Nisha Shoukath
About
Nisha is a passionate Agilist with expertise in delivering large technology projects in retail banking and capital markets across North America, Middle East, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
As the Co-founder and COO of People10 which is an Agile company based in Bangalore, she is responsible for defining and implementing business growth strategy. As an Agilist and Consulting Partner, she evangelises the company philosophy of Agile, defines agile delivery framework and does consulting and coaching assignment on Agile practices
She is an industry coach in advanced project management and strategic execution since 2005, and has orchestrated workshops for over 1,000 managers in Fortune 100 companies across IT, telecom, manufacturing, construction, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, banking and insurance sectors. Nisha has expertise in client engagement, business development, PMO setup, strategic change management and agile transformation. She is passionate about fostering leadership and innovation, and is a staunch believer in quality and taking things to the finish line.
In her past as Senior Vice President for Operations Technology at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking, she grew the offshore delivery unit to over 250 people. Prior to Société Générale, Nisha worked with the Swiss banking group Habib Bank AG Zurich at the Dubai head office, and in Toronto delivering technology solutions for global entities.
Nisha holds a Masters degree in Computer Applications from CUSAT, is certified in Advanced Project Management from Stanford University, and is a Project Management Professional and a Certified Scrum Master.
Specialties
Delivery Management, Strategic execution and Leadership, Client engagement, Business development, Strategic change management, Agile transformation, Agile coaching, Agile delivery frameworks, Agile PMO
Experience and services
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Career history
- 2011-06-01 - present - People10 Technosoft Private Limited (Co-Founder, COO, Agilist)
- 1998-10-01 - 2001-02-28 - Atinav Inc (Software Engineer)
- 2001-03-01 - 2004-04-30 - Habib Bank AG Zurich (IT Officer)
- 2004-05-01 - 2006-04-30 - Habib Canadian Bank (IT Officer)
- 2006-05-15 - 2006-08-15 - Wipro Infotech (Project Manager)
- 2006-08-16 - 2011-05-27 - Societe Generale GSC (Senior Vice President - Operations Technology)