Dina Karant

About Dina Karant

Accomplished program and project manager with over 20 years experience. Expertise in managing a wide range of digital experiences and portfolios including: OTT and streaming media, e-Commerce, mobile apps, CMS, marketing/advertising, and transactional websites. Proficient in executing a range of methodologies including Agile Delivery, Scrum, SAFe, Kanban and Waterfall. Experienced with maintaining multimillion dollar budgets, managing cross-disciplinary geographically-dispersed teams and fostering strong relationships. Extensive agency and consulting experience.

Experience

1. Senior Delivery Manager

   Globant

   Jul 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Manages programs and projects across a wide variety of industries including OTT streaming media, non-profit media, publishing, cloud computing, and consumer electronics- Leads large scale engagements including mobile application development, OTT media service launches and maintenance, and web application development- Serves as an escalation point to solve dependencies between teams, assists in early identification of impediments and works to mitigate impact to the development process. Manages risk and dependencies between teams and clients- Filled Scrum Master role and applied Scrum principles, practices, and theory- Prepares for and facilitates Agile planning sessions (including PI Planning) with Agile delivery teams and assists with prioritizing user stories- Provides regular financial and status reporting for projects and programs. Responsible for monthly and quarterly forecasting of revenue and margins- Guides staffing and hiring to provide suitable team structures to address clients’ needs in terms of skills, seniority, locations, size, and communication plan.

Skills

• Requirements Gathering
• User Experience
• Requirements Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Digital Strategy
• Management
• Project Scope Development
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• Digital Marketing
• Software Project Management
• Agile Web Development
• Assembla
• Business Requirements
• Project Management
• Change Management
• Information Architecture
• Digital Project Management
• Agile Project Management
• Use Case
• Microsoft Office
• Project Managers
• Jira
• Consulting
• Responsive Web Design
• Program Delivery Management
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Scrum
• Statements of Work (Sow)
• Back-End Web Development
• Wireframing
• Usability Testing
• Program Management
• Netsuite
• Content Management
• Web Project Management
• Web Application Development
• Scope Management
• Kanban
• Content Management Systems (Cms)