AMIT SIMANT

Managed large talent pool (35+) skilled resource from across the length and breadth of Financial Services Industry, focusing on delivering long-term value to Fortune 500. Managed end-to-end consulting delivery and implementation of Cloud Data Migration from Tactical to Strategic Operation reporting platform resulting benefits of ~$1.5mn. Program managed large account (GBP 2.5mn) transformation project for UK based global bank to migrate large FTE operations function to offshore GCCs. Exhibited leadership for steering entire project planning, scheduling, monitoring, controlling & configuration; implementing project plans, contingency plans, and Agile/Waterfall methodology. Engaged with stake holders across business, IT, change and sponsor groups to gather and prioritize requirements, finalise design, business processes & TOM.

E2E product Lifecycle Management & Roadmap creation, cross - functional team coordination, user research, user persona, journey mapping, sprint planning, scrum - agile implementation. Implemented projects using Shopify, SAP Hybris, Magento and Drupal. Created project WBS, scheduled, planned financials, resource & material requirements. Led team members including project engineers, vendors, partners and subcontractors. Proactive managed project risks, key external and internal stakeholders. Managed agreed project schedule to ensure all key milestone, revenue recognition and project completion dates are achieved.

Led product development, business analysis, project management and service delivery. Developed project requirement document, project plan document, functional specifications and design documents for British Telecommunication’s CRM - Open Reach - Wholesale Rental Line - Lead to Cash Projects. Conducted System Testing, Regression Testing and GUI Testing on Siebel 7.7 E-sales application for order management.

Managing end-to-end consulting delivery and implementation of large-scale SaaS O2C/ Account Receivables transformations products across multiple customers -$1.5mn. Leading agile techno functional teams with a peak team size of about 5-12 consultants. Involved in Project Planning, Scheduling, Estimations, Resource Allocation, Budgeting, RAID and change management status reporting. Liaison with Technical Consulting, Product Engineering, Analytics and Customer value teams for prioritization and implementation of O2C/AR product features and releases. Actively involved in talent acquisition and hiring across different roles.

Spearheading the entire gamut of multimillion-dollar (managed services as well as staff augmented) RPA Projects in close coordination with various stakeholders to accomplish 70% -80% of FTE reduction. Leading budgeting, planning, scheduling, client engagement, vendor management, contract administration and reporting. Facilitating end-to-end delivery of projects, meeting internal & external objectives: Cost estimation, risk, scope, time, resource, quality and change management. Working with multiple stakeholders to understand complex problems, evaluating project progress and providing technical inputs. Grooming, mentoring & monitoring performance of 75+ FTEs.

Spearheaded successful project delivery with a team of Junior Business Analysts, automating processes like Cash Management, Settlements, Reference Data, Static Data, Listed Derivatives. Successfully managed a portfolio of 16 processes for the implementation of RPA Solution to accomplish 78% FTE reduction. Defined process scope, design, improvement through optimization & standardization. Drove data cleansing and processing using Excel, SAS and SQL.

Managed solutions delivery team of 12 members. Collaborated with Sales Directors to provide consultation services & value proposition to Fortune 500. Spearheaded portfolio of 5+ AVEVA products for annual revenue of USD 12.04 MN. Acted as a Single PoC for requirements gathering, capturing client’s objectives and Q&A for 4 of Top 10 Oil and Gas giants.