Samira Kunal Soni

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ABOUT SAMIRA KUNAL SONI

As a seasoned Agile Delivery Manager with over 18 years of experience in Portfolio Management, Engineering & Technology, I have devoted my career to driving high performance teams and delivering exceptional results. With a comprehensive background spanning in Retail operations from shaping product journeys to assessing and managing customer and colleague impacts as part of big retail transformations, I carry the end-to-end exposure in service readiness and release management for large scale deliveries and outcomes. Having expertise in managing cross functional teams, I specialize in Agile Program Management, DevOps, Delivery Management, Continuous Improvement, People Management, Risk Management, Stakeholders Management, alongside Commercial & Business Operations. Other achievements included: Through hiring, motivation, and coaching, I empowered the delivery teams and technology professionals to reach high levels of productivity. I thrive on building self-empowered, high-performing teams and am deeply passionate about coaching professionals to become future leaders and creating sustainable 10x growth in business and for our people. With a proven track record of guiding multimillion-dollar digital transformation programs from idea to life, I am currently leading a pivotal engagement for one of the largest UK-based retail organizations. Currently leading the Release & Change Management Portfolio, for Europe’s biggest Digital Transformation handling 40+ Team size including vendor and supplier partners. Managing and reporting on release governance, schedules, implementation plans, technical deployment reviews and planning. Creating the BCIA frameworks and methodologies for assessing the impact of changesacross various levels. Working with senior leadership to ensure strategic alignment and integration of change initiatives. Managing the rollout of change ensuring consistency and effectiveness across all different markets/stores for the RetailersCORE COMPETENCIES: Project Management, People Management, Account Management, P&L Management, Risk Management, Escalation Management. Client Management, Estimation, and Budgeting, Pre-Sales activities, SOW, RFP handling, Agile Methodologies – Scrum, Operational Excellence, Quality Management, Multi-geography Team Management, Software Development Life Cycle Management (SDLC), Design Thinking, Change Management/Release Management, Onsite Experience, Microsoft Certified Office Specialist.Member of PMI, with membership ID: 29•••83