Bharat Suryawanshi
Senior Project Manager
Mumbai,MH
Summary
Senior Project Manager leading 2–3 programs at a time across banking, wealth, mortgage, and workflow automation programs. Drives PI Planning, governance, and executive alignment while managing budgets, RAID, and 8–15 cross-functional global team members. Strengthens delivery predictability through Agile coaching, regulatory coordination, and KPI reporting.
Overview
3
3
Languages
9
9
Certifications
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Project and Program Manager ( SAFe Transformation Lead )
Capgemini India
03.2022 - Current
- Managed a portfolio of 4+ concurrent strategic programs across Mortgage, Wealth Management, Retail Banking, and Workflow Automation, delivering complex business and technology transformation initiatives.
- Directed end-to-end program delivery using SAFe Agile and traditional project management frameworks, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, budgets, and regulatory requirements.
- Drove enterprise-wide Agile transformation and SAFe adoption, coaching leadership, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and delivery teams to improve organizational agility and delivery outcomes.
- Facilitated PI Planning, ART coordination, governance forums, and executive steering committees, ensuring effective stakeholder alignment and decision-making.
- Partnered with Data Governance, Information Security, Privacy, Risk, Compliance, and Audit teams to embed governance and regulatory controls across programs.
- Established robust portfolio governance, KPI reporting, RAID management, and performance tracking frameworks to improve transparency and delivery predictability.
- Managed multimillion-dollar budgets, resource planning, vendor relationships, and capacity management across cross-functional global teams.
- Collaborated with senior executives and business stakeholders to define strategic roadmaps, prioritize investments, and drive value realization.
- Built and mentored high-performing Agile teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.
Supplier Manager
HERE Solutions India Pvt ltd
01.2019 - 02.2022
- Oversaw supplier IT onboarding, including secure network connectivity, system integration, tool provisioning, and access management in compliance with IT security standards.
- Coordinated supplier IT requirements and delivered work using Agile (Kanban & Scrum), ensuring timely execution of onboarding, enhancements, and operational requests.
- Monitored supplier KPIs, SLAs, and service performance, driving continuous improvement through governance reviews and corrective actions.
- Directed supplier governance by managing risks, escalations, compliance requirements, and quality audits to ensure service excellence.
- Supported sourcing activities, RFPs, contract management, and supplier commercial governance, including monthly invoice validation and budget tracking.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, procurement, business stakeholders, and suppliers to deliver IT services aligned with business objectives.
Product Owner ( Tecnical Co-ordinator)
HERE Solutions India Pvt ltd
08.2014 - 12.2018
Project Co-ordinator
Nokia Location & Commerce
06.2009 - 07.2014
Associate Executive
Genesys International Corp LTD
08.2007 - 05.2009
Education
BSc - Physics
North Maharashtra University
India01-2004
Skills
Agile & Scrum Methodologies
Jira
Confluence
Azure DevOps
Trello
Generative AI ( Copilot, Gitlab, Claude)
Stakeholder and communication management
Risk and Change Management
Budget & Resource Management
Project & Product Management
Release and Delivery Management
Portfolio governance
Executive steering committees
RAID management
Agile coaching
PI planning
PMP certification
SAFe Program Consultant certification
Clarity PPM
Jira Align
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 40 staff members.
- Collaborated with team of 26 in the development of Letter Digitization and Simplification Project under Mortgages
- Achieved 40% efficiency through effective through workflow automation and saved Project cost
- Achieved 100% Agile Transformation across 12 Teams at portfolio level and delivered value on time to the market for client
- Trained 350+ team members on Agile across the orgnization through multiple workshops
Certification
PMP PMI: Certified Project management Professional
Timeline
Project and Program Manager ( SAFe Transformation Lead )
Capgemini India
03.2022 - Current
Supplier Manager
HERE Solutions India Pvt ltd
01.2019 - 02.2022
Product Owner ( Tecnical Co-ordinator)
HERE Solutions India Pvt ltd
08.2014 - 12.2018
Project Co-ordinator
Nokia Location & Commerce
06.2009 - 07.2014
Associate Executive
Genesys International Corp LTD
08.2007 - 05.2009
BSc - Physics
North Maharashtra University
Courses
- 03/2025 – 04/2025 Adobe Workfront Developer - Adobe
- 09/2024 – 02/2025 Google Cybersecurity Professional - Coursera
- 03/2024 – 06/2024 Leadership Skills by IIM Ahamdabad - Coursera
- 10/2023 – 11/2023 AWS Cloud Practioner - Amazon
Awards
2022 Customer Delight Award - Capgemini, 2019 GCO Business Agility - HERE Solutions, 2012 Golden Impulse Award - Nokia Location & Commerce, 2010 Special Achievement Award - NAVTEQ, 2010 Trailblazer - Nokia Location & Commerce