent like Amanda. Her ability to take vision and intent then turn them into actionable activities for her and her team with little to no additional guidance was highly refreshing. She is a fire-and-forget force multiplier and a true asset to any team.
”I highly recommend Amanda for any leadership role, as her ability to drive results while nurturing her team’s development is unparalleled.
”Heard Enough?
About Amanda
I spent 18 years as a VP inside some of the most demanding operational environments in the Fortune 100 and Fortune 500. Seven of the organizations I’ve led were built from a blank page — where I was the first and only employee hired to stand them up.
I know what good operational infrastructure looks like at the multi-billion dollar scale. More importantly, I know how to build the right-sized version of it for a company at $10M — without the bureaucracy, the headcount, or the six-month rollout. That fluency in enterprise-grade operations is the advantage I bring to growth-stage founders: because I’ve built at the best of the best, I know which elements are non-negotiable from day one. You get a foundation built to scale, not a patch job you’ll have to redo when you get bigger.
The Question I Hear Most
“You’ve worked at massive companies. We’re 80 people. You won’t get our business.”
I’ve heard this, but there’s an important distinction. I haven’t inherited well-run systems and operations. I either built them from scratch or transformed them until they were best in class. The environments I worked in were demanding precisely because the stakes were high — and that’s closer to your world than you might think.
I moved to Colorado because I believe the most interesting companies being built right now are here — and most of them are scaling with operational infrastructure designed for where they were, not where they’re going. That’s the gap I close.
Education
Undergraduate
Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. Decision Sciences
Executive Education
Harvard University
Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles · 2024
Certifications
PMI
Project Management Professional
PMP Certified
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Master
CSM Certified
Memberships & Affiliations
Scale of Responsibility
Budget Overseen
$400M
Employees Led
3,000
Years Experience
18
Organizations Built
7×
Industries
Core Competencies
Let’s Connect
Work With Me
Every engagement starts with a discovery call about what’s broken and whether I’m the right person to fix it.
Ongoing
Embedded operational leadership, 1 to 3 days per week. I attend your leadership meetings, own specific initiatives, and hold accountability across the operational functions that are holding you back.
Best for: B2B SaaS and software companies at $5M–$50M in revenue, scaling fast, without a full-time senior operations leader.
Focused
A 90-day engagement scoped around one critical problem — revenue leakage, a platform modernization, a post-acquisition integration, or a customer experience overhaul. Fast, defined, measurable.
Best for: Series B/C companies with a specific, urgent operational problem that needs a senior operator to solve it decisively.
Full Coverage
Full-time executive presence during a leadership transition, a major acquisition, or a critical inflection point. I hold the operational function steady while you find your permanent solution.
Best for: Companies navigating a leadership departure, major acquisition, or a critical growth phase needing full-time executive bandwidth.
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