Abhay Valiyaveettil

About Abhay Valiyaveettil

Experienced Technical Program Manager with 11+ years\' expertise, including leadership at PayPal across Data, AI/ML Solutions, and Credit. Led multiple critical initiatives, managed turbulent team phases to deliver quality work, directed implementation of enterprise wide agile management solutions, and managed global dependencies with poise under pressure. Skilled in leading and coordinating high-performing cross-functional teams, and managing executive communications with clarity. Highlights:• Spearheaded PayPal’s Program Management function for the Paycheck Protection Program, aiding 700k small businesses and $2B in loans.• Served as Chief of Staff to the Sr. Director of Credit PMO, overseeing tasks in a $90M portfolio including technical program management, business operations, hiring, contract negotiation, vendor management, and capacity planning.• Led the implementation of Agile SDLC tools for an organization of engineers, enhancing development processes and operational efficiency.• Standardized program management practices and reporting for a team of 30 program managers, driving best practices in the PMO organization.• Selected for PayPal\'s prestigious Technology Leadership Program, an elite program for top 10 employees globally demonstrating leadership potential.• Earned Spot Awards for outstanding performance, recognizing exceptional program contributions and performance at PayPal. Skills:Technical Program Management | Project Lifecycle Management | Agile Methodologies | Project Management | Product Operations | Data Analytics | Change Management | Executive Communications | Data Visualization | Servant Leadership | Stakeholder Management | Process Improvement | Cross-Functional Team Leadership | Budget Management | Change Management | Portfolio Management | Planning, Testing, Execution & Implementation Technical: JIRA | Confluence | Planview | Smartsheet | Salesforce | PowerBI | Tableau | QlikView | SAP | Miro | Python | Java | C++| Ruby | SQL Please feel free to connect or get in touch regarding potential opportunities – always happy to grow my network with like-minded professionals!

Experience

1. Engineering Program Manager Data, Ai & Ml Solutions

   PayPal

   Jun 2022 — Present · Scottsdale, AZ, US

   Led program delivery and execution of Data and AI/ML initiatives at PayPal, aligning and integrating data across all customer and merchant platforms.• Managed planning, demand forecasting, and capacity management for 4 sub-portfolios within the Employee Technology space.• Streamlined quarterly planning reports by automating BI dashboards, improving overall efficiency and data accuracy.

Education

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Master’s Degree, Information Systems Management

  2015 — 2016

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Systems

  2009 — 2013

• Harvard University

  Summer School, Physical Computing

  2015 — 2015

Skills

• Management
• Java
• Oracle
• Teamwork
• Html5
• Uml
• Html 5
• Ruby on Rails
• Visual Basic
• Research
• Public Speaking
• Web Design
• Data Analysis
• Sap Mm
• Dreamweaver
• Web Development
• Rapid Prototyping
• Indesign
• Usability Testing
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Sql
• Python
• Microsoft Excel
• Git
• Wireframes