Kunjumole Samuel
Bengaluru
Summary
Result Oriented Program Manager, with 27+ years of diversified Information Technology industry experience in building and motivating dynamic teams. Possess strong strategic planning/forecasting, Project/Program Management, and people/process management skills. Experienced in developing Mainframe cum web-based applications on .Net, Java, with expertise skills focused on Mainframe Technology particularly on COBOL, DB2, CICS, and MQ series in the initial years of career.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Program Manager
BetaNXT India Private Limited
7 2022 - Current
- Managing the Client specific program which includes monitoring of all projects from intake to delivery within the specific program, report the performance of projects to various levels in the organization
- Managing site level program management coordinating facility management, vendor management, compliance tracking.
Senior Program Manager
London Stock Exchange Group / Refinitiv
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Managing the Client specific program which includes monitoring of all projects from intake to delivery within the specific program, report the performance of projects to various levels in the organization
- Managed the role of technical project manager for large initiatives which is above twenty thousand hours
- Managed financial forecasting, monitoring actuals & fund usage
- Overseeing the hiring activities for technical project managers and Agile specialists
- Leading the agile transformation activities.
Senior Manager - Technology
THOMSON FINANCIAL/THOMSON REUTERS
02.2005 - 05.2021
- Served as the single point of contact for Bengaluru Team for the project intake and delivery
- Managed team of thirty-five professionals
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to draft project schedules and plans
- Directed strategic initiatives to achieve self-sufficiency in operating with broader coverage to the product development and delivering quality results
- Implemented methods to improve total efficiency of operation
- Rolled out agile methodology to improve the effectiveness of projects and deliveries
- Managed local IT team, allocating resources to ongoing projects, and enforcing deadlines
- Recommended employee motivation ideas in view employee retention
- Managed program management of the front office operation with three major projects running on Visual Basic 6, VC++, JAVA, Savvion and .Net, Silverlight, Savvion
- Analyzed key metrics to measure product effectiveness
- Leveraged in-depth understanding of end-to-end customer experience to identify pain points and latent customer needs
- Managed the role of a process consultant.
System Analyst
ANZ Technology
06.2000 - 01.2005
- Collaborated with designers to create clean interfaces and simple, intuitive interactions and experiences
- Coordinated installation of software systems and collaborated on the design and implementation of new features
- Drafted action plans and led meetings with department executives to review project status and proposed changes
- Delivered status reports to stakeholders for budgeting and planning purposes
- Monitored team progress and enforced deadlines.
Software Engineer
IMR/CGI
10.1997 - 06.2000
- Delivered software solutions consistent with the product roadmap and released plan milestones
- Coordinated continued performance assurance of software applications and automated performance test scripts
- Implemented unit and integration tests to consistently deliver high quality features
- Directed software programming and development of documentation.
Education
Postgraduate in IT: Computer Programming -
NIIT
Bengaluru, KarnatakaBachelor of Science: Physics - undefined
Mahatma Gandhi University
Ernakulum, KeralaSkills
- Strategic goal development
- Change Management
- Implementation planning
- Project Leadership
- Agile Methodology
- Strategic Planning
Accomplishments
Executed large projects in India in collaboration with Australia and USA in banking and financial domain. Lead Agile transformation & execution. Managed financial forecasting & Reporting. Managed site operations in the capacity of program manager which
Affiliations
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
- Attended PMP training from Promantia Technologies
- Attended Advanced Leadership Program, MDP in Thomson Reuters
Core Qualifications Tools Exposure
- Cross Functional team setup & management
- Project/Program/Delivery management
- Compensation/Benefits administration
- Data Analysis/Remediation/Quality Assessment
- Supervision and Training
- MS Project/JIRA/Confluence/Remedy/Clarity
- Vendor onboarding / compliance tracking and reporting
Training
- Trained on Mainframe technology (IMR)
- IBM MQ Series Certification, Melbourne, Australia, in 2000
- Computer Associates, CA 7/11, Melbourne, Australia, in 2000
Timeline
Senior Program Manager
London Stock Exchange Group / Refinitiv
06.2021 - 06.2022
Senior Manager - Technology
THOMSON FINANCIAL/THOMSON REUTERS
02.2005 - 05.2021
System Analyst
ANZ Technology
06.2000 - 01.2005
Software Engineer
IMR/CGI
10.1997 - 06.2000
Senior Program Manager
BetaNXT India Private Limited
7 2022 - Current
Postgraduate in IT: Computer Programming -
NIIT
Bachelor of Science: Physics - undefined
Mahatma Gandhi University
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