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BHAVIN VASAVADA

Senior Project Manager
Kolkata
BHAVIN VASAVADA

Summary

Project Management Professional (PMP) with 17 years of experience in IT industry. More than 9 years of experience in implementing Digital Banking implementations across APAC, Africa and Europe. Servant Leader, effective planner, scheduler and able to monitor and control projects to meeting client’s business objective. Talented Senior Project Manager with excellent client oversight and issue resolution talents. Highly effective overseeing multiple tasks and employees at once. Dedicated to detail-oriented leadership and goal-oriented planning.

Overview

17
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
5
Certificates

Work History

WIPRO LTD
Kolkata

Senior Project Manager
04.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Predicative lifecycle and Big Bang implementation of Digital Banking Software for Bandhan Bank, Kolkata having 1.2 million user base digital banking customers.
  • One of the most complex implementation on going in India Subcontinent consisting of more then 70 application integration.
  • Manage Project Governance for the Digital Banking Eco system includes Oracle Banking Digital Experience and 12 surround systems implementations.
  • Create project governance framework for Partners and Vendors
  • Ensure governance plan is implemented throughout the project Monitoring and control the effectiveness of governance plan
  • Work with Bank's PM and business team for overall project planning
  • Setup weekly governance call with bank’s vendors and partners
  • Identify decision making bottleneck and update bank senior management for decision making
  • Based on decision taken implement decision with bank’s vendors Setup weekly governance call with Bandhan Bank senior management and update project progress.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.
  • Provided outstanding service to clients through effective communication and prompt issue resolution to facilitate future business opportunities.
  • Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
  • Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Developed and led multi-disciplinary team to redefine problems and reach solutions based on different perspectives.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders to meet objectives and boost rapport.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.

AFG Group
Douala

Senior Principal Consultant
02.2021 - 04.2022

Job overview

  • Atlantic Financial Group is implementing Oracle Banking Digital Experience (OBDX ) 19.2 for Retail and Corporate Banking implantation for entities based in Cameroon, Comoros, Gabon, Mali ,and Burkina Faso.
  • Concurrently managed AFG entities - Cameroon and Comoros, customization and implementation
  • Implemented Corporate Internet Banking implementation modules -CASA, Loans, TD , Payments , MT940, MT320.
  • Liaised with customers, management, and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
  • Guide team members on effectively carrying out IUT, SIT before releasing system for user acceptance testing
  • Supported clients with business analysis, documentation, and data modeling.
  • Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
  • Prepared presentations to explain revisions, enhancements and process improvements of organization's systems and programs.
  • Manage timeline and achieve milestones as agreed with bank
  • Created monthly forecast templates and resource management allocations for approved projects.
  • Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
  • Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies.
  • Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.

Intesa Sanpaolo Bank

Senior Principal Consultant
05.2020 - 04.2022

Job overview

  • Intesa Sanpaolo Bank is based out of Albania
  • The bank is using Oracle’s flagship product Flexcube Direct Banking 12.2 product for their Corporate services
  • As project manager, Lead a discussion with the bank’s management team on functional change requirements
  • Interact and understand the bank’s customization and service requests
  • Propose software change requirements and share estimates with the IT manager and technical team
  • Based on the bank’s approval of estimation, propose a timeline for customization changes to be made available to the client’s technical team
  • Resolve issues raised in the MoS system

Oracle Financial Services Software Limited
Mumbai

Principal consultant
04.2010 - 04.2022

Job overview

  • Lead project manager for digital bank consulting team , manage full life cycle projects and bids for Europe and Africa customers
  • Diligent project manager offering proven track record of success in leading phased customization and implementation
  • Expert in managing waterfall project methodology and meticulously planning activities
  • Ability to produce high-quality deliverables that meets and exceeds timeline and budget targets
  • Plan and manage million-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains
  • Oracle certified Level 2 project manager
  • Lead more than 10 banking projects for customization and implementation of Digital Banking projects.

Alpha Bank
Athens

Business Analyst
08.2019 - 03.2020

Job overview

  • Alpha Bank Romania is looking for strong customer authentication using entrust for their retail and corporate clients on Oracle Banking Digital experience 17.1
  • Applied honed problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations and goal achievement.
  • Presently bank is using Symantec security solution using hardware token which will be replaced by Entrust software token
  • As project manager following activities are carried out Interact with the client on project progress, handle issues and escalations
  • Discuss project progress internally with team and plan for development activity
  • Agree on functional specification document before initiating project activity with the client and get sign-off
  • Develop a project management plan in consultation with the client and get sign-off to initiate development work
  • Submit Monthly status report and project management workbook to Oracle PMO office
  • Share Project governance document and MPP with the client
  • Submission Resource management & Revenue forecast for the project
  • Approve timesheets for resources for the project
  • Initiate and approve invoices on accomplishing milestones for the project
  • Lead daily development activity review call along with technical project lead
  • Take status update from a technical team member on work assigned
  • Resolve functional issues for the project
  • Create JIRA for the project and discuss with the technical team the progress of the project
  • Check status on daily basis for technical issues, track project status and assign the daily task to team members along with the technical lead
  • Create a unit test plan for manual testing based on Functional specification
  • (Customer programs) ORACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES SOFTWARE Referencing Program –Help Sales and Consulting team in providing Prospect & Media reference willing customers for RFP, Client site visits for a product demo Increase customer retention, satisfaction and advocacy for Digital Banking Implementation
  • Reports to the Customer Programs Director Oracle Financial Services Software
  • As part of the Customer program team, I look after Customer satisfaction activity for OFSS
  • Looking after Relationship
  • OFSS customer program team works closely with Oracle for the global relationship survey, Customer Advisory board
  • Customer feedback drives a closed-loop process from analysis, consultation and action to communicate back to customers

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
05.2006 - 03.2010

Job overview

  • Liaised with clients to identify requirements and delivered presentations & conducted product walkthroughs for the clients
  • Prepared technical & commercial offers, proposals and handled contract, billing related formalities & documentation Identified key, institutional accounts to secure profitable business, customized products as per market trend & clients’ requirements and provided feasible solutions in coordination with the technical team Developed & maintained sound business relations with major clientele, provided quality service delivery, ensuring optimum customer satisfaction

Education

ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL BANGALORE

MBA
05.2004 - 05.2006

University Overview

GPA: 6.13

ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECNOLOGY

Bachelor of Engineering from Computer Engineering
06.1998 - 06.2002

University Overview

GPA: 66.25

Skills

    Client liaison

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Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of 12 vendors in the development of Bandhan Bank Retail Internet Banking project.
  • Supervised team of 20 staff members for AFG Bank

Certification

Wipro 5 Habits Q2 Awards January 2023

Additional Information

  • Ability to build relationship with Vendors, Subcontractors and Senior Management Sound Decision making Skills Objection handling skills Ability to influence others Multi-tasking Detail oriented and articulative

Timeline

Wipro 5 Habits Q2 Awards January 2023

01-2023

Project Management Professional (PMP) by Project Management Institute (January 2023)

01-2023

Senior Project Manager

WIPRO LTD
04.2022 - Current

Senior Principal Consultant

AFG Group
02.2021 - 04.2022

Senior Principal Consultant

Intesa Sanpaolo Bank
05.2020 - 04.2022

Business Analyst

Alpha Bank
08.2019 - 03.2020

Principal consultant

Oracle Financial Services Software Limited
04.2010 - 04.2022

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

05.2006 - 03.2010

ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL BANGALORE

MBA
05.2004 - 05.2006

ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECNOLOGY

Bachelor of Engineering from Computer Engineering
06.1998 - 06.2002
BHAVIN VASAVADASenior Project Manager