Dayanand (V) K.-Program Manager
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Experience
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
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
Project Manager
LTI (via engagement at BNP Paribas)
- Application development and maintenance for Sybase to SQL Server and legacy reporting migration
Project Manager
LTI (via engagement at UBS)
- Application development and maintenance for regulatory archive using IBM DB2 CMOD, TSM, Centera
Project Manager
LTI (via engagement at Citigroup)
- Application development and maintenance for market data warehouse and P&L reporting
Project Leader
LTI (via engagement at JPMC)
- Application development and maintenance for STP application for F&O sales and reporting change
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.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Operations, and 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
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
Certifications & licenses
Certified IPMA Engagement Manager
Certified Novell Engineer (CNE)
DevOps Practitioner
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Experience
Global experience
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Dayanand is based in Helsinki, Finland.
Dayanand speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), Hindi (Advanced), Marathi (Advanced).
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.
Based on recent experience, Dayanand would be well-suited for roles such as: Program Manager, Engagement Manager, PMO (Consultant), Project Manager.
Dayanand's most recent position is Program Manager at Nordea Life.
In recent years, Dayanand has worked for Nordea Life.
Dayanand is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Insurance, and Information Technology.
Dayanand is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Operations. Dayanand also has some experience in Business Intelligence.
Dayanand has recently worked in industries like Insurance.
Dayanand has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Project Management.
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.
Dayanand has 5 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS - Solution Architect, Certified IPMA Engagement Manager, and Certified Novell Engineer (CNE).
The availability of Dayanand needs to be confirmed.
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