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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
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My journey in Career
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Gunjan Dixit

Gunjan Dixit

East Brunswick,New Jersey

Summary

I am Senior Project Manager bringing highly credible technical leadership to direct multi-functional project teams engaged in full system development and implementation in high tech environments. Experienced overseeing diverse teams of developers, analysts and quality professionals engaged in complex projects with budgets. Solid understanding of project management tools. certified in Agile methodology. Experienced in consulting with customers and other stakeholders to gather requirements, define scopes and set project plans. Capability of managing complex, high-visibility technical projects. Effective at technical support, inventory management and customer relationship development. Offering excellent project management, multi-tasking and communication skills to coordinate multiple, concurrent projects with competing demands. Makes sound decisions in high-pressure settings and utilize analytical problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues. Articulate communicator with strong customer service skills. Goal-oriented technology leader and trusted business partner recognized for leveraging information security, applications, networking, operations and risk management to drive business growth. Strategic with consultative approach to identifying requirements and opportunities for organizational transformation. Interprets and communicates complex policies and procedures to others and applies significant tact and diplomacy. Committed to delivering exceptional service, excellence and application of ITIL and proven approaches that meet customer requirements and achieve process efficiencies.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

VP-Product Portfolio Manager

JPMorgan Chase
Jersey City, NJ
12.2022 - Current

  • Built advanced product development team that researched trends and solved 2000 old industry-leading requests to market over 3 months.
  • Designed effective organizational structures that aligned with corporate mission and values.
  • Developed training programs that enhanced employee engagement and job satisfaction.
  • Oversaw technological improvements, successfully reducing waste and eliminating business bottlenecks.
  • Led complete review of operational costs and potentially wasteful practices, Lean-Management Workshop , Value Stream Mapping.
  • Cultivated relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, vendors, and partners.
  • Controlled business direction changes and provided support during restructurings.
  • Oversaw daily activities of departments such as Jira Requests, Dashboards, Reports, Vendor Requests, operations.
  • Facilitated meetings among senior executives from different divisions to share best practices.
  • Advised management on strategic decisions related to mergers and acquisitions activity.
  • Communicated with industry partners to build valuable relationships and achieve operational targets.
  • Fostered collaboration and development of new practices by business leaders.
  • I have participated in couple of organization level activities (DE&I- Co-lead Jersey City), WTOM, SME for cloud day & Volunteering on TIF.

Technical Project Manager, Project Manager, Product Manager

IBM
08.2010 - 03.2022
  • Developing project plans and managing project scope for all projects, using specific methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance
  • Handling Transition program from GEO team to India from end-to-end
  • Liaising with project members to identify and quickly work on problems
  • Performing detailed assessments of risks to determine constraints and develop mitigation strategies
  • Charting work plans, determining resources, writing timelines, and generating initial budgets as part of project scope determination designing and manufacturing teams to build proprietary process equipment within aggressive cost and time constraints
  • Heading 7 project teams in an Agile environment, realizing success through the application of SDLC methodologies and exceptional leadership skills
  • Heading project elements for multiple initiatives from initial planning to project rollouts
  • Working on project plans and progress to key stakeholders, including project contributors, business, operational and technical resources
  • Gathering and analyzing project requirements through interactions, meetings, and periodic walkthrough with potential application users and developing business requirements documents (BRD) and functional requirements documents (FRD), 'as is' and 'to be' processes, and user mock-ups
  • Monitoring team's adherence to agile process during project execution Identify issues and assist the team to resolve the same
  • Focusing on people and Continuous Improvement all the time; providing the team a platform for improvement not only during the retrospective but all the time
  • Creating a safe environment for healthy conflict and meaningful collaboration
  • Front-leading delivery of projects from the stage of initiation to monitoring & control including planning, estimation & scheduling, integrating change control, planning risk responses, and contingency planning
  • Identifying documents related to components and maintaining detailed study of the same as per the product changes, by getting in touch with the product developers
  • Facilitating resource allocations & setting up communication channels across various horizons of the organization structure
  • Delivering large-scale, complex programs with a focus on technology transformation; collaborating with leadership teams to evaluate technology challenges
  • Spearheading complete portfolio of projects including cost budgeting, planning, and execution of programs; providing inputs on the project strategy, budget, policies, and major issue resolutions
  • Monitoring project progress & outstanding issues and ensuring the timeliness of the deliverables; extending post-implementation support to team members by identifying defects, inconsistencies & errors
  • Maintaining healthy relations with internal & external stakeholders to provide support for various IT issues by keeping a close track of recent developments
  • From 2010 to 2022 in IBM I worked in different accounts and domains, Financial, Education, Communication, and Transportation
  • Apple Garage etc
  • Citibank, John DERE, Avis, AECOM, Canada Hub, WPP & SISECAM.

Senior Technical Lead

KMG Infotech
10.2009 - 08.2010
  • Employed object-oriented development, data modeling and pre-existing design patterns.
  • Applied prescribed policies to programming syntax in compliance with internal language policies.
  • Analyzed code and corrected errors to optimize output.
  • Oversaw deployment, configuration and documentation procedures for SQL/.Net
  • Leveraged Agile methodologies to move development lifecycle rapidly through initial prototyping to enterprise-quality testing and final implementation.

Software Engineer

Data World
01.2009 - 10.2009
  • Analyzed code and corrected errors to optimize output.
  • Worked closely with systems analysts, engineers and programmers to understand limitations, develop capabilities and resolve software problems.
  • Tackled development tasks based on system requirements and documented approaches.
  • Participated in regular meetings with stakeholders to discuss project progress, changes, challenges.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional team to define features and build powerful and easy-to-use products and customer-facing workflow tools.

Software Developer

Espire Info Labs
07.2004 - 12.2008
  • Designed, developed and implemented firmware to support embedded system product concepts.
  • Developed object-oriented web applications using C# programming language.
  • Participated and contributed to best practices to drive software development lifecycle.
  • Collaborated with support team to assist client stakeholders with emergent technical issues and develop effective solutions.
  • Oversaw deployment, configuration and documentation procedures for SQL/.Net

Education

Master of Computer Applications - Computer And Information Sciences

Bareilly College
06-2004

Skills

  • Schedule Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Technical Troubleshooting
  • Project Leadership
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Continuous Deployment
  • Cost Estimation
  • Software Development
  • Sprint Planning
  • Agile Project Management
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Team Management
  • Budget Administration
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Technical Leadership
  • Continuous Integration
  • Resource Coordination
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Quality Assurance
  • Mobile Application Development

Certification

  • IBM Advisory Project Manager
  • Architect Cloud infrastructure
  • AWS Cloud Practitioners
  • Certified Scrum Master
  • Generative AI for Project Manager
  • Certified of AI First Product Leader
  • Certificate of Becoming a Product Manager
  • Certificate of Design Thinking
  • Certificate of System Thinking

Affiliations

  • Co-Leader of Jersey City in DE&I
  • TIF active member
  • Extempore participant of Toast-Master community
  • Volunteering in social services in my community level

Accomplishments

  • Best SLA achiever
  • Best Manager for meeting deadlines always
  • Best Team leader for escalations free program

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Professional

My journey in Career

  • 'In the tapestry of technology and innovation, I've woven a story of transformation and achievement, where each project is a brushstroke, creating a beautiful masterpiece of success.'"
  • Embarking on a dynamic and enriching career journey, I have consistently demonstrated my prowess as a seasoned professional adept at navigating diverse domains and cutting-edge technologies. With a passion for innovation and a commitment to excellence, I have successfully spearheaded numerous projects, seamlessly blending my expertise across a spectrum of industries.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

VP-Product Portfolio Manager

JPMorgan Chase
12.2022 - Current

Technical Project Manager, Project Manager, Product Manager

IBM
08.2010 - 03.2022

Senior Technical Lead

KMG Infotech
10.2009 - 08.2010

Software Engineer

Data World
01.2009 - 10.2009

Software Developer

Espire Info Labs
07.2004 - 12.2008

Master of Computer Applications - Computer And Information Sciences

Bareilly College
Gunjan Dixit