Harsh Pandya

About Harsh Pandya

Results-driven Tech Project Manager with 4.5+ years of experience leading SaaS software implementations, API integrations, and cross-functional delivery. Recently completed an MBA in Strategic Management to upskill and accelerate my path toward tech leadership—bringing together technical expertise and business strategy to drive transformation. Proven ability to improve operational efficiency by up to 40%, deliver complex projects within scope and schedule, and foster cross-team collaboration. Adapt at Agile delivery, stakeholder alignment, and change management. I thrive at the intersection of technology and strategy, where scalable solutions and long-term value meet. Currently seeking new opportunities in Tech Project Management, Program Management, Product Management, or Management Consulting. Open to relocation and eager to contribute to high-impact, innovation-focused teams.

Experience

1. Technical Program Project Manager (Hearst Corporation)

   Hearst Health

   May 2022 — Present · NJ, US

   Owned multiple 5-7 end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC) parallelly from requirements definition through deployment, coordinating engineering, QA, and infrastructure teams to deliver features on program level schedule.• Partnered with Customer Success, Product, and Engineering teams to manage complex customer deployments, proactively mitigating delivery risks and aligning timelines to support revenue realization and long-term customer success collaboration across enterprise clients.• Facilitated Agile program execution, including sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and release coordination using Jira and Confluence. Translated business requirements into technical specifications and coordinated engineering implementation.• Built program KPI dashboards and reporting frameworks that provided leadership with real-time visibility into delivery progress, risks, and engineering performance metrics while showcasing dashboards and data visualization to present project status, risks, and performance metrics to leadership.• Managed production deployment pipelines and API upgrade initiatives, reducing defect resolution time by 40% and saving approximately $150K annually in downtime-related costs.• Acted as a cross-functional interface between engineering, operations, and product teams to align delivery objectives and customer requirements.• Implemented structured risk management and change control processes, reducing scope creep by 10% and improving milestone adherence across concurrent programs and Supported release engineering processes including deployment readiness reviews and release documentation.• Partnered with engineering stakeholders to analyze system telemetry and defect trends, enabling data-driven prioritization and reducing production incidents by 30%.• Led postmortems and retrospectives following releases to harden processes, improve throughput, and scale execution frameworks across multiple engineering teams.

Education

• University of the Cumberlands

  Executive MBA, Strategic management

• New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Master of Science - MS, Industrial Engineering

  2019 — 2020

• Gujarat Technological University (GTU)

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2013 — 2017

Skills

• Public Speaking
• Management
• English
• Leadership
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Research
• Customer Service