Amuthapriya Thangaraju

Client: Evolution Funding, UK

• Delivery Manager with strong experience delivering automotive finance and fintech platforms, specialising in Client Evolution funding‑serving programmes, OEM integrations, and lender/funder migrations. Proven ability to deliver regulated financial journeys across OEMs, lenders, and external funders.
• Led end‑to‑end delivery of funding initiatives, coordinating cross‑functional teams and external stakeholders to deliver compliant, scalable finance journeys. Hands‑on experience working with major funders including MotoNovo Finance, Mobilize, and Toyota Financial Services (TFS),Close brothers supporting onboarding, migrations, and journey enhancements.
• Led delivery across multiple OEM (Tesla, Lex, Santander) and lender initiatives (8+) within Client Evolution programmes
• Supported 6+ funder integrations and migrations, including parallel‑run and cutover activities
• Delivered funding journey enhancements within 6–10 week delivery cycles, aligned to agreed milestones
• Coordinated cross‑functional teams of 15–30 stakeholders, including product, engineering, QA, operations, and external funders
• Reduced delivery risk by early dependency and risk identification, enabling smoother migration and release execution.
• Maintained 100% alignment to funder approval and governance checkpoints for funding rules, conditions, and proofs

• Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to optimise team workflow.
• Worked closely with Product Owners to refine backlogs and define sprint goals for project alignment.
• Travelled to UK for PI planning and collaborated with Scrum Leads of other region for effective project delivery.
• Monitored sprint progress through burn-down charts, adjusting strategies to meet deadlines.
• Delivered 6 projects per year with consistent record of meeting timeline, scope and budget requirements across UK, US and Inetrnational region.
• Organised and led Scrum of Scrums meetings to address dependencies and coordinate with multiple teams.
• Defined scopes, managed resources and oversaw schedules in line with stakeholder and project owner specifications.
• Oversaw the transition from traditional project management methodologies to Agile frameworks..
• Coached team members in Agile methodologies, promoting continuous improvement in practices.
• Mediated conflicts within the team, fostering a collaborative environment for problem-solving.
• Negotiated with stakeholders to set realistic expectations and align project objectives.
• Ensure the average velocity of the Sprint were above 85% in all the projects.
• Proven track record for fostering team ownership, optimising delivery cycles, and driving continuous improvement within high-growth environments by leveraging emerging technologies and software architecture.
• Oversaw on-site and off-site teams professionals working on diverse IT projects.
• Led BAU activities along with project delivery in ServiceNow, overseeing daily operations and aligning technology strategies with business objectives.
• Engaged with customers to better understand needs and deliver excellent service.
• Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress, and technical problems.

• Mentored junior team members, providing guidance on best practices and contributing to their professional development for Philips and AT&T projects.
• Led 40+ members of team of both Lighting and
  Healthtech CQ to deliver sites on time for 70+
  locales.
• Applied LEAN methodology and played key role in project migration from
  Eindhoven to Chennai-
• Evaluated process performance metrics, identifying areas requiring improvement or optimization for increased efficiency.
• Monitored tool use and performed repairs.
• Led successful change management initiatives, minimizing disruptions during transitions on the AT&T project for B2B in US while maximizing positive outcomes for the organization as a whole.
• Successful migration of multiple projects for the clients mentioned
• Streamlined communication between stakeholders, resulting in more efficient collaboration during the transition period in Netherlands and US in multiple projects(AT&T - Teamsite, AEM, Philips Healthcare, Philips Lighting)
• Implemented change management strategies which reduced employee resistance during critical organizational transitions.
• Trained team members on new processes to ensure seamless adoption and maintain operational excellence.
• Analyzed complex data sets related to process performance providing valuable insights into trends, patterns, or anomalies requiring further investigation or action.

• Actively participated in professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices within digital content writing and related fields.
• Implemented keyword strategies that improved organic search performance and increased website visibility.
• Participated in brainstorming sessions with marketing team members to develop targeted email marketing campaigns that boosted open rates and clickthroughs.
• Conducted thorough research on industry trends and target audience preferences to generate relevant and compelling content.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to create high-quality, cohesive content that met marketing objectives.
• Developed content for variety of topics, ranging from technical to lifestyle, for multiple websites.
• Produced original, creative content for promotional advertisements and marketing materials.
• Played instrumental role in creative planning and review sessions, working with resourceful team to elevate quality of content and designs.

• Streamlined content management processes by implementing efficient workflows and organizational systems.
• Strengthened content through proofreading and editing for Kindle, Turing and Nell.
• Managed competing deadlines with efficiency.
• Edited and proofread drafts of articles and other documents.
• Studied and commented on current news and trends.
• Consulted with editors to shape story and eliminate any errors.
• Proofread and edited colleagues'' work to ensure consistent grammar, tone, style, and accuracy across all published materials.
• Completed accurate and polished formatting in line with publishing standards prior to submission.