Amit Chakraborty

About Amit Chakraborty

Area of expertise : Delivery management, Project management, Domain consultant (BFS), Bid management, Client handling, People management, Technology and innovation, Operational excellence-Leading the CoE for Payments for a suite of products managing 5 banks and financial institutions, having 80+ people and annual revenue of US $5m- Led portfolio of multiple engagements with peak team of 100+ associates with annual revenue of over $8 millions- Proven track record in delivering projects using waterfall and agile methodologies. Validated agile skill through CSM certification- Proficient in building relationships with client senior management and internal stakeholders- Accomplished in building, mentoring and leading successful teams, ranging from trainees to mid and senior level professionals- Led RFP solutioning for large programs with high win ratio- Was instrumental in turning around multiple engagements from red to green status by bringing in controls and good practices- Influenced customer to convert Staff Augmentation engagement to Managed Service model resulting in financial gains for both the customer and the organization- Executed most projects in onsite- offshore model, with leading roles both from onsite and offshore- Have delivered projects successfully from multiple locations in India and abroad- Domain proficiency :> Banking – Payments, Investment banking > Life Science- Clinical trials > Contribution in Payments knowledge base - training material, collateral, white paper preparation- Developed the cloud skill and got certified as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner- Executed end-to-end time-boxed critical development projects starting from requirement gathering at Client locations to production implementation- Conversant with estimation using Function Point, Use Case Point and Complexity based methods including resource planning and pricing- Analysis, understanding and documentation of business requirements, scope and change management- Knowledge of testing methods, test design, test executions, defect management, defect reporting

Experience

1. Associate Director

   Cognizant

   Feb 2010 — Present · Kolkata, IN

Education

• R.K.Mission Narendrapur

  Madhyamik, General

  1981 — 1987

• St.Lawrence High School

  H.S., Science

  1987 — 1989

• Jadavpur University

  BE, Electrical