Jigar Parikh

Experience

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  GSK

  Dec 2005 - Jun 2006

  Business development
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  Aptuit

  Dec 2006 - Feb 2010

  Software Test Engineer and Trainer
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  CPIT (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology)

  Feb 2010 - Jan 2011

  Project Management student- CAPM®, a PMI certification.

  Project Management student- CAPM®, a PMI certification.

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  Spark New Zealand

  Apr 2011 - Nov 2011

  Technical Support Analyst

  This role transition to Chorus while De-merger.

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  Chorus NZ Limited

  Nov 2014 - Oct 2019

  • Technical Analyst

    Nov 2011 - Oct 2019

  • Implementation Specialist

    Nov 2014 - Apr 2015
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  Nbn® Australia

  Nov 2019 - Aug 2021

  Information Technology Project Coordinator
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  SXiQ

  Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

  Senior Commercial Analyst

  **This role transition to IBM as a part of Acquisition of SXIQ**Jigar was working as a Senior Commercial Analyst at SXIQ, He hold a very crucial position within the organization as managing Commercial Management Office (CMO)Key accountabilities include :1. Validating sales proposals in line with current offerings, Validating commercials in line with Revenue and Resourcing demand forecast.2. Accountable for smooth transactions between sales and delivery.3. Jigar was accountable for having accurate Revenue forecasts and matching Resource demand prediction, which influences hiring decisions for Technical and specialized skillset resources.4. Finance Management: Making sure that we generate invoices as per our Revenue recognized for a month, across a wide range of projects and services offered by the company, this directly impacts the company's cash flow.5. Resource Management: Directly accountable for onboarding/offboarding resources in key systems, assigning them to work/projects, and management of inflight project change of resources.6. Play a crucial Management role, providing input to Resource availability Vs Capacity/Sales Delivery Interlock/Assigning priority for strategic significance projects, System/process improvements, and implementing changes.7. Problem-solving: I am the key person or SME when it comes to doing "Root cause analysis" for many not-so-smooth situations and conflict resolution. Example: Consolidating financials for complex projects, Invoicing mismatch, Predicting cost overruns, and get to green plan.Skills: Influential skills, Project management, Problem-solving, Change Management, Delegation, Conflict resolution, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Commercials, Contracts, FinancialsThe main tools used in day-to-day work are Dynamic CRM, Dynamic Business Central, Service Now, Runn, Power BI, and Office 365 Suit. Show less

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  IBM

  Mar 2022 - now

  Project name: Operational ManagementJigar plays a very crucial role in the organization (previously SXIQ and now IBM HCT), for operational management.Jigar owns process like headcount reporting, assignment tracker, forecast demand and supply, on-boarding/Off boarding, Revenue recognizing and generating invoices to name a few.Problem-solving: Jigar is considered as SME when it comes to doing "Root cause analysis" for many not-so-smooth situations and conflict resolution.Example: Data driven insights and being Proactive example: Predicting cost overruns and plan for get to green.Contribution: Training and educating PMs around systems, processes and the reporting and governance framework.Provides Data driven insights in project Governance forum and in get to green plan.Resource demand and utilization tracking and reporting.IT transformation & Change management.Analytical, Data driven insights, and Solution oriented mindset.Systems used in recent past are Service now, Monday.com, MS Project, MS office Suite, Dynamic 365, Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, IPPF, Invoicing and Finance tools.PMMultiple Consulting Clients, Australia | Mar 2022 - PresentProject name: Multiple Consulting EngagementsAs acting PM (Project Manager) Jigar manages all the professional services projects, which are consulting type engagements with various clients.Projects were mainly around Application and Data Migration Modernization on Hyperscale Cloud Platform Predominately on Microsoft Azure and AWS, and lesser on IBM & Google cloud Platform.Contribution: Jigar plays the key role as PM, Tracking and reporting the project, Revenue recognition, invoice generation and project closure activities.Jigar is the go-to person seeking factual information like Financials/Burn rate/Contract specific clauses/GP/Dates, and Jigar's contribution is vital in de-escalating things as he performs root cause analysis and provide much needed factual clarity when managing an escalation. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Lead PMO Analyst

    Mar 2022 - Jul 2024