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Certification
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Harsh Wadher

Senior Project Manager
Pune

Summary

Enthusiastic Operations manager with 11 years of leadership & managerial experience & 13 years of overall experience in customer-centered work environment. Proven history of achieving client SLA's & targets by monitoring employee performance and coaching staff on effective productive methods. Skilled in solving complicated issues and making proactive operational changes by suggesting way forward plans & effective change management techniques.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
2019
2019
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Senior Project Manager

S G Analytics
09.2021 - Current
  • Managing a team of currently 150 members that increased from 30
  • Played a pivotal role in gaining business worth 40 FTE for a different business group
  • Act as the central point of coordination for the Transformation Office.
  • Develop and maintain project plans, trackers, and FMEA logs (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis).
  • Prepare and distribute regular project status reports and management information dashboards.
  • Organize and moderate governance meetings, including steering committees and project review boards.
  • Identify, escalate, and track risks and issues, ensuring appropriate ownership and resolution.
  • Support project teams with issue triage, prioritization, and resolution by engaging the right stakeholders.
  • Ensure consistent application of project management standards, templates, and tools across initiatives.
  • Facilitate cross-team collaboration and dependency management.
  • Create and own the preparation of business cases, benefits tracking, and post-implementation reviews.
  • Provide ad-hoc project support and analysis as required.

Manager

WhitejatJr
06.2020 - 08.2021
  • Handling a span of 120 employees
  • To develop & monitor performance matrix by maintaining a balance between quantity & quality
  • To partner with quality & training teams for process improvements & implement tools to improve existing practices
  • Helped the department launch a new curriculum successfully by tracking data, motivating the team to exceed their targets regularly & adapt to changing business requirements
  • Handled transition process by working with technical & data team for smooth data migration activity
  • Provided speedy resolutions by adapting a data centric approach
  • Involve in stakeholder management, resource planning, training & process ramp up activities
  • To identify gaps, prepare SOP, implement recommended changes & track its progress
  • Worked with technical team to develop system, recommend required changes & test the updates before major system upgrades
  • To conduct weekly review meetings with the team & higher management to discuss areas of improvements
  • To develop strategies eliminating any gaps across teams working in synchronization for a common goal
  • Conducting interviews for hiring new resources
  • To work with higher management & other departments for business process set up

Team Lead/Sr. Analyst

Aranca (Mumbai) PVT LTD
12.2018 - 06.2020
  • Handling a team of researchers and data auditors to ensure client deliverable are met on a weekly and monthly basis
  • To monitor SLA requirements Vs delivery on a daily basis to ensure all requirements are fulfilled
  • Conducting interviews for hiring new resources
  • To implement improvements via lean six sigma practices
  • Communicating with client for process updates and workflow requirements
  • Preparing and presenting performance dashboards for a review with higher management
  • Discussing possible process improvements with client and incorporating changes that can help the team save time and effort
  • To handle additional projects within existing capacity
  • Plan and implement improvements to internal systems or processes
  • Participate in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification, or performance evaluation
  • Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, providing hands-on training and mentoring to individuals with lagging skills

Team Lead

Altisource business Solutions PVT LTD
12.2012 - 12.2018
  • Resolving complaints received on charged off mortgage loans.
  • Reviewing and reporting complaints to client
  • To ensure they achieve their Quality and production targets on a monthly basis
  • Coaching new trainees during their On Job training phase.
  • Coaching and guiding team members to achieve quality and productivity targets on regular basis
  • Coordinating with client for any procedural change and to highlight any challenges and possible process improvements
  • Ensuring Client requirements are met on time and planning work volume for the entire week
  • Coordinating with internal departments and client to ensure there are no process gaps

Sr. Associate

WIPRO BPO
04.2011 - 11.2012
  • Working for Chat process to resolve passengers’ online issues like baggage delay, flight times, schedules change, lost account information and make online reservation
  • Assisting customers with payments on their auto finance and obtain information of their accounts

Education

MBA - Operations

ICFAI, Tripura University

B. Com - Commerce

Mumbai University

H.S.C - undefined

Shri D.J. Doshi Gurukul Jr. College of Commerce

S.S.C - undefined

St. Pius X high school

Skills

  • Client handling
  • Project Management
  • Workflow Management
  • SLA fulfillment & monitoring
  • People management
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Employee performance evaluations
  • Business planning

Accomplishments

  • Managed a team of exponentially expanding team, from 30 grown to 150 team members.
  • Played a pivotal role in gaining business worth 40 FTE for a different business group.
  • Recognized by CEO of Whitehatjr for outstanding performance & data management during major transition phase.
  • Awarded best employee of the year for a department in Aranca for the year 2019.
  • Awarded mid-year appraisal in Altisource as a result of team performance and initiatives taken for overall process improvement.
  • Handled multiple projects successfully while working with Whitehatjr, Aranca & Altisource within existing capacity.
  • Used Microsoft Excel & google sheets to develop several performance summary reports, dashboards & fulfill work flow management requirements.

Certification

Prince2 (7th Version) Project Management certification

Timeline

LEAN certification
08-2024
Prince2 (7th Version) Project Management certification
01-2024

Senior Project Manager

S G Analytics
09.2021 - Current

Manager

WhitejatJr
06.2020 - 08.2021

Team Lead/Sr. Analyst

Aranca (Mumbai) PVT LTD
12.2018 - 06.2020

Team Lead

Altisource business Solutions PVT LTD
12.2012 - 12.2018

Sr. Associate

WIPRO BPO
04.2011 - 11.2012

B. Com - Commerce

Mumbai University

H.S.C - undefined

Shri D.J. Doshi Gurukul Jr. College of Commerce

S.S.C - undefined

St. Pius X high school

MBA - Operations

ICFAI, Tripura University
Harsh WadherSenior Project Manager