Azure DevOps
NISHANT SAHU
Project Manager
Pune
Summary
Results-driven Technical Project Manager with overall 4+ years of experience in Project management, Program Management, Information security management, PMO, Data Analytics, Agile methodologies and Quality Assurance. Working with cross-functional business units supporting the company's leadership vision through execution. Offers strong analytical, planning and organizational skills to manage competing demands. Outstanding performer with 'A*' rating for three consecutive years.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certifications
Work History
Senior Unit Manager - Tech PMO
Bajaj Finserv Ltd
Pune
11.2022 - Current
- Web Marketing & Data analytics PMO
- Data Layer Audit Tracking in Cont, Beta and PROD environment. Raised DL bug in azure DevOps and closed it with relevant stakeholders. Provided DL sign offs during sprints deployments.
- Planned and delivered POC to Google for Email SDK project.
- Leveraged engineering and product management expertise to drive future technical project direction.
- Developed and implemented product marketing plans to reach target customers.
- Participated in requirements meetings to understand business needs. Documented effective and replicable methods for extracting data and organizing data sources.
- Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
- Collaborated with business users, technical teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing, and planning sessions to validate requirements.
- Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Coordinated and planned operational meetings to reduce inter-departmental redundancy.
- Collaborated with team to define and explore business challenges, creating technical roadmaps based on findings.
Deputy Manager - Project Management/PMO
Jio Platforms Limited
Navi Mumbai
04.2019 - Current
- Liaising with Head of Technology on overall Project Governance and Head of Product on Product Roadmap for Reliance’s Ecommerce business unit ‘JioMart’ valued over billion dollars, as part of Jio’s Central Project Management team.
- Handling end-to-end management of project solutions and services for JioMart B2B, B2C & B2B2C model.
- Information Security Management for B2B, B2C & B2B2C model.
- Managing teams in Agile environment, realizing success through application of SDLC methodologies and exceptional leadership skills.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Guided and coached Scrum teams and organized Agile and Scrum practices and values while also meeting delivery commitment.
- Collaborating with business users, technical teams and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing and planning sessions to validate requirements.
- Creating plans and communicating deadlines to complete projects on time. Introducing new methods, practices and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Scheduling and facilitating meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Using critical thinking to break down problems. Identifying issues, analyzing information and providing solutions to problems.
- Providing detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
- Tracking project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in case of mistakes or delays.
- Supporting and executing simultaneous delivery of various e-commerce and mobile projects.
Assistant Manager - QA Engineer
Jio Platforms Limited
Navi Mumbai
01.2019 - 04.2019
- Inspected Jio apps and reported quality defects to improve consumer product quality before it hits market of 100 million+ user base.
- Tested functional and compatibility of new programs or updates in comparison to existing applications. Observed more than 600+ bugs during UAT testing.
- Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
- Led a team of 15 members for the Quality Assurance of products like JioTV, JioCinema, JioSaavn, JioMeet, JioMart, MyJio, FTTX, having over 100 million active users. .
- Evaluated the test reports of 10+ Jio Media applications and provided sign-off for the application to go Live into Production.
- Collaborated with multiple Product managers to identify bugs as well as scope for feature enhancement.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Programming
Gyan Ganga Institute of Technology And Science
Jabalpur, MP 05.2015 - 06.2019
Skills
Agile Project Management
Strategic planning & Implementation
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Advanced problem solving & Process Enhancement
Change & Release Management
Product & Operations Management
Team management & Leadership
Vendor Management
Data Analytics
Software
Teams Planner
MS Office
IBM Issue Tracker
Jio Access Management
Google Analyticss
Clever Tap
Certification
Jio Certified Project Manager
Timeline
Google Analytics for Beginners
01-2023
Senior Unit Manager - Tech PMO
Bajaj Finserv Ltd
11.2022 - Current
Clever Tap Foundation
11-2022
Jio Certified Project Manager
03-2022
Project Management Foundation - PMI
02-2022
Operational Excellence Foundations - PMI
01-2022
Lean Six Sigma Foundations - PMI
01-2022
Six Sigma Foundations - PMI
01-2022
Azure Active Directory: Basics
07-2021
Agile Foundation
02-2020
Deputy Manager - Project Management/PMO
Jio Platforms Limited
04.2019 - Current
Assistant Manager - QA Engineer
Jio Platforms Limited
01.2019 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Programming
Gyan Ganga Institute of Technology And Science
05.2015 - 06.2019