Kusuma Hiremath

Implemented end-to-end project management to meet defined scope requirements efficiently.

Conducted thorough resource planning aligned with project agreements for optimal execution.

Established governance models with stakeholders, optimizing the intake process for projects.

Managed costs, timelines, and resource use following industry pricing standards.

Identified risks early and executed mitigation strategies during each sprint and release.

Supervised a combined team of 30 offshore and eight onsite staff to enhance productivity metrics.

Ensured compliance with implementation criteria throughout project delivery stages.

Delivered savings of approximately 10,000 EUR via effective resource management techniques.

• Facilitated backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, and stakeholder meetings for improved team alignment.
• Conducted sprint planning events to enhance delivery of value by teams.
• Monitored bi-weekly delivery progress, ensuring adherence to 'Done' criteria.
• Resolved impediments swiftly to uphold scrum team productivity and efficiency.
• Collaborated with Product Owners to prioritize product backlog items effectively.
• Led Program Increment - SAFe ceremonies across three scrum teams, enhancing coordination.
• Managed five scrum teams during absence of another scrum master, ensuring consistent output.
• Developed a knowledge base with over 50 KT recordings, six run books, and 20+ SOP documents.

• Instrumental in various projects in the Deposit portfolio of the retail bank domain including Data Integration, Data Governance, Regulatory Reporting, etc.
• Independently delivered the Brando Integration Project which included integration of all the deposit data from the recently acquired bank.
• Received several appreciations from the Clients for delivering quality work without any deviations from the agreed timelines.
• Regular status reporting to CIT Stakeholders in DSR and WSR meetings.
• As a technical lead helped the team to successfully deliver several critical projects in Banking Domain. Mentored and guided the team members in their Professional and behavioral growth.
• Worked on several automation initiatives that helped in achieving customer delight and automation savings of 8.5k$.
• Executed automation initiatives, achieving customer satisfaction and savings of $8,500.