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Mala Thakkar, Senior Project Associate

Mala Thakkar

Senior Project Associate·ALDI South Group

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Business Informatics

Work experience

Total years of experience: 9 years, 2 months

Senior Project Associate

September 2022 - April 2025

ALDI South Group

Mullheim, Germany

September 2022 - April 2025

• Led multi-country retail SAP S/4 Hana project for digital transformation with end-to-end project lifecycle ownership.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and vendor team for discussions on various issues and task updates.
• Reviewed and provided approval for deliverables based on acceptance criteria and data validation checks.
• Prepared dashboards with KPIs and tracked project progress based on timelines.
• Presented status reports to management and updated stakeholders about the weekly progress.
• Streamlined deliverable review process by 30% through creation of standardized review guidelines, resulting in
smooth audits and improved quality control.
• Travelled on business trip to Australia to collaborate with business and technical teams during pilot go-live.
• Managed closure of project tasks according to timeline and documented lessons learned using tools like
Confluence and JIRA.
• Managed successful delivery of a defect-free pilot region Distribution Center go-live ahead of planned timeline.
• Removed roadblocks and coordinated with vendor to ensure smooth sprint execution and timely release of features.
• Participated as Scrum Master in the organizations Waterfall to Agile change transformation team.
• Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for teams to
practice Scrum.
• Managed approval of authorization requests for migration cutover roles in SAP ASP portal to authorized users.
• Performed root cause analysis for incidents in ServiceNow in collaboration with Technical Support team.
• Documented comprehensive project requirements, tracked development issues, and recorded implemented solutions
to support knowledge transfer and continuous improvement.
• development of mobile application with AI-based text recognition functionality using Flutter.

Company industry:
Corporate Management Office

Research Assistant

June 2020 - October 2020

UNiversity of Mannheim

Mannheim, Germany Hybrid

June 2020 - October 2020

• Led multi-country retail SAP S/4 Hana project for digital transformation with end-to-end project lifecycle ownership.
• Managed execution of project tasks according to timeline and within scope and budget.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and vendor team for discussions on various issues and task updates.
• Reviewed and provided approval for deliverables based on acceptance criteria and data validation checks.
• Prepared dashboards with KPIs and tracked project progress based on timelines.
• Presented status reports to management and updated stakeholders about the weekly progress.
• Streamlined deliverable review process by 30% through creation of standardized review guidelines, resulting in
smooth audits and improved quality control.
• Travelled on business trip to Australia to collaborate with business and technical teams during pilot go-live.
• Managed successful delivery of a defect-free pilot region Distribution Center go-live ahead of planned timeline.
• Removed roadblocks and coordinated with vendor to ensure smooth sprint execution and timely release of features.
• Participated as Scrum Master in the organizations Waterfall to Agile change transformation team.
• Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for teams to
practice Scrum.
• Managed approval of authorization requests for migration cutover roles in SAP ASP portal to authorized users.
• Performed root cause analysis for incidents in ServiceNow in collaboration with Technical Support team.
• Optimized development of mobile application with AI-based text recognition functionality using Flutter.

Company industry:
Scientific Research & Development

Senior Associate

December 2016 - September 2019

SS&C Technologies,

Mumbai, India

December 2016 - September 2019

• Managed project activities for financial reports development and provided updates to clients.
• Updated stakeholders on project progress in weekly update meetings.
• Collaborated with clients globally to gather and refine business requirements for financial reporting.
• Delivered reports using SSRS and Excel, aligning outputs with client expectations.
• Developed SQL procedures and automation scripts to enhance reporting performance.
• Resolved technical issues raised in internal incident logging system in financial data by doing data analysis in
Microsoft SQL and SSRS.
• Tested reports for accuracy and compliance with business rules before deployment.

Company industry:
Financial Services

Senior Software Engineer

September 2013 - December 2016

Mastek Ltd.,

Mumbai, India

September 2013 - December 2016

• Delivered Power BI dashboards and managed release cycles for UK-based client Morrisons.
• Created ETL packages using Oracle ODI and Oracle PL/SQL
• Developed .NET application with JavaScript-based validations.
• Implemented ETL pipelines using Microsoft SSIS and handled database queries with SQL Server.
• Supported as client site coordinator for release management activities and resolved L1/L2 technical issues,
ensuring smooth deployments during go-live.
• Provided updates on the issues and progress of tasks during daily stand-up meetings.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

University of Mannheim

February 2023

February 2023

Master's degree, Business Informatics

Germany

K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering

May 2013

May 2013

Bachelor's degree, Information Technology

India

Skills

Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Jira
Expert
Jira
Expert
Power BI
Expert
Power BI
Expert
MS Project
Expert
MS Project
Expert
SQL
Expert
SQL
Expert
Agile Scrum
Expert
Agile Scrum
Expert
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Intermediate
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Intermediate
DATA WAREHOUSING
Intermediate
DATA WAREHOUSING
Intermediate
FINANCE
Intermediate
FINANCE
Intermediate
PLANNING
Intermediate
PLANNING
Intermediate
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Intermediate
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Intermediate
PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Intermediate
REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
SCRUM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
SCRUM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate

Languages

English

Expert

German

Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
PMP® - Project Management Professional
PMI
Apr 2026 - Apr 2029
CSM® - Certified ScrumMaster
PMP® - Project Management Professional
Merit Certificate in Mathematics
CSM® - Certified ScrumMaster