Junaid Siraj

Accomplishments
Played key role in setting up the PMO department and automating processes leading to significant expansion in business

Instrumental in reducing communication costs by 30% by setting up global IPT Telephony Integrated Datacenter (one each) at NAM, EU, ME & APAC interconnecting 120+ offices world wide

Set up two Global Unmanned Data centers at Kuwait and Singapore for serving & supporting Agility businesses, implementing/ rolling out MS SharePoint Portal Server
Globally at 500 branch offices in 120 countries
Successfully implemented Global Citrix server Farm Implementation project as well as Global Unified Treat Management System

Active participant in global roll-out of Enterprise Level Business Process Automation Micro eForms, Document & Content Management Systems, Intranet Messaging Systems

Responsibilities
Spearhead activities at the Corporate IT PMO to provide program/ project management services for effectively implementing IT projects
Evaluate/ mitigate reported issues followed by risk analysis and preparing mitigation reports
Draft project, timesheet and capitalization reports based on project as well as operational requirements
Align interdependency between large and complex IT projects for optimizing resource/ cost utilization
Prepare/ implement budgets for maintaining project profitability
Set up & ensure compliance to Project Management Methodology within Corporate IT by standardizing policies, reporting and methodology for implementing projects
Work on Manage Enterprise Project Management and Reporting System
Liaise with end users/ operations team in managing operational transition and in completing assigned projects within project quality parameters
Interact with projects team leaders, members, customers, end users, vendors, suppliers and subcontractor for effectively communicating project requirements and maintaining project deliverables
Guide project managers in identifying and mitigating project risks for eliminating potential risk factors and performance bottlenecks across assigned projects
Collaborate with project managers from PMO and other divisions for implementing project reporting mechanism, collating and validating monthly progress updates
Organize training sessions for project managers across 4 regions (ME, NAM, EU & APAC) on PMO policy/ procedures and application usage
Assess investment proposals including quality assurance, cost, related approvals and project manager assignments

Involved in delivery/ management of enterprise collaborative business applications and services to 10, 000+ users and 500 offices globally
Interacted with existing clients/ prospects for collating/ evaluating requirements to align with project deliverables
Prepared responses to proposals, responses to RFP’s, EOI are from IT perspective. Guided the business development team in effectively closing critical business deals by providing qualitative technical inputs
Liaised with the product development team in implementing features/ enhancements to existing products based on collated market intelligence on competitor products and other market trends
Planned, designed, implemented and managed Microsoft Active Directory & Exchange system, Enterprise Project Management system, Micro eForms - Business Process Automation System, Enterprise Document Management & Imaging solution, Enterprise Citrix Platform, Internet, Intranet & Extranet Collaborative system, Intranet Instant messaging system, Profile Management system, Enterprise Password Management system, Reporting and Analysis system

Ensured effective development and implementation of business continuity plans in coordination with senior executives, line of business managers, IT department, risk management department
Defined/ implemented organizational charter mapping out accountability framework of the business continuity model as well as mechanism for communicating framework aligned to changing priorities
Maintained updated details of industry standards, government regulations and contracts related to the business continuity program
Involved in identification, prioritization and mitigation of information protection risks. Highlighted critical cases with potential business impact to the senior management team for effective resolution
Finalized standard assessment methodologies/ approaches to be used to ensure consistency and quality in assessments