Project, Program Manager, Agile Expert

·       Leading the ideation, design, development, and customer acquisition of SaaS products in ESG domain.

·       Creating ESG strategies for clients to align their corporate approach with sustainable business practices.

·       Providing ESG assessments, sustainability consulting to ensure compliance with EU regulations.

·       Helping clients on Agile project and programme management to maximise value creation.

·       Facilitating training sessions and workshops on Agile excellence, organisational sustainability.

·       Managing overall finance, budget and partner relationships.

·       Led program and project management capability – ensuring timely and budget-friendly deliveries.

·       Fostered a culture of continuous improvement achieving departmental excellence.

·       Accountable for financial forecasting, planning and departmental budgeting.

·       Established Centres of Excellence for Project Management and Business Analysis.

·       Implemented Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for the entire department.

·       Led and mentored a diverse, cross-functional international team of over 60 professionals.

·       Coached teams on Scrum and agile methodologies.

·       Pioneered and led departmental sustainability initiatives to align with corporate strategy.

·       Managed and prioritized product backlog to ensure maximum value.

·       Liaised with global stakeholders to gather business requirements and convert them into backlog items.

·       Ensured timely and quality deliverables through distributed Scrum teams.

·       Managed timelines, budgets, and resources for optimal utilization.

·       Facilitated cross-functional team collaboration and communication.

·       Proactively identified and mitigated risks.

·       Developed product vision and strategy with the management team.

·       Managed, groomed, prioritized product backlog and orchestrated release planning.

·       Engaged with customers and stakeholders on market and customer needs.

·       Responsible for overall health and performance of all IT solutions within regulatory domain.

·       Accountable for ensuring the IT solutions comply with current customs rules and regulations.

·       Led and directed technical architecture and modernisation discussions.

·       Ensured growth, wellbeing and performance of diverse, cross-functional, international teams.

·       Aligned products strategy and vision with global stakeholders.

·       Accountable for programme level financial forecast, planning and overall finance management.

·       Ensured quality and timely deliveries of product backlog items in the regulatory domain.

·       Conducted global workshops to automate customs regulations and explore digitization.

·       Managed end-to-end product ownership, adapting to business dynamics.

·       Led programme level sustainability initiatives and ensure alignment with corporate strategy.