Yogesh Kumar

Experience

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  Inex

  Jul 2003 - Jun 2005

  Associate Software Engineer

  Started my career in software with the company as a trainee

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  HCLTech

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Telecom Networking

  Worked on a telecom networking project and handled multiple customers in HCL-Cisco

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  Oracle

  Mar 2007 - Aug 2009

  Staff Engineer

  ➢ Manage On-time, under budget delivery of IT telecom billing product (BRM)➢ Redesign customer registration to reduce customer complaints (Programming: C, C++, Unix)➢ Severe Data corruption issue in customer’s production facility

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  Cranfield University

  Aug 2009 - Aug 2010

  Full-time MBA

  Cranfield School of Management, U.K. 2009-2010

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  Convergys, UK

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Global Market Research Consultant on smart grid

  ➢ Carried out Global Market Research to do feasibility study for telecom operators in Smart grid arena.➢ Tools Used: Social Networking sites (Linked-In, blogs, discussion forums), Databases, WWW, SWOT, Quantitative and Qualitative Research Techniques➢ Primary Research: Interviewed 40+ smart grid business leaders (CEOs, Directors, Senior Managers,Consultants, Analysts, Technical Leaders) globally in countries from North America, Europe, APAC etc.➢ Secondary Research: Researched and analysed information from databases and analyst reports.➢ Analysis: Analysis of market on how telecoms are collaborating with utilities to meet these challenges.➢ Deliverables: Business Report, Presentation and Point-of-view paper. Investigated and quantified the role and market size of telecom operators. Advised on the regions for making investments. Show less

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  Rotork Plc, UK

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Business Transformation Consultant

  ➢ Reviewed the current status of the programme and analysed the gaps.➢ Interviewed the Steering Committee, key Senior Management Directors and other staff to discussbusiness drivers and expected benefits out of the programme.➢ Articulated the strategy of different projects and studied activities such as RAID Management, Benefitstracking, milestone tracking etc.➢ Analysed and worked on the gaps in the reporting, plan management and quality reviews.➢ Deliverables: Business Report & Presented our recommendations to the steering committee of Rotork. Show less

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  Wipro Consulting, UK

  Jan 2011 - Sept 2012

  Senior Consultant, Process Excellence

  ➢ Strategy: Strategized and built new team for PMO function & worked on PMO Recovery Plans forcomplex Global IT business transformation programme across different directorates at Lloyds bank➢ Projects: Managed PMO support for 16 projects/workstreams under the programme.➢ Governance: Understand and Provide programme and project level Governance and developprogramme management processes and frameworks.➢ Managed an onshore-offshore team of PMO function in a new complex programme.➢ Reporting: Managed weekly Steering Group reporting packs/dashboards, quality control, qualityassurance, change control and assisted Programme Manager in reviewing programme performances.Performed planning and MI reporting for the key programme and influenced stakeholders.➢ Resource Management: Managed programme resources, onboarding process and time reporting.➢ RAID Management: Worked closely with Steering Group to analyse, assess, plan and report RAID(Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies), key change request, and financials.➢ Quality Assurance: Perform weekly quality assurance reviews/audits with workstream leads.➢ Benefits/Finance: Worked on programme financials, track benefits, perform document management.➢ Stakeholder Management: Liaise and manage senior stakeholders of client to understand the needsand expectations of the programme.➢ Document Management: Managed SharePoint for a key programme and helped collaboration withthe client team managing important documents.➢ Tools: Assist Programme and Project Managers in using Microsoft Project (MSP) and SharePoint. Show less

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  RBS

  Apr 2013 - now

  ➢ Managed Governance, Strategy Rollout, Reporting, Resource management, Stakeholders,Processes etc. as part of Technology P&BM team.➢ Strategy Rollout: Managed and implemented strategy changes in Career Progression for TechnologyIndia. Led Grow Your Career programme for RBS Technology and supported individuals’ promotions.➢ Resourcing: Managed Central Hiring Program of around 350+ roles for the business working closelywith multiple teams and stakeholders. Liaised with Hiring Managers, HR Talent Acquisition team,Business Managers, Domain Leads, Technology Heads etc. on end-to-end hiring processes involved in ahuge hiring drive. Introduced & executed Cluster Hirings to manage high volumes of similar skillsacross domains.➢ Stakeholder Management: Managed senior stakeholders’ expectations for Head of Business andother key members. Managed senior management forums such as Performance Review, People Board,Delivery Board, Risk Forum etc.➢ MI Reporting: Produced Hiring Trackers and other MI Reports for the Top Management to get a clearvisibility of the program and support in right decision-making.➢ Event Organisation: Managed and coordinated Idea Generation event - People Hackathon for RBSIndia at multiple locations. Organised Family Day across three different cities for RBS Technologyemployees and their families.➢ Tool Rollout: Managed Planview rollout across function and built unit’s strategy to ensure fullresource utilization. Managed automation of KPI process using RPA (Robotics Process Automation) –OpenSpan tool. Show less ➢ Built a new team for the Change function handling programmes, people, processes etc.➢ Planned processes for a shift of function from overseas to India.➢ Recruited talented individuals for the change function including BAs, PMOs and testers.➢ Led a PMO team for multiple programmes going all over the globe successfully in the bank.➢ Ensured programme governance, maintained plans, milestones, resources and documents such asTerms of Reference, Senior Management Reports (MI Reports) etc.➢ Managed finance activities including budgeting, forecasting and reporting➢ Planned and driven operational efficiency managing day to day functioning of multiple programmes.➢ Managed expectations of senior stakeholders across different groups.➢ Worked on Portfolio and Project management tools such as PlanIT and Planview Show less

  • VP - Business Manager (PMO)

    Jun 2015 - now

  • AVP - Business Management

    Apr 2013 - May 2015