Ravi Kale
Pune
Summary
Dynamic Technical Project Manager with a proven track record at TEKsystems, adept in ISO 20022 compliance and stakeholder engagement. Successfully led cross-functional teams, ensuring timely project delivery while enhancing operational efficiency. Recognized for strategic planning and risk management, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Project Manager
TEKsystems
Pune
02.2025 - Current
- Managed delivery of ISO 20022 initiatives, including migration from SWIFT MT to MX message formats across payment systems.
- Coordinated implementation and impact analysis for ISO 20022 message types, and their mapping to legacy MT messages.
- Oversaw the handling of different SWIFT file and message formats, message validation rules, and schema compliance.
- Led defect management and triaging related to payments messaging, data mapping, and downstream system impacts.
- Developed and maintained detailed project plans, delivery milestones, dependencies, and regulatory checkpoints.
- Performed project estimations, capacity planning, and resource coordination for payments transformation releases.
- Planned and managed release activities, including environment readiness, cutover planning, and production deployment support.
- Ensured adherence to banking IT governance, SDLC, change management, and audit documentation requirements.
- Conducted daily delivery tracking, risk and issue management, and mitigation planning to ensure payment processing stability.
- Facilitated Agile sprint ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives) for payments delivery teams.
- Managed Jira for backlog prioritization, sprint tracking, defect management, and delivery reporting.
- Collaborated with compliance, risk, and control teams to support audit readiness and regulatory reporting for ISO 20022 migration.
Project Manager
ESDS Software Solutions Ltd.
Nashik
06.2023 - 02.2025
- Orchestrated cross-functional teams, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery of multiple projects with adherence to quality standards.
- Created and executed comprehensive project plans, employing Agile/Waterfall methodologies and tools to track progress effectively.
- Acted as a primary liaison, providing regular updates to stakeholders, managing expectations, and resolving issues promptly.
- Identified and mitigated project risks, conducted evaluations, and facilitated post-mortems for continuous improvement.
- Mentored and coached junior staff, fostering a high-performance team culture and contributing to professional development.
- Collaborated with clients and vendors, negotiating contracts and ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Implemented change management strategies to handle scope adjustments while maintaining project timelines and budgets.
- Managed project finances, including budget allocation, expense tracking, and reporting for stakeholders.
- Received the 'Star of the Month' Award twice in May'21 & Jan'22.
- Awarded 5 WOW Awards during tenure with Veritas for performance excellence.
- Spearheaded government project interactions as the primary liaison, managing new business discussions, negotiating contracts, and implementing change requests.
- Established and led project teams, overseeing recruitment, coaching, and mentoring to cultivate high-performing units.
- Engineered robust project management frameworks, optimizing operational efficiency and ensuring seamless business operations.
- Generated monthly comprehensive reports for senior management, detailing team profits, revenues, and forecasts consistently.
- Introduced and implemented Agile methodologies, specifically Scrum practices, within a key organizational project.
Technical Lead
Allstate Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
10.2018 - 05.2023
- Partnering with other Program/ Project Managers to identify and define project dependencies, integrations, and so on.
- Managing & tracking program execution to ensure successful & high-quality tasks completion.
- Highlighting the immediate & potential risks and developing the mitigation strategy by understanding the constraint, conducting impact assessment and monitoring the open items for a seamless delivery.
- Achieving operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans & reviews, and preparing & completing action plans.
- Skillfully managing multiple strategic programs and meeting yearly quantifiable targets.
- Undertaking activities like product & team development, coaching & mentoring, and so on.
- Conferred with the 'Star of the Month' Award in May'21 & Jan'22.
- Played a pivotal role post-organizational restructuring by collaborating closely with the Director to architect a comprehensive Team Management Strategy for a sizable team.
Software Consultant
Capita India Pvt. Ltd.
05.2017 - 10.2018
- Participated in team management, project documentation, problem & service management, and troubleshooting activities.
- Collaborated with stakeholders regarding deadlines, responsibilities, summaries, and status, ensured that client documentation & records were updated.
- Coordinated in various projects with other internal departments and external organizations.
- Contributed in project scope, schedule, and cost control.
- Led the successful transition of a project from Ireland to the India office, demonstrating proactive leadership and strategic direction.
Software Engineer (.NET)
Veritas Software India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2013 - 05.2017
- Received 5 WOW Awards during tenure for performance excellence.
Software Engineer (.NET)
E-bizIndia Pvt. Ltd.
07.2012 - 05.2013
Software Engineer (.NET)
WhiteSnow Software Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
07.2011 - 06.2012
Trainee Software Engineer
Synergy IF Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
10.2010 - 06.2011
Education
M.B.A. - Project Management
URAL Federal University
01.2019
M.C.A. -
University of Pune
01.2010
Skills
- Project management
- Agile methodologies
- ISO 20022 compliance
- Stakeholder engagement
- Resource coordination
- Team collaboration
- Defect triaging
- Scrum master
- Team management
- Schedule management
- Software development
- Technical troubleshooting
- Stakeholder communication
- Documentation and reporting
- Release planning
- Project budget allocation
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Strategy Planning and Execution
- Audit and Compliance
- Service Delivery Management
- Project Execution & Monitoring
- Change Management
- Risk Assessment and Management
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- JIRA
- GitHub
- Jenkins
- Version One
Certification
- First Time Manager, 2022
- Certified Scrum Master, 2019
- Certified SAFe Agilist, 2021
- Certified SAFe Practitioner, 2021
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Marathi
Timeline
Technical Project Manager
TEKsystems
02.2025 - Current
Project Manager
ESDS Software Solutions Ltd.
06.2023 - 02.2025
Technical Lead
Allstate Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
10.2018 - 05.2023
Software Consultant
Capita India Pvt. Ltd.
05.2017 - 10.2018
Software Engineer (.NET)
Veritas Software India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2013 - 05.2017
Software Engineer (.NET)
E-bizIndia Pvt. Ltd.
07.2012 - 05.2013
Software Engineer (.NET)
WhiteSnow Software Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
07.2011 - 06.2012
Trainee Software Engineer
Synergy IF Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
10.2010 - 06.2011
M.B.A. - Project Management
URAL Federal University
M.C.A. -
University of Pune