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Dubai, AE

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• WORKDAY PROJECTS (2021-Till Date)PMO Management
• Lead and oversee PMO activities within the HRIS Team.
• Manage project execution.Scope and Resource Management
• Identify project scope.
• Forecast effort estimation and allocate resources using the Service Now tool.Project Planning
• Develop implementation plans and roadmaps.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Lead and oversee PMO activities within the HCM, FIN, and PROC Teams.Identify project scope.Forecast effort estimation for Middle East-based clientsManage Project Delivery Model.Handle Business as Usual (BAU) activities.Present project progress to management and stakeholders of the client

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Lead and oversee PMO activities within the RPA Team.Develop implementation plans and roadmaps.Define project execution models.Organize daily stand-up calls.Facilitate story refinement and sprint planning ceremonies.Hypercare and BAU ManagementManage Hypercare activities.Handle Business as Usual (BAU) activities.Manage accruals and timesheets of.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Project Manager (HCM) | Apps: Oracle Fusion HCM & Payroll 20 D | Client: Implementation of ERP for Group Companies
• Orchestrated requirement elicitation and project execution across multiple APAC regions
• Supervised the implementation and customization and conducted status review meetings in collaboration with both Technical and Business Teams
• Spearheaded User Acceptance Testing (UAT) efforts, including scenario preparation and test case development based on HR best practices
• Effectively oversaw project costs, including planning, estimation, tracking, and cost control
• Presented implementation roadmaps and project execution models via dashboards to the management

Bangalore

• Project Manager - Delivery | Clients: GE, Oman, Saudi Aramco, KSA, Emirates, UAE, Biessie Group, ItalyFront End tools:.Net RDBMS: Oracle and MS SQLPlatforms: On-Premise and Cloud Projects
• Supervised project deliveries across the Middle East and EMEA regions, overseeing implementations in diverse geographical areas
• Acted as an HRMS/HRIS Subject Matter Expert (SME), facilitating product reviews and functional enhancement initiatives in accordance with current HR practices
• Took charge of project cost management, which involved planning, estimating, projecting effort, and meticulously tracking and controlling costs
• Conducted weekly status reviews with clients to maintain open communication and alignment on project progress and goals

Bengaluru Area, India

• Senior Business Analyst (Agile Scrum Methodology) | Clients: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Govt. of Canada etcFront End tools: JavaRDBMS: Oracle, Db2 and MS SQL
• Engaged in the creation and validation of both functional and technical elements
• Collaborated with business stakeholders to facilitate requirement-gathering sessions and fostered customer interactions
• Managed defect tracking and testing activities, utilizing Rational CQ and Remedy tools
• Contributed to designing and preparing workflows, user interfaces, prototypes, and functional documents (FSD/TSD/BRDs)
• Assisted in the reporting and prioritising issues in partnership with the Development and Testing Teams

Thiruvananthapuram Area, India

• Project Manager (Oracle EBS) | Project: Oracle EBS (R12) Implementation | Clients: All Group Companies of Muthoot Pappachan Group
• Developed and implemented a roadmap and implementation plan, presenting it to management across all companies within the Muthoot Pappachan Group
• Oversaw the project implementation for R12 HCM Modules, including Core HR, SSHR, Time and Labor, Absence, Compensation, and Benefits
• Managed the documentation process for RD030, RD011, MD030, and other relevant documents
• Orchestrated the preparation and execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and user group training sessions
• Provided regular project progress reports to stakeholders

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

• V BFSI PROJECTS – TBMS (TRANSACTION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) - B - BANKING DOMAINIV CME PROJECTS – TBMS - T – TELECOM DOMAINSenior Software Engineer | Clients: Comcast, Cable One, Lloyd’s Bank, VISA (POC) etc. Front.
• Collaborated as a team member in Proof of Concept (POC) projects while contributing to solution design
• Conducted requirement elicitation to gather project specifications
• Configured and mapped requirements for effective implementation
• Prepared test cases and conducted functional testing, ensuring the quality of releases
• Managed configurations of application servers using JBoss and Oracle technologies

Jiddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

• Associate - QA /Testing | Clients: In-house (Mobily, Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah (KSA)
• Systems Involved: Peoplesoft, Oracle EBS Relationship Management, CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
• Conducted requirements analysis for HCM, FIN, Procurement, and CRM domains
• Presented the management with a test strategy and a roadmap
• Guided the team in preparing and executing test scenarios
• Transitioned to Quality Assurance (QA) through an Internal Job Posting (IJP) and conducted testing in CRM and BRM applications

Bengaluru Area, India

• Team Lead – Implementation | Clients: Suhail Bahwan Group LLC, Oman, Qatar Airways, Qatar, Al Tayer Group. Oman Front End tools: Java, XML, XSL,Back End tools: MS SQL Server / Oracle
• Contributed to developing Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and Software Requirement Specifications (SRS)
• Designed prototypes and user interfaces (UIs) for various features
• Initially served as an implementation engineer and later took on the team lead role for project rollouts in South Asia, the Middle East, and the APAC regions
• Prepared test cases and collaborated with QA teams on functionality testing
• Managed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and tracked defects in Bugzilla and Quality Centre, coordinating with developers to resolve issues

Mca, Computers

Activities and Societies: Software Development in JAVA & .NET / RDBMS/ Web Designing/ MIS/Data Analysis & Design /Projects (.Net , J2EE)

Bsc. Computer Science

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Specialising in Project Management and Total Quality Management