Shakil Malhotra

About Shakil Malhotra

As a strategic and results-driven PMO leader with over three decades of experience, I specialize in driving impactful enterprise transformation and delivering substantial business value. My approach is characterized by-> World-Class Program & Portfolio Management: Expertly steering initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and achieve key strategic objectives-> Cultivating Data-Driven Cultures: Forging environments where data powers decisive action, sharpens organizational focus, and unites stakeholders behind a common vision-> Driving Complex Global Initiatives: Consistently achieving proven success in aligning cross-functional teams, optimizing governance frameworks, and delivering intricate projects across diverse cloud, hybrid, and on-premise enterprise environments-> Executive Partnership & Portfolio Management: Leveraging strong executive presence to partner effectively with C-level stakeholders and skillfully manage multimillion-dollar portfolios.

Experience

1. Head of Pmo

   Cloudera

   Aug 2016 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US

   Lead the Global PMO, Qualified Inputs Framework (QIF), Operations, and Strategic Programsorganizations - overseeing end-2-end delivery of the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) acrossPublic Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and On-Prem offerings.• Lead strategic planning, alignment, and execution across a diverse program portfolio,including the Product Release Roadmap and Operations Delivery Roadmap - spanning R&D, Product, and Operations to ensure delivery aligns with long-term business goals.• Collaborate with C-level leadership to align PMO and strategic programs with corporatestrategy and global priorities, ensuring consistent value delivery to our worldwide customerbase for enterprise-scale Cloud and Hybrid solutions.• Established a structured and quantifiable intake and governance model through QIF - enablingimproved delivery predictability and effective cross-functional execution across R&D, Product, Sales, Marketing, Field, Security, Legal, Value Management, Corp Strategy, and FP & A.• Partner with Cloudera Data Analytics leadership to launch executive dashboards and KPIreporting, enhancing visibility and enabling informed decision-making.• Collaborate with CISO Leadership to ensure Product Security and compliance requirements are effectively incorporated into Product Release Plans and production ready payloads.• Champion continuous improvement in delivery practices, governance maturity, andcommunication standards while leading AI enablement and business process enhancements,operational excellence, and significant reduction in ENG overhead and delivery timelines.• Collaborate proactively with cross-functional leaders to identify portfolio risks & complianceoversight, drive mitigation strategies and ensure delivery integrity and business continuity.• Serve as Exec Liaison to business sponsors, driving delivery alignment, resolving escalations,and enabling transparency through QBRs, Steering Committees, and Program Dashboards.

Education

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  BE, Computer Science

• University of Phoenix

  MBA, Technology Management

Skills

• Customer Support Tools Management
• Websphere
• Microsoft Office Communications Server (Ocs) 2005/2007
• Http
• Java
• Scrum
• Ms Visio
• Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
• Csta
• Business Process Improvement
• Ibm Rational Clearquest
• Software Development Lifecycle (Sdlc)
• Cisco Gateways
• Project Planning and Reporting
• Solid Db
• C#
• Product Strategic Planning
• Oracle Rdbms
• Vb.net
• Rational Requisitepro
• Project Management
• Application Portfolio Roadmap Management
• Sip
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Delivery Management – Engineering Applications
• Ms Office Suite
• Jira
• Websphere Application Server
• Resource and Budget Management
• Bmc Remedy
• Ms Access
• Nda/Sla Management Tools
• Ms Powerpoint
• Ms Project
• Issue/Bug Tracking and Management Tools
• C/C++
• Xml
• Bugzilla
• Soap
• Siemens Ip-Pbx