Mark Kwandrans

Transformational portfolio leader | Driving teams to achieve sustainable organizational success.

Role: Senior Director of Project Program Management at Avanade
Location: Buffalo, NY, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Mark Kwandrans

A strategic executive portfolio leader and driver of business value realization who is adept at applying adaptive and transformational leadership and emotional intelligence to create inclusive service-oriented teams focused on sustainable organizational success.

Experience

Senior Director of Project Program Management
Avanade
Dec 2022 — Present
In addition to project delivery leadership responsibilities, as senior-most D365 delivery manager in United States, also responsible for:* Standardizing Best Practices – Develop and refine project management frameworks, templates, and guidelines to ensure consistency and efficiency across ERP projects.* Enhancing Agile & Change Management Processes – Integrate agile methodologies and robust change management strategies to improve adaptability and user adoption.* Leveraging Data & Lessons Learned – Analyze past project performance, document key insights, and implement continuous improvement initiatives for future projects.* Mentorship & Coaching – Guide junior project managers by sharing best practices, offering career advice, and providing constructive feedback.* Knowledge Sharing – Conduct training sessions, document lessons learned, and ensure junior colleagues understand ERP methodologies and frameworks.* Oversight & Support – Review project plans, risk assessments, and key deliverables to ensure quality and alignment with organizational goals.* Problem-Solving & Decision-Making – Assist junior project managers in handling complex project challenges and making strategic decisions.* Performance Evaluation & Growth – Provide regular performance reviews, identify skill gaps, and create opportunities for professional development.

Education

University at Buffalo
MA
University of Phoenix
MBA
Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management
BS
Northcentral University
DBA (ABD)

Skills

Market Research
Strategic Planning
Project Management
Management Consulting
Software Deployment
Process Improvement

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Current company

Razorpay

4K employees · Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Power your finance, grow your business. Razorpay is India’s first full-stack financial solutions company. We are on a mission to enhance the payment experience of over 300 million end consumers. And in doing so, we aim to enable Indian businesses - big and small - accept payments digitally with minimal effort and maximum ease. Razorpay has grown from being a payment gateway provider to a solutions-driven organization boasting of an extensive products suite to accept and disburse payments as well as raise capital and park money. In a nutshell, we fit into every nook and corner where your business touches money. #OutgrowOrdinary We identify ourselves as disruptors in the digital payments space and our vision is to power the financial ecosystem for other disruptors. Like attracts like and Razorpay actively looks to partner with established companies and startups that have either broken the glass ceiling in their industry or are set to. The Razorpay Product Suite today comprises verticals, along with Payment Gateway, like Payment Links, Payment Pages, Subscriptions, Smart Collect, Route, Razorpay Capital, RazorpayX, Payroll and Thirdwatch. Razorpay was started in 2014 by two IIT Roorkee alumni, Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar. Just a short few years later, Razorpay has evolved into a 800-odd strong organization with some of the best talents in the country helping some of the best companies manage their money movement seamlessly. Certified cool We are a bunch of spirited, ambitious and fun folks. And no, we’re not saying this ourselves--leading institutions have recognized Razorpay for the high trust and high-performance culture that we maintain. Our strength lies in the people we are and we go to great lengths to nurture a family of coders, designers, sellers, marketers, analysts, writers, runners, photographers, gamers, tinkerers, and above all, people who are dreamers and doers at the same time. Be a part of our exciting journey.

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About Mark Kwandrans

Experience

Senior Director of Project Program Management

Education

University at Buffalo

University of Phoenix

Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management

Northcentral University

Skills

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