Bash Valodia

Senior Project Manager and Business Transformation Lead specialising in digital
transformation, with a strong track record of driving end-to-end delivery of
complex, multi-stream programs across enterprise environments. Experienced
in leading organization-wide engagements to define objectives, align
stakeholders, and ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives. Proven
ability to deliver focused programs including strategic planning, business
analysis, and financial assessment, evaluating activities, expenses, and
profitability to establish clear goals and measurable outcomes. Expert in
formulating and executing integrated program plans, strategies, and operating
models that identify commonalities, leverage synergies, and coordinate cross
functional teams to deliver sustainable value for clients and end users.
Recognized for translating strategy into action, modernizing ways of working,
and embedding governance, change, and delivery discipline to enable lasting
transformation.

South to the Every minute of every day, more than
140, 000 bottlesofSABMillerbeeraresold aroundtheworld.
My role was to manage and ensure we deliver our global portfolio efficiently
delivered through a well-defined, fully operationalized and consistent end-to
end programmedeliverymodel.
Responsible for the delivery of critical Projects (circa $52M) to Markets and
Group Functions across Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America. Further
responsibilities included Release Management; acting as the Release Manager
for all projects and programmeswithin a release ensuring alignment of delivery
plans, managing the release entity level risks/issues/interdependencies,
management of UAT/regression testing across 13 markets and group functions,
providing recommendations at checkpoints and stage gates, and managing
critical activities during the technical cutover into Production. Further
achievements included design of a demand management and operating
framework, delivery model, and subsequent global implementation and
entrenchmentacross marketsandfunctions.

Managed a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of
SAB Global
Provided on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating
team members to meet portfolio goals, adhering to their responsibilities and
project milestones. This included vendors such as Accenture, CapGemini and
IBM to name a few.
Management of program managers across regions to ensure all aspects of
multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and
directly supports the achievement of strategic Global Template objectives
Reported and consolidated project success criteria results, metrics, test and
deployment management activities across the globe
Participated in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and
partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the SAB Miller
group.
Prepared estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of strategic
programs, example the Divestment Program for Coca Cola and Grolsch.
Procured and part of the panel to award tenders to adequate consulting
firms in order to achieve strategic objectives. Participate and drive vendor
selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders.
Managed the day-to-day program activities and resources and chairs the
portfolio management team meetings
Monitored employee performance and complete performance reviews. This
included performance reviews with vendors, and provided recommendations
on areas of opportunities.
Provided status reporting regarding portfolio milestones, deliverable,
dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership. This
enabled me to identify the overall portfolio risk and to provide mitigating
plans to support the deliver, where possible.
It was imperative that I understood the inter/intradependencies between
technology, operations and business needs
Managed portfolio scope and changes
Defined the Statement of Work and Specifications for the requested services
Developed and managed all aspects of critical portfolio engagement from
planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget,
change, risks and issues
Set and continually managed program expectations while delegating and
managing deliverable with team members and stakeholders. I had a team of
9 portfolio delivery leads reporting (direct reports) per continent.
Monitored, tracked and controlled outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts,
dependencies and critical path deliverables
Developed and delivered progress reports, proposals, requirements
documentation and presentations to various audiences, including portfolio
team, sponsors, CIO and key stakeholders
Identified and developed trusted adviser relationship with project and
program stakeholders, sponsors
Coached, mentored, motivated and supervised project and program team
Delivered appropriate and effective executive level communication
Ensured that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope,
schedule, budget and quality standards
Performance reviews and employee development plan implemented
Monitored the performance of employees
Established practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand
and mature these capabilities for the organization

My role as Transition Lead for the Network of Capability Centres (NoCC) was to
establish a capability centre to executed business processes, across
appropriate levels of the value chain, at maximum scale and efficiency in a
sustainable and agile manner. I acted as the overall Transition Lead (Program
Lead) and single point of contact for the Zone and Global to ensure delivery of
the NoCC transformation agenda.

This includes capturing new business demand, categorizing and
prioritizing that demand for transition. I was also responsible to ensure the
successful redesign and transfer of processes/operations from their current
state into the future state through successful handover of knowledge transfer.
Development & execution of zone and country integration plans
Develop a capability centre in Mauritius and Johannesburg.
People Re-design: Design and implement an organisation redesign, role
profiling and recruiting a labor arbitrage to support the capability centre
Responsible for end to end organisation transformation as well as change
enablement (change management) across the continent.
Compilation of business case and budgets as required from the business
Manage execution of end to end transitions across all functional areas
Implement transition resourcing for ramp up/down
Ensure stabilization and adoption
Communication and coordination between pitching (project) and catching
(business) teams and interdependent support teams
Implement transition governance framework, knowledge transfer model and
cost model
Implement transition resourcing
Continuously improve transition methodology from lessons learnt during
transitions across the network. Acceleration Opportunities based on lessons
learnt.
Creating value through labour arbitrage
Focussing on new ways of working and building business capability will be
key in unlocking value.

As a Global Test Lead, my role encompassed a wide range of responsibilities that
ensure the successful delivery of high-quality solutions across multiple regions.
This included and was not limited to:
Develop and implement a comprehensive test strategy for SAP projects,
aligning with global standards and best practices.
Define the scope, objectives, and deliverables of the testing phase for each
project.
Create detailed test plans, schedules, and resource allocations to ensure
thorough and timely testing of SAP systems.
Coordinate with project managers, business analysts, and technical teams to
align testing activities with project timelines and milestones.
Design test cases and scenarios based on functional and technical
requirements.
Lead the execution of various types of testing, including unit testing, integration
testing, functional testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing
(UAT).
Establish and manage a defect tracking system to log, prioritize, and resolve
defects identified during testing.
Collaborate with development teams to ensure timely resolution of defects and
re-testing of resolved issues.
Identify opportunities for test automation to improve efficiency and
repeatability of testing processes. Working with companies such as WIPRO, TATA
interactive, CAP Gemini. BAIN and Accenture.
Implement and manage test automation tools and frameworks to streamline
regression and performance testing.
Ensure adherence to quality standards and regulatory requirements throughout
the testing process.
Conduct regular reviews and audits of testing activities to ensure compliance
with established standards and best practices.
Identify and assess risks related to testing activities and develop mitigation
plans to address potential issues.
Proactively address testing challenges and ensure contingency plans are in
place.
Continuously evaluate and improve testing processes, methodologies, and
tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Transformation and Learning Executive - Various clients (Department of Labour,
Transet Freight Rail and Dimension Data)
As the Transformation and Learning Executive at Sizwe Sechaba Solution, I was
responsible, for defining the benefits, assessing progress towards
project/business realization and achieving measured improvements in business
operations. My role was mainly benefits-focused, associated with programmes,
which tend to be more benefits focused than projects. Based on the maturity of
the public sector, I had to at times play the business role in order to bridge
between the gaps between the program and business operations. ensuring the
interests of the sponsoring group or Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) are met by
the program.

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Service Delivery Lead with extensive experience managing and optimizing
service delivery for complex, high-profile clients across aviation, retail, logistics,
and public sector environments, including South African Airways, Dis-Chem,
Transnet, and the City of Johannesburg. Proven ability to lead multi-client
service portfolios, ensuring consistent delivery excellence, operational stability,
and alignment to client business objectives.
Highly skilled in end-to-end service delivery management, including SLA and KPI
governance, vendor and stakeholder management, service transition, and
continuous improvement. Recognized for building strong client relationships,
resolving escalations, and driving performance improvements through
structured service management frameworks, process optimization, and digital
enablement.
Brings a strong background in technology-enabled transformation, with
experience bridging business and IT to improve service quality, cost efficiency,
and customer satisfaction. Trusted leader of cross-functional and multi-vendor
teams, adept at operating in matrix environments and delivering results within
complex, regulated, and high-pressure settings.