Rajitha Peiris

Rajitha Peiris

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  • About me

    Certified Product Manager | Web3 Community Manager | MBA | IIBA® - CPOA | CSPO® | BSc(CS) (Hons)®| Liberty Create Low-code Certified Builder

  • Education

    • University of Colombo School of Computing

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Hons) Computer Science

      Activities and Societies: Basketball, IEEE

    • D.S.Senanayake College

      1996 - 2009
      GCE A/L, Combined Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry

      Activities and Societies: Secretary of the School Media Circle – 2008, Assistant Vice President of the School English Literature Association, Editor of the School News Paper – 2008, “Haritha Warna” Environmental Pioneer, Participated in MUN Conferences in 07&08, Participated in Simulation SAARC Summit in 07, Member of School Debating Team 2008, • Member of the team which won the 1st runners up at the All Island Inter School Chess Championship 05/06

    • University of West London

      2017 - 2018
      Master of Business Administration - MBA Business Administration and Management, General Merit
  • Experience

    • AIESEC

      Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

      - Handling of all corporate accounts including corporate exchange partners, PBox (Project Based on Exchange) partners.- Responsible for the Global Internship Program (GIP) Process management. - Planning ICX Operations according to the National and LC plan. - Tracking the performance of the Local Commitee(LC) operations according to that plan. - Coaching new members on TN raising, EP and TN management with the help of VPTM - Delegating ICX related work among members (forming teams and driving them towards LC exchange targets). - Making sure that evaluations for interns and TN takers are done on time. - Making sure the cost structure of AIESEC Sri Lanka is properly maintained.- Handling logistical needs related to ICX (Airport pick up, welcome party, welcome package). - Identifying proper markets for TN-raising and TN matching depending on current trends in the possible TN and EP market related to GIP only. - Making sure the matching manager communicates opportunities related to ICX (E.g. matching manias, Exchange conferences, and newsletters on exchanges) VPTM will help in the process as well. - Networking with other LCs (nationally or internationally) E.g. LC partnerships. - In charge of the Visa Procedure for GIP - Reading the latest version of XPPs and keeping the quality and standards of LC ICX.- Constant communication with TN takers (when needed) and interns even after the realization. - Maintaining member-Intern interaction. (Implementing the Buddy System.) Show less - In charge of all External Relationships of the Entity.- Bringing in new partnerships and maintaining current partnerships of the Local Committee.- Planning and Execution of appropriate projects to maintain sustainable relationships with our partners.- Head of ER Task Force of the Local Committee.- In charge of training of ER members for various projects of the Local Committee.- Making sure ER targets are achieved well ahead of the proposed timelines by providing documentation & guidance.- In charge of the CRM(Customer Relationship Management) tool for the AIESEC Sri Lanka for the local committee.As the Vice President of Business Development, I was responsible for maintaining the quality and delivery of the Events the organization carried out. There were 6 Events under my leadership including a very successful Career Day and a mini Conference, where I was able to deliver quality products through different organizing committees where I managed and tracked team progress to achieve the expected outputs.To name a few would be,- 'Cultural Eve 2013'- 'Nexus Con' - The world beyond 2015- 'Beyond the Ability'- 'WinterFest'- AIESEC CCLC Career Day '14 Show less

      • Vice President - Global Internship Programme

        Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
      • Vice President - Business Development

        Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
      • Team Leader - Global Community Development Programme

        Jan 2013 - Jul 2013
    • MillenniumIT

      Sept 2014 - Apr 2015
      Trainee Business Analyst

      • Analyze client’s business requirements and processes through document analysis, interviews and workshops• Draft and maintain business requirements and align them with functional and technical requirements• Analyze and reconcile errors in client data to deliver performance optimizations and expected functionality • Conduct BA level testing - functional, UAT and integration and performance testing

    • HSenid Mobile Solutions (Pvt) Ltd

      Feb 2016 - Jul 2017
      Business Analyst

      • Engage with clients to gather business requirements/business rules and ensure alignment with internal technical teams• Translate stakeholder requirements to various tangible deliverables such as functional specifications, user stories, workflow/process diagrams, data flow/data model diagrams• Responsible for impact analysis, change request management & production issue management for delivered systems• Facilitate regular meetings with clients to document requirements and explore potential system improvements and new features• Conduct UI/UX reviews for delivered systems and participate in test case review meetings to verify design of proper test cases• Engage in Pre-Sales activities such as responding to RFPs, customer presentations and demos• Worked on Core Telco integrations to Mobile & web applications ; such as SMSC, IVR Server, USSDC, LBS Server, Mobile Charging, Rewards Systems.• Familiar with web services documentation on XML/SOAP, JSON/REST technologies Show less

    • Mitra Innovation

      Aug 2017 - Feb 2022

      - Act as the central point of contact for all functional and non-functional related requirements for both the internal team as well as the client teams.- Proactively engage with respective clients stakeholders & project managers to develop the project milestone plan and key deliverables- Conduct secondary market research studies in support of strategic account planning and development of product roadmap as required & presents findings of studies to client stakeholders - Create business requirement documents, functional and non-functional requirement specifications in the form of user stories based on the requirements elicited during client workshops, requirement discussions - Construct workflows, solution prototypes, wireframes, system diagrams to depict business processes, system workflows, data validations etc. using standard modelling techniques. - Carry out sprint planning together with the Client Product Manager/Business Owner, Tech Owner, Scrum Master and Scrum Team- Continuously study the existing system and suggest recommendations to improve system functionality, usability and performance- Conduct and coordinate financial, product, market, operational and related research to support strategic and business planning within the various departments and programs of the client group- Actively participate in the PO review/sign-off on implementation of approved requirement changes, new business rules etc- Initiate and lead internal training programs for the BA team eg. ‘Human Centered Design Thinking’ and ‘Prototyping’.- Play a key role in Pre-sales engagements for clients across multiple regions including Australia, United Kingdom, South Asia and Africa. Show less - Work with necessary internal and external stakeholders to gather business, stakeholder and solution requirements- Create and maintain a requirements backlog, defects backlog and breaking down ‘Epics’ to smaller requirements in the form of ‘user stories’ with clearly defined ‘acceptance criteria’ which is used by the development team for the system implementation.- Define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases and elements- Carry out backlog grooming sessions with the participation of Client Stakeholders, Software Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers, Project Scrum Master, Designers, and third-party companies (in the case of a multi-party engagement).- Maintain user confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed- Create UI mockups and working with the Designers to develop screen designs in order to create and enhance user experience.- Carry out research on how similar IT systems are used and suggests ways for system improvement. Show less

      • Associate Lead Business Analyst

        Oct 2020 - Feb 2022
      • Senior Business Analyst

        Oct 2018 - Sept 2020
      • Business Analyst

        Aug 2017 - Sept 2018
    • MLG Blockchain

      Jun 2018 - Apr 2019

      - Lead an internationally distributed team to engage a global community of blockchain enthusiasts, increase token distribution, and create brand awareness for clients.- 24x7 coverage across a variety of community channels such as Telegram, Discord - Social media management on corporate accounts across Bitcointalk, Reddit, FB, Twitter- Create and manage rosters of community teams for a large number of blockchain clients - Customized community engagement strategy development and execution based on client's needs, project phase and competitor landscape- Weekly community reporting and community insights - Monitor client community channels & provide recommendations - Support the marketing & PR teams where needed - for example in social media and communication campaigns - Respond to customer issues, comments and questions in a professional and timely manner- Community Talent Pipeline Management - responsible for recruitment, selection and skill development of distributed community team members Show less

      • Director of Community

        Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
      • Community Program Manager

        Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
    • GDA Capital

      Oct 2019 - Apr 2022
      • Community Manager

        Oct 2021 - Apr 2022
      • Head of Community

        Oct 2019 - Oct 2021
    • AXIA

      Apr 2020 - Apr 2024
      Digital Community Manager
    • Nagarro

      Feb 2022 - now
      Product Consultant
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • DESIGN KIT: PROTOTYPING®

      Acumen Academy
      Apr 2018
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    • IIBA® Member

      IIBA
      Jun 2021
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    • DESIGN KIT: THE COURSE FOR HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN®

      Acumen Academy
      Mar 2018
      View certificate certificate
    • Certificate in Product Ownership Analysis

      IIBA
      Jun 2021
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    • Technology Prouduct Management

      Nagarro
      Mar 2024
    • Certified Scrum Product Owner®

      Scrum Alliance
      Feb 2018
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    • AWS Solutions Training for Partners: AWS for Windows®

      Amazon Web Services
      Mar 2018
    • AWS Solutions Training for Partners - Migrating to AWS(Business)®

      Amazon Web Services
      Mar 2018
    • Conversational Sales Certified

      Drift
      May 2020
    • Liberty Create Low-code Certified Builder

      Netcall
      Jun 2020
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Rajitha Peiris
      Merit Award - Tertiary Technology Category NBQSA | National Best Quality ICT Awards 2014 Oct 2014 'Sens' was a project carried out as my third year group project with 4 more extraordinary individuals to develop a 'Generic Tool to Collect Context-Aware Data to Capture Rich Social Interaction in Smartphones' during a period of 6 months. It was recognized at the National Best Quality ICT Awards 2014 with a Merit Award in the Tertiary Technology Category. Tertiary Technology Category is the most populated category of NBQSA Awards and it is the highest national recognition a student project… Show more 'Sens' was a project carried out as my third year group project with 4 more extraordinary individuals to develop a 'Generic Tool to Collect Context-Aware Data to Capture Rich Social Interaction in Smartphones' during a period of 6 months. It was recognized at the National Best Quality ICT Awards 2014 with a Merit Award in the Tertiary Technology Category. Tertiary Technology Category is the most populated category of NBQSA Awards and it is the highest national recognition a student project can achieve. The projects were evaluated by their uniqueness, features, application of technology, proof of concept to determine the overall quality of each project from which only a handful were recognized with Awards.The Awards Night was held at the Grand Ballroom, Galadari Hotel Colombo on the 17th of October 2014 with the participation of many industry leaders and professionals. Show less
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Project Manager - Projects 'Hi Colombo' & 'Enspire'

      Issued by AIESEC on Jul 2013
      AIESECAssociated with Rajitha Peiris