Darshan Karwa
Senior Consultant- Technology & Transformation
Mumbai
Summary
Project Manager with 8+ years of experience in delivering innovative solutions across Consulting, IT, e-Commerce, and BFSI industries. Proven expertise in project planning and scheduling, program governance, status reporting, resource allocation, risk and issue management, budget tracking, cost control and cross-functional team collaboration. Skilled in stakeholder communication and management, fit-gap analysis, business analysis, requirements gathering, Agile project management, process improvement and executive-level presentations. Consistently delivers scalable, efficient and future-ready technology solutions across diverse industries and geographies.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Senior Consultant
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
11.2023 - Current
- Working as a Project Manager for implementation of Digital Loan Origination System (LOS) at a leading NBFC.
- Developed a detailed project plan, including timelines, milestones and resource allocation.
- Communicate project progress, risks and outcomes effectively with all stakeholders.
- Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring their requirements are understood and incorporated.
- Lead cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment and collaboration.
- Conducted As-is Process and Gap Analysis, identifying risks and driving process improvements.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews.
- Assigned tasks, monitor team performance and provide guidance and mentorship.
- Prepared Status reports, dashboards and executive summaries to present the overall project status.
- Collaborate with vendors and external partners to meet project objectives.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
Assistant Manager
KPMG India Services LLP
02.2023 - 08.2023
- Worked as a Project Manager on Digital Transformation Project for a leading NBFC.
- Developed a detailed project plan to track the progress.
- Monitor issues, implement corrective actions, and escalate when necessary.
- Lead cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment and collaboration.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews.
- Track project progress against key performance indicators (KPIs) and milestones.
- Prepared Status reports, dashboards and executive summaries to present the overall project status.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
Consultant
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd (Offices of USI)
03.2021 - 02.2023
- Worked as a PMO on Digital Transformation Projects for US Clients.
- Gathered and analyzed requirements in collaboration with business stakeholders, mapped them to respective objects and workstreams and ensured alignment with project objectives
- Coordinated daily between on-site and offshore teams across various areas to ensure seamless collaboration and project progress.
- Identified enhancements required in alignment with the scope catalog to ensure project objectives were met.
- Facilitated daily stand-up meetings, grooming sessions, sprint planning calls, API discussions, and DEV/QA review meetings to ensure effective communication and progress across teams.
- Highlighted and tracked risks and red-flag items, ensuring timely communication and resolution with the client.
Manager
Kotak Mahindra Bank
10.2017 - 02.2021
- Deployed as a Business Analyst at Kotak Mahindra Bank while on the payroll of Winsoft Technologies from October 2017 to October 2019.
- Worked as Manager in the Business Solutions Group on Kotak Mahindra Bank payroll from October 2019 to February 2021.
- Worked on multiple products for the Kotak Cherry Investment platform, including Mutual Funds, NPS, Direct Equity, FD, RD and Savings Account journeys.
- Conducted business process mapping, gap analysis and requirements gathering for designing and implementing solutions.
- Managed product backlog, created user stories and prioritized sprint items.
- Experienced in writing BRDs, FRDs and User Manual.
- Collaborated with financial entities such as NSDL, CDSL and CKYC.
- Coordinated with the Bank IT team, Compliance, Risk and Operations teams for various activities.
- Led daily stand-up meetings, grooming sessions, sprint planning calls, API discussions and DEV/QA review meetings.
- Prepared and tracked the entire project plan, created weekly status decks for the leadership team.
- Interacted with multiple development vendors to explain business requirements, shared BRDs and verified FRDs to obtain sign-off.
Analyst
Pepperfry.com
07.2016 - 10.2017
- Worked as a Quality Analyst on e-Commerce website and Mobile App.
- Conducted business process mapping, gap analysis and requirements gathering for designing and implementing solutions.
- Managed product backlog, created user stories and prioritized sprint items.
- Created user stories for respective squads and led grooming sessions.
- Identified enhancements required in alignment with the scope catalog.
- Prepared test cases, test scenarios, test plans and executed on web/mobile browsers and mobile apps.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
Sipna College of Engineering
Amravati, India 04.2001 -
Skills
PMO
Agile Project Management
Digital Transformation
Business Analysis
Team Management
Vendor Coordination
SDLC
Process Improvement and optimization
Project planning and scheduling
Budget tracking
Cost control
Status reporting and progress monitoring
UAT
Tools & Technologies: Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, Mantis, Asana, Zoho CRM, Core Banking system Finacle, MS Visio, Microsoft office, Fullstory, Azure DevOps & SQL
Certification
Certified Business Analysis Professional
Timeline
Senior Consultant
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
11.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager
KPMG India Services LLP
02.2023 - 08.2023
Consultant
Deloitte Consulting India Pvt Ltd (Offices of USI)
03.2021 - 02.2023
Manager
Kotak Mahindra Bank
10.2017 - 02.2021
Analyst
Pepperfry.com
07.2016 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
Sipna College of Engineering
04.2001 -