PALLAVI SHARMA, MBA
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Talented business analyst offering 13 years' experience with a strong result orientation. Proven track record of driving research-based business outcome along with top-notch decision-making and analytical skills. Recognized for exceptional and effective communication skills to influence key stakeholders.
SKILLS
Business Analysis
Project Management
Stakeholder Management
Communication
Crisis Management
Quality Assurance
MS Office
SharePoint
Corporate Marketing
Business Planning
WORK HISTORY
Project Manager, Sep 2019 – Dec 2019
Cognizant Technology Solutions (Contractor) - Irving, TX
Led the new clients on-boarding project for a leading pharmacy benefits manager
Developed and maintained project plans identifyißng key issues, approaches and KPIs
Stakeholder communication and management to ensure alignment with project objectives
Tech Lead, Apr 2015 – Jun 2018
Tech Mahindra Americas, Plano, TX
Led a strategic process change initiative working across organization, and achieved 80% adoption
Launched surveys to identify the problem areas for the Sales organization
Led a digital asset management project for quick/logical access to collateral, repositories and tools
Worked with various teams to brief analyst firms about client’s capabilities and products/offerings
Stakeholder management and communication
Consultant, Aug 2014 – Apr 2015
Health Connexions, Richardson, TX
Led a research project to identify factors driving purchase intention in the target user base
Created an integrated product marketing plan addressing gap in the existing one
Designed the sales/marketing collaterals to target specific customer segments in the marketplace
Marketing Manager, Sep 2012 – Jan 2014
Trianz Holdings Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India
Developed marketing plans to address business priorities along with sales/business leads
Launched account-based marketing campaigns to increase the penetration of strategic accounts
Responsible for managing the online brand, communications and campaigns
Managed analyst relations to strategically position offerings and products in the marketplace
Manager, Strategy and Business Planning, CEO’s Office, May 2010-Aug 2011
State Street Syntel Services Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
Led benchmarking exercise resulting in productivity gains and load balancing across operation track
Designed the balanced scorecard defining and tracking the KPIs
Responsible for Market Research to analyze market trends/needs/size and competition
Business Analyst/Project Coordinator, Oct 2002 – Jan 2009
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Mumbai, USA, Hong Kong
Gathered and documented functional requirements acting as a liaison between IT and Business
Managed client stakeholders and reported the health of the project, highlighting risks, if any
Creating test plans, executing them and working with the business for user acceptance testing
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, India April 2009-10
Post-Graduate Program in Management (Major: Marketing; Minor: Strategy)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan, India Aug 1998-2002
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) Chemical