Senior Technical Program Manager - Delivery Leadership

Rodika Ponici

**Sheldon Ct, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936 973-***-**** **.******@*****.***

Summary

Lead Technical Program Manager with 25 years of experience driving enterprise-scale initiatives across the SDLC. Skilled in developing and executing comprehensive, complex projects. Known for bringing structure and accountability to challenging delivery environments and driving high-impact results. Trusted, “can-do” leader who motivates cross-functional teams to deliver solutions on time and within budget. Expert at mitigating risks, optimizing resources and budgets, and aligning engineering, product, and business stakeholders. Passionate about fostering agile practices and data-driven performance improvements.

Technical Skills

•Leadership & Management: Technical Program and Project Management, Scrum Master, Stakeholder Management, Resource Management, Analytical Rea- soning, Risk Management

•Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall

•Cloud & Platforms: Cloud Azure IaaS & Saas Env, Databricks, Salesforce, Power BI

•Tools & Collaboration: DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Microsoft Office

•Programming & Integration: C++, Perl, Java, Web Services, Salesfore

•Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase Transact SQL, Oracle

•Infrastructure & Security: UNIX, NT, Windows, Identity Access Management

Experience

Innovayte LLC Sep 2024 - Oct 2025

Executive Director / Cloud Program Manager/ Scrum Master

•Led enterprise-wide IT programs as Technical Program Manager, guiding Agile teams to deliver high-impact Azure Cloud Technology and business projects on schedule and within budget in a previously unstructured environment.

•Brought structure and stability to delivery operations by implementing project management standards, governance frameworks, and consistent execution practices.

•Established a formal PMO foundation with standardized templates, documentation, and reporting dashboards to improve visibility and accountability across initiatives.

•Streamlined fragmented workflows, clarified ownership, and introduced Agile delivery discipline through sprint planning, retrospec- tives, and backlog management.

•Introduced a structured intake process and request log to align priorities, streamline delivery, and enhance stakeholder management, and developed reusable templates, checklists, and process guides to accelerate startup, reduce rework, and promote repeatable success.

•Improved overall project performance, communication, and stakeholder satisfaction through structured execution, proactive risk mitigation, analytical reasoning, and continuous improvement.

McLaren Strategic Solutions Mar 2024 - Jul 2024

Cloud Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master

•Managed cloud data migration projects using Databricks, overseeing extraction into a RAW layer, transforming key attributes into a curated layer, and visualizing results with Power BI.

•Structured and organized stories and tasks in Azure DevOps, ensuring clear prioritization, tracking progress, and identifying bottlenecks for efficient project execution.

•Initiated and implemented a Change Management process to control scope changes and keep stakeholders informed and engaged and developed a task prioritization framework, collaborating with the team to assess impact, align requests with project objectives, and deliver high-priority items first.

•Delivered successful projects through hands-on leadership, source data validation, template creation, testing, and fostering strong client and team collaboration.

BNY MELLON Mar 2018 - Jan 2024

Director, Cloud Program Manager / PMO Portfolio Manager

•Socialized and delivered the cloud strategy roadmap, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives. Implemented foundational Azure services to position the firm for long-term success within the digital framework.

•Established technical workstreams for the Cloud Program, engaging departments with diverse expertise in architecture design, implementation, and monitoring. Led cross-functional teams to foster collaboration and ensure seamless cloud integration.

•Defined and executed the Azure strategic engineering roadmap, outlining milestones and integration plans for cloud solutions with existing on-premises or legacy systems. Directed cross-functional teams to complete cloud projects on time and within budget.

•Delivered complex cloud projects—including Data Science on Google Platform and phased Azure foundational services-adapting to a fast-paced environment, prioritizing effectively, and ensuring alignment with long-term organizational goals.

•Managed a $11.5M budget for cloud technical workstreams, allocating resources, negotiating priorities, and adjusting forecasts based on evolving business needs and changes in the cloud landscape.

•Led firmwide communications across engineering and stakeholders (IT, Compliance, Operations, Finance), including hosting the Steering Committee for the enterprise Cloud Program.

•Managed the strategic planning, execution, and governance of the Infrastructure Risk and Resiliency portfolio for the bank, overseeing

12project managers and ensuring effective prioritization and delivery of projects. Established and enforced portfolio governance processes, standards, policies, and regulatory compliance.

•Led the Identity and Access Management program with a focus on Privileged Access Management solutions and technologies. Implemented Hitachi ID Privileged Access Manager to provide a secure and streamlined solution for managing privileged accounts.

DEUTSCHE BANK Dec 2013 - Mar 2018

Program Manager

•Managed delivery of a global strategic technology platform for Client Reference Data and On-Boarding, including regulatory compliance, business line onboarding, and downstream adoption of golden source data.

•Executed successful production rollouts that expanded adoption of the target platform across multiple countries, including regions with data privacy restrictions.

•Created and maintained project plans, driving execution of analysis, development, and testing tasks within hybrid traditional and Agile delivery methodologies, while contributing to organizational and team restructuring. Coordinated with distributed teams across North America, Western and Eastern Europe, and Asia.

•Applied detailed analytical skills as a hands-on program manager with a strong technical background, assessing project risks and escalating appropriately to ensure successful outcomes.

BARCLAYS CAPITAL May 2013 - Nov 2013

Vice President / Senior Manager for Investment Banking

• Led and directed investment banking developers globally, providing leadership, decision-making, and defining strategic technology plans. Drove multiple initiatives to enhance group delivery, foster team unity, and establish best practices across IB applications, including Client Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, and Data Warehouse.

•Improved and restructured investment banking technology effectiveness and efficiency, stabilizing and streamline support across IB applications. Enhanced support processes, procedures, and responsiveness, proactively identifying, prioritizing, and resolving production issues.

•Coordinated and optimized team performance and delivery by evaluating and allocating resources effectively, aligning India-based resources across IB business and infrastructure projects, motivating teams, and establishing a collaborative team culture.

NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL Feb 2012 - Mar 2013

Project Manager/BA

•Led projects and managed business requirements for fixed income research analysts and their primary web-based application, responsible for maintaining the document repository and versions, managing document movement, across roles, authentication, authorization, and publishing to internal and external clients.

•Coordinated with IT, Windows, and Database teams, as well as Compliance, to implement functional improvements and infrastructure upgrades, including production releases, enhancing application performance, stability, availability, and reducing operating costs.

•Proactively collaborated with cross-functional project teams to resolve reference data issues for Unity, reconciling client and account data gaps, proposing process and data quality improvements, and guiding teams to implement solutions.

•Identified risks and issues with account information and led the design of the new Unity system for TRACE reporting, automating data flows, centralizing account data to improve productivity, eliminate duplicate entries, and simplify processes and data maintenance.

BANK OF AMERICA Jul 2009 - Nov 2011

Vice President / Program Project Manager

•Restructured applications, applied best practices, and improved performance and procedures.

•Enhanced production support response, structure, and methodology, successfully building credibility with the business and restoring client confidence.

•Managed project management for the New Client Reference Data projects, including project planning, implementation, risk manage- ment, change management, and stakeholders communication

•Oversaw multiple projects simultaneously, setting realistic expectations, maintaining strong attention to detail, managing project interdependencies, optimizing resources, and resolving conflicts to ensure high-quality deliverables.

•Coordinated with cross-functional teams to implement Broker Dealer Collapse and Client Reference Data projects.

•Integrated new Debt Capital Markets front office applications with internal systems to capture client and account information, coordinating with Bloomberg on TRACE reporting changes and their impact on the syndicate trading system.

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. Feb 1999 - May 2009

Vice President / Global IT Manager

•Globally managed Fixed Income Sales Booking, Trade Match, and TRACE Reporting systems, leading concurrent high-complexity projects, allocating resources, and supporting sales, operations, and trading IT while effectively managing shifting priorities.

•Key contributor to major Booking and Trading Applications initiatives, including the elimination of legacy systems and complex electronic trading workflows, collaborating across IT teams to ensure seamless integration.

•Designed and implemented an automated broker dealer trade workflow, reducing late TRACE-reported trades from 95% to 30%.

•Directed the successful upgrade of the messaging infrastructure system, managing complex workflows, impacted systems, and users across one of the largest corporate product migrations.

•Drove system improvements and established firm standards for Business Continuity Planning by successfully executing the first failover of a critical messaging infrastructure system.

•Led the automation of syndicate municipal product bookings, integrating electronic trades from iDeal, coordinating system changes, and managing end-to-end development, testing, and implementation.

•Provided critical support for the Trade Matching System, resolving high-pressure production issues, ensuring timely client trade settlement, and demonstrating strong multitasking and problem-solving capabilities.

Romanian Air Force 1989 - 1993

Helicopter Pilot & Officer

Education

UNIVERSITY of MASSACHUSETTS at AMHERST – Isenberg School of Management

MBA, Management

•Achievements: Graduated with Honors

BARUCH COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY of NEW YORK

BBA, Computer Information System

•Achievements: Graduated with Honors AIR FORCE College of ROMANIA

BS, Avionics Engineering

•Achievements: Graduated with Honors

2012

1998

1989

PMP Certification

•PMP Certification: 2015

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