Samir Bilakhiya

Program Manager

Hyderabad, Telangana, India21 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 20+ years in Program and Project Management
  • Expert in Change Management and Agile methodologies
  • Proven success in client relationship management
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Program and Project Management expert in BFSI and Telecom sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Program ManagementProject ManagementQuality ManagementRisk ManagementPeople ManagementCustomer Service

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAttention to DetailBudgetingBusiness AnalysisBusiness ConsultingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness Relationship ManagementBusiness RequirementsBusiness StrategyBusiness TransformationCall CentersClient RelationsCommercial Awareness

About

PMP, APMG certified Change Practitioner and Agile practitioner with +20 years of qualitative experience in Program Management, Project Management, Change Management, Operations and Client Servicing in BFSI and Telecom sectors. I have proven success in ensuring compliance to quality standards. I am customer-focused and have abilities in providing utmost and superior support to clients for enhancing their satisfaction level as well as for repeat business. Program and Project Management: I have demonstrated excellence in end-to-end multi-locations and cross-functional programs. Mapping business requirements, identifying stakeholders, risks and requirement gathering. Collaboration for developing, implementing and monitoring and closing phases in line with the PMI and Agile-SCRUM guidelines. I also possess excellent interpersonal, communication, problem solving and organizational skills and have proved my abilities in client and customer relationship management, stakeholders' engagement, team management and strategic planning. Change Management: APMG certified Change Management Practitioner. Governing end to end transitions by ensuring benefit realization and smooth transitions of AS-IS and TO-BE processes. Taking charge and preparing a plan of change to help individuals and organization transitioning from the current state to the desired state by involving tools, skills and best practices in areas that include executive leadership and support Operations Management: Preparing Standard Operating Procedures, Service Level Agreement (SLA) and getting the same approved. Actively delivering revenue cycle activities comprising of special revenue generating projects and process improvement initiatives. Client Servicing: Liaising with clients, managing new business problems and providing a customized business solution for the resolution of problems. Ensuring high-quality customer experience, elevating customer satisfaction, while adhering to the SLAs and work processes and thus managing operations. People Management: Recruiting teams and determining training needs to enhance operational efficiency increased productivity. Reviewing, evaluating & updating performance assessment tools and modules as needed.

Experience

Ernst & young global consulting services

Assistant Director - Program Management

Jul 2021Present · 4 yrs 8 mos · India

  • Responsible for governing and managing client program from germination to closing followed by the business handover, using PMI’s project management methodologies and Agile-SCRUM frameworks. I have successfully completed multiple programs and projects without compromising with the triple constraints (Scope, Schedule and Cost). My roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • ● Program governance, planning and milestones tracking
  • ● Diagnose internal process problems and areas for process improvement through Transformation projects
  • ● Liaise with global stakeholders, IT, HR and Operations team to ensure cross-functional collaboration
  • ● Assess Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies and plan actions, highlight risks and delays
  • ● Responsible for manpower projection and capacity planning, forecasting, scheduling, and staffing
  • ● Responsible for People, Process and Technology related change implementations
  • ● Take part in change control meetings, manage issue logs, ensure change management plan adherence
  • ● Communicate outcomes of change control meetings, assess change impact and manage change implementation
  • ● Build credibility, establish rapport and maintain communication with the stakeholders at multiple levels
  • ● Plan Knowledge Transfer and training sessions, track the progress
  • ● Coordinate for process and performance related issues/suggestions/implementations
  • ● Document lessons learned, review previous project documents for schedule and cost estimations and for scope control
  • ● Identify, assess and prioritize opportunities and threats (positive and negative risks) related to project and prepare risk response plan
  • ● Prepare a robust risk management framework to control operational and business risks through Risk Management and Risk Mitigation techniques
Cross-functional Team LeadershipPMO set-upFinanceScrumBusiness StrategyRelationship Building+24

Welspun group

Head - PMO

Jun 2020Apr 2021 · 10 mos · Vapi, Gujarat, India

  • Liaise with more than 100+ stakeholders spanning across America, UK and India
  • Project identification, governance, planning and milestones tracking with relevant stakeholders
  • Accurately diagnosing internal process problems and areas for process improvement through Transformation projects
  • Liaise with IT, HR and Operations team to ensure project collaboration
  • Project tracking in-line with each in-flight project
  • Assessing Risks, Delays and highlighting to the CEO and other critical stakeholders
  • Responsible for manpower projection and capacity planning, forecasting, scheduling and staffing
  • Taking part in change control meetings, managing issue logs, ensuring change management plan adherence and communicating outcomes of change control meetings
  • Meetings with clients to plan Knowledge Transfer sessions and tracking the progress
  • Assessing any delays and highlighting risk,
  • Creating and Reviewing project charters, BRDs, SOWs, Project Plans and various project documents
  • Reviewing and tracking Traceability Matrix to keep a track of requirement change requests and trace implementation position
  • Coordinating with clients across the globe for process and performance related issues/suggestions/implementations
  • Documenting lessons learned from each project and reviewing previous project documents for schedule and cost estimations and for scope control
  • Identifying, understanding and documenting all stakeholders’ requirements using various requirement gathering techniques like conducting JAD, brainstorming sessions and focus group meetings, interviews and surveys etc.
  • Identifying, assessing and prioritizing opportunities and threats (positive and negative risks) related to project and preparing risk response plan
  • Preparing a robust risk management framework to control operational and business risks through Risk Management and Risk Mitigation techniques
Cross-functional Team LeadershipPMO set-upFinanceScrumBusiness StrategyRelationship Building+24

Franklin templeton

FTI Project Manager

Sep 2019Jun 2020 · 9 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

  • Responsible for managing multiple projects simultaneously from germination to closing followed by the business handover, using PMI’s project management methodologies and SCRUM frameworks. I have successfully completed projects without compromising with the triple constraints (Scope, Schedule and Cost)
  • Creating and Reviewing project charters, preparing BRDs, SOWs, Project Plans and various project documents
  • Quality management using quality assurance and quality control techniques like control charts, Pareto analysis, check sheets and checklists, cause and effect analysis, histograms, benchmarking, flowcharts and root cause analysis
  • Identifying, understanding and documenting all stakeholders’ requirements using various requirement gathering techniques like conducting JAD, brainstorming sessions and focus group meetings, interviews and surveys etc.
  • Identifying, assessing and prioritizing opportunities and threats (positive and negative risks) related to project and preparing risk response plan
  • Preparing a robust risk management framework to control operational and business risks through Risk Management and Risk Mitigation techniques
  • Responsible for manpower projection and capacity planning, forecasting, scheduling and staffing
  • Taking part in change control meetings, managing issue logs, ensuring change management plan adherence and communicating outcomes of change control meetings
  • Preparing Traceability Matrix to keep a track of requirement change requests and to track and trace implementation position
  • Coordinating with clients across the globe for process and performance related issues/suggestions/implementations
  • Documenting lessons learned from each project and reviewing previous project documents for schedule and cost estimations and for scope control
  • Accurately diagnosing internal process problems and areas for process improvement through Transformation projects
  • Identifying key deliverables of reporting managers and defining goal sheets
Cross-functional Team LeadershipFinanceScrumBusiness StrategyRelationship BuildingBudgeting+19

Tata consultancy services

Senior Project Manager

May 2013Sep 2019 · 6 yrs 4 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana

  • Identifying, understanding and documenting all stakeholders requirements using various requirement gathering techniques like conducting JAD, brainstorming sessions, focus group meetings, interviews and surveys etc.
  • Identifying, assessing and prioritizing opportunities and threats (positive and negative risks) related to project and preparing risk response plan
  • Preparing a robust risk management framework to control operational and business risks through Risk Management and Risk Mitigation techniques
  • Responsible for manpower projection and capacity planning, forecasting, scheduling and staffing
  • Taking part in change control meetings, managing issue logs, ensuring change management plan adherence and communicating outcomes of change control meetings
  • Preparing Traceability Matrix to keep a track of requirement change requests and to track and trace implementation position
  • Quality management using quality assurance and quality control techniques like control charts, Pareto analysis, check sheets and checklists, cause and effect analysis, histograms, benchmarking, flowcharts and root cause analysis
  • Documenting lessons learned from each project and reviewing previous project documents for schedule and cost estimations
  • Taking part in business reviews and implementing strategic decision for the betterment of the project
  • Identifying process gaps, improvement area and initiating projects for process improvement through transformation.
  • Arranging Organizational & Employee Development programs.
  • Accurately diagnosing internal process problems and areas for process improvement through Transformation projects
  • Identifying key deliverables of reporting managers and defining goal sheets
  • Arranging Organizational & Employee Development programs
  • Taking care of Performance Management and providing timely feedback
  • Arranging extracurricular activities for employee satisfaction through various Employee Engagement Programs
Cross-functional Team LeadershipFinanceScrumBusiness StrategyRelationship BuildingBudgeting+15

Vodafone

Sr. Team Manager

Dec 2007May 2013 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Ahmedabad Area, India

  • Coordinating Product Training for new team member to ensure that all problems are effectively handled
  • Managing performance records of every individuals
  • Prioritizing and distributing work amongst teams
  • Maintaining Shrinkage, Attrition, Schedule Adherence and Absenteeism Targets
  • Making sure that teams achieve daily, monthly, quarterly and annual targets
  • Provided general customer service, handled customer objections and upselling
FinanceRelationship BuildingWritten CommunicationRisk ManagementPeople ManagementCritical Thinking+5

Convergys

Sr.Executive

Mar 2004Dec 2007 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Provided support to the Senior Team Leader in training new waves
  • Analyzed, Validated and Calibrated the Quality Standards for the team
  • Assisted in planning human resource requirements in consultation different functional & operational areas and organizing selection interviews
  • Managed complete recruitment life-cycle for sourcing the best talent from diverse sources after identification of manpower
Written CommunicationCritical ThinkingProblem SolvingCommunicationCorrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Certification in Operations Management — Operations Management and Supervision

Jan 2011Jan 2012

Bangalore University

Bachelor of Computer Applications

Jan 2000Jan 2003

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