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Praveen Kumar
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Praveen Kumar

Senior Project Manager
Bengaluru,KA

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Open to work
Desired start date: Open to discussion

Desired Job Title

Senior Project ManagerProject ManagerSenior Project ManagerSenior Solution Consultant - Professional ServicesSenior Change Management Consultant

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid
Location: Bengaluru, KA, IN
Open to relocation: Yes

Salary Range

₹3500000/yr - ₹4000000/yr

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCareer advancementCompany CultureFlexible work hoursHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionPaid time offPaid sick leaveStock Options / Equity / Profit Sharing

Summary

Experienced senior project manager at HCL Technologies with a focus on leading cloud migration projects and improving compliance processes. Proven ability to manage client relationships and develop strategies that result in long-term contracts and increased team productivity. Expertise in risk management and overseeing project lifecycles, ensuring successful project delivery.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Project Manager

HCL Technologies
01.2025 - Current
  • Worked as a program manager for 18 projects in parallel. Led the team of seven project managers and fourteen infra SMEs.
  • Some of the critical projects involved in enhancing ServiceNow, creating capacity management dashboards, cloud migrations (GCP and Azure), DC migration, and SAP application upgrades.
  • Implemented risk management strategies to minimize potential issues, and ensure smooth project progression.
  • Completed complex projects while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
  • Established relationships with clients, fostering trust and securing a five-year contract renewal.
  • Managed projects from procurement to commission.
  • Collaborated with sales teams to develop proposals that led to new business opportunities.

Project Manager

HCL Technologies
08.2021 - 12.2024
  • Headed large project teams specializing in design and launch activities across SAP Basis, OS, DB, Networks, Security, Backup and Monitoring functions.
  • Managed the program with multiple projects worth millions. Some of them included - On-prem to GCP migration, EOSL remediation, DC Migrations for SAP/Non-SAP/ERP apps from procurement to execution.
  • Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results, using MPP for large programs
  • Coordinated over 20 cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks, ensuring project continuity and alignment with objectives.
  • Communicated project status through daily, weekly, and biweekly updates to customers, stakeholders, and Steering Committee, fostering transparency and informed decision-making.
  • Led compliance initiatives and secured security approvals for project execution, enhancing adherence to regulatory standards.

Senior Project Manager

RXG Business Consulting and Solutions
04.2019 - 08.2021
  • Managed AGILE product development cycle, including prototyping designs, and coordinating mass production. Directed planning, budgeting, vendor selection, documentation, and quality assurance efforts.
  • Spearheaded collaboration between Sales, Marketing, and stakeholders to successfully launch products to market.
  • Reported to the CEO on all product development roadmaps and project statuses across the organization.
  • Supported technology design, testing, and execution by providing research-based product and process knowledge, while overseeing technology services delivery and consulting with personnel for development, management, and troubleshooting.

Senior Solution Consultant - Professional Services

E2open
01.2015 - 03.2019
  • Gathered requirements, evaluated needs, and defined project scope to align with stakeholder expectations.
  • Writing the Technical SPEC and Functional SPEC based on business requirements, and designing a solution for it.
  • Overseeing the development of applications built according to Configuration Documents, and the creation of Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts/Procedures for carrying out tests at various stages in the SDLC.
  • Prepared project plans, SOWs, periodic reports, and records in compliance with established parameters to ensure project transparency.
  • Conducted review meetings to monitor project progress against schedule, ensuring timely completion and delivery.

Senior Change Management Consultant

Zyme Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
06.2012 - 12.2014
  • Led team of 9 technical consultants and analysts in implementing change management initiatives across organization.
  • Gathered requirements from operation teams and clients to create onboarding products that enhanced channel partner integration.
  • Coordinated development, QA, UAT, and production deployment of various applications while directing training and retraining sessions.
  • Decreased operational headcount from 36 to 12 while driving productivity by 110%.

Senior Technical Business Analyst

Zyme Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
01.2012 - 05.2012
  • Gathered, documented and modeled data to assess business trends. Compiled research data and gave professional presentations highlighting finds and recommended optimizations. This helped lead 4 different Supply chain product releases.
  • Developed Excel documents and Qlikview dashboards to analyze metrics data and present insights for optimal resource allocation.
  • Streamlined automation process to improve efficiency and reduce manual labor.

Technical Business Analyst

Zyme Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
10.2010 - 05.2012
  • Coordinated meetings with release managers, scrum managers, product managers, and development team to clarify operational requirements.
  • Prepared detailed reports to support business decisions through data analysis and customer requirements for four applications.
  • Assisted in creating UAT environment, authored test scenarios, and prepared test data and signoff criteria for validation.

Education

Associate of Science -

Motilal Nehru Public School
Jamshedpur

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

Bangalore Institute Of Technology
Bangalore

PGCBM - Business Administration And Management

XLRI, Xavier School Of Management
Jamshedpur

Skills

  • Project management
  • Cloud project management
  • Project lifecycle management
  • Risk management strategies
  • Compliance oversight
  • Process improvement strategies
  • Proposal writing
  • Client relationship management
  • ERP software proficiency
  • Strategic thinking
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Relationship building

Personal Information

Accomplishments

  • Received President Award from Honorable President of India Dr K. R. Narayanan for Scouts and Guides - 1999
  • School President and JYOTI club President in MNPS, Jamshedpur - 2002-2003
  • Best team awards by Zyme Solutions Pvt. Ltd. – 2012
  • Certificate of excellence for exemplary performance in the year by Zyme Solutions Pvt. Ltd. - 2013
  • Best cross functional award for SIRIUS goal of Zyme Solutions Pvt Ltd. – 2014
  • 3rd Position in Qualithon (inter Zyme technical competition) – 2016
  • Special Mention in the ZID (Zyme Innovative Idea Fest) - 2017
  • Certificate of appreciation for invaluable contribution to EOSL Remediation Project ( HCLTech) - 2024
  • 2Good Award on being the top performer for two consecutive years (HCLTech) - 2025

Clients and Projects

EOSL Remediation/DC Migration - Project Management  

  • Worked on Planning, Discovery, Documentation and Implementing EOSL remediation for Infra and Apps. This required moving from CMO to FMO and DC Migration for Finland based leading Mobile and Telecom company

Google Cloud Migration - Project Management

  • Driven the migration of over 120 applications and respective servers across different OS to Google Cloud - Finland based leading Mobile and Telecom company

Enhance Application - Product Management

  • R&D and Product Development for RMS/HCM/Payroll/SFA/CRM Modules - 3M, HP
  • UI Design and Modification for Mobile Application - 3M, HP

Enhance Application - Product Management

  • R&D and Product Development for Retail Management - 3M, Britannia, HP

Project Management

  • Globalization of Product Pricing - Plantronics
  • Incentive based on sales performance across global partners and vendors - Plantronics
  • On-prem to GCP migrations - Nokia

AUL Metrics Dashboard - Development

  • Designed and developed AUL (Auto-Upload) Metrics dashboard using Qlikview - Dell, Logitech, Sonicwall

POW Application - Product Management

  • Designing, creating use cases, documenting and testing of Partner Onboarding Workbench (POW) - Fujitsu, Dell, Logitech, HPE/HPI etc.

Reporting Tool (Yellow Fin) - Solution Implementation

  • Configuration and On-boarding of clients on Yellow Finn - Symantec, Avaya, Fujitsu, Bang and Olufsen·

Skills

  • Core: Product Management, Project Management, Solution Designing, Implementation, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Business Case Development, Market Research and Competitive Analysis, Cross - functional Project Management, Business Intelligence, SaaS based Product Management, ERP/CRM Applications.Infrastructure Solutions (IaaS), Enterprise Computing.
  • Technical: JIRA, Confluence, Trello, SQL, Qlikview, Lucidcharts,API Integrations. Methodologies - AGILE/Waterfall. SDLC (System Analysis and Design).MyNav, Service Now, Google Cloud Certified - Cloud Digital Leader

Timeline

Senior Project Manager

HCL Technologies
01.2025 - Current

Project Manager

HCL Technologies
08.2021 - 12.2024

Senior Project Manager

RXG Business Consulting and Solutions
04.2019 - 08.2021

Senior Solution Consultant - Professional Services

E2open
01.2015 - 03.2019

Senior Change Management Consultant

Zyme Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
06.2012 - 12.2014

Senior Technical Business Analyst

Zyme Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
01.2012 - 05.2012

Technical Business Analyst

Zyme Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
10.2010 - 05.2012

Associate of Science -

Motilal Nehru Public School

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

Bangalore Institute Of Technology

PGCBM - Business Administration And Management

XLRI, Xavier School Of Management

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