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SMRITI SINGH

Pune

Summary

IT Professional and Performance-driven individual with an extensive experience of 18 years at the forefront of many organisations, striving to impact their operations through technology. I have exhibited a documented history across various verticals (Insurance/Healthcare/Banking) of managing a balanced portfolio of projects focused on service excellence, process improvements, and business model innovation and growth. A proven career in conceptualising and implementing effective ideas, solutions, and strategies that add value to an organisation through inspiring leadership, rich experience & and innovation excellence. Developed specialised domain skills within the account, subsequently utilised by different initiatives and portfolios. Meritoriously spearheaded the SDLC/TOM team to implement and standardise project execution processes across various portfolios and for clients in diverse industries, such as BFSI, US Healthcare, US Insurance, and US Retirement and Pensions Domain.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

VP-Delivery/Operations/Technology/Sales

NQINfotech
01.2024 - Current

Focused on Driving Strategic Growth, Cross-Functional Collaboration, and Operational Excellence

  • Led data centre operations and co-location services, optimizing infrastructure to support diverse business needs and ensure high availability.
  • Managed multi-million-dollar project portfolio, ensuring strategic alignment with corporate objectives, effective risk mitigation, and the efficient allocation of resources across business units.
  • Drove collaboration between IT operations, finance, marketing, and other departments to successfully deliver complex, cross-functional projects, improving project execution by 20% and enhancing time-to-market.
  • Led the successful execution of strategic growth initiatives, including market expansions and mergers/acquisitions, ensuring alignment with long-term business goals and driving organisational growth.
  • Led and mentored a high-performing team of managers, cultivating a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous learning, enhancing team performance and engagement.
  • Managed relationships with key clients, vendors, and third-party partners, ensuring service excellence, contract compliance, and the successful delivery of client-facing projects.

Senior Manager -Technology

Synechron Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
05.2021 - 12.2023
  • Led multiple project teams, providing strategic planning, resource allocation, timeline management, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement
  • I was actively involved in delivering high-standard projects through effective processes and robust IT frameworks
  • Technology Delivery Leader for one of Synechron's largest insurance Clients for their flagship programs for building new capabilities in the Operation & Platform area, digital transformation of some legacy platforms, and Cloud migration
  • Ensuring project scope was delivered and managed to timelines
  • Actively involved in Portfolio Planning & Strategy of the program for US $20M
  • Managing large cross-functional teams and responsible for large account management, including client relationships and global delivery operations
  • Transformed underperforming offerings by realigning with client and market expectations
  • Performing process improvement and implementing best practices, tools, and methodologies
  • Spearheaded the SDLC/TOM team to implement and standardize project execution processes across various portfolios
  • Developed specialized domain skills within the account
  • Managed portfolio-level governance, providing directions and eliminating bottlenecks
  • Spearheaded organization-wide initiative 'Hackathon - Shark tank Ideas', leading a group representing Pune Site leadership

Project Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)
02.2010 - 05.2021
  • Served as Project Manager on high criticality IT Infrastructure projects, earning client appreciation for executing complex projects within time and quality constraints
  • Managed critical operations in collaboration with Data Centre team to ensure impeccable service delivery across different stages
  • Executed medium and complex IT Infrastructure and built/provisioning Infrastructure projects related to data center migration
  • Risk management, planning, monitoring, tracking, and reporting
  • Generating efforts for businesses including Statement of Work, proposal development, and client presentation
  • Forecasting monthly project activities
  • Successfully executed complex infrastructure projects obtaining appreciation from clients
  • Oversaw successful completion of DC migration for 3 healthcare clients during the COVID-19 era
  • Incorporated 'The Four Eyes principle', resulting in reduced rework/errors by 30%
  • Developed and implemented Incentive programs to boost production and curb attrition within the team

Team Lead

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2006 - 02.2010
  • Carried out the role of Team Lead, managed arbitration processes, risk assessment and established capacity management for organizational processes
  • Ensured quality assurance and compliance through Project level Risk assessment
  • As a team lead, I administered arbitrations processes for a US-based client and formulated sustainable capacity management processes across the organization
  • Managed Arbitrations process for a US-based client in General Insurance space
  • Developed and maintained capacity management processes across the organization
  • Drove efficient Arbitrations process for a leading US-based client, confirming quality assurance and compliance through project-level risk assessment

Education

MBA - IT

Pune University
01.2019

Skills

  • Stakeholder Management
  • Delivery Management
  • Operation Management
  • Project/Program Management
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Risk Management
  • Strategic Planner
  • Strategic Project Execution
  • Agile & Waterfall methodologies
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Complex Problem-solving

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP), 2024
  • SAFe 6 Scaled Agile Framework, 2023
  • CSM Certified Scrum Master, 2023
  • Certified ISO20000-1 [ITSM], 2018
  • Green Belt -Six Sigma, 2018

Hobbies and Interests

  • Reading
  • Music

Timeline

VP-Delivery/Operations/Technology/Sales

NQINfotech
01.2024 - Current

Senior Manager -Technology

Synechron Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
05.2021 - 12.2023

Project Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)
02.2010 - 05.2021

Team Lead

IBM India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2006 - 02.2010

MBA - IT

Pune University
SMRITI SINGH