Venkatesh Arunachalam

About Venkatesh Arunachalam

I am a performance-driven project management professional with highly developed problem solving, interpersonal and communication skills. I have 13 years of experience in managing and delivering programs in real-time payment, digital transformation in financial services, merchant services and mobile banking apps. My focus is to continue learning and applying the skills I have learnt to lead, motivate and manage teams. I also strive to be flexible and practical in my approach to project delivery.Key Skills- Ability to learn new concepts quickly, working well under pressure, and communicating ideas clearly and effectively- Proven track record of thriving in ambiguity, analytical problem-solver, verbal and written communication, stakeholder relationship management - in fast-paced demanding environment- Senior management executive, experience in leading and programs: responsibility for developing processes, deadlines, projects execution, products quality- Creating a high performance team culture- Assertively driving the big picture, highly organized while taking care of the details- Working with offshore and onshore teams to effectively deliver projects- Evaluating risks and developing strategies to overcome obstacles- Working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies- Actively managing scope and applying the right level of change management- Adept at relaying complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences- Managing E2E software project life cycle delivery- PRINCE2 certified.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Program Manager

   Amazon

   Nov 2022 — Present

Education

• NIIT University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance and Banking

  2012 — 2014

• Bannari Amman Institute of Technology(Anna University)

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Testng
• Ss7 Protocol
• Information Security Management
• Load Testing
• Java
• Mobile Technology
• Version One
• Salesforce.com
• Online Payment Solutions
• Mobile Application Development
• Mobile Banking
• Qtp
• Security Testing
• Mobile Testing
• M3ua
• Siebel
• Ipv6
• Enterprise Mobility
• Agile Testing
• Mobile Applications
• Test Automation
• Manual Testing
• Agile Project Management
• Telecom Bss
• Software Project Management
• Selenium
• Mobile Payments
• Ibm Worklight
• Maven2