Torrie Adams

Systems-Driven Coaching for Tech Leaders

I help Director and VP-level tech leaders navigate the shift from managing teams to leading organizations. Accelerate your growth with a 90-day Executive Onboarding or Organizational Redesign coaching package.

The "Director-to-VP" gap is the hardest leap in tech.

As organizations grow, the skills that made you a brilliant manager—execution, speed, and technical depth—are no longer enough to succeed at the executive level. You are now expected to:

  • Scale Sublinearly: Grow your team's impact without ballooning your headcount.

  • Architect Change: Design organizational structures that eliminate friction instead of adding it.

  • Bridge the Strategy Gap: Translate C-suite vision into technical strategies that achieve big results.

  • Influence the C-suite: Navigate high-stakes cross-functional politics to get the buy-in your organization needs.

Strategic Support for High-Stakes Transitions.

Option A: The 90-Day Executive Onboarding
Designed for newly promoted or recently hired VPs and Directors. We spend three months bridging the gap between your technical expertise and your new executive mandate. Focus areas can include areas like organizational design, strategic planning, and establishing executive presence.Option B: The Organizational Redesign Retainer
A bi-weekly strategic partnership for established leaders navigating "messy" growth and reorganizations. We leverage frameworks like Galbraith’s Star Model and Burke-Litwin to re-engineer your organizational systems, ensuring your team is structured for high-performance delivery.

Coaching informed by a Fortune 500 perspective.

I don’t just coach leadership; I’ve lived it at the highest levels of global tech. As a former PMO Lead at Google, I oversaw massive portfolios driven by engineering organizations of 300+ while increasing on-time delivery by over 65%. I led digital transformation that scaled Google's HR technology for 100,000+ employees as well as structural reorganization around a bimodal delivery strategy.I combine this "in-the-trenches" experience with evidence-based academic training, holding a Masters in Leadership & Organizational Development, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Executive & Professional Coaching from the Naveen Jindal School of Management (UT Dallas).

Systems over Slogans.

True growth isn't just about defining "vision"—it's about finding the right architecture. My coaching is grounded in organizational psychology and engineering principles. We don't just talk about your "north star"; we look at your formal structure, your coordination mechanisms, and your decision rights to ensure your leadership is sustainable and scalable.

Ready to lead at scale?

I work with a limited roster of leaders to ensure deep-dive support. Let’s see if we’re a fit.

Springfield, VA | Remote Worldwide