Work Experience
Program Manager - Software
Program Manager - Software
McLaren Applied Ltd. / UK
03/2024 - present
Highlights
- Successfully led a multidisciplinary R&D and Maintenance program with a $4M budget, delivering on time and within scope.
- Established data-driven project planning and capacity management throughout the program.
- Held refinement, sprint planning, and stand-up sessions with 4 SCRUM cross-functional teams and the Product Owner to ensure the teams were working on a clear, prioritized backlog within their capacity.
- Led resource management for software engineering, ensuring future-proof planning for capacity and optimal resource allocation, while providing advice for new hire proposals.
- Reviewed technical designs with Solution Architects and Lead Engineers to ensure feasibility and precise estimations.
- Driven team efficiency through establishing performance metrics across QA, software development and DevOps.
- Managed risks, dependencies, and issues using tools like JIRA, Excel, Smartsheet, and Confluence.
- Chaired stakeholder meetings presented status reports to a wider audience and delivered presentations for executive leadership.
- Managed releases, post-launch activities, and collaborated on ongoing support projects.
- Collaborated in investigating the use case for AI/ML in SDLC processes. (Amazon Q and GitHub Co-Pilot)
Achievements
- Increased sprint completion rate by 20% through performance-driven software development metrics.
- Reduced delayed work by 40% with strategic capacity planning and resource management.
- Empowered support system engineers to resolve knowledge bottlenecks by implementing a rotation practice.
- Improved capacity distribution by 20% by instituting a defect triage process at the support and maintenance level.
- Worked together with QA team to ensure the priorities of test planning and execution resulting in higher quality.
Techincal Delivery Manager
Techincal Delivery Manager
FreemarketFX Ltd. / UK
10/2022 - 06/2023
Highlights
- Led various agile projects, including commercial banking API integrations, a customer-facing financial (payments) SaaS platform, compliance improvements, and new market expansion initiatives, driving business growth.
- Developed comprehensive project plans and resource sheets to ensure seamless product delivery.
- Collaborated with product and partner teams to identify and resolve impediments.
- Played a pivotal role in collaboratively developing and effectively managing a 12-month resource roadmap.
- Worked with Software Architects and Lead Engineers to align technical solutions with business objectives.
Achievements
- Spearheaded the successful rollout of an IT business environment in the EU, significantly enhancing the company's capabilities and enabling expansion efforts.
- Accelerated development cycles by 18% by modeling and optimizing the end-to-end customer onboarding flow.
- Enhanced SDLC efficiency by 30% through customized JIRA workflows, screens, fields, and automation.
Project Manager
Project Manager
ColArt International Ltd. / UK
10/2022 - 02/2021
Highlights
- Orchestrated a global B2B e-commerce website development and rollout initiative, integrating with M3 and PIM systems, expanding the company's presence in various regional markets.
- Formed steering groups for deployed products, ensuring robust governance structures for future platform management.
- Coordinated the digital recording of training material for the internal knowledge base, streamlining internal onboarding processes and enhancing employee training.
- Supervised and mentored two junior project managers, optimizing project management capabilities within the team.
Achievements
- Established streamlined processes for website BAU issue reporting and feature request handling, alleviating developer workload and improving efficiency.
- Successfully launched B2B e-commerce sites for nine regions, empowering local customers to place online orders and boosting accessibility.
- Implemented a third-party contract management system, resulting in substantial cost savings by enhancing contract storage and payment date tracking.
IT Project Manager
IT Project Manager
FLN Outsourcing UK Ltd. / UK
06/2019 - 10/2019
Highlights
- Coordinated multiple end-to-end software development projects with various clients.
- Created and maintained project specification documents.
- Managed and reviewed deliverables (QA, Manual Testing)
Achievements
- Improved documentation standards.
- Improved information flow between developer team and client.
Scrum Master
Scrum Master
FornaxICT Ltd. / Hungary
10/2018 - 04/2019
Highlights
- Coordinated two teams as a SCRUM Master, facilitating daily agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, and retros) to ensure collaborative development.
- Designed dashboards to track and enhance SCRUM team performance, providing real-time insights for more effective decision-making and continuous improvement.
Achievements
- Standardized company-wide project management process for monitoring and reporting purposes
Junior IT Consultant
Junior IT Consultant
eGov Ltd / Hungary
10/2018 - 04/2019
Junior C#/iOS Developer
Junior C#/iOS Developer
University of Szeged / Hungary
04/2014 - 10/2015