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SAURABH AGARWAL

Senior manager at Discover Financial Services

Company website: https://www.discover.com/

Riverwoods, US

Joined Feb 2024

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A seasoned and detail-oriented Project and Delivery Management professional with a proven track record of successfully leading complex, cross-functional technical initiatives from inception to completion. Possessing deep expertise in collaborating with the Project Management Office (PMO), I have played a pivotal role in monitoring and controlling project budgets and schedules, ensuring effective planning, execution, and on-time delivery of high-impact projects and products. I have been instrumental in resource planning and assignment, notably for the Navigator Project, aligning team capabilities with project demands to drive optimal performance and productivity. I have consistently taken full ownership of system performance, overseeing its functionality end-to-end to ensure it meets stringent quality, reliability, and performance benchmarks. My role has required regular and precise communication with executive stakeholders and Customer Leadership Teams, to whom I have provided detailed weekly and monthly status reports that reflect project progress, accomplishments, milestones achieved, challenges encountered, and strategic roadmaps for continued success. With strong command over the management of all technical project facets, I have ensured that deliverables were met within the agreed timelines and budgets while adhering to high standards of excellence. I have demonstrated agility in handling change requests, conducting thorough impact and cost analyses, and formulating adaptive strategies that accommodate evolving project scopes without compromising quality or deadlines. My approach to change management is structured and stakeholder-focused, underpinned by comprehensive impact assessments and transition planning to facilitate smooth adoption and organizational alignment. I have proactively identified, documented, and mitigated risks, ensuring timely resolution of issues and escalating matters with urgency when necessary. My role has demanded frequent and meaningful interaction with clients and end users to capture nuanced requirements and ensure that deliverables remain aligned with business needs. Furthermore, I have successfully led and managed deployment activities across multiple sprints, guiding the development team through the entire lifecycle and assuming end-to-end ownership of deployments across Development, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Production environments. I have also overseen client sign-off processes and coordinated with tools and implementation teams to ensure seamless transitions from development to live environments.

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