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Jayalakshmi Kesavan

Bengaluru

Summary

As a Senior Major Incident Manager with strong experience in Service Management, I effectively lead bridges to resolve complex incidents in high-pressure situations. I work closely with stakeholders and vendors, using data to make quick decisions for fast resolution. I also lead post-incident reviews and participate in change and problem management to identify root causes and prevent future issues.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Critical Incident Manager

Betsol
Bengaluru
05.2023 - Current
  • Managed and facilitated major incident bridges, ensuring timely engagement of all relevant teams (technical, operations, and vendor support) to drive rapid incident resolution and minimize business impact.
  • Coordinate with teams and stakeholders to ensure effective communication
  • Conducting the post-incident review calls and handing over the incident to the Problem manager.
  • Conducted Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for high-priority incidents and implemented corrective actions, reducing the frequency of similar issues by 30%.
  • Identify trends and patterns in incidents to proactively address recurring issues and prevent future incidents

Critical Incident Manager

NTT DATA
Bengaluru
05.2022 - 03.2023
  • Led high-priority incident response calls (bridges), ensuring that all stakeholders were aligned on incident status, action items.
  • Ensured that communication to all stakeholders was clear, concise, and sent on time, keeping everyone informed and aligned during the incident lifecycle.
  • Actively participated in Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings to assess and approve changes that could potentially impact critical systems.
  • Led post-incident review (PIR) calls, collaborating with technical teams to identify root causes, document and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Critical Incident Manager

Mindtree Ltd
Bengaluru
10.2021 - 05.2022
  • Coordinate and facilitate major incident manager activities & engage with various support teams by initiating P1 and P2 bridges to restore the services.
  • Worked closely with the Service Desk, technical teams, and vendors to ensure effective communication and rapid resolution during high-impact incidents, minimizing downtime and service disruptions.
  • Analyzing incident data, identify trends and patterns, and develop strategies for preventing future incidents
  • Collaborating with other IT teams to resolve incidents and ensure seamless service delivery
  • Managing relationships with vendors, suppliers, and other external partners to ensure effective incident resolution

Risk Investigator

Amazon Development Centre
Bengaluru
10.2020 - 09.2021
  • Investigate and analyze suspicious activity, potential fraud, and policy violations across multiple Amazon platforms and services
  • Review and moderate content, including product listings, customer reviews, and seller accounts, to ensure compliance with Amazon's policies and guidelines
  • Manage risk and escalate issues to the appropriate teams or stakeholders as necessary
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including customer service, and operations, to ensure alignment and effective risk management
  • Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and maintain high standards of professionalism at all times

Critical Incident Manager

Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru
12.2018 - 09.2020
  • Manage the incident life cycle from start to finish, including communication with stakeholders, tracking progress, and ensuring timely resolution
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to quickly resolve infrastructure issues and restore service
  • Conduct regular Sync calls with CSAM's and other stakeholders to provide updates on ongoing incidents and ensure alignment
  • Monitor incident trends and identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency
  • Ensured timely and clear communication with stakeholders during major incidents by sending regular status updates and incident resolutions, maintaining transparency and managing expectations.

Technical Support Associate

Teleperformance (Intelenet)
Bengaluru
06.2018 - 12.2018
  • Troubleshooting technical problems with hardware and software products
  • Generating and sending regular reports to management regarding technical support operations, including customer satisfaction, ticket resolution time, and product issues

Customer Support Voice

Hinduja Global solutions
Bengaluru
03.2017 - 11.2017
  • Answering customer calls and providing technical assistance to resolve their queries and issues
  • Generating and sending regular reports to management regarding technical support operations, including customer satisfaction, ticket resolution time, and product issues

Education

Bachelors - Computer Science and Engineering

Veltech multitech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering college
Chennai
08.2016

Skills

  • Incident management
  • Root cause analysis
  • Risk assessment
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Trend analysis
  • Change management
  • Post-incident review
  • Teamwork and collaboration

Certification

  • ITIL V4 Certification, NTT DATA - Oct 2022

Timeline

Critical Incident Manager

Betsol
05.2023 - Current

Critical Incident Manager

NTT DATA
05.2022 - 03.2023

Critical Incident Manager

Mindtree Ltd
10.2021 - 05.2022

Risk Investigator

Amazon Development Centre
10.2020 - 09.2021

Critical Incident Manager

Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd
12.2018 - 09.2020

Technical Support Associate

Teleperformance (Intelenet)
06.2018 - 12.2018

Customer Support Voice

Hinduja Global solutions
03.2017 - 11.2017

Bachelors - Computer Science and Engineering

Veltech multitech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering college
Jayalakshmi Kesavan