Project Manager Power Bi

NARKENBILLI KAUSHIK

United States ***************@*****.*** 443-***-****

SUMMARY

Product/Project Manager with 6+ years of experience driving delivery of enterprise SaaS and data-driven platforms across various industries.

Proven expertise in product lifecycle management, from requirements gathering and backlog prioritization to Agile delivery and stakeholder engagement, resulting in measurable ROI improvements.

Adept in data analytics and visualization using SQL, Tableau, and Power BI, leveraging KPIs and user behavior metrics to guide roadmap planning and continuous improvement initiatives.

Proficient in workflow automation, UML modeling, and A/B testing, with experience integrating AWS (S3, Lambda, Redshift) into product infrastructure to scale services and optimize performance.

Hands-on with tools like Jira, Confluence, Salesforce CRM, and MS Project, with a strong understanding of QA/UAT, release coordination, and cross-functional collaboration in fast-paced Agile environments. SKILLS

Methodologies: SDLC, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Waterfall, Sprint Planning, Lean Six Sigma Project/Product Management: Project Planning & Scheduling, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Roadmap, Product Backlog, Process Mapping, A/B Testing, Market Strategy, Budgeting & Cost Control, Usability Testing, Risk Mitigation Planning, MS Project, MS SharePoint, MS Access, MS Visio, Trello

Business Analysis: Requirements Gathering, Business Process Modeling (UML), Workflow Automation, User Stories, Use Cases, BRD, FRD, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Impact Analysis, GAP Analysis, Risk Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Traceability Matrix

(RTM)

Data Analysis: SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Advanced Excel (Power Query, Pivot Tables, VBA Scripting), KPIs, Google Analytics Cloud Platforms: AWS (S3, EC2, Lambda, Redshift)

Other Skills: Jira, Confluence, HP Quality Center, Rational ClearQuest, JAD Sessions, UAT, Salesforce CRM, ERP System, Test Planning EXPERIENCE

Northern Trust, United States January 2025 – Present Product Manager

Managed the full product lifecycle for internal risk compliance dashboard, prioritizing epics and user stories in Jira, and facilitating sprint reviews for a 10-member Agile team.

Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to refine BRD and FRD documentation, ensuring 100% traceability via RTMs during UAT and release phases.

Spearheaded the implementation of a real-time portfolio insights dashboard using Power BI and SQL, enabling stakeholders to monitor key asset class KPIs and reducing portfolio risk identification time by 35%.

Designed data pipelines using SQL and AWS Redshift to track real-time SLA metrics and client onboarding KPIs, resulting in a 30% improvement in SLA compliance.

Introduced A/B testing workflows to validate new feature rollouts and conducted SWOT analysis with stakeholder teams to align roadmap decisions with strategic business objectives.

Facilitated UAT planning and execution, capturing 100+ test cases with detailed defect tracking via HP Quality Center, resolving 90% of P1 bugs before release, ensuring seamless rollouts for investment operations teams. Accenture, India June 2022 – August 2023

IT Project Manager (Senior Support Analyst)

Spearheaded cross-functional planning and execution of 10+ engineering projects involving design, QA, and production teams, reducing project delivery delays by 17% through milestone tracking and proactive risk management.

Acted as liaison between product owners and engineering leads to gather, translate, and validate technical requirements, improving requirement traceability and reducing rework by 25%.

Developed and maintained detailed project plans, resource allocation matrices, and sprint boards using MS Project, JIRA, and Confluence, enhancing team visibility and accountability across multiple engineering functions.

Conducted root cause analysis and implemented corrective actions during prototype and UAT phases, boosting first-pass yield by 15% and ensuring higher product quality.

Coordinated with procurement, QA, and design teams to ensure component availability, regulatory compliance, and product feasibility throughout project stages, preventing costly last-minute changes and delays.

Incorporated customer feedback loops into the product development lifecycle, achieving a 30% reduction in post-release issue reports across two consecutive product cycles.

Space Infolab, India September 2018 – May 2022

Project Manager

Developed and maintained project plans and schedules using MS Project, coordinating daily stand-ups and retrospectives to ensure project milestones were met on time.

Defined workflow automation strategies for internal HR systems using MS Access and Advanced Excel (Power Query & Pivot Tables), reducing monthly operational reporting time by 53% and manual errors by 67%.

Designed process flow diagrams and use case models (UML) for a workflow automation product, enhancing business process efficiency for 3 enterprise clients.

Drove SWOT and GAP analyses across 5 enterprise projects, identifying inefficiencies and proposing Jira-tracked corrective actions that enhanced process efficiency by 20%.

Collaborated with QA teams to document and validate 60+ test scenarios across two ERP rollouts, resulting in successful UAT sign- offs from all business units.

Used Tableau to generate status and project health dashboards for leadership reviews, highlighting progress on KPIs, open risks, and resource allocation metrics weekly.

Aspire Technolab, India June 2017 – August 2018

Business System Analyst

Gathered and analyzed functional requirements for 5+ client systems, converting them into detailed use cases and wireframes, improving developer understanding and reducing change requests by 25%.

Used SQL queries to extract and validate data used in reporting automation workflows, ensuring 99% data accuracy for executive dashboards.

Built and maintained KPIs and Power BI dashboards to track project metrics such as resource utilization and budget variance, improving forecast accuracy by 20%.

Created RTMs and test plans for regulatory product features, ensuring all functional and non-functional requirements were covered during UAT cycles.

Documented root causes for post-release issues and implemented process changes through Confluence knowledge base, helping reduce defect leakage by 15%.

Conducted JAD sessions with clients and internal teams to finalize workflow automation strategies, accelerating the development cycle by 3 weeks on average.

EDUCATION

University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland August 2023 – May 2025 Master's in Engineering/Industrial Management

Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences (ANITS), India August 2011 – May 2015 Bachelor's in Electronics and Communications Engineering CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management UMBC

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

Six Sigma White Belt Certification

JPMorgan Chase & Co. - Agile Job Simulation

PEGA Certified System Architect (PCSA) 8.5V1

Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator

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