ARCHANA SUBRAMANIAN
Chennai,India
Summary
Accomplished Program manager offering expertise in Project lifecycle, budgeting, costing, resource management, roadmap development. Proficient in risk mitigation, stakeholder engagement, and agile methodologies including Scrum and ART. Skilled in utilising tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and GitHub to enhance project delivery and support. Experienced in diverse domains including banking, casino gaming, online poker, platform security, and blockchain and AI transformation oversight. Advocates for diversity and inclusion while excelling in programme performance monitoring and processes oriented delivery. Committed to driving successful project outcomes through effective leadership and strategic planning.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2023
2023
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Associate General Manager, Sr. Project Manager
HCL Tech
02.2025 - 07.2025
- Service Delivery | Resource Costing | Project Costing and Scoping | Team Management | Program Alignment Manager | Release Trail | Resource Estimation | Process Restructuring | API Security | Release Plan
- Drove key partnerships for wider market reach and increased revenue opportunities.
- Developed supplier relationships, securing better terms for procurement.
- Ensured regulatory compliance protecting company from potential legal issues.
- Facilitated change management initiatives, fostering adaptability within the organisation.
- Vetted potential hires aligning talent acquisition with company values and needs.
- Implemented staff training programmes to boost skill levels and productivity.
- Handled negotiations with outside vendors and service agencies to meet group needs.
VP, Project Manager, CB Payment Platform
JP Morgan & Chase
04.2023 - 12.2024
- Program Management | Project Delivery | Release Trail | Resource Estimation | Process Restructuring | API Security | Release Plan | Project Scoping and Costing
- CB Digital Payment Platform cares to around 11 external facing Apps, with a user base of nearly 16k and implemented on a microservice micro-frontend architecture.
- As part of the security track for the CB Digital Platform, we implemented robust security controls, initially starting from a federated security model and migrating to the strategic authenticating mechanism.
- Program Head for Seal Migration, Data Migration, Authentication and Security Migration effort for the tech team
- I was also involved in coordinating Penetration testing for the external facing website for external partners as part of the Digital Commercial Banking product developed in the CB space.
- Lead and tracked the security hardening process as part of the product reliability framework to improve the API security of the apps and improved security posture.
- I also lead the implementation of improvements to the process, practice and people which improved our overall security posture, which included Project Plans, WBSs, Resource Management, Resource Estimation, Release Trails and QE.
- As a part of process restructuring using the Agile framework, involved putting in place a robust QE process, adherence to strict timelines and improved tracking using JIRA.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams for streamlined workflow processes.
- Maintained agile, responsible organisation with sustained revenue growth by monitoring industry forecasts, honing budgets and adjusting marketing strategies.
- Identified and resolved operational issues impacting productivity, performance or profitability.
- Directed day-to-day work of 150 employees and motivated teams to exceed objectives.
- Integrated new technologies into existing systems for improved functionality.
- Implemented quality control measures, ensured adherence to standards.
- Managed budgets diligently, controlled unnecessary expenditure on projects.
Project Manager
Block Gemini
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Project Kick-off | Budgeting & Costing | Resource Estimation & Allocation | Project Planning & Roadmap | Waterfall | Agile | Crypto Currency
- Handling multiple project kick-offs with the Business development team.
- Creating POVs, BRDs, Project Scope, deliverables and project consumption documents for stakeholders.
- In charge of Project planning, budgeting, resource estimation, development scheduling, DevOps scheduling and Test planning.
- Being an old school start-up, working on process re-structuring and alignment for all the parallels (HR, Projects, Business Development) in the organization.
- Ensured effective resource allocation with meticulous project scheduling.
- Developed comprehensive project plans for successful execution and delivery.
- Identified risks, implemented mitigation strategies for secure project outcomes.
- Guided the development of project objectives, established clear performance expectations.
- Managed budgets diligently, controlled unnecessary expenditure on projects.
- Maintained excellent market and trend awareness to meet customer demand.
Project Delivery Manager
Uptick (India) Labs/ BK Software [Previously part of Block Gemini]
04.2020 - 08.2022
- Project Planning & Roadmap | Resource Allocation | Delivery Plan & Schedule | Agile JIRA | Scrum Methodologies | Online Poker
- As a PM, I spearheaded sprint reviews, retrospect, internal demos/ code walkthroughs, training for developers on process and handholding the team have been my keen focus in this role.
- I have earned accolades for conceptualizing process for my current poker development team (start-up) and creating a product roadmap implementing Agile methodologies. In addition, I have also managed end to end releases with the DevOps and QA teams, to release our game to production and further for client testing.
- I joined Block Gemini in April 2020 as a Sr. Business Analyst. The poker development team got acquired by Uptick Labs and further I built myself into the role of a Project Manager.
- Designed and implemented risk management strategies for successful project completion.
- Ensured compliance with industry regulations during all stages of the projects.
- Controlled resources by department or project and tracked use in JIRA.
Sr. Business Analyst [Product Management]
Hashedin Technologies
08.2019 - 04.2020
- Product Scoping | Product Designing | Scrum Master | Agile JIRA | Scrum Methodologies
- I functioned as a product analyst to design B2C accounts likes Logistics, and Auto Manufacture.
- Coordinated and executed external and internal projects primarily based on Cloud Migration, Dockers, Containers, using product like AWS, Azure, K8s.
- Evaluated business requirements to formulate effective strategies.
- Developed and implemented strategic business plan, enhancing company's market position.
- Conducted SWOT analysis for better understanding of current business landscape.
Business Analyst [Product Management]
Scientific Games Pvt Ltd [Bally Technologies]
04.2017 - 07.2019
- Product Designing | Product Scope | Product Backlog | Product Enhancement | Scrum | Agile JIRA | User Stories | Traceability Matrix | Casino Gaming
- Product development/ Project coordination for Sports Betting kiosk in Lottery, R&D team
- Defined the Gaming scope, overall direction, competitor impact, prototypes, derive user stories, use-cases & detailed specs for designing & enhancing products for the European Casino market.
- Managed then B2B casino system OCM for GLB casino group in France.
- Performed quality assurance tests to ensure product reliability and efficiency before deployment.
- Ensured accurate technical and functional documentation of all business requirements, aiding seamless project flow .
Quality Engineer
Scientific Games Pvt Ltd [Bally Technologies]
04.2014 - 04.2017
- Manual Testing | Scrum | Agile JIRA | User Stories | Casino Gaming | MS SQL
- Quality testing for Casino development release
- Sanity and Regression Tester
Functional Consultant
Glosap Systems Pvt Ltd
12.2012 - 03.2014
- Product Lifecycle Management | SAP B1 | MS SQL
Functional Consultant
Mukesh Infoserve Pvt Ltd
05.2012 - 12.2012
- Process Mapping | Workflow redesigning | Product & Process Training | SAP B1 | MS SQL
Business Analyst
Altrion Technologies Pvt Ltd
02.2008 - 10.2008
- Process Mapping | Workflow redesigning | Tech Design creation | User stories |SAP B1 | MS SQL
SAP Intern for SAP 6.0 implementation at The Hindu
Tata Consultancy Services [MBA Internship]
08.2006 - 10.2006
- Process Mapping | Workflow redesigning | Tech Design creation | User stories |SAP B1 | MS SQL
Education
Executive Management - General Management
2022 - 01.2023
MBA - Information Technology
BSc (Bachelor of Sciences) - Information Technology
Skills
- Project Management Project Roadmap Resource planning and estimation Project budgeting and Costing Project Delivery and Support
- Risk Management Escalation Management Stakeholder Management
- Agile Techniques Scrum Methodologies Product Development Waterfall
- JIRA Confluence GitHub Jenkins WBS Monday SAP
- Business Reporting Stakeholder Reporting Development, DevOps, QE team Management Project Kick-off Project Sign-off Traceability Matrix
- Banking Platform Security Casino Gaming Online Poker ERP
- Digital transformation oversight
- Diversity and inclusion advocacy
- Procurement process knowledge
- Programme performance monitoring
- Project lifecycle understanding
Languages
Tamil
Native
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
English
Proficient (C2)
Marathi
Fluent
Affiliations
- Pottery, Reading, Driving
Accomplishments
While at Uptick Labs (BlockGemini), I had to fill in the shoes of Project Manager in the absence of one, while i had joined as a Scrum master. My implementation of Agile processes to record progress and map resource untilization, along with the integration of JIRA and confluence to track architectural and project cost based on sprint cycles, earned my a promotion with 6 months as a Technical Project Manager.
My current work at HCL tech, as program lead for automating the Resource management and augmentaion by migrating it from legacy excels to centralised web networks and generating Power BI reports for the leadership and team realignment strategies within 5 months of joining the organization has earned me accolades and
insight into the various possiblitites of automation and AI.
Timeline
Associate General Manager, Sr. Project Manager - HCL Tech
02.2025 - 07.2025
VP, Project Manager, CB Payment Platform - JP Morgan & Chase
04.2023 - 12.2024
Project Manager - Block Gemini
08.2022 - 11.2022
Project Delivery Manager - Uptick (India) Labs/ BK Software [Previously part of Block Gemini]
04.2020 - 08.2022
Sr. Business Analyst [Product Management] - Hashedin Technologies
08.2019 - 04.2020
Business Analyst [Product Management] - Scientific Games Pvt Ltd [Bally Technologies]
04.2017 - 07.2019
Quality Engineer - Scientific Games Pvt Ltd [Bally Technologies]
04.2014 - 04.2017
Functional Consultant - Glosap Systems Pvt Ltd
12.2012 - 03.2014
Functional Consultant - Mukesh Infoserve Pvt Ltd
05.2012 - 12.2012
Business Analyst - Altrion Technologies Pvt Ltd
02.2008 - 10.2008
SAP Intern for SAP 6.0 implementation at The Hindu - Tata Consultancy Services [MBA Internship]
08.2006 - 10.2006
International Institute of Information Technology - MBA, Information Technology
SIES, Mumbai University - BSc (Bachelor of Sciences), Information Technology
IIM – Bangalore - Executive Management, General Management
2022 - 01.2023
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