Ankush Gupta
Noida
Summary
Experienced and Certified Senior Project Manager with over 14+ years of work experience in Network Services and IT Infrastructure, Finance projects and Client Service. Highly motivated professional with core competency in Project Management and extensive experience in leading large complex projects involving cross functional team. Dedicated and enthusiastic professional, a self-learner and proficient at building and maintaining professional relationships.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Project Manager
Luxoft
12.2024 - 11.2025
- Accountable for managing multiple projects (Waterfall & Agile projects as a Project Manager and Scrum Master) -Network/Infra projects (DDoS; IPv6 assessment, IoT projects; Deployment of Printers), Platform Infra project, (EOL tech refresh projects, decommission projects) AIOps projects (Automation, Oracle Java Remediation), Transformation projects (HPUX Ignite solution), Finance project (ERP BW upgrade; Payment platform migration) and Housing hub projects (Set up of new housing hub; Kiosk setup)
- Developed project charter/ PID/ SWB, project plans
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables.
- Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and milestones.
- Allocate resources effectively and manage dependencies.
- Monitor project progress and adjust plans as needed.Act as the primary point of contact between technical teams and business stakeholders.
- Communicate project status, risks, and updates to executives, clients, and team members.
- Gather and translate business requirements into technical specifications.Work closely with engineers, developers, and QA teams to ensure technical feasibility.
- Understand system architecture, software development life cycle (SDLC), and best practices.
- Address technical challenges and facilitate problem-solving.
- Ensure proper documentation of technical processes and decisions.Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Troubleshoot technical issues and roadblocks.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, security, and best practices.Manage project budgets and optimize costs.
- Coordinate with HR and management for hiring and resource allocation.
- Track expenses and ensure alignment with financial goals.
- Customer: Natwest
- Responsibilities:
- Ensure the final deliverables meet quality standards and business needs.
- Work with QA teams to implement testing strategies.
- Oversee deployment and post-launch support.Implement Agile, Scrum, or other project management methodologies.
- Conduct sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
- Ensure continuous improvement in project delivery and team efficiency.
- Technology and Skills:
- Agile Project Management, Leadership Skills, Scrum framework, Team Management
Team Manager
Amazon
Noida
10.2018 - 12.2024
- I worked primarily on Agile projects and Hybrid projects from scratch, from initiation till closure, also played a role of scrum master in between.
- Responsibilities:
- Understanding the internal requirements, allocating budget, identifying resources, facilitating BRS study and driving internal Data Analytics and SAAS projects for businesses.
- Managed multiple high-priority projects simultaneously, effectively balancing resources and ensuring consistent progress across all initiatives.
- Developed comprehensive project plans with clear milestones, ensuring timely completion of tasks and successful project execution.
- Streamlined project management processes by implementing Agile methodologies, leading to increased efficiency and improved collaboration among team members.
- Responsible for managing and tracking all Ansible deployment across accounts and Identifying automation opportunities and getting those implemented.
- Responsible for highlighting problematic areas that need to be worked upon and identifying scope for automation by helping accounts raise a demand and drive them as projects.
- Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
- Responsible for running weekly calls with the Ansible developers based out of Hungary and act as a focal point for all communications between other project managers and the developers by tracking the open pointers and segregating those by priority.
- Responsible for managing and updating all the NCIs, SHC and VA and closure of the deviations.
- Creating project plan, tracking the progress of it, make sure project is going as per project plan, tracking the project, being in release planning, making sure scrum is being followed in the team, setting up cross functional team, hiring and develop the best.
- Technology and Skills:
- Project Manager Workbench, Scrum Master
Assistant Manager
Concentrix, India Private Ltd
11.2013 - 10.2018
- Client – Standard Chartered Bank (APAC)
- SCB Network Obsolescence project where we are migrating all the EOL devices to new devices for MEA and SEA region. Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for this project.
- Maintained compliance with regulatory parameters in complex projects with overlapping policies in case of SAT & SRA
- Facilitated change management initiatives by collaborating with stakeholders to understand business needs and aligning project objectives accordingly.
- Established regular status reporting mechanisms for stakeholders, maintaining transparency and keeping all parties informed of project progress.
- Enhanced client satisfaction by consistently delivering projects on time and within budget through effective resource allocation and prioritization.
- Track resource forecast, utilization, costing, performance and revenue loss.
- Monitor every resource working hours & billability
- Overseeing project controllers/planners which handles entire project lifecycles: This includes project scoping, planning, budgeting, monitoring, tracking, progress reporting, resource management/resource allocation and summary of costs incurred.
Process executive
Infosys
07.2010 - 08.2012
- Project: Telstra & British Telecom (Openreach)
- Got opportunities to work in 2 different projects and below is a summary of my responsibilities were managing Projects, release activities, stakeholder engagement, go-live coordination, progress monitoring, and issue resolution.
- Change & Release Management: Forward release windows plans and cycles across a portfolio, planning and managing all release activities.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitating seamless collaboration between diverse teams and stakeholders. Host CAB meetings for upcoming planned changes.
- Go-live Coordination: Lead and coordinate go-live activities, sending out weekly & monthly status reports to stakeholders.
- Meeting Documentation: Capture minutes of meetings (MOM) discussions and circulate action items to the teams.
- Communication and Change Notification: Communicate key project plans and changes, including requirements, schedule, and scope changes, to the onsite team. Prepare notification emails for planned change activities and notify all stakeholders.
- Project Progress Monitoring and Issue Resolution: Measure and monitor progress to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, while meeting expectations. Manage risks, resolve issues impacting release scope, schedule, and quality.
Education
MBA -
Jammu university
01-2010
Skills
- IT Project Management
- Communication Management
- Vendor Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Finance Management
- Schedule Management
- Data Management
- Flexible and Adaptable
Certification
PMP
Languages
English – Advanced
Hindi – Intermediate
Timeline
Technical Project Manager
Luxoft
12.2024 - 11.2025
Team Manager
Amazon
10.2018 - 12.2024
Assistant Manager
Concentrix, India Private Ltd
11.2013 - 10.2018
Process executive
Infosys
07.2010 - 08.2012
MBA -
Jammu university
Training Courses
- Nov 2025 SDP-053 Scrum Better with Kanban (Vyshnivetskyi, Maksym)
- Apr 2025 Kick-off meeting for Corporate Learning Programs