Varun Srivastava
Bangalore
Summary
A PMP, Prince2, and CSM certified versatile Agile Project Manager proficient in leading cross functional teams with 13+ years of overall experience in IT Banking solutions and E-commerce industry, A diverse 6+ Years of experience as a Project Manager in Agile and Waterfall methodologies projects coupled with 5+ Years of proven success in managing operations, business metrics, people, and performance.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Mphasis LTD
Bangalore
06.2022 - Current
- Managed end to end delivery of IT Solutions projects by clearly defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables
- Developed detailed project plan including timelines, work breakdown structure, and timely resource allocation and release
- Managing and performed the project execution, consistent monitoring & control, closure, and delivery of the projects by adhering to the timeline and baseline cost margins
- Led a spectrum of agile activities and ceremonies, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups
- Ensuring agile practices adoption, focused and time-boxed meetings, team productivity enhancement and continues improvement
- Collaborated closely with product owners to manage backlogs effectively, prioritizing user stories and facilitating estimation to optimize T+2 sprint planning and delivery outcomes
- Managed stakeholder communication by conducting bi-weekly & monthly reviews of the project milestones
- Forecasted risks, dependencies and potential impediments and preparing mitigation plans and monitoring throughout project life cycle
- Handled scope changes, new requirements, and project deviations
- Assessing impact on budget, timeline, and scope
- Performed PMO functions, including financial planning, budget management, reporting, and administrative tasks and ensured project alignment with organisational objectives
- Conducted performance reviews with the project team and assigning skill enhancement plans.
Program Manager
Amazon India
Bangalore
07.2017 - 01.2022
- Owned end to end international launch of new Ad moderation products and expansions of multiple sponsored ad programs across new countries (EU & Middle East)
- Led large scale projects for ~35% reduction in shopper escalations due to non-compliant and defective live ads by partnering with Operation leaders, Product Managers and Business Analytics to devise corrective and preventive measures
- Led Programs with applied scientists team to enhance Machine learning utilisation to increase automation rate (~45% to ~60%) in product ads moderation and reduce violated content capture from 18.7% to 12.5%
- Facilitated Pilots runs and global level testing for new launched application and products features along with evaluating and monitoring impacts on multiple teams (Operations, Audit & Training)
- Executed and coordinated project development from initiation to closure, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards
- Developed comprehensive project plans, including scope, objectives, deliverables, resources, and timelines
- Facilitated communication among team members, stakeholders, and clients to ensure clarity of project objectives and expectations.
Assistant Manager
Concentrix India
Gurgaon
07.2011 - 09.2017
- Managing Quality performance of 50-75 YouTube content moderators & ML developers through regular performance reviews, coaching, and mentorship
- Business Stakeholder Management, Client Escalations management
- Enhanced Automation rate of YouTube content violation flag mechanism using machine learning algorithms and Image / Audio recognitions
- Managing hiring / resourcing strategy across 12 supported foreign languages and conducting Manager round Interview for candidates.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Hons.) -
The Global Open University Nagaland
05.2011
Skills
- Project Management
- Agile Frameworks
- Risk Management
- Scope and Change Management
- RFP & Contract Management
- Strategic Planning
- Project Scheduling
- Stakeholder Communications
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP - PMI), 04/2024, 04/2027
- SAFe 6 Product Owner/Product Manager, 05/2024, 05/2025
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), 02/2021, 05/2025
- PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner, 09/2020, 12/2026
- Six Sigma Green Belt, 06/2017, Present
Accomplishments
- Won stakeholder award in Q1 2023 & Q3' 2023 for Impactful project deliveries.
- Won Director award in June 2021 for process improvement category demonstrating 'Biased for Action' Amazon leadership Principle.
- Appreciation from Google Leadership in June 2017 for identifying & resolving systemic moderation bug in YouTube audit mechanism.
Languages
- English, Full Professional Proficiency, IELTS BAND 7
- German, Elementary Proficiency, Level A2
Timeline
Project Manager
Mphasis LTD
06.2022 - Current
Program Manager
Amazon India
07.2017 - 01.2022
Assistant Manager
Concentrix India
07.2011 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Hons.) -
The Global Open University Nagaland
- Project Management Professional (PMP - PMI), 04/2024, 04/2027
- SAFe 6 Product Owner/Product Manager, 05/2024, 05/2025
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), 02/2021, 05/2025
- PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner, 09/2020, 12/2026
- Six Sigma Green Belt, 06/2017, Present
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