Minnie Chandra, SAFe 5.1 SPC, SAFe 5.1 RTE

Experience

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  Aon Hewitt

  Apr 2005 - Jan 2008

  Test Co-ordinator
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  Publicis Sapient

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2016

  Program Manager

  • Handling a team of 20+ people working in different locations• Interacts with multiple clients to create landscape and Product road map specifications from the business issues/requirements • Raises Product specific design and implementation issues and drives resolution with the client• Translate business vision and business case into program plans and get buy-in from client stakeholders• Responsible for smooth functioning of account delivery. This includes strategic decision making, stakeholder management, change management, project financials monitoring, budgeting and forecasting (PnL), reporting, talent acquisition, and operational excellence • Participate in steering committee and Lead meetings to report on program status • Manage inter-departmental collaboration on programs, with a common understanding of expected program priority, scope, cost, schedule, timelines and outcomes • Work with a talented group of Directors, senior managers and managers in reviewing statements-of-work/contracts and proposal documents • Ensuring efficiency of scale through execution of common methodologies, processes and policies across the commerce capability group.• Plan value adding initiatives in the Project• Career management and growth of all team members.• Actively involved in commerce engineering initiatives to increase overall efficiency in program across all commerce projects. • Drive sizing of fresh client engagements, develop the program plan holistically, provide guidance in computing costs, and setup the right teams and processes for the implementation of client business solutions Show less

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  HCLTech

  Aug 2016 - now

  o Involved in submitting the responses for the RFPs in the role of the Program Managero Proactively scoping the technical solution required to address customer requirements, assesses customers’ met and unmet needs, and recommending solutions that optimize value for both the customer and HCLo Coordinating closely with internal sales, sales support, and service resources to align solution design with customers’ business requirementso Opportunistically pursuing additional business development opportunities within the already running projects as proactive pitching Show less

  • General Manager

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Deputy General Manager

    Jan 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Associate General Manager

    Feb 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Program Manager

    Aug 2016 - Jan 2019