Gurpreet Panesar Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

- Reporting to the Global Head of Information Security to provide daily direction for teams and business stakeholders whilst showcasing the progress of the company security posture by supporting the Governance, Risk and Compliance teams by utilising relevant frameworks to align with security challenges. - Reviewing the Cyber Security Transformation Programme (3-year programme) to ensure the Info Security teams are focusing on the correct priorities to ensure program success. - Coordination between Info Security Teams – Engineering, Assurance, Operations, Governance – and Change Control. - Cyber Security ambassador for training and awareness campaigns, e.g. phishing campaigns. - Liaising with the teams to provide key data for the monthly Information Security meeting to demonstrate the company security posture. - Ensuring internal deliveries and improvements are tracked and progressed effectively. - Supporting the creation and development of the Vulnerability Management Lifecycle by blending delivery and organisational working practices. - Supporting the Global Head of Information Security by chairing the Monthly “Cyber Steering Committee” between first Iine Cyber Security and the second Iine Security, Risk and Compliance team.- Working with the business stakeholders and Risk and Compliance team to draft policies and procedures. - Coordination between management and globally distributed technology teams to facilitate immediate resolution of security issues.- Planning and organising a joint in-person training week for the info Security Teams showcasing tools, initiatives and working practices, to facilitate knowledge-sharing and coordination between teams based across multiple sites.

London, United Kingdom

Deliver strategic leadership and work in collaboration with global stakeholders and fashion ambassadors to ensure all projects align with the company vision and project expectations.• Positioned to facilitate as a member of the acquisitions and merger committee between Net-A-Porter.com and Yoox.com. with focus on integrating successfully without interruption to business operations.• Championed launch of multiple business projects such as the Post Merger Office relocation project in Shanghai, China a 1000sqm, 150 users with room for 25% growth expansions.• Exceeded project expectations and successfully managed a global mobile phone deployment to over 3000 users. • HR projects with a global scope- Workday, Workplace and The Learning Academy(LMS) Global deployments to over 7000 users deployed successfully alongside various technologies.• Provide outstanding technical leadership, drive continuous improvements in change planning, and implement defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with direct report to senior management teams.• Conduct Return on Investment (ROI) analysis and measure predictability and efficiency of the organisation project delivery capabilities.• Responsible for the creation of all project documentation and following the approved governance cycle.

I delivered outstanding results in the development of processes and procedures that ensured compliance for project management with good understanding of key corporate IT processes for existing and new services.The following are highlights of the value I brought to the position:• Introduced first document repository for all IT processes making document available for annual audits.• Oversaw daily direction of small and medium sized projects; created project scope, plans, RAID logs and ensured project execution with adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.• Managed project stakeholders; organised and chaired meetings and ensured accurately and timely information flow on project milestones and deliverables.• Directed all aspects of change, conducted assessments for risk and impact on the organisation/project, defined requirements and achieved approval by senior stakeholders.• Project Delivered – Warehouse in Radlett, UK for theoutnet.com fashion website, migrated all end to end processes and ensured there were no disruption to business.

I conducted analysis and measured performance of function, projects, and programs against KPIs and made recommendation that drive necessary improvements. Facilitated workshops with IT and diverse teams to identify any inefficiencies and developed solutions.The following are highlights of the value I brought to the position:• Successfully introduced forecasting models which became the first baseline for operational KPIs for the business which resulted in a 30% improvement on dispatch timelines.• Provided review of all documentation and process maps and ensured availability for implementation of new services.• Administered management and updated the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) site for IT.• Created and implemented KPIs and measures that ensured Service Delivery Teams made up of Service Desk, Application Support, and Release Management were supporting the business.

I performed multiple diverse functions with key responsibilities to manage all people aspects and processes for distribution and provide key data for Operations Shift Managers.The following are highlights of the value I brought to the position:• Introduced the first time and attendance system for all staff members, which effectively became a resource for headcount across the business that ensured alignment of business objectives with recruitment and employee count.• Provided general administrative duties, facilitated payroll processes and ensured accuracy for the distribution department.

- Administration duties in relation to agency staff.- Creating and amending HR paperwork and presentations to agency workers.- Collating all new starter paperwork and ensuring this has been completed within a good timeframe to support the HR teams.- Reseaching training events for the teams and supporting recruitment.- Building relationships with agencies and agency staff.- Produce rotas for full time teams members to support NAP sale period.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, 2.1

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General