AVI BUDHIRAJA
Project Manager
Noida
Summary
Certified Project Manager (PMP) with strong experience of 13+ years delivering end-to-end projects using Agile and Scrum methodologies. Proven expertise in project planning, scope and schedule management, budgeting, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery. Skilled in client liaison and cross-functional leadership, driving collaboration across internal teams, vendors, and external stakeholders to meet business and regulatory objectives. Adept at leveraging project management and collaboration tools to track progress, manage dependencies, and provide data-driven insights, while supporting governance, portfolio management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
Project Manager
Genpact
02.2025 - Current
- Supported enterprise PMO operations within an Agile delivery environment, ensuring adherence to governance standards, processes, and reporting frameworks.
- Designed and maintained project cost models, budgets, and financial forecasts, enabling effective cost control and decision-making at the program level.
- Managed end-to-end invoice and purchase order processing, ensuring compliance with financial controls and timely approvals.
- Utilized multiple budgeting and financial tracking tools to monitor actuals vs. forecasts, identify variances, and support leadership reviews.
- Acted as a PMO focal point for Jira and Confluence, driving standardized project tracking, documentation, and knowledge management practices.
- Oversaw capacity planning and coordination for 80+ resources, supporting demand management, utilization tracking, and delivery alignment.
- Governed timesheet monitoring and validation, ensuring accurate effort tracking and alignment with project budgets and billing cycles.
- Owned release governance documentation, including versioning, change logs, and deployment readiness artifacts.
- Produced executive-level PMO reports, including monthly program status reports, Jira dashboards, financial summaries, and Confluence-based management updates to support leadership visibility and decision-making.
Project Manager
Arrise Solutions (India) pvt ltd
11.2022 - 07.2024
- Successfully delivered 90 games to the gaming industry, orchestrated the entire game development process, including art creation, animation, front-end development, back-office tasks, quality assurance, and marketing.
- Developed and executed comprehensive project plans, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and efficient task allocation among team members, while closely monitoring project progress and milestones.
- Facilitating effective communication with stakeholders, including international partners from European and Asian countries, to ensure alignment with project objectives and timely delivery of milestones; utilizing online project planning tools such as Online MPP for task management and project planning, while also providing training to team members on game development processes and procedures.
- Managing technical aspects of projects, executing the use of programming languages like C and C sharp, conducting resource allocation, including hiring through interviews, and creating long-term roadmaps for game development up to 2024.
Functional Expert/Project Manager
Arsenal Info Solutions
08.2022 - 10.2022
- Led a team comprising 8 back-end developers, 3 front-end developers, 2 senior testers, and liaised with 15 stakeholders while spearheaded the delivery of projects under the Eat Right India initiative; achieved successful deployment of 9 projects and facilitated seamless communication with third-party development teams for comprehensive project delivery.
Consultant On-Site Project Manager
FSSAI HQ
01.2017 - 03.2019
- Spearheaded on-site project management for FSSAI HQ, New Delhi, fostered seamless coordination with key stakeholders including Food Business Operators and State Government officials, ensured alignment with project objectives.
- Implemented robust ticket management systems, prioritizing and resolved issues diligently through platforms like Redmine, thereby optimizing workflow flow and enhanced productivity; leveraged technical expertise in database management, including backup, restoration, and troubleshooting, to provide essential support to the technical team and address daily queries and change requests promptly.
- Facilitated effective training sessions on FLRS implementation across various states and resolved data quality queries raised by various state level district level officials of all the states to ensure regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
- Implemented food safety initiatives across multiple states under central government jurisdiction, dedicating six to seven months to each location to ensure comprehensive coverage and adherence to regulatory standards.
IT Trainer / On-Site Project Manager
NISG
10.2015 - 12.2016
- Developed and modified Functional Requirement Documents (FRDs) for the Online Web Application, aligned with stakeholder needs within the Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS) of FSSAI.
- Provided on-site IT training as a representative of NISG, facilitated smooth adoption of FLRS.
- Aligned FLRS processes with FSSAI guidelines, ensured compliance with the provisions of the FSS Act.
- Conducted process reviews to maintain software quality standards, addressed data quality concerns from state and district-level officials; and delivered comprehensive training sessions across multiple states, engaging over 200 officials and 300 stakeholders per session.
IT Coordinator
Danits Technologies
08.2013 - 07.2015
- Managed web development projects administered a team of web developers and template designers to deliver high-quality web solutions.
- Showcased exceptional communication skills, effectively coordinated with clients and leveraged various web technologies to meet their requirements, resulted in commendations from client executives for delivering valuable products and services.
Education
B.Tech. - Computer Science
Kurukshetra University
Haryana01.2013
12th - undefined
Spring Fields Public School
Yamunanagar, Haryana01.2009
10th - undefined
St. Thomas School
Jagadhri, Haryana01.2007
Skills
- Strategy Planning & Management
- Training and Development
- Software Implementation and Transitioning
- Delivery Management
- Resource Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Escalation Management
- Process Improvement
- Technology Roadmap & Development
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Agile and Scrum Methodologies
- Database Administration
- Languages: PHP JavaScript C# Wordpress
- Database: MySQL PostgreSQL API Integration
Accomplishments
- Directed a team in the development and implementation of 17 interconnected projects within the Food Safety domain.
Certification
PMP
Target Location
Delhi NCR
Organizational Projects
- Implementing FLRS (Food Licensing and Registration System), Collaborated with internal teams to address and resolve day-to-day support calls.
- FOSTAC (Food Safety Training and Certification), Implemented FOSTAC program under FSSAI guidelines.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 26th October 1990
Skills
- Strategy Planning & Management
- Training and Development
- Software Implementation and Transitioning
- Delivery Management
- Resource Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Escalation Management
- Process Improvement
- Technology Roadmap & Development
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Agile and Scrum Methodologies
- Database Administration
- Languages: PHP JavaScript C# Wordpress
- Database: MySQL PostgreSQL API Integration
Timeline
Project Manager
Genpact
02.2025 - Current
Project Manager
Arrise Solutions (India) pvt ltd
11.2022 - 07.2024
Functional Expert/Project Manager
Arsenal Info Solutions
08.2022 - 10.2022
Consultant On-Site Project Manager
FSSAI HQ
01.2017 - 03.2019
IT Trainer / On-Site Project Manager
NISG
10.2015 - 12.2016
IT Coordinator
Danits Technologies
08.2013 - 07.2015
12th - undefined
Spring Fields Public School
10th - undefined
St. Thomas School
B.Tech. - Computer Science
Kurukshetra University