ALI HAIDER
KARACHI
Summary
Twelve years of overall experience of Program management, Release Management, Project Management (Scrum / Kanban / Lean / Waterfall), Business analysis and software testing in leading Software companies (FinTech / E-Commerce / Health Care). An expert for Implementing Agile in complex solutions along with organization level Agile coaching, Allocation & Budgeting, Leadership, Conflict Resolution. Self-driven / Self starter who believes in proactive approach. Comfortable working in a changing environment. Possessing a firm understanding of multiple project management methods. Able to manage significant inputs & relationships throughout the project. Willingness to accept responsibility when delegated. Results driven; forward thinking with a problem solving mentality.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Agile Program Manager
Nisum
Karachi
01.2023 - Current
- Manage Agile program consisting of multiple teams having teammates working across regions
- Manage release timelines, scope and cross team dependencies and associated risks
- Leading scrum of scrums for Scaled Agile
- Generated and delivered reports, program review presentations and other program status updates.
- Oversaw program compliance with requirements, schedule and budget.
- Collaborated with functional managers to develop program resource plans and assign program resources.
- Managed external client and business partner relationships.
- Created tactical relationships with teams to propel projects and attain results.
- Audited operations and processes to enhance brand and manage compliance.
- Organized team activities to build camaraderie and foster pleasant workplace culture.
- Planned and delivered training sessions to improve employee effectiveness and address areas of weakness.
Sr. Scrum Master
Nisum
KARACHI
11.2020 - 12.2022
- As an agile coach implemented core Agile principles and practices on a Telemedicine client working on decentralized clinical trials
- Led daily Scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
- Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
- Serving as a scrum master to a team globalizing the product for different regions in the world
- Serving as scrum master to a team responsible for Technology transfer
- Developed detailed project plans and estimates based on identified risks and options.
- Assessed team metrics and worked to drive improvements and innovate new approaches.
- Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiate risk mitigation and implement risk reduction action plans.
- Documented new features and strategies as well as user stories and criteria for acceptance.
- Developed technical infrastructure planning, data migration and integration services with third-party applications and platforms.
- Worked to gather customer requirements, clarify specifications and translate into product backlog.
Release Manager & Manager PMO
SS&C Primatics
10.2019 - 11.2020
- Ensuring the delivery of all projects/releases within time
- Oversaw planning and detailed execution of processes throughout development lifecycle.
- Managed schedules and implementation of product updates and new releases.
- Manage project / release cycles
- Layout best processes and practices to increase productivity
- Oversee team of multiple scrum masters assigned to Agile teams
- Ensuring the rollout release meets all Audit and Security compliance.
- Worked with project stakeholders in QA, development and business analysis to achieve objectives.
- Designed infographic and presentation materials for platform release enhancement communications.
- Maintained close connection with project personnel to quickly identify and resolve problems.
- Identified, addressed and either resolved or escalated project issues.
- Evaluated, monitored and reported on work progression, while verifying compliance with man-hour budget.
- Ensuring the delivery of all projects/releases within time
- Oversaw planning and detailed execution of processes throughout development lifecycle.
- Managed schedules and implementation of product updates and new releases.
- Manage project / release cycles
- Layout best processes and practices to increase productivity
- Oversee team of multiple scrum masters assigned to Agile teams
- Ensuring the rollout release meets all Audit and Security compliance.
- Worked with project stakeholders in QA, development and business analysis to achieve objectives.
- Designed infographic and presentation materials for platform release enhancement communications.
- Maintained close connection with project personnel to quickly identify and resolve problems.
- Identified, addressed and either resolved or escalated project issues.
- Evaluated, monitored and reported on work progression, while verifying compliance with man-hour budget.
Sr. Project Manager
SS&C Primatics
Karachi
02.2018 - 10.2019
- Demonstrable experience of Scrum management / Agile
- Leading/steering meetings with cross functional stakeholders
- Gather and evaluate ideas and opinions to expedite the development cycle
- Implemented change management processes when issues arose to keep project moving forward and adjust to shifted priorities.
- Managing the day-to-day operational aspects of the project
- Producing & maintaining project management plans
- Completed thorough risk assessments and deployed management and response strategies to prevent roadblocks.
- Demonstrate new ideas and features to stakeholders
- Create timelines and roadmaps for developing the product
- Create and oversee development and project management processes.
Project Manager
SS&C Primatics
Karachi
02.2016 - 01.2018
- Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance and cost efficiency.
- Drove continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong leadership.
- Made changes to project scope and cost and implemented most effective change management processes to keep project up-to-date.
- Determined project staffing needs and led resource management.
- Generated and tracked change orders and other contractual modifications affecting budget and schedule.
- Led meetings with internal team members, consultants and contractors.
- Improvement/Streamlining of Process
- Reviewed project risks and devised proactive strategies to avoid potential roadblocks.
- Coordination between team, product owners and clients (internal.)
- Created team objectives and roles with specific goals outlined for each individual.
- Managing UAT and Beta testing.
Project Coordinator
SS&C Primatics
Karachi
02.2014 - 02.2016
- Collaborated with internal teams to develop project solutions resulting in on-time execution.
- Liaised between departments, vendors and clients to monitor project expenses.
- Produced status reports for customers and senior management.
- Execution of scrums and other agile practices
- Established and maintained quality performance metrics to meet objectives.
- Drove communication within high-performance, cross-functional organization to meet aggressive goals.
- Introduced change improvement plans to achieve goals, methodologies and initiatives.
- Used control tools to update and monitor project schedules.
Business Analyst
SS&C Primatics
Karachi
10.2011 - 02.2014
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define features, integrations and partnerships.
- Managed projects and served as primary liaison between client and multiple internal groups to clarify goals and meet standards and deadlines.
- Supervised software/feature testing – BI (MSTR) and ETL (Informatica.)
- Supervised software/feature testing – Loan Accounting
- Improved processes and procedures to achieve key performance metrics.
- Identified and analyzed user requirements, procedures and processes to develop optimization strategies.
- Supervise Regression , Beta testing (Scope and Time management)
- Tracked software bugs and detailed information regarding findings and resolution techniques in documentation.
Education
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) -
Scrum Alliance
06.2021
Bachelor of Science - Actuarial Sciences And Financial Risk Management
University of Karachi
Karachi12.2009
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Program Leadership
- Release Management
- Project Management
- Agile Coaching
- Agile Methodologies
- Change Management
- Multi-Operations Management
- Process Improvement
- Performance Monitoring
- Resource Management
- Risk Analysis and Management
- Team Management
- Vendor Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Critical Thinking
- Resource Allocation
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Decision-Making
- Proficient in Jira / Jira Agile, Confluence
- MS Office Applications
- Quality Assurance
- Problem-Solving
- Event Planning and Execution
- Conflict Resolution
Timeline
Agile Program Manager
Nisum
01.2023 - Current
Sr. Scrum Master
Nisum
11.2020 - 12.2022
Release Manager & Manager PMO
SS&C Primatics
10.2019 - 11.2020
Sr. Project Manager
SS&C Primatics
02.2018 - 10.2019
Project Manager
SS&C Primatics
02.2016 - 01.2018
Project Coordinator
SS&C Primatics
02.2014 - 02.2016
Business Analyst
SS&C Primatics
10.2011 - 02.2014
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) -
Scrum Alliance
Bachelor of Science - Actuarial Sciences And Financial Risk Management
University of Karachi
Interests
- Football
- Reading
- Online Gaming
Interests
- Football
- Reading
- Online Gaming
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