Project Manager Management

Archana Jagannathan

Project Management & Strategy Agile Leadership Global Cross-Functional Collaboration Customer-Centric Innovation AI & Data-Driven Product Development

Dallas, TX (214)- 908-5326 *******.*******@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/archana-jnathan Professional Summary

Results-driven Project Manager with 15+ years of experience leading end-to-end project lifecycles, strategic planning, and cross-functional team leadership across global markets. Adept at driving Agile project execution, optimizing workflows, and delivering enterprise-level digital transformation initiatives within Retail, ESG, and Insurance sectors. Proven track record of managing large-scale projects, reducing timelines and resource costs by 50%, and leveraging emerging technologies to enhance operational efficiency and business growth. Skilled in stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and process automation, ensuring successful project delivery aligned with organizational goals

Skills

Product Lifecycle Management, Project & Program Management,Agile & Scrum Methodologies,Digital Transformation

& Process Automation,Strategic Planning & Execution,Stakeholder Management,Risk Assessment & Mitigation,Budget

& Resource Management,Data-Driven Decision-Making,Cross-Functional Team Leadership,Change Management & Process Optimization,KPI Development & Performance Metrics,Communication & Executive Reporting Experience

Pulsora Oct 2021 – Jul 2024

Senior Project Manager Product Delivery

Successfully delivered and implemented a SaaS-based ESG reporting platform, ensuring on-time execution and optimized development through strategic planning and stakeholder coordination Project Leadership & Execution:

● Led delivery of a SaaS-based ESG reporting platform, ensuring on-time, within-budget execution while aligning with business goals

● Optimized Agile delivery, reducing timelines by 30% through data-driven decision-making

● Managed project scope, risks, and dependencies, driving strategic alignment between engineering, compliance, and business teams

Stakeholder & Team Management:

● Collaborated with global cross-functional teams (engineering, design, compliance, and customer success) to streamline workflows and improve collaboration

● Served as the primary liaison between stakeholders, ensuring clear communication on project milestones, risks, and performance metrics

Process Optimization & Technology Integration:

● Implemented process improvements that accelerated customer onboarding by 50%, standardizing frameworks and automating ESG data workflows

● Led integrations with enterprise platforms (Workday, GRI, and data management tools) to enhance system interoperability

● Utilized AI-driven analytics (Superset) to generate insights, optimize user experience, and improve reporting efficiency

Risk Management & Performance Tracking:

● Developed KPI dashboards to track project health, performance metrics, and risk factors, ensuring continuous improvement

● Spearheaded process optimizations that enhanced project delivery cadence and reduced operational inefficiencies

Client: Nielsen Corporation, Tata Consultancy Services Apr 2017 - Feb 2019 Program Manager

Led significant improvements in project delivery, efficiency and cost savings through strategic product management, process optimization and cross-functional team leadership supporting broader groups Operational Efficiency & Performance:

● Developed and implemented a metric-based tracking system, resulting in a 20% increase in on-time project delivery, improved customer satisfaction and under budget DevOps Processes & Delivery:

● Led DevOps initiatives to automate issue detection, optimization and streamline production cycles, achieving 30% faster deliveries in QA, UAT, and production

Team Collaboration & Goal Alignment:

● Coached cross-functional teams on business objective alignment, ensuring on-time, under budget project delivery and fostering a collaborative environment Cross-Functional Collaboration & Productivity:

● Engaged with engineering, data science, and operations to resolve project dependencies, establishing a knowledge-sharing platform to increase productivity Resource Allocation & Cost Savings:

● Optimized resource allocation through a common resource pool and data-driven insights, resulting in a 15% headcount reduction which led to significant cost savings while maintaining project delivery quality Delivery Lead for Analytics Platform Apr 2014 - Mar 2017 Successfully delivered complex global data initiatives, including a data lake implementation, through strategic product leadership, efficient execution, and cross-functional collaboration, resulting in significantly reduced timelines that improved operational efficiency and widespread recognition

● Owned end-to-end delivery of global legacy data onboarding to a data lake across 90+ countries, achieving on-time deployment with a 50% timeline reduction and earning widespread recognition for its impact on business success and operational efficiency

● Resolved a year-long data lake implementation impasse by driving system integration, gap/risk analysis, and stakeholder alignment, increasing delivery efficiency by 25% and reducing data processing times

● Spearheaded Agile transformation, accelerating system rollout completion Technology Lead for Analytics Platform Mar 2011 - Mar 2014

● Developed Java web services and Spring Batch applications, ensuring seamless technology integration to meet business objectives and customer needs, driving an 80% increase in user adoption and operational efficiency through comprehensive end-user training

● Designed and implemented a Big Data test automation framework using open-source tools, reducing testing cycles by 60%, significantly increasing test coverage, and leading to its adoption as a TCS in-house tool Infosys Dec 2007 - Mar 2011

Technology Lead

● Architected and Developed software solutions using Java, .NET, and Informatica, driving business alignment and cross-functional collaboration

Education

Masters in Computer Application (M.C.A.) Anna University India Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics Bharathidasan University India Additional Skills & Interests

● Certificates: Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate, Certified Scrum Master(Aug 2017)

● Programming: Python, Java, AI/ML,SQL

● Tools: MS office,Google sheets,Figma,PowerBI, Jira

● Interests: AI/ML, coding, Badminton, creating Arts & Crafts and doing anything that entails innovation

● Languages: English(fluent), Tamil(native)

Leadership Achievements

• Won best delivery manager award for delivering Data ingestion system within short time beyond expectations

• Won best automation design using open source for big data testing

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