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Senior IT Project Manager, Sr. Business Analyst/Solution Architect, Manager, Payment Solution Design
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Bachelor of Computer EngineeringPre-Sales ConsultantProgram Management Software Project ManagementScope ManagementPlanning & SchedulingStakeholder managementRisk ManagementCost Estimation/NegotiationsManagement Reportingsolution designsBudget ForecastingRequirement GatheringVendor ManagementEscalation ManagementChange Control ManagementMonitoring and Tracking
- Experienced in working on multiple roles - Project Manager (6 years), Business Analyst (7 years), Solution Architect/Design (4 years), Developer.
- Experienced in working on both traditional Software Development Life Cycle and Agile Methodologies.
- Successful in leading development, testing, support, and migration projects with a capacity to analyze business processes and lead innovative projects. Handled large sized applications/projects (20+ apps/$20-30 Million annual budget).
- Proficient in analyzing and translating business and functional requirements to working software solutions.
- Supported sales, pre-sales, and products teams for various initiatives.
- Established long term rapport with the clients, communicate regularly with management and customers on C-level.
- Expended business opportunities and managed large teams’ size of approximately 80 resources.
- Contributed to setting up the offshore development, testing and production support model for the client.
- Bachelor of Engineering (Computers) from North Maharashtra University, India in 2006.
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP) issued in December 2016.
- Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM) issued in June 2020.
- Certified Manage Successful Programmes (MSP) issued in July 2020.
- Pursuing Certified Scrum Product Owner targeted to complete by February 2021.
- Proficient in English and German (A2 Level). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Languages
GermanFluentEnglishFluent
Project history
- Managed end-to-end project execution from ideation through to completion, intensively using the project management skill, knowledge, tools, and techniques. Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution.
- Managed requirement gathering, project workshops, writing business/functional or non-functional requirements, user stories, designing solutions, cost estimations, defining operational processes, and financial reporting.
- Ensured adherence to project management processes to deliver quality projects within stipulated budget and time duration, and to manage change request.
- Ensured consistent reporting to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustment, progress, and risk as per project governance.
- Engaged with sales team for new initiatives or projects and with products teams for product related enhancements.
- Involved in new business proposals, contributed to enhancement of PMO framework, project trainings, vendor management, and defining service level agreements. Measured project performance to identify areas for improvement.
* In line with the company's vision, managed multiple projects with crossed functional and multiple location teams to enhance the
existing products' feature.
* Introduced the process for PMO team, to track multiple projects using Microsoft Project for effective resource utilization and capacity
planning.
* Re-structured the risk management template for effectively capturing and managing the risk throughout the project execution.
* Applied agile project methodologies to ensure quality project deliverables within stipulated budget and time frame.
existing products' feature.
* Introduced the process for PMO team, to track multiple projects using Microsoft Project for effective resource utilization and capacity
planning.
* Re-structured the risk management template for effectively capturing and managing the risk throughout the project execution.
* Applied agile project methodologies to ensure quality project deliverables within stipulated budget and time frame.
Business Analyst/Solution Architect for large complex Migration project for the Cembra Money Bank from onsite location in Zurich,
Switzerland (September 2014 till November 2015)
* Worked as a Business Analyst/Solution Architect to migrate their credit card platform from legacy system to new platform.
* Involved in requirement gathering, cost estimations, solution preparations, writing user stories, functional and technical
documentations, test cases preparation, migration, and project implementation activities.
* Provided support for the User Acceptance Testing, liaising between technical and business teams to ensure the clarity on the defects
raised and its corresponding resolution.
* Assist the team in India with functional and technical queries for the project delivery.
* Track and monitor all change control request.
* Involved in setting up the offshore-based delivery model for the client. Worked as a credit card domain solution architect for the endto-end
delivery based out of India.
* Participate in status, delivery review and steerco meetings.
Switzerland (September 2014 till November 2015)
* Worked as a Business Analyst/Solution Architect to migrate their credit card platform from legacy system to new platform.
* Involved in requirement gathering, cost estimations, solution preparations, writing user stories, functional and technical
documentations, test cases preparation, migration, and project implementation activities.
* Provided support for the User Acceptance Testing, liaising between technical and business teams to ensure the clarity on the defects
raised and its corresponding resolution.
* Assist the team in India with functional and technical queries for the project delivery.
* Track and monitor all change control request.
* Involved in setting up the offshore-based delivery model for the client. Worked as a credit card domain solution architect for the endto-end
delivery based out of India.
* Participate in status, delivery review and steerco meetings.