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Keerthi Pai

Bengaluru

Summary

Service Management Professional with 4+ years of experience in Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management. Skilled in leading CAB meetings, managing high-risk changes, and ensuring ITIL compliance. Proven expertise in process optimization, gap analysis, SLA management, and improving KPIs. Strong background in guiding change requestors, streamlining release processes, and driving continuous improvements while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business goals.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Service Management Analyst

Cognizant
02.2021 - 04.2025
  • Promoted and supported Service Management processes across Incident, Problem, Change, Knowledge, and Service Request Management.
  • Produced standard metrics and reports for Global IT teams and managed recurring and ad-hoc reporting for the IT Leadership team.
  • Hosted CAB meetings, approved high-risk Change Requests via ServiceNow, and conducted quality audits to ensure data integrity.
  • Led Problem RCA calls, hosted governance meetings, and continuously improved KPIs for Problem and Change Management.
  • Performed gap analysis and identified improvement opportunities in detection, monitoring, service levels, and recurring events.
  • Managed the investigation of failed/unauthorized changes and major incidents, providing analysis for improvements.
  • Worked with IT teams to manage service levels, ensuring swift corrective actions and SLA compliance.

Change Management:

  • Managed daily operations and analytics of the change management process, ensuring ITIL compliance.
  • Guided change requestors through the process and assessed change requests based on risk, implementation, and business impact.
  • Organized and chaired CAB meetings, ensuring timely approvals and stakeholder collaboration.
  • Led change management efforts through planning, process optimization, and communication with stakeholders.
  • Developed SOPs and provided training to enhance change management knowledge across teams.
  • Audited over 1500+ change requests for performance analysis, ensuring compliance with client requirements and industry standards.

Release Management:

  • Took over and streamlined the release management process, organizing meetings across platforms, and prepared release notes.
  • Supervised the release process, showing improved release planning and ensuring the successful implementation of release components.
  • Managed the end-to-end release process from planning to deployment across multiple environments.
  • Communicated regularly with business analysts, project managers, and developers to align release activities with business objectives.
  • Tracked tasks, timelines, and requirements while addressing any issues that arose during the project lifecycle.
  • Led go-live activities to ensure smooth software deployment and provided post-deployment reports to stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor of Science -

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College
Udupi
11.2020

Skills

  • Knowledge of ITIL Best Practices
  • Regulatory Compliance Management
  • Change Management Governance
  • Performance Metrics & Reporting
  • Change Advisory Board (CAB) Coordination
  • Release Planning & Coordination
  • Process Optimization & Standardization
  • Documentation & Standard Operating Procedures
  • Stakeholder Communication & Management
  • Training & Knowledge Transfer
  • Incident & Problem Management Integration

Certification

  • ITIL 4 Foundation: Elite (Simplilearn)
  • ITIL Foundation Level, Service Management, (Udemy)

Timeline

Service Management Analyst

Cognizant
02.2021 - 04.2025
  • ITIL 4 Foundation: Elite (Simplilearn)
  • ITIL Foundation Level, Service Management, (Udemy)

Bachelor of Science -

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College
Keerthi Pai