Dayanand Kamath - Program Manager

Q: Where is Dayanand based?

Dayanand is based in Helsinki, Finland .

Q: What languages does Dayanand speak?

Dayanand speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), Hindi (Advanced), Marathi (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Dayanand have?

Dayanand has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Dayanand has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 7 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 9 months . Note that Dayanand may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Dayanand's latest experience?

Dayanand's most recent position is Program Manager at Nordea Life .

Q: What companies has Dayanand worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Dayanand has worked for Nordea Life .

Q: Which industries is Dayanand most experienced in?

Dayanand is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Insurance , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas is Dayanand most experienced in?

Dayanand is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Operations . Dayanand also has some experience in Business Intelligence .

Q: Which industries has Dayanand worked in recently?

Dayanand has recently worked in industries like Insurance .

Q: Which business areas has Dayanand worked in recently?

Dayanand has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Project Management .

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Helsinki, Finland

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Experience

Nov 2015 - Sep 2024

8 years 11 months

Helsinki, Finland

On-site

Program Manager

Nordea Life

Onsite program management: delivery planning, monitoring, risk management, issue resolutions, governance of scope, change requests, release milestones, contracts, budgets, optimization, stakeholder expectations, and reporting
Co-ordination with multiple distributed business, development, testing, implementation teams, following agreed tools and processes for scope, change, delivery metrics
Integrations: API, REST, XML, SFTP, MQ, Connect:Direct
Analytics: PowerBI, Excel
Tools administration & reporting: JIRA Structures, EazyBI; Test Management: qTest; Release Automation: Digital.AI; IBM Content Manager; Tivoli Storage Manager

Feb 2013 - Nov 2015

2 years 10 months

Engagement Manager, PMO (Consultant)

Citi-Global Finance Technology

Program governance of operations supporting global shared technology environment
Implementing real time monitoring automation using RTView and release orchestration
Governance & compliance: tracking metrics, onboarding resources, managing risks and stakeholder expectations, and reporting

Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

3 years

Mumbai, India

Project Manager

LTI (via engagement at BNP Paribas)

Application development and maintenance for Sybase to SQL Server and legacy reporting migration

Jan 2006 - Dec 2010

5 years

United Kingdom

Project Manager

LTI (via engagement at UBS)

Application development and maintenance for regulatory archive using IBM DB2 CMOD, TSM, Centera

Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

2 years

United Kingdom

Project Manager

LTI (via engagement at Citigroup)

Application development and maintenance for market data warehouse and P&L reporting

Jan 2001 - Dec 2002

2 years

Japan

Project Leader

LTI (via engagement at JPMC)

Application development and maintenance for STP application for F&O sales and reporting change

Jan 1997 - Dec 2000

4 years

Mumbai, India

Developer

LTI

Various development and support projects based on Unix, web and mainframe applications

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Insurance, and Information Technology.

Banking and Finance

Insurance

Information Technology

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Operations, and Business Intelligence.

Information Technology

Project Management

Operations

Business Intelligence

Summary

Overall, 25+ years of Experience in IT
Project/Program Management/Engagement management roles for distributed teams
Leading Agile Transformation and Legacy Migration projects in BFSI domains
Service Delivery management for Global Operations team
Worked in roles across for global banking clients –Nordea, Citigroup, UBS, BNPP, JPMC.
Most project experience in BFSI– Banking and Insurance domain
Technologies – Cloud platforms, UNIX, IBM – (Mainframes & AS400)
Experienced in Delivery Models/Process –SAFE-Agile, Scrum, Kanban, CMMi, ITIL
Improving delivery capabilities, optimization and governance reporting
Program/Delivery Management of engagements with revenue size $6-10MM
Onsite experience of client-side program co-ordination for large programs dealing with multiple stakeholders, vendor teams in various geographies and cultures

Skills

Program/engagement Management
Governance Reporting
Safe Agile Practices
Full Stack Development (Mainframe, As/400, Unix, Windows)
Tools Administration & Reporting
Jira - Structures, Eazybi
Test Management - Qtest
Release Automation - Digital.ai
Integrations – Api, Rest, Xml, Sftp, Mq, Connect:direct
Analytics - Powerbi, Excel
Ibm Content Manager
Tivoli Storage Manager

Languages

English

Advanced

Hindi

Advanced

Marathi

Advanced

Education

Metropolia UAS

Master in information technology · Information technology · Helsinki, Finland

ICFAI University

Master of Business Administration, Finance · Business administration · India

Mumbai University

Post graduate diploma in computer software techniques · Computer software techniques · Mumbai, India

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

AWS - Solution Architect

Certified IPMA Engagement Manager

Certified Novell Engineer (CNE)

Certified SAFe Agililist (SA)

DevOps Practitioner

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7

Experience in Banking and Finance 13.5 y

Avg length 3 y 11 m

Longest experience 8 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 4 (India, United Kingdom, Finland, Japan)

Primary country India

Expertise

Recent roles Program Manager, Engagement Manager, PMO (Consultant), Project Manager

Main industries Banking and Finance, Insurance, Information Technology

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 5

Profile

Created

January 2026

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Where is Dayanand based?

Dayanand is based in Helsinki, Finland.

What languages does Dayanand speak?

Dayanand speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), Hindi (Advanced), Marathi (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Dayanand have?

Dayanand has at least 26 years of experience. During this time, Dayanand has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 9 months. Note that Dayanand may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Dayanand be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Dayanand would be well-suited for roles such as: Program Manager, Engagement Manager, PMO (Consultant), Project Manager.

What is Dayanand's latest experience?

Dayanand's most recent position is Program Manager at Nordea Life.

What companies has Dayanand worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Dayanand has worked for Nordea Life.

Which industries is Dayanand most experienced in?

Dayanand is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Insurance, and Information Technology.

Which business areas is Dayanand most experienced in?

Dayanand is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations. Dayanand also has some experience in Business Intelligence.

Which industries has Dayanand worked in recently?

Dayanand has recently worked in industries like Insurance.

Which business areas has Dayanand worked in recently?

Dayanand has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Project Management.

What is Dayanand's education?

Dayanand holds a Master in Information technology from Metropolia UAS, a Master in Business administration from ICFAI University, a Master in Computer software techniques from Mumbai University and a Bachelor in Electronics & Communication from Mangalore University.

Does Dayanand have any certificates?

Dayanand has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS - Solution Architect, Certified IPMA Engagement Manager, and Certified Novell Engineer (CNE).

What is the availability of Dayanand?

Dayanand is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Dayanand?

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