Pramit K.

Experience

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  IBM

  Jul 2008 - Mar 2014

  ☛ Management and planning of project from project initiation till closure.☛ Foresee and analyze project risks, develop risk management plan and mitigate subsequent issues☛ Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and motivating external teams and internal teams/resources for timely delivery☛ Follow change management process to manage and deliver project change request☛ Prepare and manage work-order response , Price proposal , cost and price of the project ☛ Building and Maintaining good relationship with the client and the local IBM team☛ Point of contact for both Client and IBM Global during the transition and setting up project management process☛ Experienced in managing IBM suppliers(Amdocs, i-Site, Basset) and other Vendors (Accenture, Infosys) in all project phases ☛ Excellent track record in CSL/SLA management☛ Manage Financials of the project including GP calculation, revenue/cost forecast etc. Show less IBM Project Manager for leading Irish telecom provider☛ Management and planning of project from project initiation till closure.☛ Foresee and analyze project risks, develop risk management plan and mitigate subsequent issues☛ Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and motivating external teams and internal teams/resources for timely delivery☛ Follow change management process to manage and deliver project change request☛ Prepare and manage work-order response , Price proposal , cost and price of the project ☛ Building and Maintaining good relationship with the client and the local IBM team☛ Point of contact for both Client and IBM Global during the transition and setting up project management process☛ Experienced in managing IBM suppliers(Amdocs, i-Site, Basset) and other Vendors (Accenture, Infosys) in all project phases ☛ Excellent track record in CSL/SLA management☛ Manage Financials of the project including GP calculation, revenue/cost forecast etc. Show less Worked as Client Side Test Manager for leading Irish telecom service provider and I was managing test activities of more than 10 VendorsResponsibilities☛ Plan and Manage all test activities to ensure testing is completed on time☛ Identify all dependencies across teams and manage during testing cycle☛ Test Milestone planning and its management throughout the project life cycle☛ Review and Sign-off requirement document and Use Case document as well as all team’s( Internal,Vendors)Test Approach, Test Matrix and sign-off testing☛ Prepare overall project Test Approach and Other Test Documentation☛ Defect Management Stakeholder Management Show less Worked as a Consultant for Vodafone-Cable and wireless worldwide integration project. This included doing analysis of all the exiting IT applications of VF and CWW and recommending strategic and pragmatic projects required for integration.Responsibilities:-☛ Plan and mange workshops with all related business, HR and IT unit heads to understand roadmaps and requirements.☛ Document business requirement and translate it into technical requirements.☛ Prepare BRD, CRD, RTM and Use case for proposed projects and get sign off from all the stakeholders.☛ As-is analysis of existing Vodafone and CWW IT systems -- Architecture analysis and business flow diagram description☛ End-to-end knowledge of all the existing Vodafone Ireland applications.☛ To-be analysis (Functional) based on Vodafone-CWW integration requirements☛ Compare and map functionality of both IT systems and prepare Project road-map☛ Recommend and provide estimate for future integration projects (Pragmatic and strategic) Show less Worked as a Deployment Manager to manage On-going releases and project deployment into Production environment.Responsibilities:-☛ Define, prepare and lead execution of all Releases, Projects and Small change deployments ☛ Represent IBM in Vodafone’s weekly change advisory board (CAB) meeting & bridge between Client and IBM delivery team for deployment related activities.☛ Follow agreed Change Management process and contractual agreements, ☛ Chair and plan deployment meetings with all stakeholders, manage SLA for the deployments and incidents ☛ Prepare, manage and own Pilot (Pre-production) and Test Environment for UAT/BAT /E2E testing.☛ Manage benchmarking (Performance) test of environment and share report with client for capacity planning Show less Worked as a Test SME in the Project☛ Preparation of Test Plans on the basis of Requirement specification, Use case Diagrams, technical document and User interface Document.☛ Identify the test scenarios and write test case for assign modules. ☛ Review of test scenarios prepared by the colleague.☛ Involved in the Tibco, Billing, Siebel and Functionality testing☛ Involved in Manual Testing.☛ Reporting the identified crucial defect in bug tracking tool.☛ Involved in RCA of the defects with development and design team. ☛ Direct interaction with customer for requirement specific issues.☛ Helped colleague to understand the functionality of an application☛ Involved in project status meeting with Management☛ Involved in Test cases writing and review with the end user Show less

  • Project Manager

    Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Project Manager

    Feb 2012 - Oct 2013

  • Client Side Test Manager

    Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

  • Telecom Consultant

    Jan 2013 - Mar 2013

  • Deployment (Release) and UAT Manager

    Apr 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Test Specialist

    Jul 2008 - Jun 2011
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  Tech Mahindra

  Mar 2014 - Jan 2016

  Project Manager

  Offers innovative and customer-centric IT Services; Headcount 100000+, 100+ offices, Revenues $ 5 Billion ✦ I led a team of 40 Testers for end-to-end Client Delivery Management✦ Estimated all upcoming projects including resource forecast and demand management✦Delivered end-2-end Testing Deliverables of ATT’s 6# ongoing releases – Agile and Waterfall ✦Interlocked with CFTs design/development phases (Sprint demos / observations)

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  Tata Communications

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2021

  Senior Product Manager, (APAC and MENA Region)

  A digital ecosystem enabler that powers today’s fast-growing digital economy; 10000+ people, 45+ offices, $ 2.2 Billion❖❖❖ Senior Product Manager (Sep 2018 - Aug 2021)❖❖❖ Manager, Advanced Solutions Delivery (Feb 2016 - Aug 2018) ✦ Led P&L of $ 30 Million ARR. Headed Microsoft Cloud Solutions Product Portfolio readiness and associated service launch; sales & GTM for India, APAC, and MENA Region. ✦ Led automated provisioning platform for Microsoft product solutions. Owner for Partner / OEM Relationships - Ribbon / AudioCodes / Poly / Pexip ✦ Partner alignment, Sales, Legal, Operations, Engineering, IT, and UAT readiness for the product launch ✦ Anchored Several Multi-Million Global Deals and RFPs for Microsoft Teams DR Product and Solution Offerings In B2B Enterprise Customers. ✦ Developed Concept document, FSRD, controlled introduction for different Microsoft cloud solutions product launch ✦ Aligned features with market needs; worked in an Agile framework to support quick Go-to-Market ✦ As CSO Program Manager launched UCC products into the market and supported implementation for global customers (Service delivery, Service Assurance, Billing systems and processes) ✦ Established Program governance model; Steered Product Revenue, P&L and AOP management. Experienced in Developing Business Proposals, Business Case, delivering business results through thought leadership ✦ Oversaw delivery of Requirement, IT solution, Eng.. readiness, Process readiness, UAT, ORT, Controlled Introduction & Vendor selection. ✦ Managed Sprints, UAT, ORT and Controlled introduction of the product before global launch of product ✦ Defined Product life cycle from Lead to order, Order to cash, support and digitization journey ✦ Established Program Risk Management, followed approved GATE process, Created Scope Statement, Business Case for associated Projects. Show less

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  NuWave Communications, Inc

  Aug 2021 - Sept 2022

  Director - Product Management & Delivery

  HQ in USA, operated in 15 countries. Telecommunication, SaaS solutions, Microsoft Teams PSTN, Hosted Direct Routing ✦ Product Management of iPILOT (A Self-Serve fully automated industry-first CPaaS platform enabling enterprise voice in minutes, iPILOT platform supports several UC features & services). Report to the Chief Product Officer ✦ Defined Concept Note, MVP Products; Analyzed Market requirements; created Business & Feature Sets requirements ✦ Managed Product lifecycle & Roadmap, GTM, Partner alignment, Sales & Pricing. Owned Lead-to-Order, Order- to-Cash, support, Delivery, Operations, Engineering platform, network infrastructure, digitization journey ✦ Leading New Product Introduction & Responsible for New Product/Services Launch ✦ Leading Partner Enablement Program to enable Partners and Service Providers ✦ Responsible For Service Delivery, Provisioning and Partner Relationship for EMEA and APAC Region. ✦ Oversaw Financial Oversight, Cost Modelling, Profitability, Market Develop Outlook Reports. ✦ Collaborated with Engineering Team for Feasibility Analysis, Lab Setup, Proof of Concepts, Systems & Platform Readiness. Worked with Legal & Regulatory team; defined Product & Country-specific guidelines on licensing / privacy / security ✦ Led Techno-Commercial Evaluation of Vendors and Contract Negotiations✦ Directed Presales / Global Sales / Operational Enablement & Training Show less

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  Etisalat UAE

  Sept 2022 - now

  Product Management - Unified Communications

  Leading Fixed Voice & Collaboration Portfolio & P & L Owner at Etisalat UAE