Kuldeep Soni
Gurugram
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive & diverse experience of leading large-scale projects, managing diverse teams, and driving overall project success. Display leadership qualities and decision-making abilities that foster team collaboration and efficient problem resolution. Spearheaded initiatives to automate processes & boost efficiency, leveraging strong communication & negotiation skills to manage stakeholder expectations. Adept in Agile methodologies, ensuring timely and budget-compliant project delivery. Proficient in leadership strategies and employee engagement.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Project Manager / Sub-Capability Lead
FIL India Business and Research Services Private Limited
Gurugram
07.2022 - Current
- Spearheaded key projects, enhancing customer satisfaction and driving increased business revenues.
- Led cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment and timely execution.
- Facilitated project governance meetings to communicate progress and resolve concerns.
- Implemented risk management strategies to identify and mitigate potential issues.
- Mentored junior project managers, improving skills and overall team performance.
- Analyzed project outcomes to refine processes and enhance efficiency in future initiatives.
- Managed budgets and resources effectively across various ongoing projects.
Development Manager
RBS Services India Private Limited
Gurgaon
12.2018 - 07.2022
- Managing multiple programs in Financial Domain for NatWest group
- End to end Project Management including development, testing and implementation activities
- Ensuring projects plans are created and executed within budgets and agreed timelines.
- Responsible for project delivery using Agile methodology.
- Engaging with Product Owner to finalize on Product /Sprint Backlog
- Running the Programme Increment (PI) events
- Running Project boards and presenting the project status/risks/delays/finances
- Managing Project Governance and RAID as per the standards
- Managing Project Financials and Resource management
- Vendor Management including Commercial Contract Management
- Developing project work plans and roadmaps for EOL applications
- Quality – Creating and Driving Process, Continuous and Service Improvement Plans
- Managing cross functional teams for solution delivery
Technical Lead/Team Lead
RBS Services India Private Limited
Gurgaon
04.2013 - 11.2018
- Managing end to end project delivery
- Managing team members including Managed Service workers
- Resolving all the issues/blockers faced by the team for delivery as per the agreed sprint scope
- Updating and tracking the progress of sprint scope in Lean Kit board
- Running Sprint Demo calls for showcasing the sprint outcomes to senior management
- Running Sprint Retrospective calls for discussing what went well and what could be improved
- Developing project financials and ensuring minimum deviation to the forecasts
- Managing project resource requirement and arranging approval on resource requests
- Identifying roles and positions and staffing project positions
- Getting approvals on using production data in test environment for all AML applications
- Tracking RAID items, ensuring that project status reporting is accurate
Software Designer
RBS Services India Private Limited
Gurgaon
08.2010 - 03.2013
- Environment architecture and design
- High level app design, detailed module design, coding
- Design/Code reviews
- Quality Gatekeeper for the team
- Development lead activities - development estimation, allocation, planning, scheduling, prioritization, security risk assessments, tracking progress and weekly status reports, TDS/SRS preparation and reviews, Test Specification reviews, Interlocks with Vendors and interfacing applications, implementation planning
- Help teammates with requirement understanding and their detailed designs
- Mentored and trained new team members
- Application support, Disaster Recovery planning and execution
- Define and implement technical standards
- Raising RAID items, ensuring that project status reporting is accurate
Senior Software Development Engineer
Dell International Services Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
03.2008 - 08.2010
- MSS is a WIP tracking application and track products returned to Dell. It has modules to receive returned products, facilitates crediting customers for return, processing of returned products for resale, capturing hazardous returns, creating dynamic workflows, etc to name a few.
- MSS handle returns for AMERICAS and EMEA region and integrate with 8 different return vendor and many retail partner applications, catering to 5 different business models. It has a 3-tier architecture, with a Disaster recovery environment and has 28 upstream/downstream applications.
- High level designs, detailed designs, coding
- Design/Code reviews
- Quality Gatekeeper for the team
- Development lead activities - Development estimation, allocation, planning, scheduling, prioritization, security risk assessments, tracking progress and weekly status reports, TDS/SRS preparation and reviews, Test Specification reviews, Interlocks with Vendors and interfacing applications, implementation planning
- Help teammates with requirement understanding and their detailed designs
- Mentored and trained new team members
- Application support, Disaster Recovery planning and execution
Software Development Engineer
Dell International Services Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
02.2006 - 03.2008
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
09.2004 - 02.2006
- Provided the desired resolutions to ISVs within a pre-defined time frame
- Provided architectural, design and review guidance to ISVs
- Provided guidance on optimal utilization and adoption of the new technologies.
- Member of both VS 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Rhythms
- Developed Prototypes and Proof of Concepts using Microsoft beta products.
- Participated in innovative initiatives taken up within the project.
Education
MCA -
Sikkim Manipal University
01-2008
BCA -
Jagannath International Management School
01-2004
Senior Secondary School Examination -
CBSE
01-2001
Skills
- Project Management
- Project Planning & Development
- Product Engineering
- RAID Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Team mentoring
- Prioritization and Delivery
- People Management
- Agile Practitioner
- BAU Stream
- System Architecture & Design
- Application & IT Security
- Team Building & Motivation
- Advanced Problem Solving
- Vendor Management
- Budget Control
- Finance & Cost
- Documentation & Reporting
Personal Information
Total Experience: 21+ Years of experience in Software Development Project Management
Languages
- English
- Hindi
Certification
- Prince2 (Foundation)
- SAFe 5 Agilist
Timeline
Senior Project Manager / Sub-Capability Lead
FIL India Business and Research Services Private Limited
07.2022 - Current
Development Manager
RBS Services India Private Limited
12.2018 - 07.2022
Technical Lead/Team Lead
RBS Services India Private Limited
04.2013 - 11.2018
Software Designer
RBS Services India Private Limited
08.2010 - 03.2013
Senior Software Development Engineer
Dell International Services Pvt. Ltd.
03.2008 - 08.2010
Software Development Engineer
Dell International Services Pvt. Ltd.
02.2006 - 03.2008
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
09.2004 - 02.2006
MCA -
Sikkim Manipal University
BCA -
Jagannath International Management School
Senior Secondary School Examination -
CBSE