Farhad Kabir Email & Phone Number

• Over 11+ years of expertise in leading complex, cross-disciplinary programs, specializing in IT Infrastructure and Data Centre management, implementing Agile/Scrum methodologies, optimizing processes for efficiency, and fostering teams to enhance digital transformation.• Design Thinking customer-centric approach to innovate opportunities and identify problems/issues Product architect and lifecycle manager, overseeing continuous process improvement of the assigned product line. • Being accountable for PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), and product success, in terms of revenue attainment and customer satisfaction. • Capture and Analyze the Voice of Customers and innovate opportunities Cross-functional leadership: Collaborating with engineers, technology vendors/partners, technical sales, and finance to develop the best solution for the market. • Evaluate and manage the current product portfolio, and identify gaps and opportunities. Strategize Product Sales, Account Services, and Interaction Management for achieving financial and technical goals. • Market and competitive analysis for staying aligned with the related market and the industry to stay abreast of new developments and trends in the space of digital marketing and sales and retail applications. Leading the creation of capabilities, roadmap, and product vision for the product line. • Maintain KPIs and metrics for new product growth and success. Analyze ROI for Business Cases and Capabilities • Connect with stakeholders and technical teams to deliver capabilities aligned with business goals. • Highly experienced in managing end-to-end project lifecycles using Waterfall/Scrum/Hybrid methodologies in various industries within budget and promptly while meeting consistently high standards of quality, producing project status reports and project deliverables, and following project management principles and guidelines • Highly experienced in product backlog management, creating requirement documents - BRD, PRD, FR, SRS; High fidelity wireframes, release management. • Highly experienced in Use case documents- UML, Sequence diagram, Elicitation technique, test cases. • Competent in handling change request management, effectively implemented change by performing both business Impact analysis and technical impact analysis of the change on the scope of the project • Expertise in Requirements Gathering and elicitations technique, Documentation, and Analysis with capability in prototyping document models and attributes for consistency, completeness, and risk minimization

Listed skills include Php, Mysql, Java, Sharepoint, and 45 others.

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  Program Manager

  Logging-In.Com Inc

  Feb 2022 - Present - San Jose, California, United States

  • Employed decision tree analysis for the business case and RFP development; utilized the Critical Path Method to optimize processes and ensure on-time Capex project delivery• Managed cross-functional teams and offshore partners using JIRA dashboards and MS Project, implementing Critical Path Method to optimize processes • Developed and maintained comprehensive project plans, budgets, and schedules, collaborating with Product Management, Creative Development, and Technology teams to validate assumptions, prioritize scope, and manage resource allocation for timely project completion • Led custom development projects leveraging Flutter, Angular, and Java technologies, effectively managing offshore teams and 3rd party vendors to deliver high-quality solutions on time and within budget, while ensuring seamless integration and communication across geographically dispersed stakeholders• Developed and executed scalable processes for tracking expenditures and maintaining project budgets, collaborating with geographically dispersed stakeholders to meet program equipment needs and ensuring fiscal discipline and resource optimization. • Proactively identified and resolved potential roadblocks during the project, minimizing delays and ensuring the project milestones were achieved according to schedule without downtime• Played a pivotal role in risk management by conducting regular risk assessments, implementing mitigation strategies, and adapting the project plan as necessary to address emerging challenges• Actively participated in strategic planning sessions, providing valuable insights into future technology trends and market developments, contributing to the overall growth strategy of the organizationClient: Verizon Communications Inc.