Jaunita Flessas, Esq.
Program & Project Manager · PMP · SAFe Agilist
Melbourne, AU (US citizen, full AU working rights) · jaunitaflessas@gmail.com· +61 457 037 690· +1 253 271 2167 · empoweraccessibility.com · linkedin.com/in/jaunitaflessas
PMP- and SAFe-certified program leader with 13+ years across enterprise technology, government and nonprofits: multimillion-dollar budgets, a 12-person team plus 55-volunteer network, a $3.2M grant win, and AI-driven automation that cut manual programme overhead. Attorney by training; calm with regulators, vendors and executives alike.
Experience
Project Manager / Trainer · IRIS Software · 2025–present
- Designed AI-driven automation of project-management processes, cutting manual administrative effort and improving turnaround across workflows.
- Manage SIS software implementations end to end: scheduling, stakeholder communication, deployment readiness and client onboarding.
Head of Technical Accessibility · Navy Federal Credit Union · 2020–2025
- Ran an enterprise program serving 14M members: managed and mentored 12 employees and contractors, directed a 55-volunteer cross-departmental champions program.
- Owned multimillion-dollar budgets and strategic vendor relationships; stood up vendor monitoring and automated QA pipelines to keep delivery on standard.
Education Manager · Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) · 2025
- Built an automation framework for product tagging across the e-commerce site; coordinated trainers, scheduling and delivery logistics.
Regional Coordinator · National Community Reinvestment Coalition · 2013–2014
- Co-led the team that won a $3.2M intermediary grant, coordinating data from 57 member organisations.
Coordinator · National Housing Endowment · 2014–2015
- Ran scholarship and grant programs; moved applications online and standardised scoring.
Certifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- SAFe Agilist (SA)
- Technology Leadership — eCornell
- Maryland Bar, active
- IAAP CPWA · ADS · APX
Toolkit
- JIRA · Azure DevOps
- Confluence · Visio
- MS PowerBI reporting
- AI workflow automation
- Budget & vendor management
Education
- JD — UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
- BA — University of Washington
Highlights
- 13 awards across accessibility, communications & social justice
- 29 conference talks worldwide
- Fluent French (B2) · conversational Spanish