Neha Chopra Saigal PMP®
New York,NY
Summary
Certified Project Management Professional with 16 years of expertise in working on Agile, Hybrid and Waterfall methodology based projects. Attentive to operational requirements and flexes easily with changing demands. Passionate about translating project visions and objectives into reality, offering tangible results in line with client expectations.
As a project Manager / Scrum Master, I have had the ability to manage and successfully complete small to large cross-organizational projects with a diverse set of clients. As a people's person with proven leadership and communication skills, I have consistently achieved the project objectives on time, within budget and required quality
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager
Grant Thornton India
08.2019 - 03.2022
- Experienced in leading large scale, multi-million dollar deals through the transition phase from initiation to closure. Owned the end-to-end transition lifecycle in a multi-stakeholder, multi-geographic landscape.
- Developed transition project plans, tracked project progress and controlled potential project delays;
- Responsible for tracking, monitoring, reporting and forecasting of project expenses during transition phase with budgets ranging between $1.2m - $2.4m;
- Relayed project status to external and internal stakeholders via governance meets and daily & weekly project connects;
- Liaised with multiple stakeholders across the firm from senior leadership teams to processing agents to meet project goals;
- Minimized project failures through early risk identification and developing mitigating strategies for known potential risks;
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
Director- Projects & Client Servicing
Travel With Us India Pvt. Ltd.
05.2017 - 08.2019
- Was deeply involved in making strategic decisions for the organization & led a team of 20 over multiple projects.
- Responsible for end-to-end project to design, develop & implement an online Billing portal for internal billing and external customers to manage their registrations.
- Shown major strength, leveraging both technical and leadership skills in mentoring and motivating
individuals towards maximum productivity as well as in forming cohesive team environments. - Held excellent customer management skills, and had a high ability to build enormous trust with
customers by being transparent and honest.
Head-Projects & Client Servicing
RN Sports Marketing Pvt. Ltd.
11.2007 - 05.2017
- Overall management & monitoring of Project heads & team members.
- Was leading a team of 15 to set up an online & offline national handicapping system for golfers across India to register their golf scores & get official handicap certificate every month.
- Turned South Asia’s largest expo for golf The India Golf Expo (IGE) into a profitable assignment for three consecutive years with over 500 attendees as well as 100+ Exhibitors and industry key stake holders.
- Project Manager for several of the India’s biggest Professional & Corporate Golf Tournaments – Sail-SBI Open (USD 300k Asian Tour Event), TAKE Masters (USD 200k Asian Development Tour Event) and Louis Philippe Cup (USD 190K PGTI Event), Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy (held twice in India), World Corporate Golf Challenge, India & Karnataka Golf Festival, Golf Dinners etc.
- Played vital role in the growth of the company from being 5 members team to 40 employees.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) - Business Management
Delhi University
New Delhi, India05.2007
Skills
- Project Management - Agile methodologies & Traditional
- Project Initiation, Implementation, Monitoring
- Process Improvement
- Technology: SharePoint Smartsheet Slack Mavenlink MS Suite (Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Project & Visio) ERP systems Jira Concur ServiceNow , Goggle Suite, Kanban, Zoom, Gantt chart, etc
- Communication Skills
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Problem Solving
- Change Management
- Team Coaching, Mentoring & Development
- Team Leadership
- Contract Development and Management
- Time Management
Certification
PMP®, Certified by PMI, USA in Nov, 2022
Work Availability
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Quote
The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.
Barack Obama
Timeline
Manager
Grant Thornton India
08.2019 - 03.2022
Director- Projects & Client Servicing
Travel With Us India Pvt. Ltd.
05.2017 - 08.2019
Head-Projects & Client Servicing
RN Sports Marketing Pvt. Ltd.
11.2007 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) - Business Management
Delhi University
PMP®, Certified by PMI, USA in Nov, 2022
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