Rajendra Thandu
Results-oriented Technical product and transformation leader specializing in aligning product strategy with customer outcomes to deliver measurable business value thriving on Customer Success
- Role
- Program Management Consultant at Northern Trust
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rajendra Thandu
Strategy & Leadership• Provided strategic direction and solution shaping for IT initiatives over a 26+ year career.• Led large-scale digital transformations and managed significant organizational change.• Proven ability to guide high-profile, strategic projects from initial planning to successful closure.• Currently heading a product development driving product increments across-functions.Program & Project Management• Project delivery for large applications and products using both Agile and waterfall methodologies.• Hands-on program management experience across IT and Change management.• Successfully transitioned products and managed the required staffing.• Certifications: Project Management Professional, Certified Scrum MasterTeam & People Management• Managed globally distributed IT teams (up to 120 members).• Implemented and managed global delivery models (onsite-offshore).• Transformed the IT Service Delivery function into a high performing unit using the ITIL methodology• Significant experience in people management.Technical & Domain Expertise• Over 10 years of experience as a Technical Analyst.• Deep expertise in delivering solutions across Healthcare, Investment Banking and Custody.• Experience with a broad range of technologies and applications.• Certifications: PMP,CSM,Microsoft Azure Fundamentals and Lean Sigma Black beltStakeholder & Vendor Management• Advanced skills in stakeholder management, including with core business units and clients.• Extensive experience with vendor management.
Experience
Program Management Consultant
Nov 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Accelerate Product map working with Engineering and Business on Master Data management project
Education
Doveton Corrie
High School, Higher Secondary school leaving certificate
1981 — 1993
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Master's degree, Software Systems
2001 — 2002
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
Executive Development program in Strategic Management
2019 — 2020
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Foundations of Micro and Macro Economics, Business Administration and Management, General
College of Engineering, Guindy
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Industrial Engineering
1993 — 1997
Skills
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Stakeholder Management
- Pmp
- Program Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Project Delivery
- Software Development
- Requirements Analysis
- Vendor Management
- Ms Project
- Service Delivery
- Business Analysis
- Project Management
- People Management
- Pre-Sales
- IT Service Management
- Outsourcing
- Sdlc
- Solution Architecture
- IT Strategy
- Integration
- Software Project Management
- Itil
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