Engineering Manager, Product Owner
Citi - United Kingdom
Total years of experience :17 years, 0 Months
Leadership
o Building the team from scratch, developers- Java, C++, Web and BAs. Fostering a culture of openness and transparency
o Defining and Implementing Agile processes across the team - scum, scrum of scrums
o Direct and Indirect people management with team spreading across multiple geographies
Product Management
o Acting as Product Owner and working with other product managers to define and prioritize the requirements
o Providing inputs to the business analysts for writing stories and specifications
Technical Direction
o Responsible for application architecture and design, ensuring alignment to business objectives
o Setting up the development processes and tooling to always be in line with industry latest
Vendor Management
o Managing vendor relationship, resources, issues and escalations
o Regular progress checks, performance monitoring, invoicing and budget approval
Project Execution
o Planning the sprints and project timelines, managing risks and issues
o Delivering new services and applications to achieve target state architecture using latest tech stack
Business Analysis
o Analysis of market trends, competitor products during projects to enhance the current capabilities
o Providing inputs to business product roadmap and service catalogues
o Working with Product team and Operations to analyze and document requirements. Translating and scheduling the changes for development teams
o Assisting with client queries, RFPs, onboardings and testing
o Assisting in preparation of service models for new initiative, bespoke client requirements
Project Management
o Delivery of changes by coordinating across internal dev, custody, funds, middle office teams
o Project tracking, risk and issue management as well as stakeholder reporting
Vendor Management
o Onboarding new vendors by ensuring proper due diligence and paperwork
o Prioritization of deliverables, vendor governance and internal compliance
• Leading team of 7 C++ resources for developing and delivering market access solution
• Analyzing and documenting requirements
• Prioritizing and work assignment to the team
• Working with regional teams across NAM and APAC regions and coordinating the delivery timelines
• Project tracking and status reporting to stakeholders
• Productions readiness and setup, creation of run book and handover to support
• Implementing best practices within the team (book of work management, JIRA, Automation)
• Vendor Management - vendor deliverable scheduling, tracking and paperwork
Understanding client requirements and documenting the BRD
• Reviewing Functional Specifications
• Managing project communication - calls/reports with business & technology colleagues
• Engaging technical teams for delivery of the requirements
• Working with testing teams/business during testing to resolve functional queries
• End to end project management - scope, schedule, costs, resources, risks and procurement
• Creating and tracking project plan and budget, estimating forecasts and calculating variances
• Ensuring process compliance and governance
• Vendor management, reviewing documents and delivered work products
Performing gap analysis, user interaction and requirements gathering, acting as single point of contact for interacting with Singapore team for explaining the gaps & changes
Configuration management and Functional Testing, developing standalone tools, Weekly Status reporting on behalf of the team, Training new team members Key Project:
• Excellent academic track record. Received Gold Medal from Honorable APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India in post graduation course. • Academic Secretary - NITIE: Liaison between the student body and the academic office. Developed and maintained relations between visiting faculty and the institute. • Coordinator-MastishK - NITIE ( IT and HR ): Conceptualized “Bits’n’Bytes” involving company startup, RFP and acquisitions. Conceptualized “HR Strats” - India’s first HR Strategy game • Semi Finalist, Cognizant Board Room Contest, business plan competition
• Awarded M.P. State Merit Scholarship, 2001-2005 for excellence in academics • Secretary - Acumen Computer Club – SGSITS: Planned and Organized Quizzes, Debates, Group Discussions, Responsible for the managing the finances. • Active involvement in sports (including post of Captain) in Football team
• Served 'Class Monitor' post for three years • Member of school cricket and volleyball teams