Priyanka Manda
Hyderabad,TS
Summary
Program Manager | PRINCE2 Practitioner | Global Operations & Multi-Project Delivery | Workflow Optimization & Data-Driven Execution | 3x Award Recipient
Program Management professional with 10+ years of experience delivering large, compliance-critical, multi-vendor programs across global organizations. Proven ability to manage end-to-end program delivery, capacity planning, risk governance, and stakeholder alignment across technology and business transformation initiatives.
Over the last 3–4 years, led 12+ concurrent programs supporting digital and data platforms, managing cross-functional teams of 20–40+ resources and multi-million-dollar program portfolios. Recognized 3x award recipient with strong leadership presence and experience in training, mentoring, and building inclusive, high-performing teams.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Manager
Bayer
06.2022 - Current
- Led 12+ parallel programs, supporting enterprise data and technology platforms, ensuring on-time delivery, audit readiness, and stakeholder alignment across regions.
- Manage program portfolios cumulatively valued at ~$3–6M over the last 3 years, with accountability for planning, forecasting, risk management, and delivery predictability.
- Build and maintain integrated project plans, resource forecasts, and health dashboards (schedule, risks, dependencies), enabling leadership decision-making.
- Drive capacity planning and utilization across 20–40+ cross-functional resources, including internal teams and external vendors; proactively identify and address skill and resource gaps.
- Owned resource allocation, utilization tracking, backup planning, and continuity management across multi-program teams, ensuring optimal capacity utilization and uninterrupted delivery.
- Partnered with leadership on staffing and hiring evaluations, aligning skill profiles to program demand and delivery priorities.
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives across hybrid delivery models, ensuring alignment between delivery teams and stakeholders.
- Identified operational inefficiencies and redesigned workflows, delivering ~40% reduction in manual effort and ~23% cycle-time improvement.
- Proactively identified delivery risks and escalated issues with solution options, preventing downstream delays and quality impacts.
- Recognized with Top Performance Awards for program ownership, delivery excellence, and leadership impact.
Program Management Consultant
Consultant-Bayer
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Acted as an internal delivery and operations consultant, supporting business and technology teams during site expansion and transformation initiatives.
- Designed and implemented onboarding and learning frameworks for a new global operations hub, reducing ramp-to-productivity by ~48% and error rates by ~25%.
- Coordinated with external vendors and internal technology teams to remove blockers and maintain delivery momentum across multiple initiatives.
- Developed standardized reporting, risk logs, and delivery artifacts to improve visibility and consistency across programs.
Associate Project Manager
PAREXEL
08.2018 - 02.2021
- Managed cross-functional coordination (engineering, quality, data, vendors) to ensure all assets were delivered on schedule.
- Built project trackers to monitor progress, risks, and dependencies, improving predictability and stakeholder communication.
- Identified delivery bottlenecks and led workflow redesign initiatives, reducing delivery cycle time by ~27%.
- Supported senior leadership with program status reporting and issue escalation.
Senior Associate- Global Operations / Project Delivery
PAREXEL
03.2017 - 08.2018
- Owned end-to-end documentation and deliverable workflows across multi-team projects, ensuring timely and high-quality outputs.
- Standardized review cycles and introduced checklists and automation templates, improving asset quality by ~20%.
- Supported global teams by ensuring adherence to delivery standards and timelines.
Operations Lead-Business Operations
Smile Signature Hospital
07.2015 - 03.2017
- Led daily operations including scheduling, budgeting, vendor relationships, and resource planning.
- Managed procurement, inventory, and cost negotiations with suppliers, reducing operating expenses.
Skills
- Program & Multi-Project Management
- Delivery Governance, Risk & Issue Management (QRM mindset)
- Resource Capacity Planning & Utilization Management
- Stakeholder & Vendor Management (Global / Multi-timezone)
- Project Financials, Forecasting & Metrics-Driven Reporting
- MS Project, Dashboards, Status & Health Reporting
- Business & Technology Transformation Delivery
- Team Leadership, Training & Performance Enablement
- Continuous Improvement & Process Optimization
- DEI & CSR Leadership
Accomplishments
- Vendor Onboarding Transformation: Designed standardized onboarding workflows and SOPs, improving vendor go-live readiness and reducing onboarding timelines.
- Learning & Enablement Transformation: Led global onboarding initiatives for cross-functional teams, achieving 4.8/5 adoption score.
- CSR & DEI Leadership: Jury member for Innovation Summits; led inclusive hiring and mentoring initiatives for differently-abled candidates; recognized internally for proactive leadership.
Certification
- PRINCE2 Practitioner – Project Management
- PRINCE2 Foundation – Project Management
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) – Rajiv Gandhi University
Additional Information
- Top Performance Award (2022–2023) – Operational Excellence & Program Ownership
- Top Performance Award (2023–2024) – High-Priority Program Delivery
- Passion in Action Award – Building Operations & Cross-Collaboration
- Featured in organizational publication for leadership in CSR & DEI initiatives
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
kannada
Elementary (A2)
Timeline
Program Manager
Bayer
06.2022 - Current
Program Management Consultant
Consultant-Bayer
02.2021 - 06.2022
Associate Project Manager
PAREXEL
08.2018 - 02.2021
Senior Associate- Global Operations / Project Delivery
PAREXEL
03.2017 - 08.2018
Operations Lead-Business Operations
Smile Signature Hospital
07.2015 - 03.2017