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Safiya Fardeen-IT SERVICE MANAGER

Bangalore

Summary

Impact driven IT Service Manager with 11+ years of experience driving service excellence and operational efficiency. Leveraged Agile and Lean Six Sigma methodologies to optimize workflows, reducing process inefficiencies and improving resolution time by 25%. Proven expertise in incident and stakeholder engagement, delivering customer satisfaction improvements. Experienced in managing cross-functional projects, HR operations, and aligning IT services with strategic business goals to achieve measurable results.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

IT Service Delivery Manager

Walmart Global Tech India
Bengaluru
05.2022 - Current

Role 1: IT Service Delivery Manager.

1. Service Excellence & SLA Adherence:

Consistently delivered IT services on time and within agreed SLAs, resulting in 98% client satisfaction, and a 20% reduction in service downtime.
2. Stakeholder Management and Communication: Strengthened relationships with key stakeholders, improved issue resolution time by 30%, and prevented service disruptions.
3. Risk Management & Business Continuity:

Identified and mitigated potential IT risks, ensuring 100% uptime during a major system upgrade, and complying with business continuity requirements.
4. Continuous Improvement and Process Optimization: Introduced process improvements that decreased incident resolution time, enhanced service quality, and increased customer satisfaction.

Role 2: HR Operations|People Services.
1. Optimize HR Processes:

Streamline HR operations (recruitment, onboarding, payroll) for efficiency, compliance, and employee satisfaction.
2. Employee Engagement and Retention:

Increased employee retention by 15% through targeted engagement initiatives, resulting in a 10% decrease in turnover costs.
3. Compliance and Policy Adherence:

Ensured 100% compliance with labor laws and internal policies, reducing legal risks, and enhancing organizational reputation.

Senior Team Leader

|VYMO Technologies
Bengaluru
02.2022 - 05.2022

1. Established clear team goals aligned with company objectives, tracking progress regularly.
2. Agile and adaptable staff leader with a stellar work history, a motivational approach, and an upbeat nature.
3.Skilled at training a team of 25 employees, and leveraging organized approaches to handle daily planning, scheduling, and customer service requirements.

IT Team Lead

Hewlett Packard
08.2016 - 01.2022

1.Developed and maintained project plans, schedules, and risk management strategies, ensuring on-time and on-budget project delivery.
2.Successfully managed four automation projects internally to enable hardware dispatch post-analysis, with minimal intervention from authorized employees, to drive efficiency by 80%.
3.Saved $100K per year after implementing additional validation strategies and streamlining in-house process flow for business laptop teams.
4.Performed root cause analysis in deficient areas to identify and resolve central issues.
5.Led associate focus groups and meetings to obtain suggestions, address concerns or issues, and foster positive relations among team members and management.

IT Technical Support Specialist

IBM
Bengaluru
07.2014 - 08.2016

1.Manage ticket queues that include Incident, Request, and Work Order tickets among team members and management.
2.Acting Supervisor and floor support are taking ownership of the cases to meet SLA.
3.Providing technical resolutions to complex problems, and helping analysts provide efficient results.
4. Provide technical support on the basic operation or maintenance of corporate workstations and/or peripherals using available tools.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Electronics And Communication

S.E.A College of Engineering And Technology
Bengaluru
03-2014

Skills

Technical Skills

Service Management Tools (ITSM, CRM, Label Studio, JIRA, Confluence, etc, ServiceNow, SAP, etc)

ITIL (incident, stakeholder, problem management, etc)

Infrastructure and network management

Data Analytics and Reporting

Disaster Recovery and Continuity

HRIS (Workday, HR Mart, etc)

Learning Management System

Soft skills

Customer-Centric Mindset

Leadership and team management

Conflict Management

Problem solving

Emotional intelligence

Critical thinking

Certification

Lean Six Sigma- Yellow Belt

ITIL FrameWork

Project Management (Pursuing)

Agile Methodologies

Accomplishments

    Project Magma: Time line (6 Months)

    A project for Women Empowerment driving the Service Net Promoter Score of 90%.

    Customer Service Week Champ: Associate focused event emphasizing the contributions of each individual.

Timeline

IT Service Delivery Manager

Walmart Global Tech India
05.2022 - Current

Senior Team Leader

|VYMO Technologies
02.2022 - 05.2022

IT Team Lead

Hewlett Packard
08.2016 - 01.2022

IT Technical Support Specialist

IBM
07.2014 - 08.2016

Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Electronics And Communication

S.E.A College of Engineering And Technology
Safiya Fardeen-IT SERVICE MANAGER