SAKSHI SAXENA
Program Manager
Bengaluru
Summary
Talented and experienced professional with over 9 years of experience including 6 plus years of project management experience in managing various kinds of e-learning projects, coordinating workforce team of 20 plus members. Considered knowledgeable leader and dedicated problem solver. Attentive to detail with experience in coordinating projects, programs and improvements. Lean Six Sigma Green belt certified practitioner aiming to leverage considerable experience and bring expertise into your organization.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Program Manager
ansrsource India Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru
09.2014 - Current
- Orchestrating smooth and efficient program development by collaborating cross-functionally across departments
- Managing client's team of instructional designers, SMEs, and program directors by managing course development projects at client’s end
- Managing a team of developers & testers, graphic designers, instructional designers, editors, and focusing on team's growth & development, driving motivation & engagement for team members
- Overseeing the overall delivery of a program and maintaining relationship with the customer by driving various quality initiatives and creating success stories through each initiative
- Working closely with Project Managers on project planning, scheduling, monitoring, resource allocation, budget allocation, risks & coordination with internal and external stakeholders
- Participating in vendor selection and management process for program initiatives
- Collaborating with business leadership to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity and risk exposure.
- Working with subject matter experts to develop and implement mentoring programs to promote better learner experiences
- Proactively working toward maximizing productivity through resource sharing and cross functional collaborations
- Defining requirements for improvements to workflow systems and processes and driving these requirements into projects
- Actively dealing with new acquisitions and escalation
Content Executive
Apalya Technologies
Bengaluru
06.2014 - 08.2014
- Worked as a Content Executive for Myplex, a product of Apalya Technologies
- Responsible for managing content for the video on demand service, creating push notifications.
Associate Editor
Aol India Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru
11.2013 - 05.2014
- Worked as an Associate Editor for AOL CoolAge, a college focused youth digital magazine catering to college students around the world
- Responsible to own, manage, and plan the content roadmap for CoolAge by publishing articles and videos; hiring college interns as editors and training them on content writing and editing
- Responsible to maintain online brand activities on CoolAge.in for various major brands by working closely with their PR team
Correspondent
Cybermedia India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
09.2013 - 10.2013
- Delivered content to broad audience by simplifying complex information.
- Met deadlines to provide relevant information quickly to staff and general public.
- Deployed to news events locales to provide on-the-ground broadcast solutions and news coverage.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Multimedia Journalism, Developmental Journalism
Indian Institute of Journalism And New Media
Bengaluru 06.2012 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Media Technologies
St. Anthony's College
Shillong 06.2009 - 05.2012
Skills
MS Office, Camtasia, Audacity, Final Cut pro, Canva
Experience in working with Rapid Authoring Tools (RAT)
Such as articulate, Adobe Captivate, StorylineExperience in working with Learning Management System (LMS) such as Canvas and Blackboard
Budget coordination
Policy and procedure improvements
Team leadership and direction
Performance monitoring
Program leadership
Budgeting and Resource Management
Cost Estimates & Budgets
Vendor management
Enterprise Resource Planning
Partnership development
Operations management
Data analysis
Quality assurance
Project Management
Strategic planning
Additional Information
- Program Manager Accelerating Better Ways to Learn Six Sigma Green Belt
Accomplishments
- Awarded with excellent performance in Critical Thinking award during the critical thinking sessions conducted by Applied Critical Thinking Institute (by ansrsource in 2015)
- Awarded outstanding performance in multimedia production award (by IIJNM in 2013)
- Ranked 1st in NEHU University in 2012
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Timeline
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
10-2017
Program Manager
ansrsource India Pvt. Ltd
09.2014 - Current
Content Executive
Apalya Technologies
06.2014 - 08.2014
Associate Editor
Aol India Pvt. Ltd
11.2013 - 05.2014
Correspondent
Cybermedia India Pvt. Ltd.
09.2013 - 10.2013
Post Graduate Diploma - Multimedia Journalism, Developmental Journalism
Indian Institute of Journalism And New Media
06.2012 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Media Technologies
St. Anthony's College
06.2009 - 05.2012