Ahsan Muhammad Saeed

Muhammad Ahsan Saeed Address: M19 3gw Bratton Drive Mobile: - VISA Status: Have Full Right of Work and Live in UK E-mail:- OBJECTIVE Experienced project manager with several years of experience in budgeting, scheduling, and team supervision. Proven record of leading complex projects to successful completion. Adept at developing and implementing strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency. I have proven track record of improving quality, saving time and reducing cost for a wide variety of IT projects in banking/ consulting/ audit firms/ media industries. As a tested professional I have extensive knowledge of the policies, methodologies and procedures combining I stay updated on the latest technological developments by regularly participating in certification programs. This complements my higher education in software engineering and MBA. Employment History National Bank of Pakistan Habib Bank Limited Faysal Bank Limited Telenor Bank Microfinance Ltd Silk Bank (Permanent Staff) Jang Group of Companies (VASC: Value Added Services Corporation) Ozone Core Systems Allied Systems & Technologies (Pvt.) Limited Anjum Asim Shahid Rahman Member Firm of Grant Thornton International U.K. Softurn Vision (Pvt.) ltd 12/2022 03/2022 09/2021 07/2018 02/2015 01/2014 01/2012 07/2009 11/2007 12/2004 09/2023 10/2022 01/2022 08/2021 06/2018 01/2015 12/2013 12/2011 06/2009 10/2007 Worked With Major International ERP Vendors Temenos (T24) Oracle Financials – EBS Suit Microsoft Solution FIS Core Banking Solution SAP / SAP B1 / SAP Ware housing Silver lake Soft Skills Team Leadership Development & Deployment Governance Financial Management Strategy & Planning Stakeholder Management Vendor / Supplier Management Project Management EXPERIENCE 1.           Worked in National Bank of Pakistan as Technical Project Manager from Dec 2022 till Sep 2023 I worked on core banking upgrade project that was 30 million above budget. My responsibilities included providing clear leadership and directions to the IT Projects Team. I oversaw various IT BAU projects, from project planning, setting goals and budgets, to development imp lementation and post-project support. Lead the core banking upgrade project that was 30 million above budget Partner with key business leaders to identify and execute cross-functional goals within the business Define timelines, budgets, KPIs, deliverables and milestones for each phase of the project, ensuring all relevant stakeholders and vendors are aware of their involvement in each stage of project lifecycle Identify and allocate project resources including working collaboratively with other Project Managers to assign internal resources Draft and present proposal to the key business stakeholders, Steering committee members Managed internal stakeholders and vendors throughout all aspects of the project life cycle Complete regular project reviews, generating status dashboards and progress reports, reporting to project Steering committee on weekly basis Ensured compliance with internal policies and procedures, considering the direct impact of each phase of project and suggesting amendments where applicable Oversee the project, ensuring successful implementation of each project in line with specified milestone and budget, while ensuring team members skills are utilized appropriately Identify areas for improvement within the bank IT systems, focusing on ensuring full system utilization and efficiency                     2.           3.           4.       Understanding of Risks, Issues, Assumptions and Dependencies management and experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a partnership mentality Experienced in working in an inclusive environment, understands and values diversity, and is comfortable working to promote these values, day to day Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions Created detailed reports on project status, milestones achieved, risks identified, action items assigned for senior management review. Monitored the performance of team members to ensure they are meeting deadlines and quality standards. Resolved conflicts between team members by providing constructive feedbacks in an effective manner. Provided guidance to teams on best practices in software development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum and Waterfall. Coordinated with vendors and partners involved in various stages of product development cycle. Utilized JIRA for tracking tasks assigned to team members and monitoring overall progress of the project. Documented technical design documents outlining system architecture and integration points with other systems and applications. Collaborated with stakeholders to define and document business requirements, technical specifications, user stories, use cases, and test plans. Managed multiple software development projects and ensured timely completion of tasks within project timeline. Developed project plans for each project phase including scope, budgeting, scheduling and resource allocation. Create presentations using MS PowerPoint to showcase various aspects of projects at client meetings. Identified areas of improvement in processes and procedures related to product development cycle. Led cross-functional teams consisting of developers, designers and QA engineers towards successful product launches. Developed and managed work breakdown structure (WBS) of information technology projects. Assigned duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel. Initiated, reviewed, and approved modifications to project plans. Identified, reviewed, and select vendors and consultants to meet project needs. Performed risk assessments to develop response strategies. Monitored and tracked project milestones and deliverables. Managed project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope. Worked in Habib Bank Limited as a Technical Project Manager from Mar 2022 till Oct 2022 Partner with key business leaders to identify and execute cross-functional goals within the business Define timelines, budgets, KPIs, deliverables and milestones for each phase of the project, ensuring all relevant stakeholders and vendors are aware of their involvement in each stage of project lifecycle Identify and allocate project resources including working collaboratively with other Project Managers to assign internal reso urces Experience delivering technology and business application solutions in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment Managed multiple software development projects and ensured timely completion of tasks within project timeline. Coordinated with vendors and partners involved in various stages of product development cycle. Monitored the performance of team members to ensure they are meeting deadlines and quality standards. Utilized JIRA for tracking tasks assigned to team members and monitoring overall progress of the project. Led cross-functional teams consisting of developers, designers and QA engineers towards successful product launches. Performed risk assessments to develop response strategies. Worked in Faysal bank limited as RVP Technical Project Manager from Sep 2021 till Jan 2022 Partner with key business leaders to identify and execute cross-functional goals within the business Define timelines, budgets, KPIs, deliverables and milestones for each phase of the project, ensuring all relevant stakeholders and vendors are aware of their involvement in each stage of project lifecycle Identify and allocate project resources including working collaboratively with other Project Managers to assign internal reso urces Experience delivering technology and business application solutions in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment Managed multiple software development projects and ensured timely completion of tasks within project timeline. Coordinated with vendors and partners involved in various stages of product development cycle. Monitored the performance of team members to ensure they are meeting deadlines and quality standards. Utilized JIRA for tracking tasks assigned to team members and monitoring overall progress of the project. Led cross-functional teams consisting of developers, designers and QA engineers towards successful product launches. Performed risk assessments to develop response strategies. Worked in Telenor Microfinance Bank as Manager Projects & Business Analyst / ePMO (AliBaba – Ant Financial) Trained team members on proper loan servicing techniques according to industry standards. Prepared presentations outlining progress updates or strategic plans for senior management review. Partner with key business leaders to identify and execute cross-functional goals within the business. Define timelines, budgets, KPIs, deliverables and milestones for each phase of the project, ensuring all relevant stakeholders and vendors are aware of their involvement in each stage of project lifecycle. Identify and allocate project resources including working collaboratively with other Project Managers to assign internal resources. Draft and present proposal to the key business stakeholders, Steering committee members.         5.          6.   7.           8. Negotiate pricing, timelines, services and terms with vendors, with a focus on cost saving and time bounding. Manage internal stakeholders and vendors throughout all aspects of the project life cycle Complete regular project reviews, generating status dashboards and progress reports, reporting to project Steering committee on weekly basis, Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, considering the direct impact of each phase of project and suggesting amendments where applicable. Oversee the project, ensuring successful implementation of each project in line with specified milestone and budget, while en suring team members skills are utilized appropriately. Identify areas for improvement within the bank IT systems, focusing on ensuring full system utilization and efficiencyT24 Implementation Conducted Induction Training, Conducted BPRs / Finalization of FSDs, Conducted Successful UATs, DMT Creations for uploading Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, Coordinate with the Project and Product teams for the implementation process. Alignments & planning of Sprints, Conduct UAT’s Collaborated with stakeholders to develop effective policies and procedures related to microfinance operations. Worked in Silk Bank as Asst. Manager Digital Banking (Consumer Portfolio) Worked in the role of BA and Planning in the Silk Bank’s first Mobile Application. Worked as coordinator for Digital Initiatives with PMO and Digital Card banking team, Managed the new launches of digital Portfolios for Credit Card portfolio management. Switch IRIS project coordination with vendor, IDEMIA EMV cards outsourcing coordination, 1link coordination for EMV chip and VISA acquiring. VISA certification management for VCC / VDC EMV CHIP cards, VISA Compliance certification (creation of VPA/ VISA certificatio n / SDA to DDA migration) Planning and setting up the targets and goals for the credit card IT team and ensuring their coordinated effort towards the achievement of the set goals and targets. Ensuring teams’ efficiency and quality of work for their deliverables. Responsible to manage the development, designing, implementation, and integration of Credit Card application (CardPro) from all technical aspects, along with card productions, COB run. Responsible for managing the support for the following CAMS systems and product; Personal Loan / Mortgage Loan /Running Finance / Collections Management System Managing technical/ software support, administration & maintenance of CAMS products, and other connected interfaces of CAMS application; Ensure high availability of the same. Managing technical/ software support, administration & maintenance of CARDPRO (Credit Card issuing system), and other connected interfaces of CARDPRO application; Ensure high availability of the same. Technical/software support of all the credit card lined products including cards production, Internet Banking (credit cards), Utility Bills & Credit Card Payment. Worked in JANG GROUP of COMPANIES as Financial Analyst (Implementation Coordinator) from January 2014 till January 2015 liaison between the vendor and stakeholders for implementation of Oracle Financials and Newsprint Inventory Management Software Application review of NPIMS, Security review of the NPIMS, Post-implementation review of Oracle Financials, Review report of Newsprint Inventory Application, Review and implementation analysis of Oracle Financial, Training for Newsprint inventory management software Worked in Ozone Core Systems as Manager Systems from January 1st, 2012 till December 2013. Implemented best practices for IT operations such as change control processes and incident response protocols. Developed and implemented system-wide policies, procedures and standards to ensure data security and integrity. Pre-sales Consultancy, Responsible for the delivery of range of projects from medium to large in size within the ITO Professional services portfolio using the guidelines and the framework of the ITO professional services team. System audit and penetration testing of Pak-Libya Holding company Review and re-designing of policies and procedures of Pak-Libya Holding Company, BIA and BCP documents review and amendments in the documents. Application Code Audit (Balloting Application) of Sindh Bank Limited Project Management & Project coordination for the development of Insurance Management System Developed in Oracle Platform for National Asset Insurance Limited. IT Consultant with TJIF (Tahir Jawad Imran Fecto) for Asia Care Health Insurance Limited, Implementation of General Insurance Application in National Assets Insurance Limited subsidy of National Bank Of Pakistan (Oracle 6i front end, Oracle 10g Database) Implementation of ERP systems of Aziz-Ud-din Private Limited (PHP, My SQL) Customization reporting of SAP Business One (SAPB1 8.0), Integration of SAPB1 with the legacy system, Customized Development of add-ons for SAP B1 in .Net platform, Customized development of the Business area (.Net Platform), Analysis reporting of Business area (crystal Reports 10) Payroll Application development and processing, IBM Pakistan POC of Business Objects with Oracle for Pak-Libya Holding Company, MS-Dynamics NAV in Pavilion End Club, Business Objects with Oracle for National Foods Limited Worked as Manager Technology Services (SAP / Oracle) in Allied VMS Technologies fromJuly 2009 till December 2011  Pre-sales Consultancy, Implementation of BW and BI in Pakistan Beverages Limited (PEPSI COLA),       9.        implementation of Business Objects for the Analytical reporting along with the Xcelsius for Dash-boarding SAP Business One Technical Consultant for Reporting, Integration of SAPB1 with legacy system, Customized development of the Business area (.Net Platform) Analysis reporting of Business area (crystal Reports), System Integration and Development in Oracle environment. Software Development of House Building Finance Corporation Limited Application for Loan management. System Analysis documentation for House Building Finance Corporation Limited. Successful Implementated of RSA two-factor authentication security devices for Silk Bank Limited Payroll Processing of (IBM Pakistan, Allied Bank Limited, ELI LILLY Pharmaceutical, Nokia Siemens Totellikien, AASA Consulting), Development of Provident fund, Gratuity Fund, Benevolent Fund accounting systems Worked as Asst. Manager / IT Specialist in Anjum Asim Shahid Rahman, Chartered Accountants (Member of Grant Thornton International, UK) from November 2007 till June 2009. System Integration and Development in Oracle environment. Development of House Building Finance Corporation Limited Application for loan management. System Analysis documentation for House Building Finance Corporation Limited. Successful Implementation of RSA two factor authentication security devices for Silk Bank Limited Payroll Processing of (IBM Pakistan, Allied Bank Limited, ELI LILLY Pharmaceutical, Nokia Siemens Totellikien, AASA Consulting) Development of Provident fund, Gratuity Fund, Benevolent Fund accounting systems IS Audit of Al-Meezan Investment Company, Silk Bank Limited formerly (Saudi Pak Bank Limited), Saudi-Pak Insurance Company Limited, Pakistan International Air Line Corporation, National Investment Trust Unit, Searle Pakistan Limited, Pak OMAN Bank / PAK LIBYA Holding Company,JS Investments 10. Worked as Software Engineer in Softurn Vision from December 2004 till October 2007 TECHNICAL SKILLS Platforms & Technologies         Business analysis Technology Start up Digitalization, Automation Payment systems Jira, bug zilla Microsoft Project, Visio MS SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle.        Banking services modernization programs Industry knowledge Adaptability Technology Advisory Share Point, Power BI PLSQL Developer, SQL Developer, Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports