Suja Varad
Technical Program mgmt Leader |Agile Transformation |Chief of Staff |Change Management |Complex transformational programs strategy & execution| High Performing Global teams management| Neythri Leadership Circle Member
- Role
- Enterprise Consumer Products Tpm at Capital One
- Location
- Livingston, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Suja Varad
Who Am I: A versatile energetic & trusted Technical Program mgmt leader with expertise in delivering AI & Data solutions to enable Customer centric - Digitally oriented experiences that our customers & front line employees love. I also played the role of Chief of staff assisting senior executives to execute their significant strategic, operational, and cultural agendas efficiently. I excel at modernizing ways of working, promoting purpose driven talent & culture, delivering complex enterprise wide strategic initiatives. Highly skilled in strategic thinking, talent management, culture change, program management, quantitative data analysis, financial forecasting, and vendor management. My colleagues commend me for my Emotional Intelligence, Systems thinking and Technical skillsWhat I\'ve done:During my tenure, I have held various leadership roles in United States & India in a Quality Engineering, Agile Portfolio Management & Chief of staff capacity bringing all the right people at the right time together to -Empower our frontline employees, deliver great customer experiences at store with digital at the core-Focus on Agile transformation, Systems rationalization & Platform modernization efforts that enabled business agility -Attract, Develop and Engage a strong pipeline of diverse talentWhat I\'m excited for:The opportunity to enable our customer experiences through data, analytics and insights. Drive a culture of partnership, transparency & executionWhy Me?Technical Expertise (AI/Data, Salesforce, Pega & Google Cloud platforms)Domain Expertise (Retail, Digital, Systems of Insights)12+ years of Leadership experience leading QA, Agile Delivery leads & Portfolio management global teams driving transformational programsExperience in Driving Agile TransformationDeveloping & Executing Operating models driving process improvementsLeading Large scale initiatives in a Agile Portfolio Leader capacityCompliance, Legal & Security aspects ( empowering global teams with right access)Extensive leadership experience in building global teams ground up
Experience
Enterprise Consumer Products Tpm
Oct 2022 — Present · NY, US
Partner with Tech, Product, Design and Data Science partners to establish & drive 2023 Tech and Product priorities that integrate business intents, technical solutions & organization capabilities to drive delivery of simple, relevant, timely & delightful customer experiences resulting in $200-$400M forecasted benefits. Process improvements charter to increase productivity by 15% in 2023.Strategy & roadmaps for a transformational mobile app modernization program to reduce time-to-market by 10%
Education
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
1995 — 1999
Skills
- Software Project Management
- Cloud Computing
- Software Development
- Sdlc
- Solution Architecture
- Strategy
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Team Leadership
- Project Planning
- Agile Methodologies
- Product Management
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