Nipa Avlani Maniar, Mba, Pmp®, Csm® Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, TX, US

Austin, TX, US

Chicago, IL, US

• Coach and mentor team of Project Managers
• Direct the deployment of IT project portfolio and project management practices, methods and tools across multiple projects that vary in both value and complexity in order to successfully deliver change
• Create visibility & transparency into the progress of the project at multiple stakeholder levels on a regular basis, ensuring key information and data is effectively cascaded and appropriately retained.
• Responsible for the continuous assessment, definition, and implementation of process efficiencies to enable maximum utilization of resources and effective execution.
• Ensure consistency to and proper organization usage of project/program management practices.

Chicago, IL, US

• Project Manager managing portfolio of technology projects for Global Sales and Product Systems. Systems supported: Salesforce, Learning Management System, Commissioning System. The role responsibilities are twofold.
• Working closely with the Sr. Manager, the Development Team, and the Executive stakeholders to manage IT demand by actively prioritizing Salesforce Project Portfolio.
• Facilitating the resolution of, and serve as the escalation point for business impacting issues.
• Effectively channel communication between IT and business units.
• Resource Management for Salesforce development team (4 full time Salesforce developers) using resource planning toolProject Management:
• Lead and deliver technology projects that support company’s growth and strategy plan by partnering with Business Unit Directors and Technology Program Managers

St. Louis, MO, US

• Worked with the Director of Program Management Office and the Office of the CIO. Recruited as part of the Emerson Corporate MBA Leadership Program established to build leaders for the organizationResponsibilities.
• Enterprise-wide migration of 90,000 mailboxes to Microsoft Office 365 Cloud environment
• Product owner for the the SharePoint Corporate IT Appropriations Request system and Business Unit IT Appropriation Request approval workflows
• SharePoint Collaboration Applications - Oracle Share and Engage - Built to be used by across Business Unit Oracle Implementation Team and Corporate IT audience
• Provide guidance and consultation to Corporate IT run projects on project management practices
• IT Service Management

Tucson, AZ, US

• Recruited as Project Consultant to work with clients, lead as well be be a part of teams to deliver end-result.Microsoft:
• Led a team of 3 to publish a white paper that illustrated strategic models to be used by Enterprise Architects to educate client CIOs and provide tools to broaden a CIO’s role in social media strategy development and.
• Provided recommendation for a potential software bundling strategy by analyzing data obtained from customers, marketing, sales and software teams and highlighting the potential financial and competitive benefit to the.
• Worked directly with the company CEO to build process and models for smooth functioning of the company. Developed a scalable revenue model to identify target markets for the company's growth.
• Provided actionable recommendations for IT process efficiencies and products to improve employee productivity

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Implemented a corporate wide HR initiative to transition from a manual system to SAP 6.0 HR system by managing cross-functional teams during development and implementation stages to ensure full system integration
• Reduced the division’s employee termination settlement process time from 90 days to 5 days thus drastically decreasing final compensation expenses incurred by the company
• Analyzed and benchmarked salaries of 250 employees against current market trends to suggest new compensation plans to reduce turnover of high performers resulting in reduced training costs for new hires and continued.
• Set up a new employee orientation program attended by new hires within three weeks of their employment, speeding up their proficiency and immersion into divisional work processes

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Worked closely with the Head of Organization Development to deliver special projects for the Head HR.
• Conducted attrition analysis of all voluntary exits throughout the country and recommended retention strategies to reduce turnover
• Conducted competency mapping exercise for Branch Banking division of the bank to develop competency framework for 20 roles starting from analyst to leadership roles
• Initiated and completed various Organizational Development initiatives towards employee recognition and increasing employee engagement at work

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Mis

Master Of Management Studies (Mms), Human Resources

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Information Technology