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Kaushik Sarkar

London, UK

About

Title: Product Owner/Manager

I am sought after as an Agile subject matter expert and coach delivering a wide range of specialized, expert services to drive business transformations for clients across multiple industries and take enterprise performances to new levels of success. My clients include global companies such as American Express, Lloyds Banking Group, and Standard Chartered Bank among others.

Key Contributions/Accomplishments:

  • Depending on the engagement, I showcase my mastery of both Waterfall and Agile delivery management methodologies to approach clients strategically, expertly partner with stakeholders presenting diverse agendas, and effectively manage critical resources while delivering exceptional quality services and projects.
  • Throughout my tenure, I have engaged with clients in the pre-sale phase for potential Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence (DWBI) projects and gathered the necessary requirements to craft and submit highly successful proposals.
  • I am currently serving in the capacity of Agile Coach for Lloyds Banking Group, creating a dynamic Agile structure to optimize the performance of nine skilled teams and achieve operational excellence.
  • Previously for Lloyds, I controlled all phases of a critical MIFID II Regulatory Reporting project as a Scrum Master to successfully achieve project deliverables on time and within budget parameters.
  • I have assumed lead point for and delivered multiple large-scale projects as the Onsite Project Manager for both American Express and Home-Serve accounts.
  • At a critical juncture, I stepped in as the Project Manager - Delivery to streamline and restructure projects/services in the works for Standard Chartered Bank to significantly improve overall delivery and client satisfaction.

Experience and services

  • Career history

    • 2014-04-21 - present - Virtusa (Senior Manager)