Ritu Srivastava

About Ritu Srivastava

Project management professional with 10 years of experience driving change initiatives, end-to-end projectcoordination, and cross-functional delivery. Known for strong stakeholder management, structured execution, and an ownership mindset that ensures timely, high-quality outcomes. Demonstrated success in large data initiatives / data warehousing with expertise in end to end Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC) with focus on delivering business solutions

Experience

1. Manager Program Management

   Citi

   Dec 2024 — Present

   Drove project governance and reporting for a portfolio of 26+ DMO (Data Management Office) initiatives, creating automated trackers and dashboards that improved reporting accuracy and reduced manual effort by 40%.Managed 7 concurrent projects end-to-end, coordinating weekly updates with domain leads, ensuring 100% on-time reporting, and escalating risks to global stakeholders for timely resolution.Developed and maintained leadership decks (Project Progress, C12+ Forum, Townhall) improving senior-level visibility across Lending, Deposits, Payments, Business Operations, and Customer Services, and enabling faster decision-making by 20–25%.Partnered with cross-functional teams to consolidate data, validate inputs, and streamline governance routines, enhancing reporting consistency across the DMO.Optimized workforce and resource planning by maintaining FTE breakup files, managing workforce tagging, and conducting staff pyramid analysis—improving allocation accuracy by and supporting optimized staffing decisions.Managed hiring pipeline governance, including job requisition clean-up, creation of position IDs, and dashboards highlighting truly open roles to support HR and business decision-making.Ensured financial accuracy by managing non-employee billing and accrual files, contributing to improved forecasting accuracy.

Education

• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar

  Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology

  2012 — 2016