Edrea de Sousa-Fernandes

About Edrea de Sousa-Fernandes

Experience building 0-1 products, platforms, or as an IaaS or PaaS. My background includes defining and analyzing metrics that inform the success of products. I am also proficient in identifying and tracking key performance metrics and driving decision-making through user insights, quantitative analysis, and AB testing.There are commonalities within all businesses, and being able to identify those key pressure points and ask the right questions has helped me be successful in my role. Specialties: Product ManagementAdditional Experience in: Technical Program/ Project Management (TPM) PMO Quality Assurance- Certifications: CSPOPMP ITIL® V3 FoundationSix Sigma Yellow beltReferrals can be provided on request as evidence for :Ability to strategize, drive innovative ideas, materialize, collaborate, and achieve KPIs, with a confident ability to troubleshoot, quickly adjust, and evolve to satisfy business objectives.Creativity, congeniality, a desire to learn, interpersonal communication skills, flexibility, curiosity and the ability to think on my feet round out the attributes I bring to the table. Additional Experience in: 🧩 Transitions for Mergers & Acquisitions (for training, knowledge transfers etc.)🧩 Business Analysis🧩 Technical writing🧩 Client Engagement and Business Relationship Management🧩 Organization Transition for Reorganizations/Organization Transformations🧩 Knowledge Capture (from Business & Technology teams)🧩 Business DevelopmentDetails- Background in Project ManagementExperience managing projects from end-to-end Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams across vendors around the world- Background in Business AnalysisExperience in Requirements Gathering for Test-Driven Development/TDD (constructing workflow charts and diagrams; system diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications)- Background in Business Development Experience responding to RFPs- Background in Organization Transitions/TransformationsExperience in how to manage knowledge capture of business and technical processes in various domains

Experience

1. Vice President

   JPMorganChase

   May 2025 — Present · US

   Leading cross-team engineering initiatives, coordinating infrastructure platform teams for on-time and successful releases-Driving program execution by ensuring alignment across engineering, legal, policy, and other cross-functional partners to oversee utilization, cost governance, and expansion strategy- Build strong working relationships with strategic partners-Partnering with engineering leadership to accelerate development velocity, manage dependencies, and proactively remove blockers-Building strong relationships across engineering teams to understand technical requirements, constraints, and tradeoffs-Creating comprehensive program documentation, including roadmaps, status reports, risk assessments, and communication plans-Facilitating technical decision-making by bringing together stakeholders, driving consensus, and resolving critical issues in a timely manner-Establishing scalable processes and frameworks to enhance product development and engineering excellence.

Education

• Goa University

  B.E., I.T.

  2002 — 2006

• SP Jain School of Global Management - Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore & Sydney

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), ITM

  2011 — 2012

Skills

• Program Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Vendor Management
• IT Strategy
• Ms Project
• Consulting
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Technical Documentation
• Project Management
• Outsourcing
• Pre-Sales
• Business Analysis
• Business Process
• Analysis
• Integration
• Team Management
• Data Analysis
• Scrum
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Business Development
• Knowledge Management
• Technical Writing
• Research Management
• Management Consulting
• Defect Tracking
• Resource Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Documentation
• Business Intelligence
• Strategy
• Requirements Gathering
• Sharepoint
• Testing
• New Business Development
• Leadership
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Software Project Management