Parita Khedekar
Summary
PMP-certified Project Manager with 10+ years of experience delivering large-scale digital transformation, content, and technology programs for global clients including Amazon, Microsoft, and Infosys. Proven expertise in Agile and Waterfall project management, stakeholder engagement, risk management, budgeting, and cross-functional team leadership. Strong track record of driving on-time, on-budget delivery, process optimization, and client satisfaction across US and India markets.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
LearningMate
11.2024 - Current
- Leading end-to-end delivery of a USD 3M Success Academy program, managing scope, schedule, budget, and quality across multiple workstreams.
- Partnering with US-based clients to translate business requirements into project plans, delivery roadmaps, KPIs, and SLAs.
- Managing cross-functional teams across design, media, engineering, and QA to ensure consistent and timely delivery.
- Implemented structured risk and dependency management practices, reducing delivery risks by 30%.
- Achieved 15% cost optimization through improved resource planning and workload balancing.
- Mentoring and coaching junior project managers to improve delivery metrics, team productivity, and process adherence.
Project Manager – Content Distribution Partner
Packt Publishing
09.2014 - 07.2023
- Managed large-scale content distribution programs for 80+ global partners including Amazon, Apple, and O’Reilly.
- Owned delivery planning, execution, and reporting for domestic and international vendor operations.
- Improved on-time delivery performance by 25% through workflow optimization and stakeholder alignment.
- Designed and implemented quality assurance processes, reducing distribution errors by 40%.
- Conducted regular stakeholder reviews with senior leadership, sales, and operations teams.
- Reduced new-hire onboarding time by 50% through structured training, documentation, and mentoring.
Content Development Editor
Packt Publishing
10.2012 - 08.2014
- Managed editorial workflows for technical publications, ensuring compliance with quality standards and delivery timelines.
- Coordinated with authors, reviewers, and internal teams to deliver market-aligned content.
- Supported leadership with reporting on content performance, pipelines, and operational metrics.
- Strengthened process efficiency across editorial and production functions.
Education
Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration -
Welingkar Institute of Management
Mumbai01.2014
Bachelor of Information Technology -
Mulund College of Commerce
Mumbai01.2012
Skills
- Project Management
- Program Management
- Agile (Scrum, Kanban)
- Waterfall
- Stakeholder Management
- Client Communication
- Risk & Issue Management
- Budgeting & Cost Control
- Resource Planning
- Delivery Governance
- Process Improvement
- Quality Assurance
- Team Leadership
- Product & Business Requirements
- KPI & SLA Management
- JIRA
- Trello
- Smartsheet
- ClickUp
- Microsoft Excel
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI, 07/01/21
- Certified Product Manager, Product Focus
Timeline
Project Manager
LearningMate
11.2024 - Current
Project Manager – Content Distribution Partner
Packt Publishing
09.2014 - 07.2023
Content Development Editor
Packt Publishing
10.2012 - 08.2014
Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration -
Welingkar Institute of Management
Bachelor of Information Technology -
Mulund College of Commerce