SANJIV SARKAR
MUMBAI
Summary
Dynamic IT leader with extensive experience at Axis Bank Ltd, excelling in project and program management. Proven track record in digital transformation and Agile methodologies, driving a 20% productivity boost. Skilled in vendor management and strategic planning, delivering high-quality solutions while fostering cross-functional team collaboration.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Vice President - IT
Axis Bank Ltd
Mumbai
04.2021 - Current
- Managed relationships with external partners, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure successful collaborations.
- Ensured on-time delivery of 100% of program projects while meeting all contractual and deliverable commitments.
- Led all sprint planning, execution monitoring, and close-out of programs related to software engineering.
- Led all sprint planning, execution monitoring, and close-out of programs related to software engineering.
- Managed a portfolio of projects, ensuring coordination of shared resources, common activities, and other dependencies across projects, leading to revenue of $11M
- Created and implemented PMO best practices, processes, and procedures, ensuring alignment with SDLC and business processes, using an Agile methodology.
- Developed and managed program financials, including forecasting, profitability, invoicing, and expense management, resulting in annual savings of $550,000 by allocating funding.
- Conducted competitive analysis for key business areas, gaining insights that helped achieve a 7% market share growth.
- Analyzed market trends and presented them in a strategic report to help become the first movers in the auto loans business.
Vice President - IT
Axis Bank Ltd
Mumbai
04.2017 - 03.2021
- Managed multiple agile teams within a large-scale software development environment.
- Steered the delivery of complex programs, enhancing overall productivity by 20%.
- Spearheaded the implementation of DevOps practices, reducing release cycle time by 25%.
- Led the digital transformation of the auto loan business to make it truly digital, with an adoption rate of 98%.
- Maintained project status dashboards, providing transparency and timely updates to senior management and stakeholders.
- Boosted team velocity by 15% through the implementation of effective Scrum practices by building backlogs, performing sprint planning, conducting retrospectives, and desk checks.
- Managed IT Programs and Technology investments for benefits realization and ROI and coordinated and delegated cross-project initiatives resulting in the delivery of high quality IT solutions on time and within budget
Assistant Vice President - IT
Axis Bank Ltd
Mumbai
07.2013 - 03.2016
- Spearheaded a CRM system overhaul, improving customer data management, and increasing sales efficiency by 30%.
- Initiated a customer feedback loop, incorporating user insights. Into product development, leading to a 15% increase in customer satisfaction.
- Implemented the Sales Planning and Achievement module in CRM for Pan India for effective target planning including cross sell and incentive calculation
Project Manager
Kony Labs Pvt. Ltd
Hyderabad
02.2013 - 06.2013
- Handled Native Mobile development project for CItibank NA
- Handled a team size of 20 developers and 5 testers
Project Manager
Virtusa India Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
10.2003 - 01.2013
- Handled Multiple Clients like Medicaid, Metavante, Harley Davidson and British Telecom
- Involved in Requirement Gathering, Scope managment, Risk management
- Handled a team size ranging from 10 to 30 resources during various client implementation
Senior Software Engineer
OnLyne comptech
Mumbai
02.1999 - 09.2003
- Software developer worked on Power builder, Oracle, SQL and Java
Education
B.Com - Financial Accounting
MMK college
Mumbai10-1990
Skills
- Project management
- Agile methodology
- Program management
- Vendor management
- Software development
- Digital transformation
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional team Leadership
- JIRA
- Root Cause Corrective Analysis (RCCA)
Languages
English
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Marathi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Bengali
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Senior Vice President - IT
Axis Bank Ltd
04.2021 - Current
Vice President - IT
Axis Bank Ltd
04.2017 - 03.2021
Assistant Vice President - IT
Axis Bank Ltd
07.2013 - 03.2016
Project Manager
Kony Labs Pvt. Ltd
02.2013 - 06.2013
Project Manager
Virtusa India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2003 - 01.2013
Senior Software Engineer
OnLyne comptech
02.1999 - 09.2003
B.Com - Financial Accounting
MMK college
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