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Nina Balachandran

Nina Balachandran

Bangalore

Summary

Senior Program Manager ( Release Train Engineer), PMP Certified Project Managers,Certified Scrum Master, Safe Certified Product Owner, with over 19+ years of experience in Information Technology and 12+ Years of extensive experience in Project, Program and Technology Delivery.

Leading and delivering large and complex on-premises, cloud based and hybrid ERP platform working across teams across different time zones.

Strategic leader who has delivered turnkey results, data strategy, people strategy, change management by creating environment for successful collaboration, effective management of executive stakeholders, leads resolution of complex issues and roadblocks, inspires and leads quality project delivery.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Release Train Engineer, GeoSigns

Shell
Bangalore
10.2021 - Current
  • Servant Leader and ART Coach who facilitates ART events and processes and supports teams in delivering value
  • As RTE, assist in tracking in the execution of key business deliverables coordinate impediment removal and escalate and address problems that teams can’t resolve
  • Support economic decision making for epics, assists to operate within lean budgets and ensure adherence to Guardrails
  • Manages risks and compliance to Enterprise IT standards and liaise with IDT and the architects to work on key milestones and the delivery roadmap.

Senior Project Manager and Deployment Lead

Shell
Bangalore
05.2017 - 10.2021
  • Serve as the primary liaison for the technical team in multi-functional discussions, ensuring alignment on project goals, results and time to market
  • Lead the planning, development, and management of project schedules and deliverables. Ensure meticulous management of tasks, dependencies, and breakthroughs to achieve program objectives on schedule.
  • Leverage insights and standard processes from completed programs to drive continuous improvement in processes and outcomes for future projects.
  • Interface directly with clients, product management and development team to ideate, prioritize and deliver frictionless customer experiences
  • Spearheaded Shell SDU Program which unlocks the full potential of digital business value by faster opportunity identification, reduced cycle times and smarter Well, Field and Project decisions
  • Implemented a release and deployment strategy across the program
  • Establish framework for best practices in release and deployment to be globally available to focus towards timely delivered
  • Led the Shell Epicure Program delivering key projects in the Epicure & Geomatics space as defined by Subsurface Data Areas (TAP's) ensuring coordination of shared resources, aligning common activities and dependencies leading to cost savings of 30% of the allotted budget
  • Drive initiatives as part of the PMP organization and organized monthly meetings for the Project Manager Community of Practice (PMO)
  • Implemented transformational change management activities like value realization, user embedment, training
  • Focus on empowering the next rung of managers with the right skills and support framework drive and build a strong capabilities centre.

Technical Project Manager

Nokia
08.2014 - 01.2021
  • Execute software program management activities for multiple hardware products.
  • Regularly interface with various stakeholders across cross-functional teams.
  • Manage the project/program governance framework
  • Preparing & presenting progress/issues/budget to the appropriate Steering Committee

Technical Lead

Indecomm Global Services
Bengaluru
10.2010 - 04.2014
  • Provide technical leadership to the development teams, guiding them in the design, development, and maintenance of both front end and middle tier.
  • Create well-structured and efficient APIs that serve as the backbone of our application, enabling seamless data exchange and communication.
  • Work with databases, both SQL and NoSQL, to store and retrieve data efficiently. Optimize database queries for performance.

Scrum Master

Pivotal
05.2008 - 04.2009

Software Engineer

Adea International Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
03.2005 - 04.2007

Education

Bachelor of Engineering -

New Horizon College of Engineering
Bengaluru
04-2005

MBA -

Indian School of Business
Mohali, Chandigarh
11-2024

Skills

  • Azure DevOPs
  • Product Development
  • Power BI
  • DevOps
  • Data Analytics
  • Operations Strategy
  • Lean Portfolio Management
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Project Management
  • Program performance analysis
  • Program Leadership and Execution

Websites

Certification

  • MBA in Supply Chain and Operations
  • SAFe certified Release Train Engineer
  • Project Management Profressional from PMI
  • SAFE Product Owner & Product Manager
  • Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Allaince

Affiliations

  • Global CIO Award for India COVID Warriors
  • VP CIO Award for Delivering Together
  • Award of Excellence

Timeline

Release Train Engineer, GeoSigns

Shell
10.2021 - Current

Senior Project Manager and Deployment Lead

Shell
05.2017 - 10.2021

Technical Project Manager

Nokia
08.2014 - 01.2021

Technical Lead

Indecomm Global Services
10.2010 - 04.2014

Scrum Master

Pivotal
05.2008 - 04.2009

Software Engineer

Adea International Pvt Ltd
03.2005 - 04.2007

Bachelor of Engineering -

New Horizon College of Engineering

MBA -

Indian School of Business

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