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Chennai, Tn, In

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

- Led a team of 10 to manage a Technology Life Cycle Management project - Achieved a 75% reduction in non-compliant servers resulting license cost reduction for the customer- Implemented agile workflow process that improved project delivery time by greatly enhancing customer satisfaction and realizing the project revenue early by 15%- Identified the areas of revenue leakage, liaised with customer and delivery team resulting inincrease in revenue by 8%- Identified and mitigated multiple project risks early, preventing potential project cost overruns.- Led the migration of customer data systems without disrupting operations, which involved the meticulous movement of over 5TB of critical data.- Co-ordinating with Pre-sales team, conducting workshops for requirements gathering, preparing SoW, coordinating solution design, contract negotiation, etc.- Mentored and coached new project managers by walking through onboarding process, conducting knowledge sharing sessions, training on customer specific process, agile best practices.- Developed and maintained project timelines and budgets. Effectively cross utilized the under utilizedresources and reduced the project cost by 12%.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Analyzed customer and key stakeholder requirements by collaborating with Solution Architects and Technical resources at DXC Technologies / Hewlett Packard.• Produced detailed Statement of Work outlining In Scope, Out of Scope, Pricing, Schedule, Risks, Assumptions, and Acceptance criteria.• Aligned project resources and conducted Project Kick-off meetings with customers in coordination with the project team.• Prepared high-level project schedule, identified critical path, key dependencies, and customer change freeze to ensure efficient project management.• Identified and mitigated project risks escalated and resolved issues across multiple delivery groups. Obtained sign-off from customers and key stakeholders.• Scheduled regular internal review meetings and provided project status updates to customers and key stakeholders.• Proactively planned procurement strategies to prevent delays in project timelines.• Monitored and optimized cost by effectively tracking resource utilization, cross-utilization of resources in other projects, and forecasting future availability for scheduling new projects.• Managed implementation following customer change management process, producing required documentation, obtaining necessary approvals, and coordinating with 3rd party vendor engagement and management.• Ensured the attainment of key milestones by proactively tracking project progress.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Managed administration and support for PeopleSoft users by granting PS access, setting up company, departments, and running SQL queries to troubleshoot technical issues faced by HR Managers.• Corrected tax data for New Hires/transferred employees and employees relocated between locations, ensuring accurate tax balances.• Identified and rectified errors through monthly and quarterly reports, maintaining data accuracy.• Handled Agency notices and ADP tracers, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.• Created Manual W2s and W2Cs, maintaining meticulous records for audit and compliance purposes.• Oversaw all Payroll tax related quarter-end activities including filing manual quarterly employer returns for states & counties and coordinated with ADP to sign-off State unemployment insurance tax data, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.• Managed all Payroll tax related Year-end activities such as correcting employee tax data, generating annual reports for 3rd party vendors, verifying and correcting W2 reports, and coordinating with ADP and TALX to print W2s on time.