Project Management Expert

• Successfully implement the Bank's Enterprise Project Delivery Approach, including the establishment and iterative improvement of processes, in order to align projects with the Bank's Strategic and Digital Initiatives.• Collaborate closely with Senior Executives to identify the business goals of the organization and formulate a comprehensive Digital Transformation Strategy that aligns seamlessly with those objectives.• Collaborate closely with teams across the organization to jointly develop and implement digital transformation initiatives.• Facilitate coordination among the project owners within the group, in order to review and approve the project management plan, implementation plan, and metrics.• Proactively address and resolve project risks, roadblocks, and obstacles, while ensuring the allocation of necessary resources to efficiently complete project deliverables.• Successfully implemented Project Management methodology based on worldwide best practices and support its standardization across relevant functional groups bank-wide.• Engage in productive teamwork and collaboration with technical, digital, and business leaders to collectively design and successfully deliver large-scale projects and financial systems.• Collaborate with external vendors to identify and implement innovative technologies and solutions that will enable the organization to accomplish its digital transformation objectives.• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to effectively measure and track the progress, performance, and success of the organization's initiatives and goals. • Implement Enterprise Project Management (EPM) to streamline project monitoring throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring efficient tracking of progress and milestones. Utilized EPM to generate customized dashboards for senior management.• Conduct regular reviews and update IT policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and alignment with organizational objectives.

• Coordinate and actively participate in all stages of software project development, which include analysis, design, implementation, and closure.• Provide project planning and scoping by collaborating with cross-functional partners and internal customers.• Develop and oversee performance reporting processes to collect, analyze, and distribute information to relevant stakeholders at various levels. Continuously monitor the progress of ongoing projects, including schedules, accuracy, costs, efficiency, and other key metrics. This ensures timely and accurate reporting, facilitating informed decision-making and effective project management.• Provide support and assistance to project managers throughout the end-to-end implementation of projects. This includes tasks such as coordinating activities, tracking progress, managing documentation, facilitating communication, and addressing any issues or challenges that arise during the project lifecycle.• Responsible for the preparation, management, and tracking of the ITG (Information Technology Group) CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) budget.• Responsible for the follow-up and timely closure of identified audit/inspection observations specifically related to the Bank's Information Technology Group.• Ensure the timely mitigation of vulnerabilities and risk assessment exercise outcomes by coordinating with relevant functions within the Information Technology Group. The goal is to enhance the security posture of the organization and minimize potential risks to the IT infrastructure and systems.• Maintain, audit and continually improve IT change management processes.• Work closely and coordinate with the Human Resources Group (HRG) to fulfill the recruitment and training needs of the ITG (Information Technology Group). This involves collaborating with HRG to identify staffing requirements, participating in the recruitment process, and providing input on technical competencies and skills needed for ITG positions.

• Retail Banking area of the T24-Core Banking System development team, I played a crucial role in bridging the gap between the Business and Technical teams. Here are the key responsibilities I held:• Acted as a communication link between the Business users and subject matter experts, and the technical team, facilitating clear understanding and effective collaboration.• Conducted meetings with Business users and subject matter experts to gather and understand their requirements for the Retail Banking area. These requirements were then documented in the Business Requirement Document (BRD) and analyzed for potential change requests.• Prepared the necessary documentation to support the development process, including the Functional Specification Document (FSD) and the Technical Specification Document (TSD). These documents ensured that the development work aligned with the IT roadmap and strategy.• Collaborated with Business and Development teams to develop comprehensive User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans. Worked closely with the Business teams to ensure the proper execution of UAT and the identification and logging of any defects.• Coordinated with the Business and project teams to ensure all UAT defects were logged, resolved, and verified before being released. Ensured that the necessary testing and verification procedures were in place to maintain high-quality standards.• By fulfilling these responsibilities, I contributed to the successful development and implementation of the Retail Banking functionalities within the T24-Core Banking System, ensuring that the delivered solutions met the business requirements and aligned with the overall IT strategy.My Projects Includes but not limited to:• Implementation of Enterprise Project Management• Implementation of BPM for automation • Implementation of Oracle CRM• Development / Support Lead of SIT, UAT-1 & UAT-2 during 1 Bank project Implementation• T24 Release upgrade from R08 to R16

• Liaising with the company's senior management to determine their human resources requirements. • Administer pre-employment tests, screen resumes, schedule interviews, complete background and reference checks.• Compose and submitte job ads to various recruitment sources and track monthly advertisement expenses.• Schedule and interview candidates for various positions.• Visa and employment procedures and legalization activities for the staff.• Producing job descriptions and contracts of employment.• Help the mobilized staff with the pre and post mobilization assistance.• Organize and conduct induction training sessions for all new employees.• Coordinate with agents in different countries for assisting in mobilization of selected candidates.• Renewal and revision of all the employment contracts and entering their details in the system for processing of payroll.• Keep track of all mobilized staff and prepare different reports for management.• Work with SAP software.

• Develop plans for a project including schedule, budget, outlining the duties of each team members, identifying project goals, and setting a timeline for the project.• Collaborate with various teams and hold meetings to develop project plans and present them to upper-level management before starting the project.• Closely monitors each project to ensure that projects remain on track, meet deadlines, stay under budget, and develop according to plan. Responsible not only for identifying project objectives, but ensuring that they’re met.• Responsible for gathering and documenting all project results and presenting them to the Project Manager.• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements and developing and implementing solutions.• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.• Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.• Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.• Updating, implementing and maintaining procedures.• Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.• Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects• Supervision of all users’ internal transactions within specific limits.• Supervision of all users’ online transactions within specific limits.• Maintaining and improving the service standards of the bank to avoid incidence of complaints related to service issues from bank’s customers.• Full compliance with SBP, SOP’s & other regulatory requirements.

• Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets and expenditures.• Organizing, attending and participating in stakeholder meetings.• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings • Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.• Determining project changes.• Providing administrative support as needed.• Undertaking project tasks as required.• Facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members.• Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution. • Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.

• Providing Network Supervision for users on a Windows Based Network• Maintenance and troubleshooting of network • Maintenance of oracle based database• Providing end-user support on all company PC applications• Designing, creating and Implementing Local Area Networks• Supervising network cabling• Procuring and installing network equipment