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Rahul Vayankarapadath
MSc. Management
Munich
Summary
Professional Project Management Specialist with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs. Skilled in Strategy, Project management, Finance, C-level handling organizational tasks and operations, etc.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Project Executive Assistant
Contabo GmbH
09.2023 - Current
- Created strategic plans to turn leadership mandates into actionable project plans.
- Evaluated project performance and made proactive adjustments to maintain quality and schedule.
- Produced research study schedules and consulted with industry experts and generated project analysis reports.
- Determined appropriate financial expenditures and implemented budgets.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
Consultant – Project Management (PMO)
Allianz Consulting
06.2022 - 08.2023
- As a part of PMO team, provided guidance and support to clients in understanding and implementing Allianz technology as single end to end IT provider for the Allianz group via the project " LIFT & Integration".
- Assembled and lead cross-functional project teams, including IT professionals, developers, designers, and other stakeholders. Assign tasks, set priorities, and manage team members' performance. Foster effective communication and collaboration within the team.
- Prepared Sprint reviews, Quarterly reviews and provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management team.
- Defined project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Developed comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation. Identify project risks and develop risk mitigation strategies. Tracked and improved KPI's performance regularly.
Group IT Strategy & Management Support, CIO Office
Allianz SE, headquarters
06.2021 - 04.2022
- Involved in collaboration and communication with Regional CIOs for improving Allianz Group Alignment strategies.
- Prepared and reviewed Global IT Dashboard and Operational Stability reporting for 60 OEs in IT Operations.
- Designed and Managed Allianz Global webpage for IT Steering and CIO Forum.
- Managed IT & Security Risk Management tools eg. RSA Archer and Enterprise architecture tools eg. ADOIT.
- Provided support in project management tasks (alignment of CIO Core Group meetings and CIO Onboarding events, milestone coordination,..)
Strategy and Business Development(Working Student)
Flatwise GmbH
06.2019 - 12.2020
- Closely worked with founders and IT team to align project goals with business strategy and define project milestones for stake holders.
- Performed research on 15 Marketing strategies to uncover potential customer segments, markets and industries .
- Implemented KPI's to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Planned best marketing initiatives and leveraged referral networks to promote business development.
Automation and Embedded Systems Engineer
CMA CGM
08.2016 - 09.2017
Education
Master of Science - International Management
Technische Universität München
Munich,Germany 10.2017 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Science - Automation Engineering
AMET University
Tamil Nadu, India 06.2012 - 05.2016
Software
Accomplishments
- Good organizational skills gained by taking the responsibility in guiding the regional CIOs of Allianz for the alignment of IT Strategies.
- Good team-leading skills gained as a shift lead of the Major Incident Management and Communication team at Allianz., responsible for handling major incidents and communication with international clients regarding the incidents,
- Implemented CIO Forum and CIO onboarding feedback session for all the new CIOs of Allianz.
- Supervised the team for developing core market entry strategy for planning and implementing in the service launch of Flatwise in Munich.
Timeline
Project Executive Assistant
Contabo GmbH
09.2023 - Current
Consultant – Project Management (PMO)
Allianz Consulting
06.2022 - 08.2023
Group IT Strategy & Management Support, CIO Office
Allianz SE, headquarters
06.2021 - 04.2022
Strategy and Business Development(Working Student)
Flatwise GmbH
06.2019 - 12.2020
Master of Science - International Management
Technische Universität München
10.2017 - 04.2021
Automation and Embedded Systems Engineer
CMA CGM
08.2016 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Automation Engineering
AMET University
06.2012 - 05.2016
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