Vikas Chandra Pandey
Program Manager/Product Development Expert @ SAP LABS INDIA PVT LTD.
Bangalore,Karnataka
Summary
A self-motivated, creative Program Manager with more than 13 years of management, implementation, consulting and customer engagement experience - specializing in SAP HCM for Australia, New Zealand and Indian market ( includes more than 15 critical business projects). An engineer skilled in Program Management, Project Planning and Development, Implementation support, Consulting Support, Agile methodologies, Requirements Analysis, Techno-functional payroll expertise, and much more...
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Program Manager for S/4 HANA Localisation
SAP LABS INDIA PVT LTD.
Bangalore, Karnataka
12.2021 - Current
- Business owner of GS S4 portfolio process
- Drive preparation of quarters GS /4HANA Portfolio Board Meeting
- Drive collaboration with products that have touch points with S/4HANA localization like DRC, Concur, Ariba and HXM as needed
- Lead war-room setup across GS units for specific S/4HANA Localization critical
- Constant improvement of Jira Dashboards, Structure Views to enable business decisions and S4 program management
- Ownership of GS Investment Case setup for S4
- Monitoring of Important Investment cases
- Keeping track of Allocated Capacity vs utilized capacity
- Participation in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
- Eliminated downtime and maximized revenue by providing top program quality control.
Associate Project Manager/Product Owner
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
01.2016 - 12.2021
- Project management responsible for HCM localization for Australia - Ensuring Project Definition, Initiating, Planning, Executing and closing projects
- Ensure customer input into all Product definitions
- Own and prioritize Product backlog which reflects customer and user needs in order to achieve competitive advantage and increase value for 300+ customer
- Drive holistic Product Vision and Product Design and ensure Product teams have comprehensive understanding of it
- Solution Delivery - meeting all Q-gates Architecture definition for major AU functionalities – STP, AU Tax, AU Time, Superannuation…
- Legal Compliance along with Consulting support to support business specific requirements Collect and Collaborate early feedback from customers and other internal stakeholders.
- Ensure both internal stakeholders and external ecosystem is aware of developments by working closely with stakeholders and customer groups Negotiations and Expectation setting to market SRS and MRD creation.
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
- Reported on status for each project to appropriate stakeholders.
Product Owner
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
04.2014 - 12.2021
- Tasks HCM localization for Australia and New Zealand Country Payroll localization Implementation support for Legal Changes and Business cases
- Maintenance support for 250+ AU business accounts including, Risk assessment and escalation handling for legal changes and maintenance
- Primary Contact between Field/Sales Organization and Development Organization
- Providing functional and technical consultation to customers Practicing and Supporting Agile Methodologies
- Manage expectations of key global accounts like ADP, Nestle, Woolworths, QH, and optimize delivery and roll out of legal changes and new developments
- Rolling requirements to development based on revenue potential and customer needs
- Design of development of new AU TAX Redesigned solution and Single Touch Payroll Solution Return on Investment Analysis Additional Responsibilities include - People Development, Talent Acquisition, Talent Retention, Performance and reward management Go-To-Market activities Employee Central.
- Owned and prioritized product backlog.
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
Scrum Team Leader
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
07.2012 - 04.2014
- Execute on strategic Product development by focusing on competitive offering and business value of SAP HCM solution for AU, NZ and India country versions
- Responsible for maintenance and legal compliance of Product which includes tracking and delivering legal changes announced by government bodies across AU, NZ and India
- Supporting field in roll-out of developed functionalities including ramp-up of field and pilot customers
- Preparation of Business Case, Prioritization of backlog and features, Project Planning, Architecture Concept Document, IP compliance
- Delivered strategic and transactional software solutions for HCM country localizations for AU, NZ and India
- Practicing and Supporting Agile Methodologies shielding team from external Interferences.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Software Developer/Quality Engineer
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
11.2010 - 06.2012
- Responsible for product standards within scrum team AU Payroll driver, Superannuation, Termination Organizer, Single Touch Payroll, Super Stream, Leave Loading, Leave Provisions, Leave Accrual AU Taxation, HDA, Off-cycles On-Demand Payroll, Advance Payments, Posting Deliver legal changes, enhancement requests to ensure solution legal compliance for 300+ customers
- Executes on predefined quality goals, quality- and test concepts
- Prepares Q-Planning for implementation team regarding all required quality measures as input to sprint backlog Legal changes
- On-time delivery Support all SAP global customer support for localization issues in areas as: Payroll, Personnel Administration, Time Management, employee Self Service (ESS)
- Prepare monthly report/statistics for analysis by higher management.
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
Associate Developer
TALENT PRO INDIA PVT LTD.
Bangalore, India
09.2008 - 11.2010
- Tasks Standard programming techniques usage and code is performance efficient
- Legal changes are delivered on time
- Involved in defining tasks and effort for selected BL items in scrum planning
- Development methodologies expert/Go-to-man for all development and process related activities
Education
Bachelors of Engineering - Computer Technology
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering
Maharashtra 09.2003 - 07.2008
Skills
Program Management
Additional Information
- Recognized with ‘Star Performer Award’ in FY 2015 and FY 2016
- Recognized with ‘Spot Award’ in FY 2011, FY 2012 and FY 2013 Recognized with ‘Talent of the Quarter Award’ in FY 2014
- Recognized with ‘Shining Star Award’ in FY 2010
- Recognized with ‘Promising Newcomer Award’ in FY 2009
- Involved in multiple CXO meetings with customers and represented SAP Australia HCM payroll team in the ‘Meet the Experts’ event in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth during year 2017, 2018 and 2019.
- Presented multiple ‘Demo Sessions’ to SAP Colleagues and customers at various events to demonstrate SAP Payroll solutions.
- Involved in Payroll Discussion with the customers and represented India HCM team in the ‘Meet the Experts’ event in India Localization Customer summit - 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Certification
Pursuing PMP Certification -Practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria
Timeline
Pursuing PMP Certification -Practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria
02-2022
Program Manager for S/4 HANA Localisation
SAP LABS INDIA PVT LTD.
12.2021 - Current
SAP Leadership Academy -Learning focused on operational excellence; Career and leadership development; Peer-to-peer mentoring and learning
10-2021
Technical Architecture Modelling (TAM) -Illustrates how the components in a system/application interact with one another
08-2021
Lead Innovation for Greater Results - Prepares aspiring business leaders, reading current market trends and growth prospects
03-2021
Development Expert Curriculum -Development methodologies expert/Go-to-man for all development and process related activities
06-2019
Associate Project Manager/Product Owner
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd
01.2016 - 12.2021
Product Owner
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd
04.2014 - 12.2021
Scrum Team Leader
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd
07.2012 - 04.2014
Software Developer/Quality Engineer
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd
11.2010 - 06.2012
Associate Developer
TALENT PRO INDIA PVT LTD.
09.2008 - 11.2010
Bachelors of Engineering - Computer Technology
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering
09.2003 - 07.2008
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