Rangesh Suruliraj
Summary
High Caliber End to End Prince-2 & TOGAF certified Senior Tech Program Manager, Mentor, Quick Learner , Cross Functional Engineering Dependency Expert, Engineering Lead ( Java &J2EE) ,Process Improvement, SAFe Agilist Professional with 16.2 years of overall experience and a proven track record of delivering large enterprise high complex programs on Scaled Agile- Scrum methodology implemented on Cloud(AWS &GCP) , Big-Data & AI/ML Technologies
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Delivery/Program Manager
United Overseas Bank (via Optimum Solutions)
09.2023 - Current
- Projects : Manage Retail Banking’s (timeline sensitive) high complex Regulatory Program (My Info V4 upgradation security compliance adherence ) & Online Fraud Management Projects delivery
- Closely working with Architect, Product Manager, Cross Functional Tech Team, Leadership , Release Team , SIT & UAT Teams & Prod support teams
- Manage program Road map ,Lead effective Cross functional discussion, Hold SoS meetings, Executive Reporting , SDM Deliverables, Release & Prod support
- Be accountable for program delivery while managing Tech teams directly (Java & J2ee)
- Organize SoS meetings to track program progress with cross functional teams
- Functional & Technical insightfulness to envision delivery impediments to UNBLOCK risks
- Document clear and concise meeting MoM with the action items and ETA
- Closely working with CICD Team to ensure code deployment
Senior Technical Program Manager
Grab Holdings Limited
12.2022 - 05.2023
- Managed a complex Portfolio (GFB) as E2E responsible TPM while managing 7 B2B -Ecomm projects
- Projects : Webmethod integration for B2B customers & B2B Dashboard Reporting on AI-ML (USD 4.8 M) (Team Size – 24)
- Manage SEA Stakeholders ,Organize Kick off, PI planning,Cross Functional Engineering Delivery & Risk/ Issue tractions
- Organize SoS meetings to track progress with cross functional teams & ensure project health
- Functional & Technical insightfulness to envision impediments to find resolution
- Review Code and ensure better coding standard
- Organized the properness of HLD to review to deliver frictionless features
- Developed innovative processes flow to bring more agility for Project Management community
- Strong people management, KPI & Weekly Reporting to project team (Confluence &G-sheet)
Program Manager
UpGrad
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Spearheaded a start up Program function from scratch with processes & engineering set up while coaching 27 members on Lean Agile & Scrum practices adoption
- Projects : New Digital Wallet enablement with Lock in Cost , Cash Reserve , Pre credit to wallet & multi payment gateway enablement for SEA & US Regions -($2.1 M)
- Drive Budgeting ,Planning, Engineering, Customers & Lead Cross Functional team's dependencies
- Define KPIs to enhance delivery & process improvements to enrich program
- Rich Experience in people management to effectively influence multiple managers
- Create Weekly Program report , Risk / Issue , Defects reports (Jira , Confluence & G-sheet)
Senior Technical Program Manager (Consultant)
Clients :LG Soft , PayPal & Walmart
02.2020 - 12.2021
- Projects : Managed large DataCentre migration program in Cloud Platform (GCP) from SJ to BJ, AWS Infra migration for Cart & Checkout page with enhanced features for B2C division (USD 2.3 M)
- End to End Ownership while collaborating with Global U.S, EMEA & APAC stakeholders
- Scaled Agile -Project Planning, Collaborate extensively with Engineers , Architects, Customer ,Lead Cross Functional teams, Governance , QA Teams & Release team
- Ability to interpret tech / functional requirements to unblock dependencies & risks
- Hold weekly SoS discussion with stakeholders (U.S, EMEA & APAC) to track the progress
- Innovate and develop new processes to automate Program level repeated tasks
- Create weekly Program Report, Risk report(Tools - Jira, Confluence, Draw.Io ( Process Design)
Technical Program Manager
Dell Technologies
01.2018 - 02.2021
- Projects :Managed multiple programs -> NPI AI-ML project for PO automation , B2B app integration for EMEA &APJ & PO Rejection management (Managed $7 Million USD Projects)
- End to End responsible in managing Large Global projects while closely engaging with Global (EMEA, APAC &U.S) stakeholders
- Extensive collaboration with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, Customers and Cross Functional Tech teams to drive projects
- Drive Program Planning, Roadmap, Cross Functional teams API Trade off, Budgeting, Governance, QA Rituals & Release
- Organize weekly SoS with project team & manage risks with a concise MoM
- Ensure Governance practices adherence to avoid any Enterprise apps EOL
- Create Weekly Portfolio report , conduct SOS Risk & Defects Triage report
Sr Consultant
Diageo (Via Apar People Global)
03.2017 - 01.2018
- Managed to manage 2 large programs of Customer self-onboarding & CxO flow enablement for B2C ($ 1.7 M)
- End to End responsible for Project Kickoff, Budgeting, Planning, Delivery, Cross Functional Engineering dependencies, Vendor Management & Support
- Closely worked with Architects and engineering managers to ensure project traction
- Organize Sprint ceremonies, SoS, Code Review, & Functional Test, E2E Testing & Release Organize weekly project reporting to leadership
Assistant Manager -PMO
Alten Calsoft Labs
10.2013 - 07.2016
- Managed Wealth Management projects –Investor Wealth Allocation portfolio Simulation , Risk Portfolio Reporting Analysis & Regulatory Compliance projects
- Organize Code Review, Code Deployment, Bug Fixing & Sprint Ceremonies
- Conduct Sprint Ceremonies to ensure program's progress, Code Review , deployment & bug fix
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineering leads, Vendors and Cross Functional teams to plan the MVP release and PI plan
- Weekly project reporting to leadership(Ms Excel &PPT)
Software Engineer- Consultant
Alten Calsoft (via Careernet Technologies)
03.2008 - 10.2013
- Projects: Affiliate system, Enterprise Management system, Online Registration
- Development of web apps using Struts framework for Order Management apps and payment integration
- Technical Environment: Java, J2EE, Struts, MySQL, Eclipse, Ajax, Tomcat
Education
Bachelor of Science -
University of Madras
Chennai 07.2006
Skills
Languages- Java & J2EE
Web - JSP, Servlets & Struts
Database - Oracle, My SQL &DB2
Server - WebLogic & Tomcat
OS - Windows & Linux
CI/CD - Git, Maven & Bit Bucket
Project Management Tools
Jira, Team Foundation Server, MS-Project, Jira, TFS, Confluence, MS PPT, MS Project, G-Sheet, MS Excel, Clarizen, draw.io, MS Visio, MS-Word
Certification
- Prince 2 Practitioner Certified
- Prince 2 Foundation Certified
- Scrum Master Certified
- PMP Trained & SAFe Agile Trained
- System Design Fundamentals
Core Competencies
- 13 years' experience leading cross function teams, E2E Program Management ensuring successful delivery of full lifecycle projects from inception to launch
- 7 years’ experience serving as an Agile TPM for scrum teams deploying Web, Mobile, Infra using iterative approaches (Scrum & SAFe frameworks)
- 5 Years of Experience in managing Large High Complex AI-ML programs: AI for OCR data Capture (ABBYY), AI/ML customer Offer systems (Quicksilver), AI/ML for Online Fraud (GetFocal)
- 3 years in Cloud based programs implementation in GCP and Monolith Infra platform migration to AWS cloud with enhanced features for E-comm page
- 13 Years in managing Project changes requirement and successfully negotiating with product managers & engineers to ensure successful delivery
- Ability to network with cross functional Tech teams, customers, and Leadership to leverage the best progressive projects with no impediments
- Quick learning abilities on Technical and Functional requirements, mentoring junior project managers & Identifying gaps to implement processes.
Achievements And Awards
- Agile Leader Award, Upgrad, 2022, Given for transforming teams to meet timeline consistently
- Outstanding TPM Award, Dell, 2019, Multiple customer appreciation for successfully delivering B2B premier config product
- Above and Beyond Award, PayPal, 2021, Successfully Delivered Infra Project with extensive CFT management.
Timeline
Technical Delivery/Program Manager
United Overseas Bank (via Optimum Solutions)
09.2023 - Current
Senior Technical Program Manager
Grab Holdings Limited
12.2022 - 05.2023
Program Manager
UpGrad
12.2021 - 04.2022
Senior Technical Program Manager (Consultant)
Clients :LG Soft , PayPal & Walmart
02.2020 - 12.2021
Technical Program Manager
Dell Technologies
01.2018 - 02.2021
Sr Consultant
Diageo (Via Apar People Global)
03.2017 - 01.2018
Assistant Manager -PMO
Alten Calsoft Labs
10.2013 - 07.2016
Software Engineer- Consultant
Alten Calsoft (via Careernet Technologies)
03.2008 - 10.2013
- Prince 2 Practitioner Certified
- Prince 2 Foundation Certified
- Scrum Master Certified
- PMP Trained & SAFe Agile Trained
- System Design Fundamentals
Bachelor of Science -
University of Madras
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