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KIRAN MB
Project Manager
Bangalore
Summary
Creative, energetic, and highly motivated Project Manager with over 12 years of work experience. Efficient in working with fast-paced, high-pressure environments. Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
6
6
Languages
Work History
Project Manager
Alstom Transport IS&T
Bangalore
08.2022 - Current
- Assisting the Portfolio Director to coordinate and animate the network of Program Manager and E2E PM
- Support transverse initiatives (cross Regions and Portfolio)
- Track and report on IS&T Project Delivery to IS&T senior managers and Regions
- Prepare and coordinate IS&T Project Delivery governance
- Define, plan and execute the project tracking mechanism for all projects with ongoing maintenance and appropriate controls
- Manage other standard Project Methodology & Support activities: planning management, action plan follow-up, risk management
- Provide support in ways of working for a consistent and efficient way of setting up, manage and steer projects
- Share best practices, align demand management methodology and streamline communication towards Regions and Businesses on demand and roadmap follow up
- Interacting on a regular basis with multiple stakeholders
- Covering all aspects of Agile Project Management including Agile Transformation, strategy/Planning, risk management, configuration management & change management
- Applying Project Management best practices and supporting various Project Performance team activities
Project Manager
Novo Nordisk India
Bangalore
12.2019 - 05.2022
- Single point of contact and orchestrates the communication flow between Brand Managers and the development team, ensuring all demands are tracked, implemented, and delivered as requested
- Lead preparation and execution meetings with internal customers to understand and analyse requirements, present solutions and agree on the delivery scope
- (Project Kick-Off)
- Developed project management roadmap to define project objectives, timelines and milestones
- Outlined work plans, determining resources and timelines and generated initial budgets for project scope determination
- Develop detailed project plans and monitor progress while managing incoming production requests from assigned global brands and affiliates and responsible for coordinating external advertising agencies and production partners to secure smooth production of assets
- Handling/Managing Dev Team (20+); workload tracking, planning, allocation, and costing
- I.e
- Drive projects within a Fixed budget, scope, and time
- Report project performance to the relevant stakeholders and archive all key project data
- Direct and execute, Standalone websites, HCP portals & Brand portals
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety
- Maintain relationship and coordinate with vendors & external stakeholders
- Orchestrated projects within strict time frames and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders.
Senior Associate Client services
Indegene Private Limited
Bangalore
01.2015 - 11.2019
- Worked with Pharmacy Giants - Pfizer, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, J&J, & Amgen
- Functioned with the world's top pharmaceutical companies on designs and builds for over 1000+ different assets/projects
- Serving as the primary requirement interface to the digital and product teams throughout the project cycle
- Traveled to client office in Brazil to onboard the regional market and regional account manager
- Setting up the processes/working on the RFP for Brazil & LATAM markets
- Roles & Responsibilities:
- Bengali Interacting with the client and understanding project scope, goals, and deliverables
- Participate in proposal kick-off & strategy calls to discuss customer requirements
- Working on pre-sale activities, gathering information for developing a proposal, and preparing the budget for proposals, rebids, and related documents
- Regular interaction with the Project Team and Sales team to resolve queries
- Building and maintaining good relationships with the internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective coordination
- Tracking the status on no
- Of proposals submitted and following up the same
- Working with the project team to plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
- Define project success criteria and share them with involved parties throughout the project life cycle
- Conduct project root analysis and create a recommendation report identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements
- Develop best practices and document the same.
Project Coordinator
Digi Captions India PVT. LTD
Bangalore
07.2014 - 12.2014
- Assigning and setting up work requests for teams to work on current day's tasks and projects
- Interacting with clients regarding project files and finalizing scope
- Interacting with the teams addressing issues and getting it resolved, to make sure the workflow is smooth, and timelines are met with quality
- Decision making on which team inputs are needed on the project files, to make sure to meet the client's deadline and requirements.
Metadata Specialist
Technicolor India
Bangalore
04.2013 - 06.2014
- Creating work instructions for new projects
- Final delivery checks performed on Video files for various clients (SONY/
- Warner Bros/Netflix.)
- Handling client rejections.
Cataloguer, QA specialist
Prime Focus Technologies
Bangalore
09.2011 - 03.2013
- Transcriptionist, Tagging movies & shows for various clients like Star & Sony Network
- Quality Checks
- Content/Synopsis writing for television shows
- Subtitling (Translating from local languages to English)
- Training the new joiners
- Work Allocations & develop and deliver progress & project reports of the team and sharing with the management.
Education
Bachelors - Computer Application
DR C.V Raman University
04.2011 - 05.2014
Skills
Project ManagementResource Management
Client Management
Portfolio Management
Software deployment management
Software Development
Hardware and software installation
Project estimation and bidding
Strategic planning
Budgeting/Bid
Certification
Certified Scrum Master
Software
Timeline
Project Manager
Alstom Transport IS&T
08.2022 - Current
Certified Scrum Master
08-2022
APEx – Academy for Project Management Excellence | Implement Consulting Group Denmark
01-2022
Project Manager
Novo Nordisk India
12.2019 - 05.2022
Senior Associate Client services
Indegene Private Limited
01.2015 - 11.2019
Project Coordinator
Digi Captions India PVT. LTD
07.2014 - 12.2014
Metadata Specialist
Technicolor India
04.2013 - 06.2014
Cataloguer, QA specialist
Prime Focus Technologies
09.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelors - Computer Application
DR C.V Raman University
04.2011 - 05.2014