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Heeraa Kalaiselvan

Change Manager
Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

Enthusiastic Change Manager with over 6 years of successful experience in Change Management and ITIL processes. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in industry.

To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of ITIL process and motivated to learn, grow and excel in the industry.

Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certificates
4
4
Languages

Work History

Change Manager - Shell, FMC, FedEx and Truist

IBM
Bangalore, Karnataka
12.2018 - Current
  • Reviewed, authorized and approved change requests.
  • Assisting the technical support teams in creating the change requests per the timelines.
  • Act as a single point of contact to acquire the additional approvals from the senior leadership team in case of an Expedited/ Emergency change.
  • Prepared the CAB agenda and hosting the CAB call every week.
  • Designed processes and systems supporting business needs before, during and after transitions.
  • Oversaw change management efforts to support implementation of critical initiatives driving technology, process and culture changes.
  • Developed solutions to address complex issues and operational gaps.
  • Managed internal and external client-facing relationships through transitional periods.
  • Recognized areas needing improvement and implemented Backlog Reduction program, reducing backlog by 46.6%.
  • Identified and diminished performance gaps by coaching multiple technical teams on Change Management concepts and etiquette's.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets for Change Management.
  • Streamlined and monitored quality programs to alleviate overdue compliance activities.
  • Comprehended learnings from past issues to deliver best practices to account.
  • Took lead on new initiatives related to any transformation that Client/IBM/Kyndryl would like to incorporate.
  • Demonstrated operational stability for heritage STI infrastructure with measurable results by data shared in my previous goal and starting series of meetings for benefit of account, as well as Truist teammates.
  • Continuously worked with IBM Brazil team to drive more automation in management of Overview of Implemented Changes for continuous oversight and success of all changes.
  • Worked on Automation of Daily SunRise report - The automated report has proven to be effective in representing data and has tremendously reduced time consumed and effort taken to prepare and socialize it with the team.
  • Hosted and participated in the Office Hours to educate the various teams on the important updates, upcoming freeze periods, the approval process, the new ServiceNow enhancements and the cheat sheet.
  • Created and maintaining a Master PG Groups list to help us keep track of the approval groups that we are accountable for.
  • Created and maintaining the Change Management Do's and Don'ts document to help and educate the technical teams on the Change management etiquette’s.
  • Conducted multiple Change management knowledge training sessions to ensure the change management etiquette's were diligently followed which consequently, helped the Truist teams in creating and submitting the RFCs.
  • Diligently performed follow ups on "Open pending" changes to reduce the overall "Backlog" count.
  • Produced and socialized the monthly Failed change report along with the analysis to the Account team and Tower lead.
  • Produced and socialized the weekly LCAB metrics to India CIC and teams.
  • Created and established the various reports for Truist Change and Incident Management and IBM/kyndryl.
  • Implemented the Agile practices by creating and updating the Mural Dashboard, Retrospective Dashboard and Mood Marble.
  • Set up and hosted the Daily Sunrise Call with India Leadership team to discuss IPC numbers, roadblocks, help required and discuss various updates with rest of the teams.
  • Performed roles and responsibilities of SME for tracking completion of all Mandatory courses, Leaves, ad-hoc requests from teams.
  • Hosted the Daily SunRise Call every day to collect updates from India Leadership team.
  • Worked on created Dashboards on ServiceNow for multiple accounts to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort and time.
  • Created Change Management “cheat sheet” for each month and socialized with the team. The cheat sheet documents upcoming freezes, important points to consider while submitting change, new approval process in place and freeze calendar. This has proven to be helpful to teams while submitting changes or reaching out to approvers during approval process.
  • Maintaining up-to-date Escalation Matrix.
  • Created and updated Monthly Roster for India IPC team.
  • Was responsible for creating and handling the Weekly Team meeting deck.
  • Engaged with Analytics team, Patch Coordination, PMO, and Demand Engagement teams, under Ops & Coordination, to further understand how change management plays a role in their specific teams so that we can execute with excellence.
  • Have been recognized and appreciated by client and Account team for working towards creating center of excellence.

Release Manager - Truist

IBM
Bangalore
08.2021 - Current
  • Collaborated with project owners and team members to set ambitious but achievable goals.
  • Built and utilized reporting systems to keep customers and management in loop with latest information.
  • Communicated with project management and technical team members to keep project on schedule.
  • Collaborated with project developers, quality assurance team members and business analysts.
  • Hosted and coordinated Weekly calls to ensure releases and changes meet business requirements.
  • Adhered to internal release development guidelines and processes to mitigate liabilities and align with business goals.
  • Reviewed and approved changes scheduled during Release.
  • Interacted with various teams to understand deficits and unforeseen obstacles during scheduled iterations.

Service Level Manager - FedEx and Whirpool

IBM
Bangalore, Karnataka
05.2019 - 08.2020
  • Improved customer satisfaction scores through application of superior conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
  • Maintained primary relationship accountability for clients, overall servicing responsibility and client satisfaction to maximize profitability of client relationships.
  • Analyzed and solved multi-faceted problems that effected executive leaders and business initiatives.
  • Developed highly-efficient administrative team through ongoing coaching and professional development opportunities.
  • Have accurately and timely documented all Service Level Management items that have been deemed as "Exceptions" with valid reasons and approvals from concerned FedEx persons.
  • Have always collected, validated and provided consistent and accurate reports within agreed timelines.
  • Acquired thorough knowledge and understanding of all contractual requirements relating to SLM and reporting, along with intersecting areas while working with FedEx and was able to apply acquired knowledge in day-to-day practices.
  • Initiated usage of Issues tracker for FedEx Bi-Weekly calls to support discussions with DPE's.
  • Created and published Weekly SIL Review Deck for FedEx.
  • Was actively supporting Incident and Change management for FedEx while performing SLM activities.

Support Engineer - DOW Chemicals

IBM
Bangalore
08.2015 - 11.2018
  • Broke down and evaluated user problems, using test scripts, personal expertise and probing questions.
  • Patched software and installed new versions to eliminate security problems and protect data.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
  • Provided primary customer support to internal and external customers.
  • Developed community reputation through commitment to customer satisfaction and strong client relationships.
  • Collected customer feedback and made process changes to exceed customer satisfaction goals.
  • Used company troubleshooting resolution tree to evaluate technical problems and find appropriate solutions.
  • Offered advice and assistance to customers, paying attention to special needs or wants.
  • Communicated with vendors regarding backorder availability, future inventory and special orders.
  • Answered customer telephone calls promptly to avoid on-hold wait times.
  • Liaised with customers, management and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
  • Met customer call guidelines for service levels, handle time and productivity.
  • Delivered exceptional customer service to every customer by leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services and creating welcoming, positive experiences.
  • Collaborated with staff members to enhance customer service experience and exceed team goals through effective client satisfaction rates.
  • Effective liaison between customers and internal departments.
  • Increased efficiency and team productivity by promoting operational best practices.
  • Investigated and resolved customer inquiries and complaints quickly.
  • Exhibited high energy and professionalism when dealing with clients and staff.
  • Cross-trained and backed up other customer service managers.
  • Reduced process inconsistencies and effectively trained team members on best practices and protocols.
  • Implemented and developed customer service training processes.
  • Resolved associate, tool and service delivery issues revealed by statistical reports.
  • Queue management and Misroute queue monitoring to ensure count is well within target.
  • Perform analysis on SLA breach and ticket escalations, provide RCA for misses.
  • Handled all P1, P2 cases, client escalations and declaring major incidents.
  • Diligently worked on daily on-hold ticket analysis to ensure hold tickets are valid and are not SLA breached, to maintain average backlog of tickets.
  • Applied highly effective selling skills while properly engaging and presenting solutions to customers.
  • Delivered excellent customer service, resulting in consistent customer satisfaction rating.
  • Responsible for Daily SLA and SLO achievement, Team performance, Metric achievement, People Management, Team up skilling and performance management.
  • Analyze and supervise knowledge documents according to changing business needs of clients with appropriate business controls in place.
  • Ensure process level Quality Procedures are in place via numerous auditing, monitoring and analysis.
  • Record metric & process level investigations, monitor and implement action plans.
  • Conduct Team Huddles, and team meetings to discuss process-wise challenges.
  • Configured hardware, devices and software to set up work stations for employees

Education

Associate of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

New Horizon College of Engineering
Bangalore
08.2011 - 07.2015

Skills

    Teamwork and Collaboration

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Accomplishments

    Handled a team of 24 driving up productivity and encouraging innovation.


    Reviewed business models and checked for incompetence to make sure a project was on time and within budget.


    Demonstrated operational stability for the heritage STI infrastructure with measurable results by the data shared in my previous goal and starting the series of meetings for the benefit of the Truist account, as well as Truist teammates.


    Created and maintaining a FAQ's document for the team. The file serves as a living document with answers to all the repetitive questions.

    This in return helps the teams in understanding the process and prevents them in making such mistakes in the future.


    Submitted a Defect Prevention Program on the Automation of the Daily Sunrise Report.


    Participated in the LCAB Office Hours to educate the various teams on the important updates, upcoming freeze periods, the approval process, the new ServiceNow enhancements and the cheat sheet.


    Improved productivity and morale by assisting team members with skill gap closures through training sessions, process improvement programs and knowledge transfer programs.


    Collaborated and supported my Truist and IBM teammates in accomplishing cross-organizational goals and achievements.


    Ensured strong governance with the technical teams to attain and maintain Service Management SLAs and KPIs.


    Successfully implemented a Dashboard to showcase the number of tasks scheduled for implementation in the next 24 hours. This helps us in the Daily Change Task Review call with the Tower Leads and technical teams.


    Successfully implemented a Dashboard to showcase components of the "Daily Sunrise Report".

    -Backlog changes

    -Created changes

    -Implemented changes

    -Closed changes


    Worked on ServiceNow clean-up project to ensure the correct managers and admin are reflected for the Infra Ops groups.


    Worked on streamlining the approval process during the transition period which significantly reduced the change rejection rate.


    While working with FedEx, ensured there were no SLA breaches or major exceptions/call outs by having weekly and bi-weekly connects with the Account teams and the managers to keep them informed on the current SLA and the issues reported by far.


    Successfully cleared the Audits while with FedEx and received an Appreciation from the Account DPE.


    Worked on improvising and enhancing the SLA Report used by FedEx for Service Level Management.


    Worked on driving the internal backlog reduction project and Chat AHT reduction project to ensure we meet the required targets.


    Handled Active and Misroute queue for the team with 0 ticket breach.

    Changed the pattern of chat distribution which helped the team improve Chat Average speed of answering (AHT).


    Identified automation through Guest wireless and helped the clients automate Guest wireless form.


    Received multiple Client appreciations for the outstanding leadership qualities exhibited during and after the transition.


    Received Top Performer Award.

Certification

ITIL V4 Foundation

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Quote

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire

Timeline

People Skills - IBM Certificate

11-2021

ITIL V4 RCV

09-2021

Release Manager - Truist

IBM
08.2021 - Current

Practical Leadership IBM Certification

08-2021

Problem Management Practitioner IBM Certificate

04-2021

ITIL V4 Foundation

03-2021

Agile Explorer IBM Certification

03-2021

Incident Management Practitioner IBM Certification

03-2021

Change Management Practitioner IBM Certificate

03-2021

IoT - Maximo Introduction IBM Certificate

08-2020

Service Level Manager - FedEx and Whirpool

IBM
05.2019 - 08.2020

Change Manager - Shell, FMC, FedEx and Truist

IBM
12.2018 - Current

Support Engineer - DOW Chemicals

IBM
08.2015 - 11.2018

Associate of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

New Horizon College of Engineering
08.2011 - 07.2015
Heeraa KalaiselvanChange Manager