Candyce Thieken Candyce Thieken
Whatexactlyareyoulookingforinyournextleader?A professionalmeetingattendeeorsomeonewhomakes thingshappen?
Likeeveryothercandidateyouareconsidering,Iamwellqualified,haveanadvanceddegreeandmorethanenough experience
Iwouldliketosharewhatmakesmestandoutfromtheseaof resumesyouarewadingthrough.
Energy.Ifirmlybelievethereisadirectcorrelation betweenteamcultureandperformance A vibrantcultureneedsleadershipwithenergy andIbringiteveryday
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DATA & ANALYTICS
Candyce Thieken Candyce Thieken
LEADER
2023-PRESENT
DIRECTOR,FINNACEBUSINESSINTELLIGENCE(FBI)
NUTRIEN
LeaderofFinanceReporting&Automation,MasterData,GlobalRisk&Compliance (GRC)andCentralFinanceteamswith≈70full-timeandcontractresources
Fosteredcustomer-centricculturedeliveringwhitegloveservice
Shiftedreportingfocusfromreportminimizationtovaluecreationandglobaldataintegration
BuiltstrongstakeholderrelationshipsacrossNutrienbusinessunitswithlisteningsessionsandaStory Brandapproach
Operatedasaprofitcenterin2024,generatinga$1.9Mnetbenefitoverallexpenses
Improvedvolumeandqualityofservicewhilesustainingan11FTEreduction
Offshoredashboarderpilothascreated≈40%costreductionperresource
EliminatedMDGtoECCduplicatedataentryreducingcontractlaborequivalentby1.5FTEs annuallyandpreventeda$2MplannedITspendonMDGtoECCexploratoryconnectivityproject
DrovecultureofinnovationwithsixNutrien-wideawardwinnersandfinancerecognitionawardseach quarter,upfromzeroinprioryears
DemonstratedloyaltytoNutrienbyre-locatingmyfamilyin2024toworkintheColoradooffice
2022-2023
SENIORMANAGER,BUSINESSINITIATIVES
NUTRIEN
LeaderofFinanceReporting& Automationteams,financeServiceNOW businessleadandoptimizationadvisor
Reducedreportingbacklogby100+tickets throughimplementationofAgile MethodologyandSCRUMteams
ShiftedServiceNOWfinancedevelopment teamtoSCRUM Improvedefficiencyandcommunication throughintroductionofJira
Foundedthe“FunCommittee”toboostteam morale,whichexpandedthroughoutthe financeorganization
StartedpopularArtofthePossiblevideo seriesfeaturingsolutionsbuiltbyFBI
Strengthenedteamcultureduringrapid leadershipchanges
Establishedthefinanceautomationteam nowproducing80%ofNutrienautomations
PromotedtoDirectorwithin12months
2021-2022
VPOFFINANCE,ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCE &MACHINELEARNING(AI/ML)
JPMORGANCHASE
LeaderofglobalfinanceteamfortheData& Analyticsorganizationresponsiblefor quantifyingbenefitsof$9B+annualinvestment inAI/MLmodels,completingstatisticalanalysis andwritingleadershipnarratives
AI/MLvaluationprocessdesignselectedfor usefirm-wide,≈310Ktotalemployees
PreparedChiefDataOfficer’s(CDO’s)AI/ML presentationcontentforexecutiveand externalmeetings
ReceivedrecognitionawardfromCDOfor outstandingworkonInvestorDay presentationcontent
AdvisortoAI/MLdevelopmentorganizationon KPItrends,buildprioritizationandoptimization opportunities
Resignedtoreturntotheagricultureindustry despitemultiplecounteroffers
2013-2020
CO-FOUNDER&CFO
NOVUSAG
Co-foundedoneofthe100largestag retailersintheUnitedStates
Ledacquisitionofthreeprivateagretailers
Identifiedandavoidedaseller’s$10M accountingschemeduringduediligence
Preventeda$3Mfraudattemptthrough establishedverificationcontrols
Soldownershipinterestin2020toPEfirm, TillridgeGlobalAgribusinessPartners,for 10xoriginalinvestment
RemainedwithNovusAgaftersaleto: leadERPimplementationinbuyer’s56 locations(successfullycompleted withinsixmonths)
completemonth-endcloseprocess untilrecruitingcouldbecompleted onboardandtrainnewbackofficestaff
2012-2013
GENERALMANAGER
AGLANDCO-OP
2018-PRESENT
CO-FOUNDER&OWNER
3RD&SYCAMORE
Ownerofboutiqueretailer specializinginluxuryartisan bathandbodyproducts
5xannualrevenuegrowthsince inception VotedPeoples’Choicein ColumbusOhio’s“Bestof Business”awardsforspecialty retailersandgiftshops Corporategiftingfulfillerfor multipleFortune500 companiesincludingJPMorgan andStateFarm Iamnolongeractiveindaily businessoperations
Leaderof$30+Mcooperativewithtworetailaglocationsin SoutheasternSouthDakotawith≈75employees
Tripledseedrevenuethroughearlyorderfinancingpartnership
Negotiatedinstitutionofemployeeincentiveplans
Introduceddatadrivendecision-makingbyproducingautomated inventoryandmarginexceptionalerts,customersegmentationand prospecttargeting
Launchedthewebsite,establishedcompanydomainemails,and createdapopularlivecrop-scoutingvideomarketingseries
ResignedforopportunitytofoundNovusAg
2009-2012
REGIONFINANCEMANAGER
CROPPRODUCTIONSERVICES
Financeleaderof$1.6Bagretailterritory
FinanceleaderforNorthAmerica'smostprofitableregion forthreeconsecutiveyears
Spearheadedadivisionfinancialturnaround,increasing NIBTfrom$3Mto$11Min12months
PromotedfromSeniorAnalysttoFinanceManagerwithin sixmonthsofhire
