• Managed both the Big Data and MDM stream of work. • Responsibilities include project initiation, resource on boarding, project planning, create risk/issue log, Facilitate scrum ceremonies (daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint/iteration planning, sprint/iteration reviews/retrospectives, financial reporting, stake holder engagement and schedule preparation.• Worked with cross functional team at various time zones (India, Australia, Chile and USA) to orchestrate alignment with milestones, deliverables, and budgets for the program portfolio.

• Managed various projects. Primary responsibilities include Initiation, resource on boarding, project planning, create risk/issue log and maintain it. • Facilitated Sprint Planning meetings, daily scrum, sprint review, backlog refinement meetings and sprint retrospective meetings• Maintained good working relationship with cross functional team spread all over the world. • Orchestrated multiple concurrent projects to ensure alignment with milestones, deliverables, and budgets for the program portfolio.

• Managed all the accounts under Retail and Consumer Goods domain which include Williams-Sonoma, Macys.com, Discount Tires, Taco Bell, LuluLemon and Clorox.• Responsible for the recruitment, management and career development of the associates.• Monitor the overall work load and make any/all required changes to the team size and to the onsite/offshore team ratio that is cost effective for the client.• Carry out resource appraisals and give appropriate ratings to the direct reports.• Manage the budget for the project to influence the organization's financial profitability.• Mentor the staff in methodology and encourage best practices in project management and project planning. Reviewing project/task status/issues with the Cognizant team ensuring that the tasks allocated to Cognizant are completed and delivered to the client within the scheduled time. Provide project turnaround expertise. • Orchestrate multiple concurrent projects to ensure alignment with milestones, deliverables, and budgets for the program portfolio.

• Managing a team of 14 members (onsite and offshore).• Provided business consulting, knowledge expertise in strategic performance management methodologies, process assessment work, and the application of technologies to business.• Mentored staff in methodology and encouraged best practices in project management and project planning.• Monitoring the overall workload and making any required changes to the team size and onsite/offshore team ratio that is cost effective for the client.• Managed the budget for the project to influence organization's financial profitability.• Prepared Project Charter, Cost, Schedule Estimation and overall Project Plan for the reporting piece of the SAP rollout.• Reviewing project/task status/issues with the Cognizant team ensuring that the tasks allocated toCognizant are completed and delivered to the client within the scheduled time.• Provided project turnaround expertise at the customer site with emphasis on regaining customer confidence.• Responsible for staff/account management and prioritization, and forecasting.• Setting up the new Software Development Lifecycle process at Loblaw for better execution of the reporting project.• Coordinated with Client’s personnel to ensure the availability of adequate hardware, software, communication and infrastructure like adequate Terminal client connection to offshore, adequate bandwidth availability, required software’s installed on Terminal clients, etc.• Provided technical guidance on report design for the various reports so as to get the best performance and design out to Loblaw.• Maintained team spirit and ensured the team is rewarded for exceptional work performance.

• Worked with client management to build project plans, resource and budget allocation.• Orchestrated multiple concurrent projects to ensure alignment with milestones, deliverables, and budgets for program portfolio.• Direct training and mentoring of project leads to effectively manage all resources and project lifecycle phases.• Trained Project Managers in change, risk and project management best practices, tools and methodologies to ensure consistency, quality and adherence to budgets/timelines.• Managed teams across multiple applications/functional areas.• Responsible for staffing, performance, and resource scheduling; maintenance releases and project deliverables.• Built strong business and technical relationships with all levels of hierarchy.• Incorporated stringent risk management protocols to proactively ascertain, track, and mitigate major and minor risks for large-scale projects.• Assign tasks of assembling project team, identifying appropriate resources, assigning individual responsibilities and developing schedule to ensure timely completion of the project.• Review project deliverables and ensure adherence to quality standards.• Managed all project deliverables including specs, schedules and budget.• Successfully coordinated with the operational, QA and related business groups.• Managed relationship with external service providers.• Project completed on or ahead of schedule and budget.• Successfully managed cross-functional team of 27 (12 Onshore and 15 Offshore) professionals comprising BI Architects, Tech leads, Developers, BSA’s and Testers in addition to the technology, operations, design, medical programs, clinical, information architecture and research staff.• Provide technical guidance to the development team.• Work with cross-functional teams including DBAs, Change Management, Consulting, and Production Support Team.