Vijay Sarraf

About Vijay Sarraf

Detailed-oriented and self-motivated IT-Focused Delivery Manager with advanced education in both business administration and computer applications. Extensive experience in executing full life-cycle projects; ramping-up projects within time, budget & quality parameters, as per project management & guidelines Highlights :• Management professional from one of the premier B-School in India having around 14 years of experience in software industry, this includes Delivery management, Project Management, Technical Program Manager and lead Role for product development using Agile / DevOps model• Leverage technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with client executives, leadership and relevant stakeholders.• Successfully managing the delivery of multimillion-dollar global accounts, programs and leading large engagement in multiple roles like Delivery Manager Release Train Engineer, Senior Project Manager, Technology Leader, Agile Project Manager and Enterprise Strategist.• Certifications – PMP, CSM, A-CSM, ICP-ACC, SAFe Agilist4.0, Six Sigma Yellow Belt• Executed end-to-end project management and delivery including Request for Proposals (RFP) Solution Presentations, RFP Responses, Solution Design, Client Visits, Technology Discussions, Contracts / Statements of Work, etc.• Outstanding ability in developing strategic ongoing customer relationships, gaining trust and respect for the company.• Proactively identifying and cultivating business opportunities, writing proposals, responding to customer requirements and helping craft insightful, high-quality solutions to solve complex business challenges• Designed and Implemented Scaled Agile framework to establish Decentralized Delivery model for a Large CPG customer using Azure DevOps• Experience in effort estimation, project plan and roadmap, budgeting, Risk and mitigation plans, knowledge and configuration management.• Proven ability to manage multiple enterprise projects and deliverables that involve cross-functional and cross-organizational teams. Demonstrated ability in forecasting, stakeholder management, people management, strategic planning, risks management, project management, communication and change management• Handled team strength of ~60 resources of Architects, Developers, testers, Analysts, DevOps & Support Engineers to run end-to-end project delivery. Often coordinating with multi-cultural teams/stakeholders often from 20+ nationalities.

Experience

1. Associate Director

   Nagarro

   Aug 2021 — Present · Bangalore Urban, IN

   Leading Low code platform development for multiple clients for various projects• Responsible for P&L, customer satisfaction, delivery excellence, budget, capacity planning, stakeholder management, capability building, performance management, value additions.• Responsible for overall delivery management, program planning, forecasting, budgeting, resources management, Competency development, Quality, Security & Compliances, monitoring, reporting and risk identification & mitigation and implementation of operational and strategical processes. • Articulate delivery approach / framework to both business & IT stakeholders across geo locations and levels, from concept phase through build and deployment to support phase, gain their confidence and concurrence• Understand enterprise IT and application landscape at organisation / BU level, Solution approach ideation & business value definition, Value level assessment and Roadmap definition and End to end implementation• Drive a continuous focus on developing automation, practice Design Thinking principles and action for deeper understanding and adoption within distributed teams.• Program reporting driven by KPI evaluation and ROI assessment.

Education

• Gossner College, ranchi

  I Sc., Physics, Chemistry, Maths

  1999 — 2001

• Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU

  MCA, Computer Application

  2004 — 2007

• Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU

  BSc IT, Information Technology

  2001 — 2004

• Xavier Institute of Social Service

  PGDIM, Information Technology

  2005 — 2007

• Ranchi University

  B Com (Accounts Hons), Accounts

  2001 — 2004

Skills

• Monitoring & Controlling
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Stakeholder Management
• Information Technology
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Project Planning
• Change Management
• Software Project Management
• Project Initiation
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Program Management
• Sdlc
• Talent Acquisition
• Risk Issues & Change Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Requirements Gathering
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Sql
• Microsoft Project
• Visio
• Delivery Management
• Scheduling & Cost Management
• Project Management
• Ms Project
• Team Management
• Sharepoint
• Data Migration
• Integration
• Business Intelligence
• Quality Management
• Resource Management
• User Acceptance Testing
• Microsoft Office
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Pre-Sales