VENKATESHAN DEVARAAJ
Bengaluru
Summary
Specialist with 9 years of experience in optimizing organizational processes and enhancing profitability. Demonstrated success in implementing strategic initiatives that streamline operations and drive business growth. Expertise in operations management, team leadership, and process improvement. Committed to contributing to the success of a dynamic organization. Seasoned specialist offering several years of comprehensive experience interpreting and implementing quality assurance standards and investigating customer complaints and non-conformance issues. Practiced and knowledgeable professional possessing excellent problem solving and analytical skills paired with strong knowledge of qa terms, tools and methodologies. Committed to improving overall business processes.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Specialist - Project Management & Business Operations
Magna International
11.2022 - Current
- Lead internal project delivery across multiple departments, ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets
- Manage medium-complexity, high-visibility projects with medium to high risk, reporting to Steering Committees
- Own project financials, including budget planning, tracking, variance analysis, and forecasting
- Deliver accurate financial and progress reports to senior leadership
- Manage cross-functional teams and external partners (up to 20 members)
- Establish stakeholder expectations, define requirements, and ensure alignment with business objectives
- Identify risks and opportunities; develop mitigation plans and refine business cases
- Drive operational efficiency initiatives resulting in 20% revenue improvement within 10 months
- Lead KPI analysis, trend studies, and performance reviews to enable data-driven decisions
Senior Executive Analyst - Project Management
DHL Express
11.2020 - 10.2022
- Managed scope, budget, timelines, and quality for multiple concurrent projects
- Developed full-scale project plans, schedules, and integrated delivery roadmaps
- Delivered weekly/monthly executive dashboards using Power BI
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings and ensured timely decision-making
- Implemented best practices and QA processes to improve delivery efficiency
- Coordinated with vendors and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless executionManaged scope, budget, timelines, and quality for multiple concurrent projects
- Developed full-scale project plans, schedules, and integrated delivery roadmaps
- Delivered weekly/monthly executive dashboards using Power BI
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings and ensured timely decision-making
- Implemented best practices and QA processes to improve delivery efficiency
- Coordinated with vendors and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution
Executive - Project Management
Indigo
11.2016 - 10.2020
- Led software application and IT-driven projects, including enhancements and new implementations
- Managed scrum backlogs, sprint planning, and Agile ceremonies
- Identified and mitigated project risks early to avoid delivery impact
- Delivered accurate status reports and ensured accountability across teams
Education
B.E - CSE
PSG College of Technology
01.2016
Diploma - Computer Networking
PSG College of Technology
01.2013
Skills
- Project & Program Management
- Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Control
- Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Risk & Issue Management
- Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
- Business Impact Analysis
- Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement
- Executive Reporting & Dashboards
Certification
PMP
Tools & Technologies
- Planview – Portfolio & Resource Management
- Jira & Confluence – Agile Delivery & Collaboration
- SAP (PS) – Project Systems
- Microsoft Project – Scheduling & Tracking
- Power BI – Business Intelligence & Reporting
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Tamil
Timeline
Specialist - Project Management & Business Operations
Magna International
11.2022 - Current
Senior Executive Analyst - Project Management
DHL Express
11.2020 - 10.2022
Executive - Project Management
Indigo
11.2016 - 10.2020
B.E - CSE
PSG College of Technology
Diploma - Computer Networking
PSG College of Technology