Pramitha Samarakoon

Experience

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  99x

  Mar 2017 - Oct 2021

  Project Delivery Lead for a large-scale Norwegian software project in the logistics domain.- Provided agile process and delivery leadership for 20+ team members across multiple tech teams.- Served as the primary point of contact for requirements and projects in collaboration with the product owner.- Served as the Overall Scrum Master for multiple tech teams, guiding the implementation of Scrum and Kanban methodologies and coaching 4 Scrum Masters.- Facilitated Scrum of Scrums meetings to promote collaboration, resolve inter-team dependencies, and ensure project progress across multiple tech teams.- Looked into delivery for the overall team, ensuring timely deliveries, effective communication, and adherence to project timelines.- Proactively managed risks by identifying, escalating, and eliminating impediments to ensure timely and on-scope deliveries.- Planned, set milestones, and defined objectives in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business priorities and project requirements.- Collaborated with clients to define high quality user stories, estimate project efforts, and prioritize tasks to meet stakeholder expectations.- Established and optimized tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Maturify to streamline product delivery, process management, and development procedures. Show less - Served as the Overall Scrum Master for multiple tech teams, guiding the implementation of Scrum and Kanban methodologies and coaching 4 Scrum Masters.- Facilitated Scrum of Scrums meetings to promote collaboration, resolve inter-team dependencies, and ensure project progress across multiple tech teams.- Ensured timely deliveries, effective communication, and adherence to project timelines for the overall team.- Proactively managed risks by identifying, escalating, and eliminating impediments to ensure timely and on-scope deliveries.- Planned, set milestones, and defined objectives in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business priorities and project requirements.- Collaborated with clients to define high-quality user stories, estimate project efforts, and prioritize tasks to meet stakeholder expectations.- Established and optimized tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Maturify to streamline product delivery, process management, and development procedures.- Ensured compliance with EU GDPR regulations and implemented Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS) to safeguard user data and privacy for the products.- Ensured project adherence to ISO standards (ISO/IEC 27002:2005) and oversaw internal/external audits to maintain regulatory compliance.- Managed the onboarding and offboarding processes for team members.- Facilitated shared resource management to optimize team efficiency and productivity Show less During this period, I actively participated in multiple software projects involving local, Australian, and Norwegian customers. Led the "Tracified" project team, a startup initiative under 99x, to secure the Gold award at NBQSA 2017 (National Best Quality Software Awards) in the Retail & Supply Chain Management category under the direct supervision of the startup's Founder.Played a pivotal role in conducting market research, competitor analysis, and in the development and launch of Tracified 1.0 in Sri Lanka. Show less

  • Senior Delivery Engineer

    Feb 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Scrum Master cum Software Engineer

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Software Engineer

    Apr 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Associate Software Engineer

    Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Trainee Software Engineer

    Mar 2017 - Sept 2017
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  Adventus.io

  Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

  Associate Product Delivery Manager

  Adventus.io is an online platform dedicated to facilitating international student recruitment and enrollment for educational institutions and agents worldwide. The platform offers tools and resources designed to streamline the admissions process, connect institutions with prospective students globally, and manage student applications efficiently.- Serving as a Scrum Master for multiple tech teams across Australia, Romania, and Sri Lanka.- Conducting daily scrum meetings, managing sprint reviews, and retrospectives.- Planning sprints based on velocity and capacity.- Providing coaching on Agile and Scrumban methodologies to enhance team performance.- Acting as a reporting manager for tech team members, conducting effective 1:1s, providing direct feedback, and conducting performance reviews.- Offering day-to-day direction for individual team members and the team as a whole regarding project delivery aspects.- Ensuring positive team health, fostering continuous improvement, and proactively identifying and removing potential blockers.- Taking on multiple roles such as Project Manager and Product Manager for select projects.- Facilitating weekly discussions with the team Tech Lead and Product Manager to align with strategic goals and deliver business value.- Ensuring effective communication to provide visibility of work progress to the CXO panel and stakeholders.- Hosting fortnightly sprint demos and delivering valuable sprint demo content.- Providing fortnightly delivery forecasts and coordinating go-to-market activities with marketing, sales, and support teams.- Overseeing weekly deployments, managing shared external talents across multiple squads, and developing squad charters to strengthen team bonding. Show less

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  Daraz

  Dec 2022 - Mar 2024

  Daraz is the leading e-commerce platform operating in South Asia, catering to millions of active users across countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Myanmar. Daraz is a part of Alibaba Group which is one of the world's largest retailers and e-commerce companies. - Lead Program Manager overseeing Payments, Financial Services, Digital, Seller Finance, Business Risk domains of Daraz and the Koko BNPL Mobile App.- Key point of contact for all projects within the domain, providing a unified source of truth for timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, and blockers.- Offering strategic insights to the CXO panel on domain and team health, as well as growth metrics.- Serving as Scrum Master for multiple tech teams across China, Singapore, Pakistan, Bangladesh, & Sri Lanka.- Resolving impediments and guiding agile teams towards successful delivery through proactive communication and tracking with other project managers.- Conducting Agile coaching sessions within the organization to promote best practices and foster team growth.- Managing end-to-end project lifecycle for large-scale initiatives.- Risk management by identification, escalation, resolution, and prevention.- Providing guidance to sub-domain product managers on project execution and strategy.- Continuously reviewing processes, identifying areas of improvement, and executing enhancements. Show less

  • Senior Regional Program Manager

    Jun 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Project Manager

    Dec 2022 - Jun 2023
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  Walkingspree

  Apr 2024 - Oct 2024

  Project Manager/ Scrum Lead

  Walkingspree stands out as an innovative wellness provider, offering customizable, mobile-based well-being programs tailored for organizations of all sizes.Walkingspree enhances workplace wellness by incorporating engaging activity challenges and a fun points-based system, making it easy for companies to integrate wellness into daily routines.

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  Velou

  Dec 2024 - now

  Project Manager

  Velou is an innovative AI-powered platform designed for product data enrichment in the e-commerce industry. By leveraging cutting-edge machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, Velou ensures that retailers can showcase their products online with exceptional speed, accuracy, and organization.