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Swati Pundir

Swati Pundir

Summary

A passionate, multifaceted, highly organized, and result-oriented technical project manager and strategic solutions provider with outstanding project management and stakeholder management skills. I have 8+ years of experience planning, executing, and managing software development projects in IT service delivery, Financial Services, and Digital solution domains. I'm looking for an opportunity in a mid-senior management role to utilize my project and product management skills that can contribute to organization as well as my growth. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Manager - Digital Analytics

EXL
11.2022 - Current
  • Led digital analytics projects for clients in healthcare, banking, and insurance industries.
  • Assisted teams in evaluating business processes and identifying improvement opportunities across various technologies including Gen AI, Conversational AI, and NLU.
  • Conducted assessments using process decomposition, discovery workshops, and SME consultations.
  • Developed feasibility studies, prioritization matrices, and ROI analyses for identified opportunities.
  • Created kick-off decks, project plans, action logs, RACI matrices, RAID logs, and weekly status reports.
  • Managed project timelines, budgets, and scope from inception to Hypercare phase.
  • Oversaw client communication, stakeholder management, and team coordination.
  • Provisioned infrastructure, IAM access, and data for project needs.
  • Collaborated with engagement partners on opportunity assessments, proposals, and cost-benefit analyses.
  • Authored POV and white papers on AI industry trends and customer journey transformation.
  • Engaged with customers and clients to gather business requirements and address their needs.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams for task execution and milestone achievement.
  • Utilized Asana and Jira for tracking and managing project progress and user stories development.
  • Conducted cost-benefit analyses for projects and managed scope change requests.
  • Prioritized sprint backlogs and facilitated daily stand-up calls with developers.
  • Handled billing and invoicing for resources operating on a T&M and FP model.
  • Implemented cost reduction initiatives, optimized resource allocation, and enhanced project efficiency.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks, and implemented corrective measures.
  • Led stakeholder engagement initiatives to ensure alignment with project objectives and foster team ownership.

Senior Unit Manager

Bajaj Finance Ltd
01.2022 - 10.2022

Program Management : Led the CMS migration project for Bajaj Finserv's website from Oracle to AEM, collaborating closely with Adobe and business heads on strategic initiatives, product vision, development, and delivery of approximately 3500 pages on AEM.

  • Managed diverse projects and formulated roadmaps, project plans, and schedules around scope, cost, time, and quality.
  • Prepared presentations for project kick-offs and shared weekly progress updates with stakeholders.
  • Collaborated with Adobe, third-party vendors, business, and internal stakeholders for defect triaging, enhancements, new product development, testing, and deployment.
  • Served as a Scrum Master, facilitating Scrum ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Scrum Review, and Scrum Retrospective.
  • Refined Sprint backlog, prioritized user stories, tracked sprint progress, and presented burn-down, velocity charts, and graphs to stakeholders to indicate website and page performance.
  • Led a team of 25+ Agile guild members, removing impediments with a sense of urgency and ensuring adherence to Scrum principles, values, and practices to deliver product features on time and meet quality standards.
  • Product Management : Acted as a Product Owner, managing Homepage, Insta EMI, Store locator, Credit Pass, and Offer World.
  • Prioritized product requirements, owned product backlog, and developed roadmaps for building new business cases and features.
  • Gathered requirements from business stakeholders, created epics, and over 100 user stories, detailing functional and technical scenarios, and coordinated with design and technology architects for feasibility checks and story refinement.
  • Analyzed customer journeys to identify pain areas, collaborated with designers to redefine journeys, and developed wireframes, resulting in a 60% increase in conversion rates.
  • Identified customer needs through user research and competitive benchmarking, utilizing VOC to provide inputs for creating high-quality product roadmaps and increasing CSAT and NPS.

Senior Executive - PMO Lead

HCL Technologies Ltd
09.2016 - 01.2022
  • Managed as PMO lead for over 5 years, overseeing multiple accounts in the Health-Tech domain.
  • Successfully transitioned multiple accounts, specializing in end-to-end PMO activities such as opening PRFs, resource onboarding, conducting and scheduling BGV, project assignation, learning & development, client onboarding, and credential creation.
  • Handled AD management, compliance audits for training, BGV, asset inventory management, seating management & access reconciliation, time & expense reconciliation, and invoicing for the account.
  • Managed vendor relationships, procured materials, and third-party services. Raised demand IDs for quotations, submitted, managed, and tracked PR, PO, and invoices on Ariba.
  • Maintained oversight of SOWs, MSA, and other contracts at the project level.
  • Monitored and published KPI and KPP reports tracking the productivity and performance of the entire account on a monthly basis.
  • Led a team of 3 resources, providing mentorship on internal PMO tools and processes, client handling, and management.

Senior Associate

Wipro Ltd
06.2015 - 08.2016
  • As a Customer care SME I helped US customers troubleshootproblems with HP printers via voice calls and RDP sessions andconnected printers with Windows Laptops, Desktops and Mobiledevices via cable, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
  • Achieved sales target of $350 or more every month through up-sellingof printers, peripherals, and Ink cartridges.

Education

MBA - Information Technology

NMIMS
Mumbai
06.2024

B.Tech - Electrical Engineering

IEC-CET
06.2015

Skills

  • Conversational AI/NLU/Generative AI
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Azure, AWS Cloud
  • Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
  • Agile Scrum Master
  • Program and Project Management (Traditional and Agile)
  • Product Management
  • Team Management
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Relationship Building
  • Stakeholder Management
  • MS Office
  • Customer Experience (CX)
  • Budgeting and Resource Management
  • Conflict Mediation
  • Team Collaboration
  • Problem-Solving

Certification

EXIN Agile Scrum Master

PMP

PSPO

ADaSci Prompt Engineering for Project managers

Google's Generative AI

AWS Solution Architect Associate

Automation Anywhere RPA Program Manager (Automation 360)

Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft Certified Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals.

Interests

Traveling, Listening to music, Walking/Running, Yoga, Cycling, Badminton, Snooker, Zentangle

Additional Information

Accomplishments :

  • Received client appreciation award at EXL for outstanding contribution to the Gen AI project.
  • Recognized at Bajaj for significantly increasing monthly traffic from 0.6 million to 1.7 million on the Homepage.
  • Appreciated for achieving 100% KPI closure for consecutive one year at HCL.
  • Awarded thrice as 'RevGen' performer of the month at Wipro.

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Program Manager - Digital Analytics

EXL
11.2022 - Current

Senior Unit Manager

Bajaj Finance Ltd
01.2022 - 10.2022

Senior Executive - PMO Lead

HCL Technologies Ltd
09.2016 - 01.2022

Senior Associate

Wipro Ltd
06.2015 - 08.2016

MBA - Information Technology

NMIMS

B.Tech - Electrical Engineering

IEC-CET
Swati Pundir