Amit Gandhi
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Lexi Kristalinski
Amit is one the best business leaders I have had the opportunity to work with and learn from. He was able to generate momentum and lead a highly successful project while navigating a complex matrix of relationships and stakeholders from the outside-in. He built strong relationships while pushing for a change culture with senior leaders, gaining their trust, respect and confidence. He has excellent communication skills, always knowing how to be direct and to the point while listening intently to all stakeholders and understanding their point of view. He's not afraid of the detail and has a unique ability to dive deep while continuing to maintain perspective of what is mission critical. I would not hesitate to follow Amit on any program and he is an asset to any company. Thank you for your leadership Amit!
Riaan Jacobs
I have worked with Amit on several projects over the last 7 years and every time he has impressed me with his aptitude, attitude and constant drive to excel at everything he does. He takes complete accountability for his projects and ensures that they deliver on their objectives within committed time and cost constraints. Amit has been our organization’s go to person for leading strategic projects with very aggressive timelines. He has exceptional planning, analytical and problem solving skills, is a great team player and over the last few years has been doing a tremendous job in leading and mentoring other project managers thereby improving the delivery capability of our organization. Amit will always be an asset to any organization he works with.
Lexi Kristalinski
Amit is one the best business leaders I have had the opportunity to work with and learn from. He was able to generate momentum and lead a highly successful project while navigating a complex matrix of relationships and stakeholders from the outside-in. He built strong relationships while pushing for a change culture with senior leaders, gaining their trust, respect and confidence. He has excellent communication skills, always knowing how to be direct and to the point while listening intently to all stakeholders and understanding their point of view. He's not afraid of the detail and has a unique ability to dive deep while continuing to maintain perspective of what is mission critical. I would not hesitate to follow Amit on any program and he is an asset to any company. Thank you for your leadership Amit!
Riaan Jacobs
I have worked with Amit on several projects over the last 7 years and every time he has impressed me with his aptitude, attitude and constant drive to excel at everything he does. He takes complete accountability for his projects and ensures that they deliver on their objectives within committed time and cost constraints. Amit has been our organization’s go to person for leading strategic projects with very aggressive timelines. He has exceptional planning, analytical and problem solving skills, is a great team player and over the last few years has been doing a tremendous job in leading and mentoring other project managers thereby improving the delivery capability of our organization. Amit will always be an asset to any organization he works with.
Lexi Kristalinski
Amit is one the best business leaders I have had the opportunity to work with and learn from. He was able to generate momentum and lead a highly successful project while navigating a complex matrix of relationships and stakeholders from the outside-in. He built strong relationships while pushing for a change culture with senior leaders, gaining their trust, respect and confidence. He has excellent communication skills, always knowing how to be direct and to the point while listening intently to all stakeholders and understanding their point of view. He's not afraid of the detail and has a unique ability to dive deep while continuing to maintain perspective of what is mission critical. I would not hesitate to follow Amit on any program and he is an asset to any company. Thank you for your leadership Amit!
Riaan Jacobs
I have worked with Amit on several projects over the last 7 years and every time he has impressed me with his aptitude, attitude and constant drive to excel at everything he does. He takes complete accountability for his projects and ensures that they deliver on their objectives within committed time and cost constraints. Amit has been our organization’s go to person for leading strategic projects with very aggressive timelines. He has exceptional planning, analytical and problem solving skills, is a great team player and over the last few years has been doing a tremendous job in leading and mentoring other project managers thereby improving the delivery capability of our organization. Amit will always be an asset to any organization he works with.
Lexi Kristalinski
Amit is one the best business leaders I have had the opportunity to work with and learn from. He was able to generate momentum and lead a highly successful project while navigating a complex matrix of relationships and stakeholders from the outside-in. He built strong relationships while pushing for a change culture with senior leaders, gaining their trust, respect and confidence. He has excellent communication skills, always knowing how to be direct and to the point while listening intently to all stakeholders and understanding their point of view. He's not afraid of the detail and has a unique ability to dive deep while continuing to maintain perspective of what is mission critical. I would not hesitate to follow Amit on any program and he is an asset to any company. Thank you for your leadership Amit!
Riaan Jacobs
I have worked with Amit on several projects over the last 7 years and every time he has impressed me with his aptitude, attitude and constant drive to excel at everything he does. He takes complete accountability for his projects and ensures that they deliver on their objectives within committed time and cost constraints. Amit has been our organization’s go to person for leading strategic projects with very aggressive timelines. He has exceptional planning, analytical and problem solving skills, is a great team player and over the last few years has been doing a tremendous job in leading and mentoring other project managers thereby improving the delivery capability of our organization. Amit will always be an asset to any organization he works with.
Credentials
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CSM
Scrum Alliance -
PMP
Project Management Institute
Experience
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Fiera Capital
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Canada
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Financial Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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SVP - Global Head of Technology, PMO and Enterprise Transformation
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Nov 2018 - Present
Lead project management, business analysis, engineering, application management and infrastructure teams to spearhead multi-faceted programs in investment management driving exceptional results for our clients, employees, and shareholders. Partner proactively with leadership team across disciplines to conduct strategic planning and implement collaborative efforts in pursuit of meeting set business objectives. • Led rigorous efforts to revamp technology and operations landscape for global private wealth and institutional business of Fiera Capital. Steered initiative valued at $50M encompassing distribution, portfolio management, trading, client servicing, reporting, invoicing along with operations covering pricing, performance, and trade administration. • Seamlessly integrated Foresters Asset Management into Fiera Capital’s operating model, subsequently adding $10B of AUM. • Oversaw delivery of project portfolio across distribution analytics, portfolio rebalancing, private markets, AUM reporting and client experience management resulting in measurable contribution to organic growth and client retention. • Led the alignment of executive stakeholders across institutional, private wealth, public and private markets for the implementation and adoption of Salesforce as the global CRM underpinned by principles of master data management. • North America and EMEA data centers migrated 100% to cloud providing agility, scalability and cost effectiveness. • Monitored and championed all aspects of transformation business case focusing on strategic roadmap delivery, providing a 5 year 19% IRR. Show less
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BlackRock
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Director Business Transformation
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Jul 2017 - Nov 2018
• Leading a global initiative to transform the process, application and information landscape across our sales and service organizations. Provide integrated and relevant data to teams across wealth advisory, retail, liquidity, separately managed accounts and future advisors to enable an effortless experience for our clients. • BlackRock’s key technology platform “Aladdin” along with partnerships with Salesforce, Genesys, Blue Prism (robotics process automation) and Amelia (artificial intelligence) are being leveraged in the delivery of this initiative. Show less
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John Hancock
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Head Of PMO & Delivery Management
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2017
Led project management and business analysis group with 100+ team members in delivering strategic and regulatory projects in front office, investment operations, risk and compliance lines of business with an annual USD $25M delivery budget. Monitored portfolio demand, business case, budget, and reporting in conjunction with strategic leaders across business segments. Oversaw project delivery for issues and risks and acted as primary point of contact for successful resolution to keep delivery on track.• Provided program oversight on global optimization program to establish a global trading platform (BBG AIM), single accounting book of record (Simcorp Dimension), and an enterprise data lake using Hadoop-on-cloud.• Implemented numerous components of Scrum and DevOps delivery process using JIRA and Pivotal cloud platforms, subsequently resulting in better cost and schedule management, client alignment, and accelerated releases.• Coached and mentored project resources across project management, business analysis, development, quality assurance, application support and platform services disciplines to foster performance-driven culture. Show less
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Program Director
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May 2013 - Jun 2015
Managed a cross-functional team of up to 50 business and technology staff and provided effective mentorship to complete all projects while achieving set milestones. Devised and executed robust plans, emphasizing scope, schedule, cost, resources, dependencies, releases, and delivery aspects. Monitored project progress against performance measurement baselines and delivered regular status updates to steering committee members on project progress, challenges, resolutions and key asks. • Commanded the evolution of iterative and scrum delivery methodology within the division. • Championed Pricing Strategy project as the first initiative using iterative methodology and risk data aggregation as the first scrum project using JIRA.• Conducted workshops with business and technology teams to ensure alignment of delivery with business needs while focusing mock-ups, product demos, requirement walk through, testing approach and delivery prioritization. Show less
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Project Manager
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Jun 2011 - Apr 2013
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Sr. Business Systems Analyst
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Mar 2010 - May 2011
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American Express
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Business Systems Analyst
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Jan 2008 - Jul 2009
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Education
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2001 - 2003
Pace University
Master's degree, Information Systems
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