Rafi Ahmad
Digital Portfolio & Program Management | Product Management | SAFe Program Consultant (SPC6) | LPM | Release Train Engineer | PMP®
- Role
- Deputy General Manager Safe Portfolio & Program Management at HCLTech
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rafi Ahmad
A digital professional with a unique combination of expertise in leading next-generation product development, with demonstrated leadership skills to engage diverse cross-functional teams. With over 15 years of experience working and living in USA, UK, and India is complemented by my leadership skills to deliver successful results to the highest level of efficiencies. Worked with major financial banking, healthcare and telecom organizations across geographies.I drive long-term value and speed-to-market through digitization and technology transformation with a blend of Agile & SAFe scaling model. I leverage a multicultural view to build high-performance teams that execute programs globally. I have Proven success in consistently delivering value streams with multiple agile release trains on-time, within budget for mission-critical IT systems. My key strength lies in my ability to adapt to a fast paced and dynamic work environment and make an impact within a short span of time. I believe in constantly evolving myself through a good mix of feedback, collaboration and self-learning.Core Specialisations:o IT Vision, Strategy and Execution o Agile transformation and SAFe scaling to minimize time to market o Enabling shift towards team owning customer experienceo Digital Program Execution & Management in Integrated service delivery Env.(Apps, Infra)o Legacy modernization and application simplification engagements o Regulatory program delivery using digital levers o Portfolio optimization, App decommissioning and data archiving o Data-warehouse and advanced visualization / analytics to drive digital innovationso Profit and Loss Control / Budgeting / Return on Investment (ROI)/ Total cost of Ownership (TCO) o Strategy planning and delivery o Team building and leadership Tools & Technicals Competencies • Collaboration Platform (Rally, Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, Sharepoint)• Frameworks (SAFE scaling, Lean Digital, Design Thinking) • Tools (Tableau, Power BI, IBM Datastage, Cognos, Informatica Powercenter, ILM & Data Validation Option)• Database (Oracle)
Experience
Deputy General Manager Safe Portfolio & Program Management
Jan 2024 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
Education
Shivaji University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science
2001 — 2005
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration , Operations Management and Supervision
2008 — 2010
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