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Assists in the coaching and planning efforts of Business Agility rollout across clients.Provides the necessary tools and guidance to successfully adopt new ways of working.Works with client leadership to create more business value-driven processes. Utilizes feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and partners.

• Led the successful implementation and management of a portfolio of rebranding projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive brand transformation across multiple business units.
• Collaborated with business and technical stakeholders to define data architecture requirements and align delivery priorities.
• Identified and resolved risks related to data quality, system performance, and project scope.
• Communicated initiative progress with a focus on remaining work… Show more Led the successful implementation and management of a portfolio of rebranding projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive.
• Communicated initiative progress with a focus on remaining work to ensure alignment, address potential dependencies, impediments & blockers, and meet delivery timelines.
• Drove Agile transformations, coaching teams on Scrum and Kanban to ensure timely delivery of data warehousing and ETL projects.

New Jersey, United States

• As an Agile Team Coach/Senior Scrum Master support organization and teams in Agile Transformation and delivery by applying principles of Scrum and Kanban frameworks. Coach and mentor team members to increased.
• Partnered with POs on supporting artifacts such as Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, ART value stream and metrics/measurement reporting’s
• Effectively led a team of Product Owners to define and continuously prioritize their products and maintaining Product Roadmap
• Participate in the Pre and Post PI Program Increment (PI) working sessions to prepare the vision and the backlog for the PI
• Conduct Planning session and aligning the PI objectives. Summarize the objectives so that they are clear and visible to all the teams in the Agile Release Train enhancing transparency
• At the end of the iteration, conduct Inspect and Adapt sessions where continuous improvement is encouraged

New York, United States

• Provided evaluations of organizational transformation readiness, agile maturity, agile practice audit/assessment and analysis
• Mentored PMO to adapt Agile operational model, procurement, reporting and governance and rolling budget
• Facilitated Scrum Events and Activities with teams: Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Iteration/Sprint Retrospective, Backlog Refinement and PI & Iteration/Sprint Plannings
• Partnered with Product team on developing its Roadmaps to manage expectations with… Show more
• Partnered with Product team on developing its Roadmaps to manage expectations with Bus
• Supported Scrum teams to consistently achieve Sprint Goals

New York City Metropolitan Area

• As Agile Coach/Scrum Master help teams in Agile transformation and delivery by applying principles of Scrum, SAFe and Kanban frameworks. Coach and mentor teams on how to increase knowledge, gain full-ownership and.
• Applying a framework’s (i.e., Scrum, SAFe, NEXUS) principles to facilitation… Show more As Agile Coach/Scrum Master help teams in Agile transformation and delivery by applying principles of Scrum, SAFe and Kanban.
• Applying a framework’s (i.e., Scrum, SAFe, NEXUS) principles to facilitation, enablement and coaching in multi-team environment
• Addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns
• Supporting the adoption of engineering practices, DevOps, and Agile Architecture
• Applying Kanban Method principles to optimize team’s work

New York, United States

• Introduced new techniques to mentor and coach Product Development teams
• Supported stakeholders and their Scrum Teams in defining and executing product roadmaps by organizing and facilitating Release & Sprint Plannings, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews & Retrospectives, and other Scrum related.
• Ensured following Scrum Guide to adapt new team behaviors. Scrum metrics are gathered, and management is engaged in delivering the most value to the business.
• Conducted training… Show more
• Conducted training sessions with newly formed & existing agile teams to help the organization in to moved forward with agile transformation
• Managed activities to secure PTB and PTO certifications for the product to go live. Show less

New York, United States

• Global Wind-Down (GWD) Forecasting System enabled efficient and reliable compliance with “living will” mandates of Dodd-Frank Act, FRB, and FDIC. The GWB system provides GBAM with ability to wind down trading books in.
• Led, motivated, educated two Development Teams to consistently achieve Sprint Goals
• Conducted Scrum Ceremonies with Development Teams: Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
• Developed Product… Show more Global Wind-Down (GWD) Forecasting System enabled efficient and reliable compliance with “living will” mandates of Dodd-Frank Act, FRB, and FDIC. The GWB system provides GBAM with ability.
• Developed Product Roadmaps to establish expectations with Business Stakeholders
• Worked closely with Product Owner and Stakeholders to build consensus on ROI

• Worked in the Agile/Scrum SDLC with the Product Owners managed requirements and backlogs on projects to integrate Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM) and Risk Controls Self-Assessment (RCSA) frameworks into the firm-wide.
• Managed relationship with Audit Team’s Stakeholders throughout SDLC
• Identified requirements during JAD sessions with Product Owners and SMEs
• Coordinated and… Show more Worked in the Agile/Scrum SDLC with the Product Owners managed requirements and backlogs on projects to integrate Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM) and Risk Controls Self-Assessment (RCSA).
• Coordinated and aligned PMO roadmap with project milestone's
• Conducted GAP analysis between Current State and Future State

Greater New York City Area

• Served as a Scrum Master for Advanced Analytics & Reporting Platform teams on project related to regulatory compliance, market data reconciliation and customized financial reporting.
• Worked closely with Product Owners to understand the product vision and develop product road map and sprint schedule
• Led daily “stand-ups” and updated sprint backlogs based on the team’s progress
• Managed impediments and dependencies
• Conducted Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective ceremonies and… Show more Served as a Scrum Master for Advanced Analytics & Reporting Platform teams on project related to regulatory compliance, market data reconciliation.
• Conducted Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective ceremonies and Backlog Refinement activity

Greater New York City Area

• Led data onboarding & data mart related initiatives for the Jefferies Data Storage, Risk Management and Product Controllers departments
• Provided progress reports on a weekly JDO status meetings throughout SDLC
• Created ETL designs by analyzing data samples and data dictionaries provided by vendors and source systems’ SMEs
• Conducted data mapping review sessions with SMEs and internal IT team:
• Trading platforms from Calypso, Fidessa, Trinity, Spectrum, BMTS, etc.
• Cash… Show more

New York, NY

• Provided full Business Analysis & Project Management support on the development of the Centralized Medical Task Management system to establish DWH and replace 15 silo systems.
• Conduct JAD sessions and interviews with office managers, doctors, front desk administrators and technicians to elicit business requirements and produce BRD;
• Produce FRD containing: mock-ups for screens and reports, workflow diagrams, data mappings, functional/non-functional requirements and business… Show more Provided full Business Analysis & Project Management support on.
• Produce FRD containing: mock-ups for screens and reports, workflow diagrams, data mappings, functional/non-functional requirements and business rules;
• Participate in the weekly Development Status meetings to provide clarifications to the off-shore development team;
• Perform requirements traceability and manage changes to the requirements by creating and maintaining Change Control documents;

New York, NY

• Provided full BA support on the project for the Loan Origination department that created a Straight Through Process that combined Loan Approval workflow, credit check, collateral management and credit risk modules.
• Involved on the project to enhance Data Warehouse with Statistical and Financial reports, data visualization and drill down capability.

Philadelphia, PA

• Project focused on optimizing performance and enhancing the GUI for the Case Management system. Migrated data from FOCUS to MS SQL.

York, NY

• Assisted Sales Team of the B2B software with analyzing customers' needs, documenting configuration requirements and enhancements.
• Conducted product demonstrations and the end-user training.

New York, NY

• Participated as a BA & Project Manager in the on-boarding of large clients: American Express, FedEx, JPMorgan Chase, AT&T, MBNA, Merrill Lynch, and Nation Wide insurance for the IBI Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions.
• Developed POCs and conducted product customer-tailored demonstrations.
• Provided full PM services to the consulting services team to build applications for the end-clients. (NYPD, NYDOH, NYPL)

• Participated in the SDLC of the Tracking System for Investment Banking and The Footwear Production Enterprise System.