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Elamangai B

Elamangai B

Senior Vice President - IT Project & Program management Lead
Chennai

Summary

Accomplished PMP Certified IT Program & Portfolio Management Leader with over 22 years of global experience in delivering large-scale technology initiatives across banking, financial services, and manufacturing industries. Specializes in IT infrastructure programs, data center transformations, cloud enablement, platform decommissioning, and technology migration initiatives worth multi-million-dollars.


Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, managing complex stakeholder environments, and aligning IT strategies with evolving business priorities. Deep expertise in project delivery, stakeholder management, risk management, regulatory compliance, vendor governance, and financial oversight, including budget control, cost optimization, and ROI analysis.


PMP-certified professional known for delivering critical programs with a strategic mindset, process-driven execution, and a consistent track record of exceeding performance targets in dynamic, deadline-driven environments.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications

Work History

Senior Vice President

Citi Corp Services
05.2023 - Current
  • Managed the team of the Technical Project & Program Managers (TPM) overseeing the multiple portfolios like Safety & Soundness, Cards and Alternative Investments successfully delivering projects valued at over $20Mn
  • Driving cross-functional alignment and ensuring strategic outcomes of new application roll outs & enhancements.
  • Leading the enterprise-wide TIBCO Exit Program and Public Cloud Enablement for Data center, orchestrating cross-business collaboration to modernize integration platforms and accelerate cloud adoption.”
  • Developed measurement tools, dashboards, and reports to track metrics on adoption and effectiveness of initiatives.
  • Restructured departments for increased efficiency, optimizing resource allocation and improving communication between teams.

Vice President

Citi corp services
08.2019 - 05.2023
  • Lead for infrastructure build-outs of Data & analytics portfolio for Global consumer business.
  • Managed delivered Wealth workflow automation programs using PEGA
  • Managed End to end infrastructure readiness program for Divestiture & acquisition initiatives for multiple regions globally.
  • Successfully delivered strategic programs like Sun to Linux migration, virtualization and integrations
  • Global fraud app tool roll out for multiple markets globally
  • Solace infrastructure setup and roll outs globally across all regional Data centers
  • Resiliency setup programs for critical applications for India, Taiwan and China
  • Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
  • Managed financial planning and budgeting processes

Assistant Vice President

Citi corp services
04.2017 - 08.2019
  • Implement IT Infrastructure programs to improve IT ROI, time-to-market application releases, and data protection.
  • Managed multiple Infrastructure Projects simultaneously keeping Project Stakeholders informed of project milestones and progress via various internal tools, reports, and periodic status meetings
  • Carried out platform upgrades, middleware, Acquisition, Data warehouse programs, Resiliency, Regulatory & key strategic initiatives
  • Completed CTI PPM leadership development program
  • Volunteer and organizer of Project Management Awareness week sessions
  • Certified internal auditor ISO 9001
  • Received many awards and recognition for managing critical projects

Sr. Program Manager

Citicorp services - as consultant (Optimum and Dell International services)
06.2015 - 04.2017
  • Manage execution of key program and projects in Global Consumer group for Citi Corp services
  • Mentor and train new project managers of PPM community
  • Peer reviewer for Quality assurance to ensure 100% process compliance of Project management office
  • SME for GCB project financial process

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

IBM India Ltd
11.2014 - 05.2015

Manage end to end planning and execution of IT infrastructure project for Health Net account

Process Improvement Lead / Project Manager

Nokia India Pvt Ltd
04.2007 - 11.2014

Global projects

  • Epimetheus - Repair and refurbish device handling for china and Korea Care.
  • Care Swap Plant for Turkey
  • North America Logistics center setup (NALC)
  • SAP R/3 Renewal Program for Care warehouse in APAC
  • NOL / CCE Upgrade Release 18.0 for Care material management
  • E2E Issue Escalation program for global Care operations
  • Execute e-Auction events for all categories in ARIBA sourcing - Cost saving projects
  • Stakeholder and supplier training for all types of events
  • Tool setup and event administration
  • Event analysis, summary and report results

o Material planning and Procurement for New product Builds for all factory

o Manage License procurement and Inventory at all factories for Windows products.

o Drive Continuous Improvement through Project management coaching and Kaizen initiatives

o Develop and maintain Reports for KPI's using Qlikview application

Green Field and New projects for Chennai factory:

  • End to End New Product Production line and material handling setup implementation
  • Capacity planning for 8 new products
  • Engine Module setup in Chennai factory to export to other factories
  • Lean ATO cell design and implementation for low volume production orders
  • Engine Export packaging and shipping consumables optimization Project - Consumables cost reduction by 50% and productivity improvement : Won NOKIA CHENNAI INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE AWARD
  • Process improvement by failures & scrap reduction - Cost savings of 81 K Euro / year on baseline products and 120 K Euro / year on New Products

Manufacturing Engineer

M/s. NCR Corporation India Pvt Limited
06.2004 - 04.2007

New product & Process development activities for ATM & Cash Dispenser Modules

  • Capacity improvement projects
  • Business Case, Project approval & Planning the project execution
  • Line Design & Vendor Finalization
  • Installation of the Manufacturing facility setup
  • Mock up Trials & Deployment to Production
  • Line balancing & Capacity Planning

Engineer

TVS Electronics Limited
07.2002 - 06.2004

New product & Process development activities

  • Expertise in Process development - Developed a New Automated Tester for Printers
  • Introduce Poka-yoke systems, reduce process scrap - yield improvement.
  • Reduce product testing time - productivity improvements.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration -

Annamalai University
Chidambaram, India
07.2005 - 07.2006

Bachelor of Electrical & Electronics Engineering -

College of Engineering - Guindy; Anna University
Chennai
06.1998 - 05.2002

Secondary School Leaving Certificate -

St. Patrick’s Matric Higher Sec. School
Puducherry, India
06.1996 - 05.1998

Secondary School Leaving Certificate -

Immaculate Heart of Mary’s Girls’ Hr. Sec. School
Puducherry, India
06.1986 - 05.1996

Skills

    Comprehensive budgeting skills

    Strategic program leadership & Execution

    Goal-oriented planning

    Operational efficiency enhancement

    Effective stakeholder engagement

    Collaborative teamwork across functions

    Performance metric tracking

    Problem-solving expertise

    Effective troubleshooting skills

    Process optimization & task prioritization

Accomplishments

  • Citi Gratitude Platinum award by Tech partners of Investments portfolio for effective partnership in delivering strategic roll outs in 2024
  • Won Citi Lean - innovation award for value stream mapping of standardizing to global Financial process for PMO in 2017
  • Awarded with many gratitude award of difference categories every year (Gold, Silver, bronze & applause) by the stake holders for efficient project deliveries
  • Received gold star award in Feb 2015 with client appreciation
  • Winner of NOKIA innovation and excellence award in 2010
  • Awarded multiple times for best 6 sigma and Lean /Kaizen productivity initiatives in NOKIA & NCR corporation
  • Best performer of the year in TVSE amongst the Graduate engineer Trainees in 2003

Career journey ... A Glimpse

  • Citi Corp Services Pvt Ltd

Senior Vice President: May 2023 – Till   date

Vice President: Aug 2020 – May 2023

Assistant Vice President: Apr 2017 – Aug 2020

  • Dell Internation Systems (Citi Corp Client)

Program Manager: Apr 2016 – Mar 2017

  • Optimum consultants (Citi Corp Client)

Program Manager: Jun 2015 – Mar 2016

  • IBM India Ltd: IT Infrastructure Project Manager

Nov 2014 – May 2015

  • NOKIA India Pvt. Ltd

Project Manager & Process Improvement Lead: Apr 2007 – Nov 2014

  • NCR Corporation India Pvt. Ltd

Engineer – Manufacturing Engineering: Jun 2004 – Apr 2007

  • TVS Electronics Ltd

Engineer: Jul 2002 – Jun   2004

Certification

PMP - Project Management Professional

Timeline

Senior Vice President

Citi Corp Services
05.2023 - Current

Vice President

Citi corp services
08.2019 - 05.2023

Assistant Vice President

Citi corp services
04.2017 - 08.2019

Sr. Program Manager

Citicorp services - as consultant (Optimum and Dell International services)
06.2015 - 04.2017

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

IBM India Ltd
11.2014 - 05.2015

Process Improvement Lead / Project Manager

Nokia India Pvt Ltd
04.2007 - 11.2014

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration -

Annamalai University
07.2005 - 07.2006

Manufacturing Engineer

M/s. NCR Corporation India Pvt Limited
06.2004 - 04.2007

Engineer

TVS Electronics Limited
07.2002 - 06.2004

Bachelor of Electrical & Electronics Engineering -

College of Engineering - Guindy; Anna University
06.1998 - 05.2002

Secondary School Leaving Certificate -

St. Patrick’s Matric Higher Sec. School
06.1996 - 05.1998

Secondary School Leaving Certificate -

Immaculate Heart of Mary’s Girls’ Hr. Sec. School
06.1986 - 05.1996
Elamangai BSenior Vice President - IT Project & Program management Lead