Ankit Desai
Program/Project Management
Florence,NJ
Summary
PMI-certified Program Manager with extensive experience leading complex enterprise projects and digital transformation. Skilled in standardizing project management practices using agile, waterfall, and hybrid methodologies to drive delivery excellence. Demonstrated ability in mentoring cross-functional PMO teams and implementing robust QA frameworks for consistent, high-quality outcomes. Championed the adoption of emerging technologies within the IT strategy, successfully leveraging AI to drive accurate Confluence search, and advanced analytics to drive innovation and competitive advantage. Led cross-functional teams (Infrastructure, DevOps, Engineering, Product, QA) to deliver high-impact solutions, including cloud migrations (AWS, Azure), SaaS upgrades, implementation of data governance framework. Successfully led end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of strategic programs and digital capability initiatives. Partnered with Product, Engineering leads to drive UX design, process improvement, software customization, data integration, cloud and infrastructure migration, and analytical workflows. Led a large-scale, multi-million-dollar program ($40MM) encompassing data analytics, insights, data integration, and software development, leveraging both Waterfall and Agile Scrum methodologies.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification - PMP, CSM
1
1
Breath and Meditation Volunteer Teacher
Work History
Sr. Manager, PMO
INVIDI
Princeton
03.2023 - 06.2025
- Directed complex Android, Cable, and Satellite-based program implementations for targeted advertisements, ensuring seamless integration and delivery through effective change management strategies.
- Established standardized change and risk management processes, proactively identifying, documenting, and mitigating risks with appropriate contingency plans aligned to PMO best practices.
- Collaborated effectively with internal stakeholders (Product Management, Product Development, Cloud Operations, SaaS Team, Support) to ensure a unified and customer-centric approach to solution delivery.
- Developed strong customer relationships and served as a trusted advisor, providing expert guidance and support throughout the entire customer lifecycle.
- Unified cross-regional teams with varying objectives and perspectives to achieve common goals. Managed PMO and program budgets, ensuring scope and financial control through diligent program management.
Technical Program Manager (Contract)
Korn Ferry
Philadelphia
04.2021 - 06.2022
- Directed a comprehensive application and AWS cloud data migration program, transferring data from the Hong Kong Data Warehouse to China.
- Ensured full compliance with Chinese Data Privacy and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) regulations, employing robust change management strategies to address compliance challenges and program management techniques to oversee the migration.
- Directed cross-functional teams to deliver a successful organizational change management program, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration. This led to a significant increase in employee engagement and a smoother transition to new workflows for their language translation system.
- Partnered with AWS to set up infrastructure in China and Saudi Arabia, ensuring smooth operation and compliance in these regions.
Program Manager (Contract)
FREEDOM MORTGAGE
Marlton
03.2020 - 11.2020
- Spearheaded on-prem to cloud migration programs during the M&A of the companies acquired by the organization.
- Developed and executed comprehensive change management strategies that effectively guided the organization through transitions, ensuring minimal disruption.
- Reduced redundant API calls by 33% through technical design evaluation in collaboration with architecture, software engineering, and web application development teams, leveraging Agile and PMP best practices.
- Streamlined end-to-end processes by eliminating 30% of redundant business rules, resulting in a 15% increase in processing efficiency.
Program Manager
INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC.
Ft Washington
01.2012 - 02.2020
- Directed software implementation and data migrations for multi-million-dollar programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and delivering projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
- Worked on large scale strategic business programs for company’s top marquee clients as part of the RFP.
- Eliminated 73% resource hours and 1200 manual reports by way of implementing analytical workflows and user stories.
- Led successful POS/Panel analytical implementations for Cosmetics, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, and financial clients.
Education
MBA - Technology Management
University of Phoenix
01.2005
BS - Computer Information Systems
Rider University
08.2002
Skills
- Technical Program Management
- Portfolio Management
- Project Management Tools
- Agile Scrum
- Waterfall
- Hybrid
- Risk Mitigation
- Change Management
- Data Integration
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Executive Communication
- Team Building
- Organizational Alignment
- Stakeholder Engagement
- AI/ML & Data Platforms
- Data Governance & Operating Models
- Business Reviews
- KPIs
- Metric Reporting
- SDLC
- AWS
- SaaS
- IaaS
- PaaS
- CI
- CD
- JIRA
- Confluence
Certification
- PMI certified Project Management Professional
- Agile certified Scrum Master (Scrum Certification)
- SAFe 5.0
Core Competencies
Technical Program Management, Portfolio Management, Project Management Tools, Agile Scrum, Waterfall & Hybrid, Risk Mitigation, Change Management, Data Integration, Cross-Functional Leadership, Executive Communication, Team Building, Organizational Alignment, Stakeholder Engagement, AI/ML & Data Platforms, Data Governance & Operating Models, Business Reviews, KPIs, Metric Reporting, SDLC, AWS, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, CI, CD, JIRA, Confluence
Awards
- 2017, Won the 'Above and Beyond' high performance team award because of brilliant execution, leapfrogging the competition, building a high-performance culture, driving client satisfaction, and 'making it fun'.
- 2011, Won the 'Above and Beyond' high performance team award because of brilliant execution, leapfrogging the competition, building a high-performance culture, driving client satisfaction, and 'making it fun'.
Professional Highlights
- PMI-certified Program Manager with extensive experience leading complex enterprise projects and digital transformation.
- Skilled in standardizing project management practices using agile, waterfall, and hybrid methodologies to drive delivery excellence.
- Demonstrated ability in mentoring cross-functional PMO teams and implementing robust QA frameworks for consistent, high-quality outcomes.
- Championed the adoption of emerging technologies within the IT strategy, successfully leveraging AI to drive accurate Confluence search, and advanced analytics to drive innovation and competitive advantage.
- Led cross-functional teams (Infrastructure, DevOps, Engineering, Product, QA) to deliver high-impact solutions, including cloud migrations (AWS, Azure), SaaS upgrades, implementation of data governance framework.
- Successfully led end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of strategic programs and digital capability initiatives.
- Partnered with Product, Engineering leads to drive UX design, process improvement, software customization, data integration, cloud and infrastructure migration, and analytical workflows.
- Led a large-scale, multi-million-dollar program ($40MM) encompassing data analytics, insights, data integration, and software development, leveraging both Waterfall and Agile Scrum methodologies.
Timeline
Sr. Manager, PMO
INVIDI
03.2023 - 06.2025
Technical Program Manager (Contract)
Korn Ferry
04.2021 - 06.2022
Program Manager (Contract)
FREEDOM MORTGAGE
03.2020 - 11.2020
Program Manager
INFORMATION RESOURCES, INC.
01.2012 - 02.2020
MBA - Technology Management
University of Phoenix
BS - Computer Information Systems
Rider University
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