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Edinburgh, Gb

City Of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Corporate Outreach:• Foster networking amongst practitioners in all sectors to further promote best-in-class APM and Project management.• Engage in business outreach at the local level to further expand APM's reach by making compelling value propositions that fire up interest in membership.• Organize networking events to share ideas among project management practitioners.• Liaise with organizations for the development of joint events that illustrate the benefits of APM and support professional development in project management.Social Media Management:• Develop and implement a content strategy for the APM Scotland branch LinkedIn page, increasing its visibility through engagement by showcasing events, industry insights, and member success stories.• Analyse social media indicators for further honing outreach strategies to achieve a measurable increase in followers' engagement in events.• Create engaging, striking posts aligned to APM's branding, values, and showcasing for the digital presence of branches. Nurture an active online community of project management professionals by running interactive campaigns and updates that foster effective dialogue and knowledge sharing.

Austria

• Designed, adapted, and implemented suitable Agile methodologies to plan, manage, and deliver cloud migration solutions that resulted in a 29% improvement in delivery speed and a rise in customer satisfaction.• Trained, mentored, and supported the project and product teams-FDMs, developers, and testers-on developing a culture of continuous improvement and best practices in Agile.• Defined and managed tasks, issues, risks, and action items while maintaining open communication with stakeholders through periodic status reports.• Scheduling and facilitating Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and demos to ensure effective decision-making and collaboration within teams.• Monitored and improved team progress and performance, identifying and eliminating impediments to enhance overall efficiency.• Supported planning and arrangements for demos, testing, UAT, and pilots/dry-runs, while ensuring timely and successful project delivery through cloud migration.• Collaborated well with external teams and vendors to ensure seamless integrations of cloud solutions.• Forecasted capacity vs. demand for optimising resource allocation, smoothening the workflow of resource requisition and allocation.

• Increased Credit Product uptake by 400% to 200K+ agents.• Managed cross-functional teams, achieving 95% on-time delivery and 20% defect reduction.• Directed Agile development teams, improving velocity by 15% and reducing cycle time by 10%.• Coached teams, boosting engagement by 25% and performance ratings by 10%.• Facilitated Agile ceremonies, reducing grooming time by 20% & improving sprint planning by 15%.

• Led and delivered multiple complex ERP and digital transformation projects, including online banking, core banking upgrades, and healthcare systems.• Achieved significant results: 22% increase in digital transactions, 54% reduction in branch visits, 6.5% enhanced system reliability, 15% reduced transaction processing times, 90% on-time feature delivery, 15% reduced operational costs, and 20% increased system utilization efficiency.• Collaborated effectively within SAFe frameworks to ensure timely and scope-compliant delivery of project milestones.• Optimized ERP and CRM systems for increased efficiency and cost reduction.

• Delivered complex software projects internationally, with an 85% on-time delivery rate and 89% completion within budget.• Coached teams in Agile methodologies, improving cross-team collaboration and reducing interdependencies.

London, England, United Kingdom

* Planned and executed Waterfall projects, ensuring timely, within-scope, and budget-compliant delivery while supporting the development of project scope, goals, and deliverables aligned with business objectives and stakeholder expectations.* Collaborated with cross-functional teams to meet stakeholder needs, tracked and communicated project progress and key performance metrics for transparency and accountability, and built positive stakeholder relationships resulting in repeat business and a strong reputation.* Identified and mitigated project risks, minimizing issues and roadblocks, and applied project management best practices and tools for continuous professional development.* Supported Waterfall methodologies for improved project governance and control, integrating Scrum practices to enhance delivery processes.Achievements:* Built strong relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, increasing collaboration by 30%, and improved team morale and motivation by 20%.* Successfully delivered 2 complex projects within budget and on schedule, exceeding stakeholders' expectations by 15%, and achieved 95% on-time task completion by coordinating with contractors.* Improved project transparency and accountability through effective communication and progress tracking, increasing stakeholder satisfaction by 25%, and scheduled and facilitated 50+ meetings to discuss deliverables, schedules, and conflicts.* Reduced project risks by 40% through proactive identification and mitigation strategies, contributed to professional development with 10% faster career advancement, and enhanced project efficiency by 20% through effective planning and resource identification.

● Responsible for ensuring all the company’s policies are adopted and strictly adhered to.● Responsible for the daily call over of transactions for the Head Office.● Responsible for withdrawals to ensure compliance with customer mandates, bank policies and approval limits.● Review of expense vouchers.● Custodian of company policies and enforcer.● Responsible for internal / branch procurement.● All bookings and branch events overseer.● Successfully ensured all exceptions were recorded and corrected.● Successfully ensured all daily transactions were recorded and vouchers properly filed and labelled.● within the deadline.● Carried out the weekly spot check of the bank's vehicles, fuel usage, and driver logs.● Pragmatically carried out a successful monthly review of fixed assets and review of all general.● ledgers.● Prepared activity reports and account relationship management reports.● Successfully conducted periodical visits to offsite branches for routine audits.

● Analyzed applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine the feasibility of granting loans and processing applications for loans.● Analyzed client data and forecast to obtain optimal inventory, thereby enabling the organization to maximize profits.● Led conference calls and maintained visual communication with field teams.● Managed weekly scrum to ensure deadlines were met● Identified new target accounts and successfully established profitable relationships.● Provided customer base with education on industry trends.● Managed client's needs by working closely with the sales and service teams.● Represented the Bank at industry functions and trade shows.● Provided personalized customer experience and improved team communication.● Review and update credit and loan files, successfully obtained and compiled copies of loan applicants' credit histories, corporate financial statements, and other financial information.● Handled customer complaints and took appropriate action.● Negotiated payment arrangements with customers who had delinquent loans.● Conducted extensive research on products and customer feedback.

● Managed and promoted business relationships with new and also existing customers/prospects.● Forecasting sales to optimize scheduling and improve customer services.● Established maintenance and growth targets.● Management of active accounts, tracking and reporting due procedures in accordance with company policies.● Influencing the development of Sales, Market penetration, and service expansion within assigned accounts.● Maintained detailed knowledge of the Company's products, services, and policies and communicated valuable knowledge to customers.● Maintaining an up-to-date understanding of the competitive landscapes in various client’s businesses.● Communicating proactively with customers and representatives and responding to all inquiries and complaints.● Gathering business, industry, and market information's/data to ensure a minimum risk plan on business strategies.

● Played a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence.● Oversaw overall branch financial management, planning, systems and controls.● Management of company budget in coordination with the Executive Director.● Invoicing to funding sources, including calculation of completed units of service.● Payroll management and tabulation of accrued employee benefits.● Disbursement of checks for agency expenses.

Msc Strategic Project Management, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Certificate Of Training On Project Management And Business Analysis, Prince 2 And Agile (Scrum) Delivery Methodology And Framework

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Business Administration And Management, General, 2.2