Vaibhav Thakkar

About Vaibhav Thakkar

As an Agile Leader with global experience in banking and payments, I specialize in…

Experience

1. Agile Program Manager

   Wipro

   Oct 2022 — Present · London, GB

   Wipro Technologies | Oct 2022 – Present | London, UKProject: Agency Banking Programme – Lloyds Banking GroupSuccessfully delivered UK Domestic Agency Proposition which consisted of below Processing of Outgoing & Incoming FPS/CHAPS Payments through CBD along with Incoming BACS payments Solution around sending Onward Notifications to Agency bank enabling them to credit/debit their underlying customers account & reconcile accountsSuccessfully build our capability in SAP, around deriving and postings entries into our Vostro A/C Roles and Responsibilities Develop and maintain long term strategic roadmap via JIRA suite prioritizing key initiatives and customer needs Ensure that all the business stakeholders are kept informed via Product Working Group (PWG) meetings of the product developments, progress, challenges and key milestones Draft the key Epics and Features considering the strategic roadmap based on the Outcomes underlined by the Lab Leadership Build and maintain strong relationship with key stakeholders including Senior Leadership, key downstream and upstream partners and technology teamsLiaison with Business Analysts to delve deeper for user stories creation and Integrators for dependency creation and discussion with external upstream and downstream partners Manage the backlog of user stories via scrum ceremonies such as Backlog Refinement and Sprint Planning prioritizing based on business value and technical feasibility Assess the product development progress via demos in Sprint Show and Tell sessions and same is demonstrated to the business before giving a go ahead in productionDuring Sprint execution clarify requirements to development team ensuring that there is clarity on product requirements, functionality and scopeTrack and bring closure to key requirement gaps by having discussions with architects, SMEs and business after understanding priority and impact Ensuring Project Governance is in place by tracking Risks to closure

Education

• University of Oxford

  Executive Leadership and Organisational Management

  2023 — 2023

• Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Technology

  BE ( IT )

  2002 — 2006

• Welingkar Institute of Management

  MBA (Finance)

  2010 — 2012

Skills

• Soa
• Sdlc
• Requirements Analysis
• Client Presentation
• Business Analysis
• Business Development
• Program Management
• Banking
• Requirements Gathering
• Client Co-Ordination
• Business Requirement Document
• Outsourcing
• Functional Training
• Competitive Analysis
• Business Planning
• Flexcube
• Approach Document