Meredith Lewis
Transform Operations with Elastic's Former Director of Global Ops
Studied at Indiana University
Works at Other
Available tomorrow at 10:00 PM UTC
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Meredith's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $125/hr
Get help with AI Fundamentals, Business Strategy Development, and .
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Meredith’s Business Operations & Strategy Qualifications
Experience level: Director
Welcome to my profile! With over a decade of experience in business strategy and operations, I have a proven track record of driving transformational change and operational excellence. As the former Director of Global Operations Transformation and Compliance at Elastic, I led initiatives that delivered $1.5 million in savings and improved operational efficiency by 75%. My experience spans across leading complex M&A integrations at Intel and strategic planning as Chief of Staff at Elastic. I am passionate about helping clients streamline their operations and achieve strategic goals. Let's connect to discuss how I can help you optimize your business strategy and operations for success!
Meredith can help with:
AI Fundamentals
Business Strategy Development
Operations Management
Process Improvement
Project Management
AI Automation
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About Meredith
I'm an industrial engineer and operations specialist with more than 15 years of experience building the systems that keep complex tech organizations running. Most of that time was spent at Intel and Elastic, where I designed workflows, operating models, and improvement programs from scratch in environments that supported tens of thousands of users across more than 40 countries. That work contributed to over $25 million in organizational savings and more than 1,000 hours of reclaimed work, and the operational systems I helped build at Elastic supported the company's growth all the way through IPO. Today I focus on helping professionals and leaders navigate AI with clarity and confidence. I've spent the last two years using AI as a core operating tool across my own consulting business, from reverse-engineering my professional writing style using a large dataset to build a voice and style guide, to designing and building an interactive self-assessment tool with AI as my development partner, to building a Python-based job monitoring system that queries dozens of company APIs. AI is not a novelty for me. It is how I work, and I bring that hands-on depth to every coaching engagement. Whether you are trying to figure out how to actually use AI tools to do better work, evaluating where AI fits into your team or company, or navigating a career shift into an AI-adjacent role, I can help you cut through the noise and focus on what will move the needle. My coaching approach is practical, specific to your situation, and grounded in real implementation, not theory.
Why do I coach?
I spent years as the person everyone came to. At Elastic, I was deep in the work I loved, building systems and solving operational problems at scale, and at some point I realized I had become the bottleneck in my own work. I was working 60+ hour weeks, fielding constant requests for input, and running on fumes. There was no coach or mentor waiting in the wings to help me see it clearly or map a way out. I had to treat myself like a problem to solve, build the frameworks to get out of my own way, and figure out what was actually sustainable. That experience changed how I think about helping other people. I know what it feels like to be stuck in a pattern that isn't working and not have someone in your corner who can help you see it from the outside. I also know that coaching has always been a natural part of how I lead. At every stage of my career, the work that energized me most was helping someone else get unstuck, whether that meant showing a team how to move forward without waiting for permission, or helping a colleague think through a problem they couldn't see around on their own. I coach because I want to be the person I needed when I was in the thick of it. AI is changing how we work at a pace that makes it hard to know where to start, and most people don't need more content or another webinar. They need someone who has done the work, understands the tools, and can help them figure out what actually applies to their situation. That is the kind of support I provide, and it is the kind of work that matters most to me.
Work Experience
CEO, Founder
Other
January 2026 - Present
Consulting and advisory services
Director, Global Operations Transformation and Compliance
Elastic
April 2022 - January 2026
•Delivered $1,500,000 in operating savings by leading a 14-country global restructuring across 12 cross-functional workstreams, eliminating dual-employment risk through coordinated Legal, Finance, and Compliance execution. •Improved operational efficiency by 75% by delivering 167 automation initiatives within 12 months, eliminating bottlenecks, standardizing SOPs, and streamlining workflows across global functions. •Reduced enterprise compliance risk by engineering and launching a ServiceNow-based global policy management system, consolidating access points from 7 systems into 1 and improving the end-user experience. •Closed 73% of critical compliance gaps by establishing a centralized global compliance function and applying data-driven risk prioritization across multi-geographic regulatory requirements. Executive Stakeholder Management, Thought Leadership and +28 skills
Chief of Staff
Elastic
February 2021 - April 2022
•Managed business operating rhythm by orchestrating executive cadences and reviewing OKRs across 5 business units, aligning strategic planning and budget management to drive improved goal execution. •Accelerated post-acquisition value realization by leading end-to-end integrations for 5 acquisitions, harmonizing HR, Finance, IT, and Sales and institutionalizing the company’s first standardized M&A best practices playbook. Executive Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning and +5 skills
Lead Operations Program Manager
Elastic
January 2018 - February 2021
•Established data infrastructure and governance for business intelligence by leading the corporate-wide Workday and ServiceNow technology implementations, saving 200+ hours monthly through automation. •Cut manual SOX control effort by 50%+ by leading global banking vendor transitions (AP/AR/GL) and automating financial data workflows across regions. •Increased corporate spend data accuracy by 20% by owning the full program lifecycle for a Global Travel Tool and Internal PO process, designing policies and systems to support IPO readiness. •Managed a multi-national global payroll transition across 15 countries, automating data flows and enabling internal payroll team scalability by saving 500+ hours of manual work annually. Program Management, Operational Excellence and +8 skills
Sales and Marketing M&A Technical Program Manager (TPM)
Intel
April 2017 - January 2018
•Accelerated M&A integration timelines across $1,000,000,000+ in transaction value by architecting a repeatable program management model with clear functional ownership, milestone governance, and risk escalation paths. •Ensured 100% stabilized cutovers by directing end-to-end Sales and Marketing integrations from scoping through agile delivery, aligning engineering, product, and go-to-market teams through structured execution cadences. •Protected $50,000,000+ in projected deal synergies by governing integration budgets, building cross-functional roadmaps, and proactively mitigating identified program risks while holding delivery timelines. Risk Management, Agile Project Management and +17 skills
Business & Program Process Manager
Intel
January 2014 - March 2017
•Saved $23,700,000 in capital and operating spend by engineering an enterprise asset governance system using Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies to automate portfolio tracking. •Achieved 100% adoption across 24,000 global users by partnering with IT, Finance, and Operations to deploy scalable governance tooling that improved portfolio predictability and real-time executive reporting. •Improved investment visibility across multi-million-dollar program portfolios by standardizing performance metrics, reporting cadences, and governance controls across distributed global teams. Business Analysis, Workflow Optimization and +13 skills
Project Analyst
Intel
March 2011 - December 2013
Management Consultant
Accenture
January 2010 - March 2011
•Secured $1,900,000 in projected cost savings over five years by engineering a financial proposal and vendor analysis ratified by the VP of Supply Chain and Strategic Sourcing Director. •Delivered 100% on-time task completion below budget for a 300-person consulting team by establishing a proactive issue-identification workflow and daily synchronization across 25 team leads. •Orchestrated contract compliance and executive reporting for a global account portfolio, synthesizing schedule risks and scope changes across Finance, IT, HR, and Operations for the executive team. Executive Stakeholder Management, Management Consulting and +4 skills
Education
Indiana University
MBA, Business Administration
2016 - 2018
Arizona State University
Master of Science, Environmental Engineering
2008 - 2009
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering
2003 - 2007
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science, Supply Chain Management
2003 - 2007