Project Manager with eight years of experience in Project management of Data and Digital strategy, Digital transformations, Technology Consulting, Data analytics and Pre Sales for public sector, healthcare, banking service Fortune 500 clients across EMEA, USA, EU.A certified Agile practitioner who has built high performing agile project teams to deliver strategic and digital transformation initiatives. She has a passion for solving complex problems, taking on new challenges and delivering high impact results.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, PwC
05.2021 - Current
Managed Implementation of Digital transformation initiatives with 10+ Government entities
Spearheaded 4 delivery teams comprising of business analysts, UI/UX designers, developers, QA and automation engineers across multiple government entities along with managing release activities of multiple Agile Delivery units (ADUs) across 100+ government services
Led 28 member team to develop and deliver social data lake for sharing data with 100+ Abu Dhabi government entities, as part of Data Enablement Program
Escalation point of contact, handling client expectations and tracked progress across program
Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for the Digital strategy program
Liaisoned with clients directly on various aspects including requirements gathering discovery sessions to solutioning and process standardization
Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
Developed project roadmaps, defined best practices, managed project finances and resources
Drafted project status reports/dashboards, RACI, Project Charter, RAID log to identify successful outcomes, risks and issues, insights and future recommendations
Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks
Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval
Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed
Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution
Managed business related initiatives and RFPs
Credited & recognized for delivering significant savings & successfully closing projects within the stipulated constraints
Project Manager
Ignite Technology
01.2021 - 02.2022
Managed end to end Clarity tool implementation for project and portfolio management (PPM) for 2000 users at Emirates NBD bank in Dubai
Spearheaded the design & set up of Center of excellence, digital governance framework & management of Delivery KPIs
Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
Complied with established internal controls and policies.
Facilitated portfolio performance review and implemented new strategies.
Communicated and reported the progress of activities on a weekly basis to all stakeholders
Proactively highlighted risks and proposed mitigation plans
Managed relationships with service providers, partners and suppliers that are part of the program
Project Manager - Team Lead
Accenture Technology
09.2018 - 11.2019
Led end to end Project Delivery by utilizing Industrialized models of successful Project Management for ~$20 bn USD banking client
Crafted project implementation plan, defined success criteria ,built RACI and Escalation matrix for multiple technologies including SAP, Java Oracle and cloud based applications across diverse geographies
Tracked progress of execution, milestones, resolved issues, prepared risk mitigation plan required in achieving 100% successful Go-Live operations
Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks
Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers
Senior Consultant
Capgemini Technology India Services Ltd
06.2016 - 09.2018
Designed, implemented and managed transition and transformation activities for small (25 FTEs) to large scale (1000 FTEs) projects
Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates
Developed custom solutions based upon clients' requirements
Closely worked on business led initiatives and RFPs
Education
MBA - Marketing and Operations
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM)
INDIA
2016
B.Tech - Computer Science
Career Institute of Technology And Management
INDIA
2011
Skills
Stakeholder Management
C- suite reporting
Scope management
Budgeting and Forecasting
Business development
Effective leadership abilities
Agile and Waterfall Practitioner
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Major Accomplishments
Track Lead for Abu Dhabi Digital Authority Data Enablement Program~10 M (2023)
Project Manager for Tamm, a government scale program for automating and streamlining services for the government of Abu Dhabi ~8 M (2022)
Project Manager for Clarity PPM tool implementation (2021)
Project Lead for SAP and Oracle AMS transition of large Bank in Japan and NA client~2500 FTE(2019)
Project solution architect for a major German bank client~1000 FTE(2018)
Pre sales Solution architect and eventually a Project
Lead for a multinational retail USA client~170+ FTE (2017)
Timeline
Project Manager
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, PwC
05.2021 - Current
Project Manager
Ignite Technology
01.2021 - 02.2022
Project Manager - Team Lead
Accenture Technology
09.2018 - 11.2019
Senior Consultant
Capgemini Technology India Services Ltd
06.2016 - 09.2018
MBA - Marketing and Operations
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM)
B.Tech - Computer Science
Career Institute of Technology And Management
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