Arpit Srivastava
Lead PMO
Dubai,Dubai
Summary
Experienced PMO Lead | Strategic Program & Project Management | Financial Oversight & Governance
Dynamic and results-driven PMO Lead with 11+ years of experience in IT and operations program management, overseeing large-scale budgets exceeding $62.5M and leading multi-functional teams. Adept at strategic planning, risk management, and governance, ensuring operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. Proven expertise in CAPEX & OPEX oversight, financial forecasting, and value tracking for enterprise programs. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, Agile methodologies, and cross-functional team leadership, driving successful project execution and business transformation. Passionate about process improvement, structured frameworks, and delivering measurable business outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
PMO Lead
OMNIA
12.2023 - Current
- Lead the management and success of programs/projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and strategic goals.
- Manage project finances, overseeing an annual budget of 54 million AED, handling end-to-end CAPEX and OPEX for the banking group.
- Create and review business case documents (BCD) & business requirement document (BRD) to monitor budgets and track value metrics for the Value & Reporting team throughout the project lifecycle.
- Led project portfolio management, optimizing resource capacity, IT budget, RAID, and change requests (CRs) while providing regular status updates to senior management and stakeholders.
- Monitor ROI for existing projects by conducting quarterly benefits reporting, ensuring continuous evaluation of financial and operational performance.
- Tracked and monitored Agile delivery, managing Sprint reports, Daily Scrum, and Working Group risks and issues, while coordinating Scrum of Scrums for cross-team alignment.
- Develop and maintain program/project plans and budgets, incorporating key inputs from delivery teams to drive execution.
- Manage stakeholder expectations, fostering alignment and collaboration among impacted teams.
- Support project/delivery teams, ensuring adherence to PMO processes, including change management, risk and issue management, and resource allocation.
- Ensure seamless consolidation of project materials for Portfolio Head reporting and decision-making.
- Track and manage risks, issues, and dependencies, proactively mitigating challenges to ensure timely delivery.
- Analyze program data to derive actionable insights, driving informed decision-making and strategic adjustments.
- Provide regular updates to the Portfolio Head, maintaining transparency and ethical reporting on program status.
- Ensure comprehensive project documentation is available upon completion, supporting future audits and knowledge transfer.
PMO Lead
Coforge
05.2023 - 12.2023
- Managed a diverse IT program portfolio valued at $8 million, overseeing CAPEX and OPEX across multiple workstreams.
- Led project portfolio management, optimizing resource capacity, IT budget, RAID, and change requests (CRs) while providing regular status updates to senior management and stakeholders.
- Developed and tracked performance metrics including OKRs, KPIs, financial performance, and risk dependencies, ensuring comprehensive monitoring and reporting.
- Oversaw finance, resource management, and non-IT budgeting across various portfolios, ensuring efficient allocation and utilization.
- Managed resource utilization, streamlining Grant, Pivotal, and Utilization processes to maximize productivity and efficiency.
- Tracked and monitored Agile delivery, managing Sprint reports, Daily Scrum, and Working Group risks and issues, while coordinating Scrum of Scrums for cross-team alignment.
- Maintained POAP (Plan on Action Page) to oversee ongoing and planned activities across multiple workstreams.
- Conducted daily status reporting (RAG) for cloud and infrastructure services
PMO Lead
Wipro
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Managed project portfolio, optimizing resources, budgets, RAID, and CRs, with regular senior management reporting.
- Developed performance metrics, tracking OKRs, KPIs, risks, dependencies, and financials.
- Led a $8M IT program portfolio, overseeing CAPEX & OPEX across workstreams.
- Monitored Agile delivery, handling Sprint reports, Daily Scrum, and Scrum of Scrums.
- Maintained POAP, tracking ongoing and planned activities.
- Provided daily status reporting (RAG) for cloud and infrastructure services
Associate Consultant
HCL Enterprise
10.2018 - 09.2022
- Managed a $7.5M+ project portfolio, overseeing CAPEX & OPEX allocations.
- Led project status reporting (OKRs, KPIs, change forms) for CTO & Global IT Senior Management.
- Enhanced IT PMO tools & templates, improving project documentation quality.
- Developed & monitored project budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation & forecasting.
- Created & updated project plans, tracking tasks, resources, and timelines.
- Managed projects with MS Project, Wave & PM tools, driving execution.
- Conducted weekly project meetings & bi-weekly Steering Team updates, delivering insights.
- Oversaw service operations, managing contracts, suppliers & IT service licenses.
- Led end-to-end financial management ($10M USD), including revenue, costing & invoicing.
- Directed a 39-member team, supporting L1 & L2 network operations.
- Ensured SLA compliance, optimizing ticket tracking & resolution.
- Designed Tableau visualizations, enhancing project reporting insights.
- Managed vendors & infrastructure
Senior Analyst
NTT DATA
07.2016 - 10.2018
- Managed IT and Non-IT external vendors for BAU and program operations, ensuring seamless service delivery.
- Oversaw CAPEX and OPEX for SAP BU, managing an annual budget of $3.5M USD.
- Tracked financial performance, including incurred costs, deferred expenses, variance analysis (VA), profit, and margin analysis for BAU.
- Led monthly invoicing for T&M, fixed, ticket-based, and milestone billing, covering 24 projects and 2 portfolios.
- Managed OKR, KPI, SLA, RFP processes, and engaged in initial sales pitches with existing customers for new project expansions.
- Oversaw the automotive domain program portfolio, managing 120 resources, timesheet tracking, and resolving operational challenges
PMO Analyst
Maintec Technologies
03.2015 - 06.2016
- Led employee training programs, coaching teams to enhance skills and performance.
- Set and executed quarterly and annual goals, driving operational success through strategic tactics.
- Supervised team productivity, monitoring daily activities and performance reports for efficiency.
- Managed financial approvals, including internal/external invoices, T&M, fixed fees, and CAPEX/OPEX licenses.
- Promoted professional development, providing mentorship and career growth opportunities for direct reports.
- Optimized productivity, overseeing account management, itineraries, and appointment scheduling.
- Organized recruitment events, attracting top talent to strengthen the workforce.
Analyst
EXL
06.2013 - 11.2014
- Delivered weekly project status reports and dashboards, tracking utilization, compliance, timecards, forecasting, and campaigns.
- Managed client data (CDM) and updated project manuals per manager requirements.
- Ensured timecard accuracy, processed T&E corrections for CoE.
- Oversaw financial operations, handling CAPEX & OPEX budgets, forecasting, risk assessments, and MSAs/contracts.
Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2011 - 06.2013
- Delivered weekly project status reports and performance dashboards to the entire PM team and stakeholder management teams – Utilization, Non-Compliant, Timecard, Forecasting, Project Campaign.
- Developed reports using Excel/P-Soft reporting system and delivered requested reporting and analysis.
- Reconciled POS and cash deposits for various banks – JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, etc.
- Handled adjustments, refunds, cash reports, and promissory notes, ensuring no loss of cash and proper deposits across business locations.
Education
MBA - Project Managment
DPU Center For Online Learning
Pune, India10-2025
Bachelor of Science - computer application
AGRA University
Agra, India07.2011
Skills
- Portfolio management
- Program management
- Business partner relationship management
- Budget forecasting
- Financial audits
- Stakeholder management
- Strategic planning
- Capital budgeting
- Project finance
- P&L tracking
- KPI development
- Backlog management
- Vendor management
- KPI tracking
- Project management
- Budget coordination
- Risk analysis and management
- Vendor relationship management
- Resource allocation
- Policy and procedure improvements
- Agile projects
- Vendor sourcing
- Jira and confluence
- Smartsheet and MS project
- Oracle Projects
Accomplishments
- Cost Reduction Initiative, Identified inefficiencies, leading to a strategic overhaul of project procurement processes and cut project costs by 15%.
- PMO Implementation Success, Designed and deployed a PMO framework that was adopted company-wide, enhancing project delivery consistency.
Languages
English
Hindi
Certification
- Scrum Master Certified
- ITIL Foundation V3 Certified
- Prince 2 and Practitioner Certified
Timeline
PMO Lead
OMNIA
12.2023 - Current
PMO Lead
Coforge
05.2023 - 12.2023
PMO Lead
Wipro
10.2022 - 01.2023
Associate Consultant
HCL Enterprise
10.2018 - 09.2022
Senior Analyst
NTT DATA
07.2016 - 10.2018
PMO Analyst
Maintec Technologies
03.2015 - 06.2016
Analyst
EXL
06.2013 - 11.2014
Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2011 - 06.2013
MBA - Project Managment
DPU Center For Online Learning
Bachelor of Science - computer application
AGRA University
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