Amutha Priya Thangaraju

Client: Evolution Funding, UK

• Leading end-to-end delivery of automotive finance and fintech transformation initiatives supporting lenders, funders, and OEM partners.
• Managing multiple strategic delivery streams involving Tesla, Santander, Lex Autolease and leading finance providers.
• Delivered and supported onboarding, migration, and enhancement programs involving MotoNovo Finance, Mobilize, Toyota Financial Services (TFS), and Close Brothers.
• Driving delivery governance, milestone tracking, risk mitigation, release planning, and executive reporting across business and technology teams.
• Coordinating cross-functional teams comprising Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, QA, and Operations teams.
• Successfully delivered multiple lender migration programs while ensuring compliance with business, audit, and governance requirements.
• Managed delivery across 8+ OEM and lender initiatives while maintaining alignment to schedule, scope, and stakeholder expectations.
• Supported 6+ lender/funder integrations and migrations including cutover planning, parallel runs, and production transition activities.
• Established proactive risk and dependency management processes, improving release predictability and reducing delivery risks.
• Partnered with senior stakeholders to define delivery roadmaps, implementation approaches, and strategic priorities.

• Led global technology delivery programs across UK, US, and International markets, successfully delivering multiple strategic initiatives annually.
• Managed cross-functional teams of 15–30 members comprising Product Owners, Architects, Developers, Test Engineers, and Business Stakeholders.
• Directed project planning, execution, governance, reporting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Established governance mechanisms and executive reporting processes to improve project visibility and decision-making.
• Led Agile transformation initiatives, supporting teams transitioning from traditional delivery models to Agile frameworks.
• Managed resource allocation, capacity planning, forecasting, sprint execution, and release coordination across multiple delivery streams.
• Facilitated Scrum of Scrums and cross-functional governance forums to manage dependencies and delivery risks.
• Consistently maintained sprint velocity above 85% across multiple project portfolios.
• Delivered an average of six projects annually while ensuring adherence to timelines, scope, budget, and quality expectations.
• Led BAU operations and project delivery activities through ServiceNow, aligning technology solutions with business goals.
• Collaborated with global delivery teams during UK PI Planning workshops to strengthen alignment and execution.
• Mentored Scrum Masters, Project Managers, and delivery teams, supporting professional development and Agile maturity.

Major Achievements

• Successfully led AZ.com migration from Digitas platform to Adobe Experience Manager involving 82 global websites.
• Delivered Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Salesforce Data Cloud implementations across 23 global markets.
• Received multiple appreciation awards for delivery excellence and project leadership.

• Managed global content migration and digital transformation projects for Philips Healthcare, Philips Lighting, and AT&T.
• Led teams of over 40 members delivering projects across 70+ locales.
• Coordinated offshore and onsite teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Drove Lean initiatives that improved operational efficiency and delivery consistency.
• Led migration programs from Eindhoven to Chennai with minimal business disruption.
• Implemented process improvement initiatives that enhanced productivity and quality performance.
• Supported organizational change initiatives, stakeholder communications, and transition planning.

• Delivered digital content solutions for diverse business domains.
• Collaborated with marketing and development teams to create customer-focused content strategies.
• Strengthened content quality through editing, governance, and quality review processes.

• Supported Kindle, Turing, and Nell content publishing programs. Edited and proofread written pieces before publication, maintaining high-quality standards.
• Crafted and edited blog posts, articles, and web content, significantly increasing web traffic.
• Applied strong writing, editing and proofreading abilities to each assignment to produce best possible content.
• Contributed to social media strategy, creating posts that enhanced audience interaction.
• Organised work within Content Management System and always submitted work within agreed deadlines.