9 Nova Rose Senior Director of Program Management: Risk; US CASE STUDIES My team’s mission is to lead change and enable excellent global product delivery by collaborating flexibly and transparently with our partners across the organisation. My team handles technology project management along with incident and change management. I have been with RELX 10 years. I was born and raised in Jamaica. When I applied to college and was asked to choose a major, I decided on Information Technology. It wasn’t that I had any particular passion for it. It’s just I couldn’t decide. Through my career I have had the opportunity to try different paths in technology and in 2001, I moved to the United States. I found that project management resonated with me and was the best fit for my abilities - it was my sweet spot. My career has grown tremendously over the last decade with RELX. Gender diversity is important to our long-term success not only in our everyday interactions outside of work but also from a professional perspective. Different backgrounds and experiences lead to a rich and fulfilling work environment. It is important to have women leaders so there are role models and mentors for inspiring women new to the industry. We have a way to go, but RELX has the right programmes in place to make this happen. We are getting into high school and college career fairs while funding technology programmes in schools. And today, we are starting even earlier in elementary schools to encourage girls in STEM. Technology is broad and varied with many different interesting paths to pursue. You can never get bored in technology and it is easy to pivot if the fit isn’t right. There is always something new to learn so it is perfect for people with a thirst for knowledge. Because the industry is now recognising the need for more women, this is the time to get in. There are more female mentors and leaders in tech and more male leaders who recognise the need for female talent than ever before. That means there are more chances for women to have a successful future in technology. It is impressive that we put as much effort into gender as we do with other areas of diversity, and this makes it clear that everyone has a place in the organisation.
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