Experience

Symcor

• Canada
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scrum Master

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Ontario, Canada



Capital One

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agile Delivery Lead

  • Dec 2021 - May 2022

  Ontario, Canada



Tata Consultancy Services

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager/Scrum Master

  • Sep 2018 - Nov 2021

  Toronto, Ontario, Canada



Arab National Bank

• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2018

  Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia • Managed all the phases of projects from concept to closure leveraging Project Management best practice, organizations SDLC & PMO standards • Developed project plans to effectively align scope, time, cost, quality, resources, risk, communication & procurement in a manner that enables highly coordinated execution and control • Created project deliverables that exceed project sponsor's expectations, obtain approval and baseline • Monitored projects progress everyday to control the… Show more • Managed all the phases of projects from concept to closure leveraging Project Management best practice, organizations SDLC & PMO standards • Developed project plans to effectively align scope, time, cost, quality, resources, risk, communication & procurement in a manner that enables highly coordinated execution and control • Created project deliverables that exceed project sponsor's expectations, obtain approval and baseline • Monitored projects progress everyday to control the schedule and cost • Proactively managed and escalated the issues, project changes, risks, dependencies, constraints and actions • Reviewed the SOW from vendors, negotiate the cost, obtain sponsor approval and track the cost • Engaged project stakeholders and communicated the project updates effectively to ensure buy in and project success • Worked with multi-site/virtual project teams, manage and resolve Conflicts • Ensured that appropriate processes, tools and techniques are used by the project teams • Possess leadership, influencing, and facilitation skills to coordinate and conduct effective steering committee meeting with senior management and weekly meetings with project teams • Project Management Office accountabilities and reporting as required in organizations EPM tool PlanView • Identified ongoing continuous improvement opportunities For Projects/Change Requests managed through Agile: • Collaborated with the stakeholders of the Project, Business owner and Engineering Teams to develop and maintain Product/project Backlogs • Facilitated Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective meetings • Created Work Break down structure (user stories) and corresponding activities (tasks) • Monitored the development progress throughout each sprint to ensure project was within scope and budget • Conducted Daily Scrum, Product backlog, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective meetings • Communicated the progress to senior management through 'Burndown Charts' Show less



Riyad Bank

• Saudi Arabia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Nov 2016

  Riyadh, SaudiArabia • Lead the assigned projects from initiation to completion • Worked with Senior Management, Business, Release management and various stakeholders to understand the vision of the project, prioritize and develop Project plan. • Developed individual project plans complete with budgetary information and resource needs • Identified potential project risks and developed a mitigation plan to resolve potential issues. • Managed the insight and opinions of multiple stakeholders and helped to… Show more • Lead the assigned projects from initiation to completion • Worked with Senior Management, Business, Release management and various stakeholders to understand the vision of the project, prioritize and develop Project plan. • Developed individual project plans complete with budgetary information and resource needs • Identified potential project risks and developed a mitigation plan to resolve potential issues. • Managed the insight and opinions of multiple stakeholders and helped to ensure all stakeholders agreed with the current scope and roadmap of the project • Communicated with our IT department and external vendors about resource allocation and project progress • Worked with the product owners to groom the backlog and plan sprints. Track, escalate and remove impediments • Coordinated and participated in weekly estimation meetings to provide high-level estimates (Story Points) for backlog items. • Facilitated build requirements log (product backlog) with cost estimates and priority. • Facilitated daily Scrum Meetings and Monthly Reviews meetings. • Conducted sprint retrospective and followed up on action items for continuous improvement • Troubleshoot problems that come up during projects • Host project meeting at least once per week for each project under my direction • Conducted steering committee meeting with the project stakeholders fortnightly • Refined project budget as needed to ensure timeliness and fiscal responsibility • Led, coordinated, monitored and controlled local and offshore multi-party teams • Communicated project objectives at every phase to all the team members involved • Helped team complete tasks successfully and on-time and resolved obstacles encountered by team members • Prepared and presented accurate weekly status reports for senior management and monthly reports for the PMO (cost, time, scope, issues, risks) • Provided project team with feedback, encouragement and advice Show less



ANZ

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Project Manager/Release Manager

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2014

  Bangalore Key Result Areas • Defined the scope of the project in collaboration with business sponsor, business user and senior management (IT) and identify the key drivers and measurements which will be used to evaluate the project upon completion • Determined the resources (time, cost, resources, etc.) required to complete the project • Created an integrated plan that details how scope, schedule, costs, communications, resources, dependencies, risks/issues, quality, change vendors (where… Show more Key Result Areas • Defined the scope of the project in collaboration with business sponsor, business user and senior management (IT) and identify the key drivers and measurements which will be used to evaluate the project upon completion • Determined the resources (time, cost, resources, etc.) required to complete the project • Created an integrated plan that details how scope, schedule, costs, communications, resources, dependencies, risks/issues, quality, change vendors (where applicable) • Developed a detailed schedule for the project that identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project and effectively allocates the resources to the work in coordination with development and test manager • Reviewed the project schedule with senior management and all other stakeholders who will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required • Executed the project according to the project plan • Monitored approved project budget, scope and timelines, capture variances on a timely basis, leveraging banks standard project change request processes • Ensured that all project information is appropriately documented and approved and are stored centrally • Monitored the progress of the project and adjust course where required to ensure successful delivery, escalating where appropriate • Provided regular project status and steering committee reporting as per established standards • Lead the project team in re-estimating project effort and costs at the appropriate gates and obtain approval on any revisions

• PMO Analyst

  • Aug 2008 - Sep 2009

  Bangalore • Accountable for project prioritization for assigned business unit supporting the initiative review process and regular project prioritization within the business or division • Carried out Phase Funding Reviews (Project Phase Progression) for medium impact projects in the portfolio and presenting outcomes to the Project Review Council (PRC) • Attended regular meetings with Team Leaders and COE head to address any issues related to COE project prioritisation, phase wise funding and… Show more • Accountable for project prioritization for assigned business unit supporting the initiative review process and regular project prioritization within the business or division • Carried out Phase Funding Reviews (Project Phase Progression) for medium impact projects in the portfolio and presenting outcomes to the Project Review Council (PRC) • Attended regular meetings with Team Leaders and COE head to address any issues related to COE project prioritisation, phase wise funding and approval • Involved in ongoing management of resource capacity through proactive and forward planning • Accountable for preparing quarterly audit plans based on the release calendars and perform phase wise audits for all the releases • Responsible for collecting Technology Australia’s metrics data after every release and arrived at variance for cost, effort and schedule • Analyzed & reported the non-conformances found in the audit and help in implementation of corrective & preventive actions • Coordinated with finance manager for ensuring any recruitment requests or contract renewals are approved and in line with the allocated budget & project requirement • Validated the billing invoice from vendor & prepared balanced scorecards to manage vendor’s performance



IBM India Pvt Ltd

• System Engineer

  • Feb 2006 - Aug 2008

  • Responsible for analyzing requirements, designing, testing and implementing the code developed as part of Software Development Enhancement • Performed Unit, System and Integration Testing • Handled data transfer in/out of allied networks • Contributed in team’s quality process and activities • Analysis of all business requirements • Prepared System Requirements and Low Level Design • Delivered quality services to customer in automotive industry • Developed COBOL… Show more • Responsible for analyzing requirements, designing, testing and implementing the code developed as part of Software Development Enhancement • Performed Unit, System and Integration Testing • Handled data transfer in/out of allied networks • Contributed in team’s quality process and activities • Analysis of all business requirements • Prepared System Requirements and Low Level Design • Delivered quality services to customer in automotive industry • Developed COBOL programs and created JCL for running the program • Provided production support to the customer for time critical and business critical issues • Communicated with the end-customer to understand their problems and to provide best solutions • Provided 24/7 Production support • Presented high quality deliverables for new implementations and upgrades to the Billing & Revenue and EDI application Show less



Durrant Info Links Pvt Ltd

• Graduate Trainee

  • Jun 2004 - Jan 2006

  Bengaluru Area, India As a Graduate Trainee, My roles and responsibilities include, writing test cases for the requirements obtained from Business Analyst. Getting test cases reviewd and approved by Senior Test Engineer, Upon approval of test cases, execute the test cases and capture before and after Test results and obtain approval from Test manager for executed test cases. Involved in Documenting the process followed during testing Lifecycle.