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SAYYADA ATIYA SALEEM

Karachi

Summary

Results-oriented professional with expertise in agile methodologies, cross-functional leadership, and program execution. Proven track record in governance, compliance oversight, and resource management within CMMI level 3 frameworks. Experienced in managing software development life cycles, ensuring quality through metrics, and implementing risk mitigation strategies. Proficient in tools like Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, and MS Teams to enhance project outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Principal Consultant

Systems Limited
07.2024 - 09.2025
  • Led cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategic solutions for clients.
  • Managed stakeholder relationships to ensure effective communication and project alignment.
  • Collaborated with senior leadership to define strategic direction and prioritise initiatives.
  • Oversaw project lifecycles, ensuring timely delivery of deliverables and adherence to client expectations.
  • Led team meetings to foster collaboration and improve productivity.
  • Prioritize projects based on strategic importance and resource availability.
  • Ensure that projects adhere to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies.
  • Lead cross-functional coordination with Legal, Network, Business, and other departments to ensure seamless project execution, timely progression of milestones, and proactive resolution of dependencies and risks for successful program delivery.
  • Define procedures for escalating issues and challenges to higher levels of management when necessary.
  • Ensure that resource allocation aligns with organizational priorities and capacity.
  • Monitor and evaluate project outcomes against established benchmarks.

Senior Project Manager

10Pearls
07.2023 - 06.2024
  • Develop detailed project plans, including scope, timelines, resources, and budget.
  • Lead, mentor, and manage cross-functional project teams, ensuring alignment with project goals.
  • Act as primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates and managing expectations.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, resolving issues that may impact project success.
  • Allocate and optimize resources effectively, ensuring team has tools and support needed to succeed.
  • Track project progress and make adjustments to schedules as needed to meet deadlines.
  • Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including requirements, design, and technical specifications.
  • Evaluate and implement improvements in project management processes and methodologies.
  • Manage client relationships, addressing any concerns and ensuring their requirements are met.
  • Track and evaluate project performance against goals and metrics, implementing corrective actions as necessary.

Senior Project Manager

Speridian Technologies
09.2021 - 06.2023
  • Develop detailed project plans, including scope, timelines, resources, and budget.
  • Lead, mentor, and manage cross-functional project teams, ensuring alignment with project goals.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates and managing expectations.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, resolving issues that may impact project success.
  • Allocate and optimize resources effectively, ensuring the team has the tools and support needed to succeed.
  • Track project progress and make adjustments to schedules as needed to meet deadlines.
  • Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including requirements, design, and technical specifications.
  • Evaluate and implement improvements in project management processes and methodologies.
  • Manage client relationships, addressing any concerns and ensuring their requirements are met.
  • Track and evaluate project performance against goals and metrics, implementing corrective actions as necessary.
  • Create and manage customer specific project plans, understand all tasks in detail validating the critical path whilst maintaining a constant focus on risk mitigation and ensure timely delivery.
  • Establish and maintain the relationship between clients, vendors and internal teams during deployment.
  • Support the client through internal processes in order to execute timely deployments.
  • Identify project requirements, scope, and objectives and make sure that clients’ needs are met as the project evolves.
  • Ensure resource availability and allocation for the project.
  • Prepare and maintain project schedule, budget and make sure they are delivered within budget and on time.
  • Tracking and maintain project progress via various tools (JIRA, Excel, MS Project, Confluence etc.).
  • Identify, resolve and escalate appropriately any issues with the right authorities to get them resolved without hindering project timelines.
  • Communicate statuses and challenges to account management teams and all relevant stakeholders.
  • Submit frequent status reports (as required) to management summarizing the project progress.

Education

Master’s in Business Administration - Corporate Management

Institute of Business Administration
01.2012 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering

Bahria University
Karachi
01.2004 - 01.2008

Associate of Science - Math, Chemistry, Physics

Khatoon-e-Pakistan Govt. Girls College
Karachi
01.2001 - 01.2003

Skills

  • Agile practices and frameworks
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Program planning and execution
  • Governance and compliance oversight
  • Effort estimation and budgeting
  • Resource planning and capacity management
  • CMMI level 3 processes
  • Software development life cycle management
  • Quality assurance metrics
  • Risk management strategies
  • Stakeholder communication and reporting

Custom

Atlassian JIRA, ManageEngine, Atlassian Confluence, MS Teams, Zoom, Mercury Test Director, Mercury Quality Center 11, Windows XP, Windows 7, Fedora Red Hat Linux, Windows ME, Windows 11, Tortoise Subversion, MS Visual SourceSafe, Team Foundation Server 2010, 2012, SharePoint Server, MS Office 2003, 07, 10, 16, MS Project 2007, 10, 16, MS Visio

Languages

English
Fluent
Urdu
Fluent

Timeline

Principal Consultant

Systems Limited
07.2024 - 09.2025

Senior Project Manager

10Pearls
07.2023 - 06.2024

Senior Project Manager

Speridian Technologies
09.2021 - 06.2023

Master’s in Business Administration - Corporate Management

Institute of Business Administration
01.2012 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineering

Bahria University
01.2004 - 01.2008

Associate of Science - Math, Chemistry, Physics

Khatoon-e-Pakistan Govt. Girls College
01.2001 - 01.2003

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