Heather Morelli
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Heather Morelli

Senior Director of Engineering @ Ex Tableau | Expedia | Salesforce
5.0
(9 reviews)
23 years of Software Engineering Leadership as a VP, Senior Director and Director levels
United States of America Active today Usually responds in half a day

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Heather is a Senior Director of Engineering with experience at Tableau, Expedia, and Salesforce. She has 23 years of software engineering leadership and more than 20 years of management experience focused on quality, automation, and DevOps. She helps engineering leaders build quality teams, make stronger people-management decisions, and justify budgets for new roles.

Based on 7 verified mentee reviews

  • Reviewers often praise her clear, direct feedback and practical advice on career decisions, engineering management choices, and business budgets.
  • Several reviewers describe her as approachable and supportive, with a patient style that makes collaboration productive.
  • Two reviews point to her software engineering and quality assurance insights as useful for making career and business decisions.

About

Experienced Quality Leader in eCommerce and Enterprise Applications. I have over 20 years of management experience, the bulk of it at the Senior Director level. I've managed software engineers my whole career, primarily focused on Quality, Automation, and DevOps.

Starting the Automation discipline in your org? Building a quality (test) team from scratch. THE person responsible for quality in your org with no direct reports? I got you.

Influencing people who don't work for you? That's how I found myself advancing through the levels into management. Let's talk how to humbly work alongside those who may seem reluctant.

Talk to me about how I justify budget for brand new headcount in brand new roles and how I protected Automation Engineers from being co-opted into working on features.

Need help diversifying your team? I've been focused on this for years, successfully building and nurturing the most diverse teams in our division.

Want to become a people manager? I'll drill into your motivations and give you brutal honesty on whether I think you're capable now or have things to work on.

Not sure how to approach performance management aka writing and presenting yearly reviews, sometimes with poor ratings? Let's talk through it - I've been on both sides of that pendulum with under performers and the smartest person in the room.

Tasked with helping the entire org responsibly use test tools and respect the boundaries of what is possible to maintain over time?

I'm on here because I genuinely love to help people figure out how to work well as a team. To build the team that everyone wants to work with and/or be on. Let's chat through an Introductory Call - No commitment needed and you'll take away a couple insights.

Please check out my LinkedIn profile where you can see my experience AND read through the recommendations I've received over the years.

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What mentees say

5 out of 5 stars

Heather is fantastic! I can't wait to connect with her again in the future. She has great insights and communicates in a manner that brings clarity and action.

Ethan

Ethan

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Hana

Hana

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What happens when you start

You tell Heather your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.

You meet within days. Heather reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.

You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.

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