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Sai Dsouza

@saidsouza

Senior Project Manager at Merkle

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sai-dsouza-803a1b191

MerkleLala Lajpatrai Institute Of Management

A Senior Project Manager with an MBA in Marketing and over 2 years of experience, including 1.5 years implementing Qualtrics SaaS products across 17+ organizations. Sai has demonstrated leadership in market research and analytics, previously interning as a Product & Account Manager. Additionally, they are a certified Indian Classical Vocal Coach.

Experience

Senior Project Manager

Merkle

Apr 2024 - PresentMumbai, Maharashtra, India

Working as a Senior Project Manager where the role is to deliver analysis inline with client business objectives, goals, and to maintain, develop and exceed client performance targets. Understands the client needs in specific. Ensures crisp communication with clients and work as an interface between team members and client counterpart. Discusses issues related to questionnaires with clients and suggest solutions for the same. Uses specialised knowledge of market research tools / programming languages to understand the client requirements and build surveys/ deliver data tables as per the requirement with required quality and productivity levels. Reviews project requirements and executes projects, under the direction of senior team members, per requirements by following the guidelines and deploying the tools/systems as applicable. Creates and follows work allocation schedule and project plan.

Indian Classical Vocal Coach

Freelance

May 2020 - Present

Senior Analyst

Merkle

Jun 2023 - Apr 2024Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Working as a Project Manager with managing accounts for market research and analytics. Tasks include: Monitoring entire project life cycle and ensuring smooth run. Reviewing initial project materials and setting up the Athena. Analysis of data collected with the help of SPSS software. Assisting clients with questionnaire development. Testing survey link for quality assurance. Inter team communication and coordination. Handling all the management activities with multiple projects.

Management Trainee

Merkle

Jun 2022 - Jun 2023Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Working with clients by understanding their needs and developing a consultative approach to extract insights from their data with the help of various features of Qualtrics Data Analysis and Dashboards. Training clients to help them better understand the Qualtrics XM platform and guide them on the best practices that can help garner better results. Currently aligned with a Healthcare Fortune 500 client as a full time resource while working on multiple other projects, coordinating with them and following the work allocation schedule.

Implementation Consultant

Merkle

Nov 2021 - Jun 2022Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Front Facing and Single Point of contact from Ugam to lead the Implementation of Qualtrics Survey Products. Contributing towards all the Customer Experience Management (CX) Platform Programs. Responsible for Project Management from Initial Sync, Kickoff to Project Closure. Managing PIl and non-PII Data within the platform, if required connecting it to other platforms using API's. Help clients to see effective Data visualizations on the Dashboards to carter Organizational Decisions. Configuring Project Deliverables with effective timelines. Train end clients on specific and Custom use cases applicable In & Out of the Box. Monitor & review project progress for timely and effective implementation. Working as key contributor to client & Ugam Relationship. Designing and Documentation of all the projects based on Timelines and Deliverables.

Product Manager Intern

PlayerzPot Media Pvt Ltd

InternshipJun 2021 - Aug 2021India

Interned at Playerzpot for 3 months as a Product & Account Manager. Being involved with the entire product lifecycle from implementation until deployment. Familiar with Market Research, Competitive Analysis, Feature Ideation, Gamification, Valuation/Pricing, PRD Documentation, Social Media Marketing & SEO.

Equity Research & Portfolio Management Intern

Finoability

InternshipJun 2021 - Jul 2021India

Associate Consultant

Gateway Solutions

Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

Undergraduate Intern

Stevens Institute of Technology

InternshipJun 2018 - Jul 2018New Jersey, United States

Intern

TechNova Imaging Systems (P) Ltd.

InternshipJun 2017 - Jul 2017Maharashtra, India

Internship Trainee

BSNL LTD

InternshipJun 2016 - Jul 2016Thane, Maharashtra, India

Education

Lala Lajpatrai Institute Of Management

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Marketing

Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

Vishwaniketan Institute of Management Entrepreneurship and Engineering Technology (iMEET)

Bachelor of Engineering - BE

Extc

Jan 2015 - Jan 2019

Mahatma Education Society's Pillai's College of Arts, Commerce & Science

HSC

Science

Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

Mahatma International School

SSC

Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

Licenses & Certifications

Tips for Writing Business Emails

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Interpersonal Communication

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Presenting Data Effectively to Inform and Inspire

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PowerPoint Essential Training (Microsoft 365)

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Writing Email

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Skills

IBM SPSS Statistics
Athena
Dynamics 365
Market Research
Competitive Analysis
Feature Ideation
Gamification
Valuation/Pricing
PRD Documentation
Social Media Marketing
SEO
Qualtrics
Customer Experience Management
Data Analysis
Dashboards