Gaurav Bajaj

Gaurav Bajaj

Programmer Analyst

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Seasoned Product professional | Agile Leader Driving Data-Driven Product Success | Expert in Project Lifecycle & Solution Design | IIFT | CSPO

  • Education

    • YMCA Institute of Engineering

      2005 - 2009
      Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science

      Activities and Societies: Joint Secretary - Cultural Festival Organizing Committee 2008 Joint Secretary of BRIX, the college festival organizing club

    • Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

      2012 - 2014
      Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) International Business

      Activities and Societies: Secretary of BLASH (Trade Club) at IIFT Kolkata

  • Experience

    • Cognizant

      Dec 2009 - Jun 2012
      Programmer Analyst

      Worked as Quality Engineer for a multi-national e-commerce client in a SCRUM project setup. Responsibilities included: - Performing automation testing through client indigenous framework (using open source technologies like Selenium, Maven and TestNG) through Java programmed code for three projects simultaneously. - Proficiency in manual black box testing for web application. - Continuous collaboration with client for automation script review and framework revamp. - Strong insights in the functioning of Agile methodologies - ISTQB Foundation Level certified. Show less

    • IGT Solutions

      Apr 2014 - now

      Responsibilities undertaken include:1. Mapped requirements of clients as well as multiple stakeholders, documenting RFPs and RFIs, translating the requirements into business requirement documents (BRD), functional requirement documents (FRD), solution design; effective in developing, transitioning, and customizing processes in line with specified guidelines2. Adept at writing Epics, Features and User Stories using INVEST principles and providing functional grooming to technical team3. Expertise in leveraging technical expertise in reviewing BRDs, preparing business & system use cases and supporting all the documents such as User Stories, class, activity, data flow, sequence diagrams & process flows 4. Supervising teams to steer activities right from requirement elicitation, planning, scheduling, tracking, assessment/design, testing and implementation support 5. Maintaining the Product and Sprint backlogs through weekly meetings with end-users and managers from client organizations, ensuring 100% resource utilization across all sprints 6. Coordinating in business analysis sessions to understand client processes and conduct trend analysis to understand user needs and translate them into technical solutions that save time, eliminate redundancies and improve quality7. Imparting training to end-users in understanding the nuances of the new features of the product Strong hold in Agile philosophy and SCRUM SDLC. Certified CSPO. Show less

      • Manager Consulting

        Aug 2023 - now
      • Lead Business Consultant

        Jun 2019 - Jul 2023
      • Senior Business Consultant

        Apr 2014 - Jun 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

      Scrum Alliance
      Aug 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • ISTQB Foundation level

      ISTQB® - International Software Testing Qualifications Board
      Jun 2009
    • Gallup Strength Finder

      Gallup
      Nov 2014
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gaurav Bajaj
      Accelerator award IGT Solutions Dec 2017
    • Awarded to Gaurav Bajaj
      Excellence award IGT Solutions Mar 2016
    • Awarded to Gaurav Bajaj
      Best Mentor Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Feb 2014