Shahnwaz Ali Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Nsw, Au

As a seasoned Technology Director, my current responsibilities include crafting and implementing technology strategies, delivering large-scale business and technology-led initiatives in the banking data, risk, and regulatory domain. I work closely with senior stakeholders to align and deliver to the business objectives through successful execution of complex and large-scale technology programs. Through this role, I have delivered several successful initiatives, contributed to organizational growth, and driven positive outcomes.I provide technology leadership to ensure high bandwidth collaboration and alignment across internal and vendor teams, and effectively manage risks, issues, and dependencies across all technology programs. Additionally, I am responsible for 1:1 and team coaching, people management, and culture evolution to foster high performance. I have improved Agile delivery cadence and quality by using metrics to measure and optimize performance.Furthermore, I lead team design, talent mapping, and capacity management to ensure maximum efficiency, and engage with vendors, partners, and senior executives to provide regular reports on various technology programs.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

As a seasoned Technology Director, in this role my accountabilities included crafting and implementing technology strategies, delivering large-scale business and technology-led initiatives in Banking data, risk and regulatory domain.I have also facilitated various governance forums, including Scrum of Scrums, to ensure high bandwidth collaboration and team alignment. Additionally, I have managed risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful project delivery, and have managed technology budgets to allocate resources effectively. I have provided 1:1 and team coaching, people management, and culture evolution to foster high performance, and have improved Agile delivery cadence and quality by using metrics to measure and optimize performance.Moreover, I have managed team design, talent mapping, and capacity management to ensure maximum efficiency, and engaged with vendors, partners, and senior executives to provide regular reports on project progress. During this leadership role, I have delivered several successful initiatives, contributed to organizational growth, and driven positive outcomes.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

As a seasoned Technology Director, in this role my accountabilities included crafting and implementing technology strategies, delivering large-scale business and technology-led initiatives, managing large-scale cloud migrations, delivering regulatory and technology compliance initiatives, and leading DevOps activities to improve delivery efficiency.I have also facilitated various governance forums, including Scrum of Scrums, to ensure high bandwidth collaboration and team alignment. Additionally, I have managed risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful project delivery, and have managed technology budgets to allocate resources effectively. I have provided 1:1 and team coaching, people management, and culture evolution to foster high performance, and have improved Agile delivery cadence and quality by using metrics to measure and optimize performance.Moreover, I have managed team design, talent mapping, and capacity management to ensure maximum efficiency, and engaged with vendors, partners, and board members to provide regular reports on project progress. During this leadership role, I have delivered several successful initiatives, contributed to organizational growth, and driven positive outcomes.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Portfolio of Work: Large Scale Platform Transformation As a seasoned Transformation leader, I have successfully undertaken critical leadership accountabilities. My responsibilities included co-leading the RFP process for selecting the new platform, jointly leading contract negotiations and drafting, and establishing ways of working, operating rhythm, decision making, dependency management, and governance framework with the vendor and internal teams.I was responsible for designing work-streams, team structure, and team leadership, and led the delivery of multiple transformation epics and features. To maintain team alignment and high bandwidth collaboration, I facilitated Scrum of Scrums and various other governance forums. Additionally, I managed risks, issues, and dependencies, and provided 1:1 and team coaching, people management, and culture evolution towards high performance.I also focused on improving Agile delivery cadence and quality by using metrics, managing team design, talent mapping, and capacity management, and engaging with vendors, partners, and board members to provide regular reports on project progress. Through my expertise, I have driven positive outcomes for the organization by managing complex project delivery and enabling cross-functional collaboration.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Portfolio of Work: Delivery of multiple projects of varying complexity and size and Ways of Working Transformation As an experienced Scrum Master and Senior Manager, I have successfully delivered multiple projects of varying complexity and size, including the transformation of Ways of Working for diverse and geographically dispersed teams. I employed my expertise in Agile delivery methodology to coach teams and establish Scrum ceremonies such as refinement, sprint planning, retro, and daily stand-ups, among others. Additionally, I have established an operating model that includes decision making, escalation, and stakeholder engagement framework, which has facilitated the delivery of cross-functional projects of mid to high complexity.I have enabled my teams to identify and manage issues and risks, proactively manage upstream and downstream dependencies, and ensure that the product backlog is balanced, active, and current. Further, I have led the delivery of prioritized lists of Epics and features, ensuring that PI and Sprint goals are achieved. My responsibilities have also included preparing and facilitating status reporting, presentations, and stakeholder engagement at all levels.As an agile champion, I have continuously facilitated teams to learn and improve towards high performance using various metrics to inspect and adapt. I have also provided 1:1 coaching and people management, as well as vendor management. My experience has been vital in delivering compliance, regulatory, new features, enhancements, and ongoing DevOps to the Wealth Superannuation and Insurance platforms.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Portfolio of Work: Delivery of large scale and complex technology transformation initiative As an experienced Technical Program Manager, I successfully led and delivered a large-scale and complex technology transformation initiative involving the implementation of a new platform. In this role, my accountabilities included developing team structure, project plan, and operating rhythm for an efficient and effective delivery.I provided leadership to multiple cross-functional teams involving various internal teams, vendors, and business stakeholders, effectively managing their inter-dependencies. I worked closely with business program and project managers to ensure all program timelines were met, and issues and risks were proactively managed.I was responsible for proactively identifying and resolving interdependence's between work streams and with external teams, and identifying and resolving issues/risks in a timely manner. I monitored and controlled overall delivery plans, making sure each team was tracking to scope, schedule, budget & quality standards.I facilitated scrum of scrums, defect triage, and other meetings to ensure high bandwidth collaboration and owned the overall technical solution, operational readiness, implementation & release management. I prepared and facilitated overall program status reporting, showcases, and presentations to all stakeholders.Stakeholder management with internal and external senior leadership on a day-to-day basis was also part of my role. I tracked budget and resources, regularly reviewing forecast Vs. actual, and resolving/explaining any deviation to senior management. Additionally, I provided inputs to the performance appraisals for team members involved in the project.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Portfolio of Work: Delivery of multiple projects of varying complexity and sizeAs an experienced project manager, I have delivered multiple projects of varying complexity and size with diverse and geographically dispersed teams. I have leveraged Agile and Hybrid delivery methodologies to ensure successful delivery. My accountabilities included providing advice, guidance and expertise in developing proposals and strategies for solution build, software purchases, and upgrades. I have developed project proposals, cost estimates, timelines, team structures, and implementation schedules, and managed workload and task allocation to ensure delivery on time and within budget.I have facilitated various ceremonies to improve delivery cadence and ensured high bandwidth decision making, escalation, and stakeholder engagement. I provided technical leadership to deliver optimized solutions and enabled teams to remove blockers, manage issues & risks, and upstream & downstream dependencies effectively. I have coached teams to continuously learn and improve towards high performance and managed dynamic demand and capacity.I have collaborated closely with customers to understand business needs, managed their expectations, and facilitated a high level of collaboration and coordination between multiple global teams. I researched, consulted, analyzed, and evaluated system program needs, identified technology limitations, and deficiencies in existing systems and associated processes, procedures, and methods.Throughout the projects, I managed both vendor delivery and internal development components, identified and managed issues, risks, and upstream & downstream dependencies with all teams involved, facilitated meetings and workshops to desired outcomes, prepared and communicated project status reports and showcases to all stakeholders, and managed software releases and the entire SDLC process with efficiency and effectiveness.

Barangaroo, New South Wales, Au

Portfolio of Work: Delivery of multiple projects of varying complexity and sizeAs a Scrum Master / Project Manager, I successfully lead and delivered multiple projects of varying complexity and size using agile/hybrid delivery methodology, while working with diverse and geographically dispersed teams. My accountabilities included providing advice, guidance, and expertise in developing proposals and strategies for solution build, software purchases, and upgrades.I developed project proposals, cost estimates, timelines, team structures, and implementation schedules, and enabled teams to remove blockers, manage issues and risks, and upstream and downstream dependencies effectively. I improved delivery cadence by effectively facilitating various Agile ceremonies, including Refinement, Sprint Planning, Retro, and Daily Stand-ups.As a result of my facilitation, I was able to facilitate high bandwidth decision making, escalation, and stakeholder engagement. I provided technical leadership to deliver optimized solutions, coached teams to continuously learn and improve towards high performance, and managed dynamic demand and capacity.I tracked and reported project delivery progress, provided release management and post go-live support, and managed people and teams. I collaborated with customers to understand their business needs and managed their expectations. I facilitated a high level of collaboration and coordination between multiple global teams and conducted research, analysis, and evaluation of system program needs.

Barangaroo, New South Wales, Au

Portfolio of Work: Delivery of Multiple Projects and Ways of Working TransformationAs a Scrum Master / Project lead, I successfully led and delivered multiple projects of varying complexity and size, leading diverse and geographically dispersed teams, working in agile/hybrid environment.As part of my accountabilities, I led and coached teams to adapt to Agile Ways of Working, establishing and facilitating Agile ceremonies, including Refinement, Sprint Planning, Retro, and Daily Stand-ups. I established an operating model, including decision-making, escalation, and stakeholder engagement framework, providing advice, guidance, and expertise in developing proposals and strategies for solution build, software purchases, and upgrades.I developed project proposals, cost estimates, timelines, team structures, and implementation schedules, enabling teams to remove blockers, manage issues and risks, and upstream and downstream dependencies effectively. I coached teams to continuously learn and improve towards high performance, using metrics to continuously inspect and adapt.Dynamic demand and capacity management were also part of my responsibilities. I tracked and reported project delivery progress, provided release management, and post go-live support. As part of my people management responsibilities, I provided 1:1 coaching to team members and was responsible for managing their overall performance.

Barangaroo, New South Wales, Au

Portfolio of Work: Delivery of Multiple Platform and Technology Evolution ProjectsAs a seasoned professional in the technology space, I successfully delivered multiple platform and technology evolution projects with a global team. The delivery methodology was agile/hybrid, which enabled me to manage complex projects efficiently and effectively.As part of my accountabilities, I led architecture and solution design efforts, facilitated solution discoveries, and defined work-streams. Additionally, I was responsible for maintaining business connectivity and communication throughout the project lifecycle.My technical expertise extended to coding, manual and automated testing, troubleshooting, and nullifying defects. Furthermore, I was adept at managing upstream and downstream dependencies, ensuring that all aspects of the project were delivered on time and within budget.I also played a crucial role in release management and post go-live support, ensuring a smooth transition from development to production. As part of my people management responsibilities, I provided 1:1 coaching to team members and was responsible for managing their overall performance.

Barangaroo, New South Wales, Au

Portfolio of Work: Delivery of Multiple Regulatory and Compliance ProjectsSuccessfully delivered multiple regulatory and compliance projects in collaboration with a global team. These projects were delivered using hybrid delivery model and my end of end responsibilities included technical analysis, estimation, design, coding, testing (both manual and automated), troubleshooting, managing upstream and downstream dependencies, release management, and post go-live support.

Education record

Master Of Computer Science And Applications, Computer And Information Sciences, General

Bachelor Of Science (Honours), Mathematics