Suresh Padullaparthi
IT Project Manager
Piscataway,NJ
Summary
- Seasoned leader with over 25 years of progressive Program/Project Management expertise in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) domains. Proficient in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, adeptly orchestrating projects to align with organizational objectives and deliver optimal results.
- A strategic problem solver, utilizing critical and innovative thinking to overcome complex challenges and drive project success. Exceptional communication skills enable seamless collaboration among cross-functional teams, ensuring clarity in goals and facilitating cohesive efforts toward achievement.
- Committed to continuous self-improvement and contributing knowledge, fostering individual growth while advancing organizational goals. Known for a relentless pursuit of excellence, driving productivity enhancements and organizational development.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program manager
Citibank, N.A. CS Release Engineering – AML, Risk
06.2018 - Current
- Responsible for implementation of AML data migration project, successfully transferring data from legacy systems to a new platform with zero data loss and minimal disruption to operations.
- ServiceNow deployment for IT Service Management and HR Shared Services.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer expectations.
- Led the Projects in Waterfall / Agile methodologies, and managed the scope, cost, quality and risks.
- Managed Project Financials (Forecasting vs Actuals tracking), responsible for monthly project financial closure process, tracking CapEx vs OpEx, resources expenses etc.
- Hands-on experience with the vendor management (PO, SOW, contract negotiations, vendor selection process, and resource management) and Change management activities.
- Accountable for ensuring that all deliverables meet internal controls and compliance, and that all artifacts adhere to corporate SDLC rules and procedures.
Senior Project manager
Citibank, N.A. - Citi Regulatory Reporting Dev – Finance, Compliance
03.2011 - 05.2018
- Manages the Technology Road map for Citi Core Compliance portfolio which has Control Group, Trade Surveillance, and Legal projects is an industry standard platform for developing high-end customized compliance applications across the globe.
- The projects include developing new applications, migrating existing applications, converting and migrating data, and integrating existing applications with other applications. .
- Steered projects across all project phases, from ideation to completion, by implementing and ensuring compliance with established SDLC process. Consistently hit all milestones and deliverables.
- Led cross-functional teams in the successful delivery of complex software projects, ensuring adherence to project timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Oversaw program budget, tracking expenses and identifying cost-saving opportunities, resulting in a 15% reduction in overall project costs.
- Collaborated with business partners and prepared business case for the projects funding.
- Instructed and modeled core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility; ensured consistent application of scrum methodologies across the enterprise.
- Assisted team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, sizing and task definition and participated proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools and best practices reducing development time by 35%.
Project Manager
Dolphin Information Solutions
08.2007 - 03.2011
- SAP FICO implementation
Project Manager
ICICI Bank
08.2006 - 05.2007
- Finacle Implementation - Finance
Branch Manager
IDBI Bank
Operations Manager
Global Trust Bank
Officer
Union Bank of India
Education
Skills
- Program/Project Management
- Scrum Master
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Planning
- Risk Management
- Release Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Vendor Management
Certification
- Project Management Professional - PMI (ID: 1818174)
- Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) (ID: 1939402)
- Mico-ServiceNow (ServiceNow)
- SAFe 4.0 Agilist - Scaled Agile (ID: 70692863-4244)
- Scrum Master - Scrum Alliance (ID: 000457949)
- Scrum Professional - Scrum Alliance (ID: 000457949)
- Risk Management (Polaris)
- Business Analysis foundation - BCS-ISEB (ID: 00244819)
- ITIL V3.0 - EXIN (ID: 4604373)
Timeline
Program manager
Citibank, N.A. CS Release Engineering – AML, Risk
06.2018 - Current
Senior Project manager
Citibank, N.A. - Citi Regulatory Reporting Dev – Finance, Compliance
03.2011 - 05.2018
Project Manager
Dolphin Information Solutions
08.2007 - 03.2011
Project Manager
ICICI Bank
08.2006 - 05.2007
Branch Manager
IDBI Bank
Operations Manager
Global Trust Bank
Officer
Union Bank of India
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