Bhushan Balani

About Bhushan Balani

Executive level IT and strategy leader specializing in helping companies of all sizes develop and implement IT strategies that deliver both in-market results and bottom line profits. MBA from Stephen M. Ross School of Business, with 17+ years of experience providing exceptional IT solutions for cloud, retail, railroad, tele-communications, manufacturing, mining and banking companies including AWS, Amazon, Verizon, Winn-Dixie, Meijer and Caterpillar. Expert in product management and directing teams, software development life cycle (SDLC), project management, high-level IT proficiency, strategic planning and resource management. Skilled relationship builder able to forge solid alliances with internal and external stakeholders.Managed high performance teams to achieve critical organizational objectives. Successfully mentored and promoted team members. Lifelong learner with an MBA, a Master’s in Computer Science, three Microsoft certifications, 2 cloud certifications and designation as a Project Management Professional (PMP). Holder of two patents as a co-inventor.

Experience

1. Manager, Head of Technical Program Management - Developer Experience and Product Platforms

   Stripe

   Mar 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Manager of Managers leading and empowering technical programs for Stripe Platforms (i.e, API experience, Dashboard platform, Stripe Automation, Messaging, Organizations, Authentication, Authorization, Workbench and Sandboxes platforms). I drive strategic excellence in technical programs for all Stripe external developer facing API interfaces, Stripe Dashboard, and Stripe Marketplace, while elevating Stripe\'s overall product quality and operational efficiency.

Education

• Mumbai University - TSEC

  Bachelors, Biomedical Engineering

  1994 — 1998

• Central Michigan University

  Masters, Computer Science

  2000 — 2002

• PMP - Project Management Institute (PMI)

  PMP, Project Management Professional

  2007 — 2007

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), General Management

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Resource Management
• Leadership
• Management
• Vendor Management
• Program Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Six Sigma
• Contractual Agreements
• Contract Management
• Banking
• Retail
• Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Manufacturing
• Sharepoint
• Asp.net
• Visio
• Integration
• Erp
• Crm
• Requirements Analysis
• Project Planning
• E-Commerce
• Access
• Team Management
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Team Building
• Product Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)