Project Manager

ASHWIN BANGALORE ANANDALWAR

Senior Project Manager PMP Agile Portfolio & Program Management Digital Transformation

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Waterloo, Ontario

Senior Project Manager

Summary

Accomplished Project Management leader with 22 years of experience delivering complex technology, cloud infrastructure, SaaS, digital transformation, and enterprise initiatives. Proven success managing portfolios of concurrent projects from initiation through deployment while ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives, governance standards, budgets, schedules, and resource capacity. Extensive experience partnering with executive stakeholders, business leaders, vendors, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact programs using Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies. Skilled in project governance, portfolio reporting, risk management, change management, stakeholder engagement, continuous process improvement, and driving measurable business outcomes.

PMP and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certified.

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) Issued by Project Management Institute in 2016.

Certified Scrum Master Issued by Scrum Alliance in 2017.

Data Landscape of GenAI for Project Managers Issued by Project Management Institute in 2026 Practical Application of Gen AI for Project Managers Issued by Project Management Institute in 2026 Generative AI Overview for Project Managers Issued by Project Management Institute in 2026

AI in Agile Delivery Issued by Project Management Institute in 2026

Talking to AI: Prompt Engineering for Project Managers Issued by Project Management Institute in 2026

Skills

PMO Governance Project Management Program Management Project Lifecycle Management Strategic Planning Resource Planning Risk Management Program Governance Continuous Improvement

Stakeholder Management Quality Control Cost Management Scope Management Schedule Management

Budget Management Resource Planning Capacity Planning Business Case Development JIRA Confluence

API Integrations Executive Reporting Cross-Functional Leadership

Professional Experience

Qwikcilver by Pine Labs Waterloo, Canada

Program Management Consultant 04/2024 - Present

•Managed a portfolio of concurrent SaaS implementation initiatives supporting North American clients while aligning delivery with strategic business priorities.

•Led full project lifecycle delivery from project initiation through production deployment and operational transition.

•Built strong executive relationships while serving as the primary escalation point for customers, business leaders, and delivery teams.

•Developed project plans, schedules, governance processes, resource forecasts, risk registers, and executive status reporting.

•Facilitated executive steering committee meetings, portfolio reviews, project governance sessions, and cross-functional planning workshops.

•Managed project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests to ensure successful delivery.

•Led initiatives to improve liability management, reconciliation, billing, and operational efficiency across multiple enterprise clients.

•Successfully onboarded eight enterprise customers while managing competing priorities and cross-functional delivery teams.

•Delivered over $3M in annual SaaS transaction volume while maintaining high customer satisfaction.

•Successfully navigated operational, regulatory, and risk challenges for clients, leveraging API integration expertise.

Orion Innovation Waterloo, Canada

Senior Project Manager 01/2022 - 03/2024

•Managed multiple cloud infrastructure transformation projects valued at over $2.5M annually, delivering initiatives on schedule and within budget while ensuring zero business disruption.

•Promoted code development automation, reducing delivery timelines by 2 months.

•Managed projects and programs with an annual revenue of over $2.5M for Bell Canada.

•Managed project governance including project plans, executive reporting, RAID logs, resource allocation, financial tracking, and milestone management.

•Presented project health, risks, budget status, dependencies, and key decisions to Steering Committees and executive leadership.

•Partnered with business and technology leaders to prioritize initiatives based on strategic value and resource capacity

•Balanced multiple priorities in an Agile environment, successfully managing scope, cost, schedule, and resources while identifying risks on time.

•Partnered with business and technology leaders to prioritize initiatives based on strategic value and resource capacity

Qwikcilver by Pine Labs Waterloo, Canada / Bangalore, India Program Management Consultant / Deputy General Manager 11/2018 - 12/2021

•Managed strategic SaaS implementation programs for Amazon-Pay India generating over $4M annual revenue.

•Led digital transformation initiatives that reduced customer onboarding time by 80%.

•Developed governance frameworks and executive reporting to improve project visibility and decision making.

•Led a cross-functional team to optimize AML process and PII encryption to meet GDPR Regulatory standards to meet client needs.

•Directed cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Customer Success

•Managed program risks, resource planning, stakeholder communication, vendor coordination, and executive escalations.

•Coached adoption of Agile methodologies across Technical Program Management and Business Operations teams to strengthen operational efficiency.

•Provided strategic input in monthly business review and maintained bi-weekly connections with customer tech leadership for roadmap discussions.

HCLTech Bangalore, India

Senior Project Manager 11/2014 - 11/2018

•Implemented Six Sigma improvements in CDMA Lab Maintenance & Regression Test Automation, achieving a 65-70% reduction in manual maintenance effort.

•Resolved issues efficiently by collaborating with business and development teams, ensuring quick solutions.

•Managed multiple concurrent projects with cross-functional delivery teams consisting of engineering, QA, business stakeholders, and customer representatives.

•Served as a mediator between customer stakeholders and multiple teams, ensuring on-time delivery of software load lines.

•Delivered software transition programs while maintaining governance standards, delivery milestones, and customer satisfaction.

•Oversaw Change, Escalation, and Quality Management of software across multiple load lines in diverse customer environments.

Aricent Group Bangalore, India

Project Manager 12/2010 - 10/2014

•Managed software load line build and deployment schedule and strategy by coordinating with DevOps and multiple scrum teams.

•Oversaw change and quality management of software across multiple load lines in diverse customer environments.

•As delivery lead, responsible for overall readiness and quality of software deliverables.

•Provided detailed and executive-level dashboards reporting team performance: velocity, stories completed, and project status.

•Managed communication with business and product management stakeholders to align technology solutions and business needs.

•Led internal meetings to track progress and drive issues to closure, representing the team in various meeting forums, working with quality assurance to report various monthly quality metrics reports.

Aricent Group Bangalore, India

Senior Software Engineer 01/2007 - 11/2010

•Worked in the software R&D Testing team in a Nokia BSS Project.

•Performed process-driven verification and validation of basic and supplementary services, mobility management, and various interactions.

•Responsible for on-time and high-quality delivery of the final product in the customer environment.

Infosys Bangalore, India

Software Engineer 10/2004 - 12/2006

•Responsible for verification of various capabilities of the client's wireless mobile switches (OSS - MSC-HLR) in an automated environment

•Performed process-driven verification and validation of basic and supplementary services, mobility management and various interactions

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta Kolkāta, India Executive Program in Business Management 01/2010 - 06/2011

Visvesvaraya Technological University Bangalore, India

Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication 06/2000 - 06/2004

Key Accomplishments

•Delivered technology programs valued at more than $4M annually

•Reduced customer onboarding time by 80%

•Promoted Automated software delivery processes reducing release timelines by 2 months

•Successfully onboarded 8 enterprise clients

•Led cloud infrastructure transformation with zero production impact

•Led cross-functional teams of up to 20+ professionals

Key Achievements

Bravo Award

Successfully positioned Qwikcilver Self-Serve & Microsite solutions to Amazon Corporates

Live Wire Award

High quality deliverables & excellent performance for Q1-2016, HCL India

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