Program Management

SONNY F. MOHANI

GLOBAL EXPERIENCED PODUCT/PROGRAM / PROJECT / DELIVERY MANAGER

●Process Reengineering ●Waterfall, SDLC, Spiral, Agile, Scrum, SAFe ●Enterprise Security Fundamentals

●ERP ●International Operations ●Data Governance

●Web Technologies ●Global/Remote Cross-functional Team Leadership ●Risk Assessment

●Vendor Management ●Supply Chain Management ●Business Process Improvement SUMMARY:

● Progressively developed good business relationships & managed portfolios for clients equaling up to $80M in revenue

● Experienced global release/project manager offering 14+ years of successful diverse technology project implementations with business facing experience

● Led various project implementation methodologies (e.g. Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.)

● Established best practice strategy & developed an integrated Release Management approach encompassing the business and technical needs of multiple business departments with a focus on Application Development, Quality Assurance, Integrated Systems Test, and Change Management Control

● Implemented a Project Management Office that included the establishment and execution of standard methodology, project management tools, project manager competency models, portfolio management, status and metrics reporting, and project delivery

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT, Unix, Linux Languages: Java, DOTNet, PHP, C#, C++, MySQL, JavaScript Databases: SharePoint2013/2016, SQL Server, MySQL

Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, VMWare Cloud. Web Front-end:.Net, PHP, ASP.Net, JSP, HTML, CSS, XML, HTTP, SOAP UX/UI Design Tools: Visual Studio, ProtoType.

Content Management Systems: WordPress, Drupal, Magento, Shopify. Customer Relationship Management: SalesForce.

Project Mgmt & Case tools: MS Suite (Word, Power-point, Excel), JIRA (Software), BitBucket (Repository), ServiceNow MS Project, Waterfall, VSTS, Agile, Specification & Vision Documents and Use Cases

PPM Tools: Clarizen PPM

TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Point72 Asset Management, NY January 2024 – Present Sr. Program Manager – (InfoSec - Access & Identity Management)

● Delivered key projects for the Access & Identity Management team, including CyberArk, SailPoint IQ to SailPoint IDNow migration, MyGroup, Access Remediation, and Firmwide Password Reset.

● Streamlined identity and access governance processes to enhance compliance and operational efficiency.

● Led end-to-end implementation of enterprise-wide access remediation initiatives to mitigate security risks.

● Oversaw the migration from SailPoint IQ to SailPoint IDNow, ensuring seamless integration and minimal business disruption.

● Coordinated firmwide password reset initiatives, improving security posture and user experience.

● Upgrade CyberArk client for privileged access management, strengthening protection of sensitive accounts.

● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with organizational security objectives.

● Enhanced reporting and audit readiness by integrating advanced access management tools and workflows. Jefferies Financial Group, NY/NJ March 2020 – December 2023 Global Portfolio / Change Manager – (EQ, FI, C&R)

● Responsible for managing a $150mil portfolio of financial LoB’s and Infra products including Incident/Change management, Quantitative Technologies, Foreign Currency tools, AWS Migration etc.

● Led Agile Transformation by providing agile coaching support to project teams

● Build ServiceNow Dashboard for Incident/Change/Vendor/Risk Management visualization.

● Lead Cloud Adoption/Transformation project for 1000 applications planned for 7year initiative. (AWS)

● Liaised with global stakeholders across key business units to ensure timely execution of project milestones and deliverables

● Effectively managed overall portfolio budget through periodic financial reporting and analysis, including AWS Cost management.

● Introduced new release management lifecycle processes to the Global IT division

● Developed common strategies for release governance across multiple global DevOps solutions

● Established consistent release management processes as per ITIL v4 standards

● Facilitated cross-department coordination of release management functions

● Tracked and managed the Global release calendar

● Forecasted demand for release resources and identified opportunities for greater efficiency across the organization

● Spearheaded risk and remediation activities to ensure successful project delivery. KPMG LLP, NJ Jan 2017 – Nov 2019

Senior Audit Product Delivery Manager

● Led the Product Delivery workstream for a $60M Global Audit workflow tool as a Senior Project manager

● Organizing and leading project initiatives within the Business Enablement Service (BES) - understand at a milestone level: Define, manage and control scope; Participate and take a leadership role in estimating activities where appropriate; Assess detailed project and resource plans, balancing dependencies, and setting predictable dates;

● Defined and managed the Project Management Lifecycle for KPMG’s new audit workflow tool

● Built methodologies and managed stewardship for multiple processes including Quality Management, Change Management, Procurement Management, Issue management, etc.

● Created a consolidated reporting structure to provide executive leadership insight into portfolio of projects

● Provided training in project management and the applied project tools to team members

● Provided in-house consultancy services to the project team on quality management and various processes Senior Audit Technology Release Manager

● Introduced new release management lifecycle processes to the Global Audit technology division

● Developed common strategies for release governance across multiple global audit solutions

● Established consistent release management processes as per ITIL v4 standards

● Facilitated cross-department coordination of release management functions

● Tracked and managed the Global Audit release calendar

● Forecasted demand for release resources and identified opportunities for greater efficiency across the organization Global Senior Agile Program Manager – Application Central Platform

● Responsible for managing a $15M portfolio of products including implementation of Sharepoint 2016, development of web services (Global Video, Web API, People Platform API), development of applications (User Management Tool, Data & Analytics website)

● Led Agile Transformation by providing agile coaching support to project teams

● Directed DevOps configurations and successfully implemented pilot projects via Agile methodologies

● Liaised with global stakeholders across key business units to ensure timely execution of project milestones and deliverables

● Effectively managed overall portfolio budget through periodic financial reporting and analysis

● Spearheaded risk and remediation activities to ensure successful project delivery Global Senior. Program Manager – Global Clients & Market

● Responsible for managing a $5M portfolio of projects including implementation, upgrade, and migration

● Performed UAT of tool UI customization as well as performance reports enhancements targeted for release

● Participated in daily defect tracking meetings with QA and technology to review status and provide business clarifications (ALM tool for tracking). Worked closely with QA to ensure end-to-end coverage of test scenarios for all front-end customization core functionality

● Documented and reviewed change requests with the development team to prioritize for release cycles (PRDs, FRDs, BRDs)

● Coordinated monthly releases with the external vendor and operations team to onboard benchmarks for application performance

● Managed all activities for project via Visual Studio Team Site (VSTS) and SharePoint Superior Technology Solutions LLC. (A Dfyoung Company), NY Feb 2016 to Nov 2016 Head of PMO

● Implemented a Program Management Office (PMO) to provide full support on Program/Project Delivery in Waterfall & Agile methodologies

● Communicating closely with the Pillar Leads, their PMs, COO leadership, and CLT to manage, track and communicate status of workstream efforts, program risks/issues, and progress towards strategic goals.

● Implemented continuous build, integration, quality, deployment, delivery, monitoring, operations and continuous improvements

● Coached delivery teams on how to streamline their delivery pipeline to accelerate feedback and time to market

● Designed and developed customized DevOps training with labs, based on tools and processes in use

● Coached Scrum Master, product owner, and teams on scrum basics to best practices

● Responsible for industrializing the process of piloting projects; implementing and managing effective tools and methodologies; defining and developing steering indicators; and monitoring operational project planning management, budget control, reporting, and risk monitoring

● Supported senior leadership, managers, and team members in educating on PMI/Agile concepts and implementing processes to support the quality of project deliverables CAT Technology, Inc., NJ (Microsoft Enterprise Partner)Oct 2011 – Feb 2016 Technology Product Director

● Generated $1.2M of engagement revenue in less than a year

● Liaised with clients to create high-impact digital products for various verticals aimed at consumers

● Provided leadership and mentoring to CAT project teams and supported major CMS and CMMI Level-3 initiatives PNC Bank Financial Services, NJ May 2010 – Oct 2011 AVP Product Manager

Bloomberg L.P, NY July 2007 – Jan 2009

Financial System Analyst

Citi Group, NJ Mar 2005 – July 2007

Business Analyst

EDUCATION:

● Felician College, Lodi, N.J. - Bachelors in Business Management

● Bergen Community College, Paramus, N.J. - Associate Degree in Business Management HONORS:

● Awarded with Top Deployment, Highest Revenue, Excellent Service Provider in 2011, 2012

● Awarded a CitiStar at Citibank for Excellent Service 2005

● Certified by State of New Jersey for Community Policing in 2004

● JPMorgan Chase Bank Service Excellence Award for 2002/2003

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