I’m Scott Schmidt. For more than 25 years, I’ve led digital, marketing, creative, and technology operations across complex organizations. I build the teams and systems that turn strategy into measurable results, including practical ways to put AI to work.
I’ve helped leaders set priorities, made complex work easier to deliver, and built systems that let teams work at scale.
At McDermott Will & Schulte, translated technical AI initiatives into a business-facing maturity framework for executive leaders and led a pilot that surfaced client signals across six major accounts.
At PwC, shaped the organization and operating rhythm for a 40-person onshore and 300-person offshore client experience technology team, connecting platform work to firmwide needs.
Led operations for PwC’s 110-person Creative Group, modernized workflows, and oversaw automation that eliminated more than 5,000 hours of manual work.
I connect business priorities, people, process, and technology. That foundation helps organizations modernize delivery and adopt AI where it solves a real problem.
Define the outcome, the decision makers, and the measure of success before scaling a solution.
Connect people, process, platforms, and governance so teams can adopt the change.
Bring clarity to priorities and tradeoffs, remove bottlenecks, and keep delivery tied to measurable results.
At PwC, I moved from digital platforms to creative operations to client experience technology. Each role had a different mandate and scale.
McDermott Will & Schulte
Coordinated AI, business development, and communications initiatives; translated technical work into an executive-facing maturity framework; and piloted client-signal monitoring across six major accounts.
PwC · Client experience technology
Designed the structure and led operations for a 40-person onshore and 300-person offshore technology organization. Shaped the Salesforce roadmap and governance to connect platform capabilities to firmwide CX needs.
Helped develop sales-enablement automation used in the redesign of more than 150 consulting offerings, saving thousands of hours.
PwC · Creative operations
Ran operations for a 110-person Creative Group, leading a 15-person operations team and more than 150 offshore professionals while managing a $50M marketing and creative budget.
Modernized work management and digital asset workflows. Automation eliminated 5,000+ hours of manual work; the offshore model delivered $3M in annual savings.
PwC · Digital marketing
Led digital and brand budgets, resourcing, and major web programs. Directed a firm website redesign spanning more than 3,000 pages and helped create a new way to present CEO Survey findings online.
Bear Stearns
Led web and application programs serving internal teams and financial services clients.
In memory of my dad, I’ve raised $220,000 for the American Heart Association. In 2016 and 2017, I was the face of the 12,000-person Wall Street Run & Heart Walk.
That commitment has stayed with me throughout my career.
I’m exploring roles in digital, marketing and creative operations, and business transformation, with opportunities to lead teams and put AI to practical use.