Akshay Tiwari
Pune
Summary
Certified SAFe Scrum Master and Business Analyst with 8+ years of experience driving Agile transformations, coaching cross-functional teams, and delivering enterprise-scale solutions in banking and capital markets. Proven ability to increase team velocity by 25%, improve productivity by 20%, and deliver more than 10 high-quality software products. Skilled in Agile coaching, backlog management, sprint planning, stakeholder collaboration, and data-driven decision-making. Adept at leveraging tools like Azure DevOps, Jira and Tableau to optimize workflows and enhance transparency.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Consultant
Infosys Ltd.
Pune
06.2020 - Current
- Boosted team velocity by 25% through Agile coaching, backlog refinement, and impediment removal.
- Increased team productivity by 20% by streamlining sprint ceremonies and optimizing workflows in Azure DevOps.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) for geographically dispersed teams of 8–10 members.
- Designed and implemented real-time dashboards in Power BI/Tableau, reducing reporting turnaround by 40% and enabling faster leadership decisions.
- Revamped reconciliation process for ~500 invoices annually, detecting discrepancies and saving significant costs.
- Ensured process compliance and approved medium/high-risk changes across 5 World Bank units.
Partnered with stakeholders (Infosys & WBG accounting teams, project managers) to resolve financial discrepancies, improving accuracy by 30%. - Contributed to multiple RFPs and solution architecture designs, strengthening Infosys’s client engagement.
Associate
Morgan Stanley Advantage Services Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
04.2018 - 03.2020
- Processed and validated corporate actions (mergers, spinoffs, dividends, stock splits) with 99% accuracy, reducing client reporting errors.
- Collaborated on the design of a new corporate actions processing system, gathering requirements and improving efficiency by 20%.
- Analyzed tax implications of corporate actions, ensuring compliance with global financial regulations.
- Monitored cash-in-lieu and dividend flows, safeguarding financial integrity for high-value clients.
- Conducted discrepancy analysis, reducing settlement mismatches by 15%.
- Utilized Bloomberg, DTCC, and EuCliD databases to manage corporate action data with precision.
Intern
Corporate Bridge Academy
04.2017 - 05.2017
- Built a robust financial model for Dabur Ltd. and performed intrinsic value calculations using DCF analysis, delivering comprehensive recommendation reports to support investment decisions.
- Executed relative valuation techniques and ratio analysis across FMCG companies, benchmarking industry peers and providing actionable insights into sector performance and competitive positioning.
Associate Software Engineer
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
Pune
11.2014 - 07.2015
- Delivered end-to-end last mile connectivity for telecom network services, meeting 100% SLA commitments.
- Conducted feasibility assessments for network deployment, reducing project delays by 10%.
Education
PGP - Data Science & Business Analytics
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas At Austin
01.2023
MBA - Finance
Symbiosis International University
Pune01.2018
B.E - Electronics
University of Mumbai
Mumbai01.2014
Skills
- Agile Coaching & Facilitation (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban)
- Sprint Planning & Release Management
- Stakeholder Collaboration & Change Management
- Metrics Tracking (Velocity, Burndown, Cycle Time)
- Business Requirement Analysis & Documentation (BRDs, User Stories)
- Data Visualization & Reporting (Power BI, Tableau, Python)
- Conflict Resolution & Continuous Improvement
- Financial Process Optimization & Reconciliation
Technical Skills
- Agile Tools: Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow
- Data Visualization: Power BI, Tableau, Python
- Databases: SQL
- Productivity: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PPT), Copilot, Tachyon work item assistant
- Collaboration: Fieldglass, Google Colab, Jupyter Notebook, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint
Certification
• Certified SAFe Scrum Master (2025)
• Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I, 2024)
• Agile Scrum Master Training – Udemy (2023)
• nCino 101 Certification (2020)
• IT Project Management – ISB & Coursera (2020)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – KPMG (2016)
• Bloomberg Market Concepts (2016)
• FLIP Certifications: Treasury & Capital Markets, Trade Finance, Banking Fundamentals (2016–2017)
• Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I, 2024)
• Agile Scrum Master Training – Udemy (2023)
• nCino 101 Certification (2020)
• IT Project Management – ISB & Coursera (2020)
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt – KPMG (2016)
• Bloomberg Market Concepts (2016)
• FLIP Certifications: Treasury & Capital Markets, Trade Finance, Banking Fundamentals (2016–2017)
Awards
- Infosys RISE Insta Award (2024): For exemplary project and unit level work
- WBG ITS Recognition (2023): Outstanding contributions to projects at the WBG
- WBG ITS Team Award (2023): For delivering AI-driven operational solutions.
- Infosys Gracias Award (2023): For exceptional project delivery.
- Infosys Insta Pride Award (2022): For continuous improvement initiatives.
- WBG ITSOC Team Accolade (2022): For outstanding contributions to enterprise projects.
Timeline
Senior Consultant
Infosys Ltd.
06.2020 - Current
Associate
Morgan Stanley Advantage Services Pvt. Ltd.
04.2018 - 03.2020
Intern
Corporate Bridge Academy
04.2017 - 05.2017
Associate Software Engineer
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
11.2014 - 07.2015
PGP - Data Science & Business Analytics
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas At Austin
MBA - Finance
Symbiosis International University
B.E - Electronics
University of Mumbai