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Change Consultant & PMO Lead
Nils Agarwal
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London, United Kingdom
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Built governance around and ownership of various internal Change Management tools to ensure project compliance for planning, milestone tracking and quality assurance of stage gates for various IT transformation projects related to Cloud.
• Experienced at supporting waterfall and agile (scrum) delivery methodologies, particularly in relation to progress tracking against baselined project plans.
• E2E process management for IT vendor service engagement including regular reviews and process optimisation.
• Developed and maintained a central reporting dashboard derived from various transformation initiatives as well as introducing Agile
methods to implement and oversee ~£10m Cloud Target Operating Model (TOM) programme.
• Chaired formal governance forums to include weekly working groups, service delivery reviews and daily stand-ups.
• Experienced in setting up weekly governance forums for full RAIDD (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, decisions) management and
internal documentation via SharePoint.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and vast experience in writing minutes and actions to
support executive planning, decision-making and implementation of changes for a wide range of transformational projects including
rollout of cost, cloud operations, information security, automation, testing and risk controls.
• Excellent oral communication and people management skills to ensure active stakeholder engagement and managing teams with a high
number of project managers working in multiple workstreams.
• High willingness to travel paired with a high degree of experience in working abroad and adapting to new teams and cultures quickly.
• Experienced at supporting waterfall and agile (scrum) delivery methodologies, particularly in relation to progress tracking against baselined project plans.
• E2E process management for IT vendor service engagement including regular reviews and process optimisation.
• Developed and maintained a central reporting dashboard derived from various transformation initiatives as well as introducing Agile
methods to implement and oversee ~£10m Cloud Target Operating Model (TOM) programme.
• Chaired formal governance forums to include weekly working groups, service delivery reviews and daily stand-ups.
• Experienced in setting up weekly governance forums for full RAIDD (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, decisions) management and
internal documentation via SharePoint.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and vast experience in writing minutes and actions to
support executive planning, decision-making and implementation of changes for a wide range of transformational projects including
rollout of cost, cloud operations, information security, automation, testing and risk controls.
• Excellent oral communication and people management skills to ensure active stakeholder engagement and managing teams with a high
number of project managers working in multiple workstreams.
• High willingness to travel paired with a high degree of experience in working abroad and adapting to new teams and cultures quickly.
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
German
Fluently
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2019 - 2020
job
Founder & Director
FlexPay Solutions Ltd.
Preparation of a business plan, product roadmap, cost & revenue forecasting, HR planning, marketing strategies and regulatory roadmap.
• Vendor management including the definition of KPIs for MVP, data security, delivery governance, operations and cost.
• Relationship management and stakeholder management including 3rd parties specialised on legal, compliance, finance, IT and data security.
• In-depth analysis of the overdraft market, current revolving credit product offerings and direct & indirect competition in the market.
• Development of onboarding materials for employees, educational materials for external stakeholders and product research materials for different customer
personas.
• Vendor management including the definition of KPIs for MVP, data security, delivery governance, operations and cost.
• Relationship management and stakeholder management including 3rd parties specialised on legal, compliance, finance, IT and data security.
• In-depth analysis of the overdraft market, current revolving credit product offerings and direct & indirect competition in the market.
• Development of onboarding materials for employees, educational materials for external stakeholders and product research materials for different customer
personas.
Agile project management, Fintech, Business strategy, Business planning, Governance Risk and Compliance, Digital Marketing, Regulatory, Project Management, Business development, Marketing
2016 - 2019
freelance
Change Consultant
Lloyds Banking Group.
Managed stakeholder engagement and executive reporting functions in all stages of a large scale outsourcing deal. Supporting senior
management decision-making and planning for wide range of organisational change initiatives.
• Managed different enterprise vendors to address escalation and delivery challenges across all project phases.
• Provided continuous support to the delivery managers to ensure transformational changes were delivered on time and within budget.
• Established standard delivery lifecycle methodology to addressed complexity and fragmentation related to Cloud.
• Accountable for the Programme Management Office (PMO) activity relating to a number of projects associated to Cloud.
• Assisted the preparation of quarterly funding drawdowns for ~£400m annual IT transformational programme.
• Established robust governance structure - a hybrid of Waterfall and Agile methodologies - utilising JIRA to ensure attainment of objectives
throughout Cloud TOM projects.
management decision-making and planning for wide range of organisational change initiatives.
• Managed different enterprise vendors to address escalation and delivery challenges across all project phases.
• Provided continuous support to the delivery managers to ensure transformational changes were delivered on time and within budget.
• Established standard delivery lifecycle methodology to addressed complexity and fragmentation related to Cloud.
• Accountable for the Programme Management Office (PMO) activity relating to a number of projects associated to Cloud.
• Assisted the preparation of quarterly funding drawdowns for ~£400m annual IT transformational programme.
• Established robust governance structure - a hybrid of Waterfall and Agile methodologies - utilising JIRA to ensure attainment of objectives
throughout Cloud TOM projects.
Jira, Budget, Agile, Cloud, PMO, Agile methodologies, Management, It, Outsourcing, Support, Office, Enterprise, Hybrid
2016 - 2016
job
Financial Services Associate
Carbonado Ltd.
Contributed to operational and financial enhancements through support of new systems / process implementation, high-impact projects, and executive decision-making. Provided stakeholder engagement management and executive reporting focused on organisational infrastructure
services and technologies (TOM, PMO and financial management).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS CONTINUED
• Supported large-scale change implementations including readiness for and rollout of Private Cloud as well as TOM development and implementation to achieve technology together with operational changes.
• As-Is/To-be analysis of current operating model applied to data management prior to operational and technical transformation initiative.
services and technologies (TOM, PMO and financial management).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS CONTINUED
• Supported large-scale change implementations including readiness for and rollout of Private Cloud as well as TOM development and implementation to achieve technology together with operational changes.
• As-Is/To-be analysis of current operating model applied to data management prior to operational and technical transformation initiative.
Data management, Cloud, PMO, Management, Technology, Support, Implementation, Transformation, Infrastructure, Process implementation, Development
2015 - 2016
job
Analytics Lead in Data Science and Modelling
brainGate Technologies.
Performed analysis and modelling of semi-structured client data for disruptive online marketplace connecting companies with top tier finance
strategy consultants.
• Applied statistical methods to implement algorithms by creating and testing hypotheses.
• Prepared comprehensive financial models and delivered high-impact presentation materials.
strategy consultants.
• Applied statistical methods to implement algorithms by creating and testing hypotheses.
• Prepared comprehensive financial models and delivered high-impact presentation materials.
Data Science, Analytics, Finance, Algorithms, Testing, Science, Online
2014 - 2015
internship
Origination (Intern)
Crédit Agricole CIB.
Advised on debt issuances and debt restructuring for international corporations, recommending debt instruments, currencies and international capital markets for raising capital (€50-500m).
• Utilising research tools including Bloomberg, CreditLab, Market Indices and iBoxx for daily client updates on internal and external
bond market pricing indicators.
• Prepared pitch documents covering pricing sheets, bond market updates, data bank updates and deal documentation.
• Utilising research tools including Bloomberg, CreditLab, Market Indices and iBoxx for daily client updates on internal and external
bond market pricing indicators.
• Prepared pitch documents covering pricing sheets, bond market updates, data bank updates and deal documentation.
Research, International, Internal
2014 - 2014
internship
Strategic Finance
Just Spices.
Conducted research, analytics and financial planning focused on corporate expansion to diverse European markets.
• Assisted the Board of Directors of a start-up e-commerce business to develop strategic plans and cost models to access the retail
industry for spices and spice blends (current presence in 1000+ supermarkets across Germany and Austria)
• Identified and calculated saving potentials by outsourcing single processes and work streams in the entire value chain.
• Assisted the Board of Directors of a start-up e-commerce business to develop strategic plans and cost models to access the retail
industry for spices and spice blends (current presence in 1000+ supermarkets across Germany and Austria)
• Identified and calculated saving potentials by outsourcing single processes and work streams in the entire value chain.
Research, Retail, E-commerce, Management, Analytics, Outsourcing, Planning, UP, Processes
2011 - 2011
internship
Management Consulting - Financial Services
Accenture.
Provided project planning covering budgets, schedules, resource allocation, stakeholder engagement and reporting.
• Assisted research and analytics on scale service innovations as unique features in customer satisfaction for financial institutions
• Developed and conducted a questionnaire in collaboration with a leading German polling agency.
• Supported the manager in charge of Accenture's High Performance Business Programme with research data of market leaders across
various industries.
Additional experience includes Commerzbank - Transaction Banking and Supreme Court of India - Legal Assistant.
• Assisted research and analytics on scale service innovations as unique features in customer satisfaction for financial institutions
• Developed and conducted a questionnaire in collaboration with a leading German polling agency.
• Supported the manager in charge of Accenture's High Performance Business Programme with research data of market leaders across
various industries.
Additional experience includes Commerzbank - Transaction Banking and Supreme Court of India - Legal Assistant.
Research, Management Consulting, Consulting, Management, Analytics, Service, Banking, Manager
My education
EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht in Oestrich Winkel
MSc, Management
MSc, Management
Peking University HSBC Business School in Shenzhen
BSc, General Management and Business Law
BSc, General Management and Business Law
Jönköping International Business School in Jönköping
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