Program Management Manager

Ravi Ellendula

Senior Program Manager

+1-248-***-**** **********@*****.*** Northville, Michigan, United States Open to Relocate SUMMARY

Business Analytics & Senior IT Program Manager with 20+ years of experience driving enterprise-wide data initiatives, predictive analytics solutions, and digital transformation in the Manufacturing especially automotive industry. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage end-to-end project plans across Design Engineering and Technology initiatives using Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban. Adept at aligning analytics strategy with business goals to enable data-driven decision-making and measurable business impact, while ensuring adherence to product purchasing compliance regulations. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior IT Program Manager –Finance Business Analytics General Motors

Jan '13 — Present

Detroit, United States

Spearheaded global predictive analytics initiatives for GM Finance, optimizing SAP Finance ERP processes such as Request to Pay and Order to Deliver, enhancing operational efficiency by 25%. Drove enterprise analytics transformation by leading the development of finance dashboards using Databricks and Power BI, creating end-to-end visibility into SAP-based finance operations. Enabled self-service analytics and real-time executive insights for SAP Order-to-Delivery and SAP Request-to Pay functions. Led, mentored, and managed a team of project managers, data engineers and business analysts, driving excellence in program execution and fostering leadership development. Owned full program lifecycle including P&L responsibility, schedule, budget, and scope, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and customer requirements.

Proactively investigated data discrepancies in SAP data pipelines; defined and implemented resolution strategies to improve data quality.

Collaborated with data teams to ensure clean integration and accurate reporting of enterprise metrics. Developed and implemented risk mitigation strategies, proactively identifying project bottlenecks and elevating red risk items to executive leadership for rapid resolution. Built and delivered onboarding and continuing educational training program to upskill portfolio talent and drive team performance.

Senior IT Leader –IT

Human Resources

Mar '20 — Mar '23

Led the digital transformation of Talent Acquisition systems through close collaboration with HR, IT, business stakeholders, and external vendors. Successfully implemented secure, AI/ML-powered platforms (Paradox, HiredScore, Beamery, HireRight) integrated with Workday. Achieved enterprise wide impact, including 50% reduction in recruiting administrative workload, full automation of resume processing, and over $2M in cost savings from automated interview scheduling.

Owned and managed the HR Technology Program Roadmap, aligning epics, milestones, and deliverables with strategic business goals across multiple Agile squads. Collaborated closely with the HR Technology Owner to drive Agile governance, lead PI planning, prioritize demand, and oversee execution and budget management for enterprise-wide initiatives.

Coached teams and stakeholders on Agile principles, fostering a culture of trust, psychological safety, and continuous improvement—resulting in increased team engagement, faster delivery cycles, and higher-quality outcomes. Sr Technical Program Leader

GTEUSI – Global Telecom

Jan '13 — Feb '20

Demonstrated focused and global leadership by overseeing the large-scale migration of 2,200 applications, successfully consolidating business-critical information from 22 data centers worldwide into two centralized data centers, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing infrastructure complexity. Architected and executed strategic plans by conducting in-depth assessments and creating detailed project roadmaps and schedules. Fostered a culture of innovation and agility while developing a top-performing team that consistently delivered high-output, multifaceted IT projects on time and under budget. Supervised 80 team members in the implementation of a cloud-based Telecom Expense Management (TEM) tool, utilizing SaaS to automate A/P, procurement, and transport service tracking; successfully captured initial savings of

$15M, and continuously saved over $1M annually.

Senior IT Program Manager

Hewlett-Packard Co

Jan '12 — Jan '13

Detroit, United States

Led Program Management efforts to protect and sustain daily DDI operations, consistently ensuring timely updates to software and infrastructure. Championed continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system reliability, security, and company-wide operational efficiency.

Re-engineered global IP address management processes, organizing the migration of all relevant sites into centralized VitalQIP software to conserve space, minimize labor, and reduce costs by 30%. Tracked technology performance, leveraging controllable metrics and industry best practices to standardize assessment processes and maximize operational elegance.

Translated insight into strategic action, harnessing onshore and offshore resources to stabilize consistent resource and service availability by maintaining around-the-clock support. Virtualized servers across multiple sites, automating services to respond to customer requests and developing risks with immediate and informative responses; drastically reduced expenditure. IT Senior Project Manager

Hewlett-Packard Co

Jan '07 — Jan '12

Detroit, United States

Centralized site management, delegating tasks to a team of eight to efficiently deploy multinational VitalQIP services to 20 sites, including GM Korea, and upgraded software at 100 sites. Strategized replicable project roadmaps, leveraging subject matter expertise and cross-functional insight from the technical team to outline generalizable milestones and timelines. Architected global workforce cohesion, directing global conference calls for disparate individuals to discuss and outline common interests with the aim of creating a cohesive and effective team. EDUCATION

MS in Computer Science, Western Michigan University Kalamazoo Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics, Osmani University Hyderabad, India SKILLS

Relevant Skills Technical Management, Quality Assurance, Communication, Coordination, Technical Knowledge, Automotive Industry, Lean Agile, ISO 26262, APQP, Scrum, Program Management Project Management Project and Program Management, Stakeholder Management, Resource Management, Budgeting, Risk Management

Methodologies Agile Methodology, SDLC Life Cycle, Iterative Methodology, Waterfall Business Intelligence Business Intelligence (BI), Analytics Program Delivery, Solution Delivery Tools Microsoft Azure, MS Project, JIRA, Databricks, Power BI Operational Excellence Agile Transformation, Software Integration, Operational Excellence, Strategy, Vendor Management

Contact this candidate