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Sanjay Parsi

Sanjay Parsi

Simi Valley,CA

Summary

Strategic Leader 25+ years of tactical execution experience in diversified fields of software application development, maintenance, application infrastructure and Business & IT Transformations

  • 25+ years of proven global Leadership Experience in Information Technology executing initiatives ranging from Waterfall to RUP to Agile methodologies
  • Build IT Roadmaps overlaying Product Roadmap, prioritize and execute initiatives by working with both Business and IT
  • Managed several geographically distributed software development teams. Executed numerous complex programs and projects simultaneously with both business and IT components
  • Conduct the Capacity and Financial review to study current state of inflight initiatives
  • Evaluate external products to bring in efficiencies within IT Application landscape
  • 21+ years of experience in vendor contract negotiations, organization wide delivery and sales support. Liaison for procurement from IT in reviewing and renewing the vendor contracts annually
  • Coach, Guide and Mentor the next level leadership within the Organization
  • SAFe SPC certified Release responsible for coaching the Agile Release Train (ART)
  • Lead SAFe Transformation for multiple Business Units within Insurance Domain
  • Prior to SAFe Agile, launched the Release Management to improve the quality and speed to market by building consistent release management processes

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Portfolio & Release Management

Farmers Insurance Group
09.2017 - 10.2023
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership from both Business and IT in developing and delivering operational strategy.
  • Lead Business and IT Transformation by effectively learning and implementing Scaled Agile Principles. Completed Business Unit Transformation in 10 months
  • Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple teams to foster increased productivity.
  • Established Program/Release methodologies to monitor departmental performance goals and provided feedback for underperforming areas.
  • Monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize overall delivery.
  • Formed strategic partnerships with Business Leaders to drive business development and optimal IT delivery
  • Developed and Implemented workflows and processes to keep IT operations optimal.
  • Evaluated current IT processes on ongoing basis and derived new Processes as needed to verify alignment with regulatory requirements.
  • Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
  • Leveraged professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen Business relationships.
  • Assisted with product development, underwriting, service operations and marketing in devising strategies to foster achievement of revenue goals.
  • Optimized operational processes using analytics tools to address teams performance.
  • Drafted and distributed reports to assist Lean Portfolio Management Leadership with critical business decisions.
  • Monitored expenditures to mitigate risk of overages across labor, software and hardware.
  • Remained highly composed and calm in very fast-paced, stressful and constantly changing environments to provide optimal leadership and achieve desired results and objectives.

Program Manager III

Farmers Insurance Group
05.2010 - 08.2017
  • Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations.
  • Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team.
  • Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals.
  • Developed and maintained logistics workflows, procedures and reports.
  • Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
  • Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
  • Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.
  • Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives.
  • Facilitated workshops and conducted one-on-one training to educate team members.
  • Collaborated with business leadership to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity and risk exposure.
  • Leveraged project management processes and tools to define and execute projects.
  • Established milestones and objectives based on input from functional areas and stakeholders.
  • Participated in pilot tests and revised programs based on feedback and results.
  • Worked with subject matter experts to develop and implement mentoring programs to promote better learner experiences.
  • Participated in vendor selection and management process for program initiatives.
  • Built teams to address project goals and objectives for multiple projects.
  • Devised creative solutions to critical customer and user needs.
  • Provided program management expertise in lean Six Sigma strategies and agile methods, practices and execution.

Sr. Project Manager

120 Venture Construction
04.2009 - 05.2010
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.
  • Maintained schedules to meet key milestones at every project phase.
  • Directed changes to project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep project on track.
  • Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
  • Developed and maintained project budgets to control costs and meet organizational and project goals.
  • Monitored contracts and service level agreements to identify potential risks and implement mitigation actions to protect development process from unforeseen delays and costs.
  • Crafted and maintained project plans and schedules to meet organizational objectives.
  • Established and managed change management processes to fulfill successful project transitions.
  • Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
  • Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.

Client Partner

Capgemini
10.1998 - 03.2009

As Client Partner (Account Manager) from Capgemini, responsibilities included:
• Work with the client in establishing the contracts for the year.
• Meet the Revenue targets ($7M) and the profit targets (42.5%) set by Capgemini.
• Managed a team of over 200 spanned across multiple geographical locations.
• Deploy the teams both at onsite and offshore based on the client project needs.
• Attend to all Client related concerns and score high on Client Satisfaction Surveys conducted by a third party for Capgemini.
• Lead the deal teams to respond to the proposals raised by the client.
• As member of Technology Development and Integration practice, lead the effort in composing the casestudies and business cases for projects pursued by Capgemini.
• Work with the Business users in capturing the project requirements.
• Work with the Project owner and different IT teams in estimating the project resource requirements and time lines.
• Work with different IT teams in coming up with the system design and review them.
• Communicate the status of the project with Client Project sponsor.
• Track the progress of the project time to time and report to the client.
• Work with Configuration management team to setup the development and testing environments.
• Gather sign off from the business sponsor prior to the implementation.
• Provide post implementation/warranty support.

Team Lead

CMOS Soft
12.1997 - 09.1998

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science & Engineering - Computer Science

REC
India
07.1996

Skills

  • 25 Years Insurance Domain expertise
  • Professional Relationships
  • Business Unit Development & Operations
  • Financial Budgeting and Reporting
  • Enterprise Resource Planning
  • Project & Program Planning
  • SAFe SPC certified coach and Certified RTE (Release Train Engineer) with hands on expertise in Business and IT Transformation
  • Coaching and Mentoring next level leaders in Organization

Accomplishments

- Top Delivery Head from Capgemini

- Represent IT in Business Transformation in Farmers Commercial Insurance

Certification

Scaled Agile Framework SPC Certification

Scaled Agile Framework RTE Certification

Timeline

Director of Portfolio & Release Management

Farmers Insurance Group
09.2017 - 10.2023

Program Manager III

Farmers Insurance Group
05.2010 - 08.2017

Sr. Project Manager

120 Venture Construction
04.2009 - 05.2010

Client Partner

Capgemini
10.1998 - 03.2009

Team Lead

CMOS Soft
12.1997 - 09.1998

Bachelors in Computer Science & Engineering - Computer Science

REC
Sanjay Parsi