Ambarish Kar

- Spearheaded the infrastructure automation initiative as the Product Owner to migrate from on prem to cloud using terraform to automate infrastructure deployments.

- Defined and communicated clear product vision and goals to the development team. 15% reduction in overall project costs.

- Led cross-functional teams to successfully deliver a complex payment gateway project, resulting in a 30% increase in transaction processing efficiency.

- Improved stakeholder satisfaction by 25% through effective communication and proactive project updates. - Fulfilling the role of the Product Owner in an infrastructure automation initiative. My responsibilities include:

• Vision and Strategy: Define and articulate the vision and strategic objectives for infrastructure automation aligned with organizational goals.
• Backlog Management: Curate and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring that user stories and technical tasks are well-defined, prioritized based on business value, and aligned with project objectives.
• Requirement Definition: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, refine, and prioritize requirements for infrastructure automation, translating them into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Iteration Planning: Participate in iteration planning sessions, guiding the development team on priorities, dependencies, and sprint goals to ensure alignment with project milestones.
• Deployment Oversight: Coordinate with operations teams to facilitate smooth deployment and integration of automated infrastructure solutions, monitoring post-deployment performance and addressing any issues.
• Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team by promoting feedback loops, retrospectives, and iterative enhancements to optimize infrastructure automation outcomes.

New Client Opportunities / Engagements
Led cross-functional teams in the preparation and submission of comprehensive responses to Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP), and Requests for Quotation (RFQ).

• Coordinated with sales, technical, and finance teams to develop proposal strategies aligned with client requirements and business objectives.
• Managed the end-to-end proposal process, including timeline development, resource allocation, and milestone tracking to ensure on-time submission.
• Analyzed client requirements and collaborated with subject matter experts to craft tailored solutions, emphasizing technical feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with client expectations.
• Conducted risk assessments and developed mitigation strategies to address potential project risks and ensure proposal compliance with organizational standards and client specifications.
• Facilitated client meetings and presentations to discuss proposal details, address inquiries, and negotiate terms, enhancing client engagement and satisfaction.
• Oversaw the development of proposal content, including project approach, methodologies, deliverables, timelines, and pricing structures, ensuring clarity, completeness, and alignment with client needs.
• Managed multiple concurrent proposals, prioritizing workload and resources effectively to meet competing deadlines and optimize proposal quality.
• Utilized project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) to streamline proposal development processes and improve team collaboration and efficiency.
• Supported post-submission activities, including client follow-up, contract negotiations, and internal debrief sessions to gather feedback and improve future proposal efforts.
  
  Manage and lead complex projects or programs concurrently For Automating IaaS, PaaS, RPaaS, Chatbot implementation:
  
  · Ensure critical outcomes are met for each project, program, and/or portfolio for which the team is
  responsible, or their staff is responsible.
  · Interact with clients; executives to ensure their business needs are being met.
  · Manage and lead complex projects or programs, possibly several concurrently.
  · Drive complex cross-functional or segment projects.
  · Develop and implement complex project plans, specifications, and schedules.

• Worked For Client Diageo.
• Managed end-to-end project deployment for Integrating Coupa with an SAP systems for streamline their procurement and spend management processes.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Initiation, Planning, Schedule development, Scope management, Cost management, Execution, Monitoring, Controlling and Closure of the project.
• Orchestrated projects within strict time frames and budget constraints by employing critical thinking to solve complex problems and working closely with senior leaders Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives by setting realistic timelines and checkpoints.
• Eliminated discrepancies by carefully reviewing budgets to prevent overspending and adhere to financial objectives End to End PO (Purchase Order) Management for Vendor via Coupa and SAP application.
• Determined and implemented safe, efficient and cost-effective solutions to issues arising in the projects.
• Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.

• Project Objective: Build and Deploy Tesco Store IT infra across Central Europe and Asia Pacific.
• Initiating: Feasibility study, Stakeholder identification.
• Planning: Create WBS, collect requirements, Prepare Resource, Vendor Management Plan.
• Executing: Assign work as per WBS, manage team, Manage Vendors & Stakeholders.
• Monitoring and controlling: M&C project work, Create review Project metrics, Forecasting, Budgeting.
• Closing: Lessons learnt and project documents updates.

• Server and Network monitoring through monitoring console
• Monitoring & routing of Incidents to correct resolver groups

• Support for Intel Mother boards and Processors for EMEA and APAC customers
• L2 support for escalations from End users with related to critical hardware issues in the Intel processors and Mother boards. Including Server systems and Personal Computing devices