Mahesh Konda

• Managing BFSI projects in EMEA region (DACH and Nordics)
• Working on new deals (Large and Mid size deals) of 3Mn to 100Mn size.
• Championed a customer-centric approach, consistently seeking feedback from clients to make improvements and enhance the overall delivery experience.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers, securing quality materials at competitive prices for efficient use of resources.
• Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team''s ability to deliver results.
• Implemented a structured approach to pipeline management, improving forecast accuracy and resource allocation efficiency.
• Exceeded sales targets consistently, demonstrating strong negotiation skills and closing deals.

JP Morgan Chase, October 2021- January 2023

• Project Manager/Delivery Manager for Teams based out of India and USA.
• Acting as coach/Mentor for team of Architects, Tech Leads, Automation testers, Scrum masters and Application developers.
• Worked on Project plans, Milestone based payments and their deliverables.
• Worked along with Team to Understand existing application and classify User Journeys.
• Instrumental in setting up of True CD for near real time one touch Production deployments.
• To ensure quality deliverables and reducing efforts of Business users , apart from BDD worked on setting up of Contract and Component testing .
• Mentored junior team members in project management best practices to enhance their skills and contribute to better overall performance.
• Managed projects from procurement to commission.
• Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
• Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
• Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
• Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
• Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
• Coordinated material procurement and required services for projects within budget requirements.
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
• Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
• Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval.

Santander Consumer Bank GmbH -,Austria

Application Development and Support

• Responsible for working on proactive proposals/RFP's.
• Worked on SOW preparations and contract negotiations.
• Resource onboarding , People management and Invoicing.
• Engage and review Project service delivery initiatives and Negotiate SLA's.
• Drive Automation initiatives to optimize costs and increase operational efficiency.

Encina Capital ,United States

Project/Deliver Manager, Encina Borrowing base

Borrowing base is in house calculation Project is to build Application is built on Spring boot, Angular and deployed in AWS.

• Involved in Proposal, Design and Architecture of Borrowing base.
• Responsible for setting up new logo, MSA and contracts.
• Worked with AWS partnership to negotiate account and cloud infrastructure.
• Participated in end user Demos and Packaging product to customer.

TIP Trailer Services, Manchester United Kingdom

Application Development and Support

• Ensuring health of application and engage in Incident management.
• Worked in setting processes for IT service management.
• Involved in negotiations and support with Vendors like Appdynamics and Qualcomm.
• Managed Project deliverables for Application development of Project Matrix and Sybase migration.

Santander Consumer Bank GmbH -,AustriaProject Manager, IT

IT Upgrade is setup to migrate Oracle 9i database to Oracle 12c.

• Scope the overall project and define the stakeholder and activity matrix.
• Involved in building test strategy for Test data comparison and Validation using Oracle Golden gate and Sas.
• Responsible for negotiations on tools and licenses with Vendors and Customer.

Santander Consumer Bank GmbH ,Austria

Project Nemo : Aimed in modernizing Legacy Loan servicing Product Oracle forms 6, Oracle 9i ,Pro*C and RHEL 3 to J2ee based web application.

• Lead the activity of Reverse Engineering to analyze Oracle Forms.
• Prepare for and manage engagement reviews and quality sessions with senior stakeholders.
• Review deliverables prepared by Teams and enforce toll gate checks before passing on to Business Owners.

Technical Stack: J2ee6, Jboss,Proc*C,Primefaces

• Worked along with Santander's IT architect to develop in house framework.
• Produced Coding standards, checklists, UI design guidelines based and Lead code reviews...
• Rewritten Legacy Lease management System based on Borland C++, Delphi Forms and DB2 to in house developed J2ee Framework.

• Worked effectively with along with various Teams to Develop Java based applications.
• Developed applications using Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring JPA.
• Worked extensively in JSF based UI implementations like ICE faces, Prime Faces, Rich Faces. Developed custom components using mentioned frameworks.