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Emirates NBDAgile Delivery Lead
Oct. 2022Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWork closely with product managers and development teams to ensure that Agile practices align with product goals and customer needs. - Assist in the creation and prioritization of product backlogs, user stories, sprint planning, Quarterly planning - Foster a collaborative environment where cross-functional teams can effectively communicate and work together.
Analyze current processes and identify areas for improvement to enhance efficiency and productivity. - Implement best practices and tools to streamline workflows and reduce bottlenecks - Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess team performance and project progress. - Provide regular reports and feedback to stakeholders on Agile adoption and product development status - Encourage a mindset of continuous learning and adaptation within teams and the organization - Promote the values and principles of the Agile Manifesto across the organization.
Wells FargoSenior Scrum Master
Jun. 2021 - Sep. 2022Greater Bengaluru AreaScrum Master for Derivatives Development Team based out of India I m currently manage the Agile Project Delivery of two India based teams , co located across Bangalore and Hyderabad. Major Responsibilities include Project Delivery Planning, Execution, Risk Management and Delivery for Technology Initiatives and customer focused projects. Improving Agile Adoption score on multiple parameters is one of my Key responsibilities apart from regular project tasks. Team is T Shaped and consists of Cross Skilled Developers. As a Scrum Master, I guide, coach the team to deliver Customer Value through Stories and Epics important for the Product Journey.
Bank of AmericaScrum Master - II
Sep. 2015 - Jun. 2021Chennai Area, India* Performing the Scrum Master/Agile Delivery Lead for the Bank's Digital Transformation project based on PEGA CLM Platform.
* Tracking Team performance using JIRA Metrics and implemented control measures to deliver projects on time.
* Delivered Multiple Projects with tight deadlines across Multiple Agile Trains in Payments and Client Onboarding Portfolios.
* Improvised productivity of Agile cars under purview by identifying / introducing best agile practices.
* Created Multiple Dashboards for Information Radiator for the Agile Projects for different Stakeholders.
* Collaborating with the team in executing the project/ E2E Agile Delivery for the offshore team.
* Managing Stakeholder/Risk/Resource and Quality of the Project to ensure smooth Execution.
* Monitoring and Control of the project to ensure minimal variance/less change requests
* Improvising Agile Team's performance through continuous Inspect, Review and Adapt Techniques.
* Adapting Best Practices across Portfolio for improvised team execution speed and performance
* Leading Scrum and Safe Agile Adoption in the Project/Portfolio
* Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore.
* Provided extensive guidance on Agile scrum processes and methodologies to highly effective teams with goals of improving quality and productivity.
* Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
* Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
* Operated under SAFE and Scrum frameworks to efficiently organize and carry out project tasks.
Go2GroupSenior Engineer
Mar. 2015 - Aug. 2015Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India* Automation Framework Developer for the Go2Group's Connectall product.
* Interaction with Stakeholders on Requirement Analysis
* RCA of Production defects and implementing requirements and test cases
* Creating Automation Test Suite using Selenium
* Analysis of Performance of the system using JMETER.
* Functional validation of APIs
Barclays Investment BankAnalyst
Dec. 2012 - Mar. 2015Pune Area, India* Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity.
* Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
* Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track.
* Provided extensive guidance on Agile scrum processes and methodologies to highly effective teams with goals of improving quality and productivity.
Capgemini Financial Service IndiaConsultant
Jun. 2011 - Dec. 2012Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India* Delivery of Offshore Testing Project
* Involved in Planning, Execution, Monitor and Control of Testing Projects
* Administered UAT support, prepared Test data for the users and interpreted UAT defects/ scrutinised the QA gap for the valid defects
* Involved in Test management and team management
Bank of America Merrill LynchAnalyst @ Bank of America-Merrill Lynch Credit Technology
Sep. 2008 - Jun. 2011Chennai Area, India•Handled the Test Life Cycle for Muni Derivative App and validated various downstream feeds and other SOD/EOD batch jobs
•Conducted regular QA Health Checks
Keane IncSenior Software Engineer
Mar. 2006 - Sep. 2008•Prepared various Test coverage items, integration Test plans and established/ carried out integrations for the same
•Loaded Test scripts in quality centers and performed functional testing and entered defects in quality center
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