Jose Gregorious Perumalil (Finnish Residence Permit Holder)
Location: Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
Senior Technical Project & Portfolio Delivery Manager ( PMO|AGILE)
IT Project & Program Delivery Management | Digital Transformation | PMO Governance | Risk Management | Product Management
Senior IT Project Manager with 16+ years of expertise in Agile Project and Portfolio Management, specializing in Project Delivery, Change Management, Product Management, and Transformation Initiatives. A Strategic delivery leader with experience consulting business units and CXOs on transformation programs, digital innovation, and operational excellence. Proven ability to define roadmaps, shape business cases, and lead cross-functional initiatives across fintech and enterprise domains. Now based in Finland, holding a Finnish Residence Permit, and open to leadership roles locally or remotely.
Profile Summary
• I specialize in driving strategic transformation across technology and business functions—through delivery excellence, stakeholder collaboration, and structured execution. With a background spanning product delivery, project management, and operational change, I bring a practical and strategic lens to solving complex challenges.
• I’ve worked with global financial services and fintech companies, leading digital programs, managing cross-functional teams, and supporting executive decision-making through transparent governance and data-driven insights. My strengths lie in stakeholder alignment, PMO frameworks, change enablement, and continuous process improvement.
• After relocating to Finland, I’m now looking for impactful roles—either on-site in Finland or remote across the EU—where I can help businesses bridge vision and execution through structured delivery and transformation leadership.
Key Achievements
• Directed the end-to-end delivery of new trading products, improving time-to-market through Agile collaboration and aligning with organizational OKRs.
• Increased PMO project managers' productivity by 30% by standardizing tools, templates, and processes, enhancing stakeholder engagement. Improving PMO governance by designing and maintaining frameworks aligned with organizational objectives.
• Designed and implemented a portfolio prioritization matrix for CXOs, enabling effective resource allocation and strategic alignment across multiple transformation initiatives. ensuring transparency for stakeholders and executives and delivering product launches.
• Pre-Sales & RFP Development: Collaborated with sales and business strategic teams to design winning RFP responses, aligning delivery strategies with business needs and customer expectations.
• Mentored and coached Agile teams to refine backlogs and prioritize effectively, significantly improving delivery efficiency
Core Skills & Competencies
• Project & Portfolio Management: Planning, scheduling, executing, and delivering projects, programs, and product launches using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Product Management: Led product launches that improved time-to-market and user adoption. My experience spans full product lifecycle management, from roadmap planning to change implementation in global environments.
• Digital Transformation Leadership: Driving innovation through technology to enhance productivity, operational efficiency, and customer experience. Leading change management ensures smooth transitions, enhances user adoption, and aligns employees with organizational goals to achieve success during transformation initiatives.
• PMO Governance: Implementing governance frameworks and ICT strategies to ensure project alignment with business goals.
• Process Optimization & Risk Management: Streamlining workflows and proactively mitigating challenges to ensure successful project outcomes. Product Management: Product lifecycle, roadmaps, user stories, backlog management.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Building strong relationships with C-level executives, clients to align with strategic objectives.
• Leadership & Team Collaboration: Mentoring, coaching, and guiding teams to achieve OKRs and deliver high-impact results.
• Agile Practices: Helping teams on backlog refinement, sprint planning, and prioritization to improve delivery efficiency.
• Tools: JIRA, ClickUp, Gantt Charts, Global Risk Registers, Portfolio Dashboards, Slack , Miro,MS Office Suite, G-Suite,Figma,zoom
Education & Professional Certifications
• Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist (Scaled Agile Inc)
• Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI-Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP), Project Management Institute
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM - ScrumAlliance) & PSM-1, ITIL Intermediate Service Design (APMG), ITIL Foundation
• Bachelors in Engineering (Computer Science), Karunya Institute of Technology, Anna University
TopTal – Remote Work, From Finland, Lappeenranta
Role: Senior Technical Project Manager March 2025 – Present
About Project: - Consulting Project Management Roles with various Project Engagements
Deriv Sdn. Bhd. (4x software) - Leading FOREX TRADE BROKER in Asia, EUROPE, Africa, Malaysia
Role: Senior Technical Project Manager in Enterprise Strategy PMO & Governance Team Jan 2022 – Feb 2024
About Project: - Key Strategic Project implementations under Products / Platforms Program level.
Key Achievements:
• Spearheaded the successful delivery of Vanilla Options and other trading products, improving time-to-market by 20%.
• Increased the effectiveness of PMO processes by 30% through developing standardized project templates and governance frameworks.
• Implemented a portfolio dashboard, prioritization matrix for C-level executives, optimizing decision-making for strategic initiatives.
Responsibilities
• Led cross-functional collaboration with PMO, engineering squads, product management, and business units to deliver key initiatives and projects including Vanilla Options, payment automation, and back-office integrations.
• Translated product visions into actionable roadmaps, creating EPICs and user stories to guide Agile teams.
• Enhanced reporting and transparency by developing dashboards, risk registers, and Gantt charts tailored for stakeholder needs
• Implemented PMO ICT strategy and governance processes to improve business process efficiency and resource productivity, thereby enhancing customer experience and overseeing a PMO team and various Product Squads.
• Mentored Agile teams in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and prioritization to streamline delivery processes. Facilitated team estimation workshops and guided squads in Agile estimation practices to improve forecasting accuracy.
• Maintained team data in Click-up, Jira/G-Suite to ensure accurate reporting, estimation, and transparency for executives.
• Enhanced project delivery efficiency and Agile product delivery by mentoring, coaching, and guiding agile teams on backlog refinement, prioritization and planning.
FXPrimus (OPC Business Support – FXPRIMUS) - Leading FOREX TRADE BROKER in Asia, EUROPE Malaysia
Role: Senior Project & Delivery Manager Jul 2020-Aug 2021
Senior Project Delivery Manager in the PMO team to work on Trading BackOffice CRM development & CRM System Delivery
About Project: - Forex Trading Backoffice system implementations, country rollouts and product trainings to business team
Key Achievements
• Achieved a 20% increase in market reach through the successful delivery of CRM systems across multiple countries.
• Improved user adoption rates by 30% through end-user training, webinars, and hands-on sessions.
• Enhanced project completion rates by 15% by fostering strong Agile team collaboration and refining delivery processes.
Responsibilities
• Drive Agile delivery of payment gateway integrations, collaborating with cross-functional teams and third-party vendors.
• Oversaw project requirements, charters, and schedules, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical specifications.
• Developed project plans, Gantt charts, and project artifacts while overseeing a team of 15 project Engineers
• Conducted CRM training sessions and facilitated change advisory board (CAB) meetings to improve adoption and user experience.
• Streamlined product release iterations by coordinating with Agile teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
NTT DATA Malaysia
Role: Project Delivery Manager Aug 2018 - Mar 2020
Regional Strategic Program Delivery for Digital Transformation Projects from for various clients (Sales & Pre-Sales Team)
About Project: - Digital COE Strategic projects & programs with Emerging Technologies and leading clients Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX), BMW, DHL & FPG (P & G Group)
Key Achievements
• Streamlined product release iterations by coordinating with Agile teams, vendors, subcontractors and stakeholders.
• Successfully implemented multiple digital transformation initiatives across APAC, leveraging technologies such as Blockchain, Cloud, and DevOps, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency.
• Collaborated with sales and pre-sales teams to prepare RFPs, SOWs and coordinated with legal/contract teams to align deliverables with compliance requirements.
• Maintained project charters and schedules, Communication Plans by ensuring alignment between client expectations and internal delivery capabilities.
• Delivered comprehensive end-to-end digital solutions by engaging closely with customers, aligning AS-IS and TO-BE processes, and mapping out actionable strategies.
• Strengthened client relationships and improved delivery efficiency by preparing and presenting business case studies, KPIs, and digital strategy roadmaps.
Responsibilities
• Managed multiple client engagements and project deliveries involving various vendors and subcontractors across the APAC region.
• Partnered with sales and pre-sales teams to prepare RFPs and solution proposals, aligning delivery with COE teams' strategies.
• Conducted technical assessments and workshops to map current (AS-IS) and future (TO-BE) business processes, enabling strategic planning and execution.
• Monitored and tracked project progress, budgets, schedules, and risks to ensure delivery within scope and timeline.
• Collaborated with business and technical stakeholders to deliver tailored digital solutions, ensuring high customer satisfaction.
Standard Chartered GBS Malaysia
Role: IT Application Manager Oct 2013 - Dec 2017
About Project & Role - Digital Banking Projects (Private, Wealth Management & Investment Banking Domain Portfolio Services) Managed global teams to ensure successful system implementations, operations, and high-quality product delivery, digital banking operations, and product rollouts in private banking, wealth management, and investment banking domains.
Early Career History – Worked For US Banks & European Insurance companies through Consulting Firms
Held various consulting roles with leading global banks and insurance companies and gaining deep expertise in financial services and IT operations which became the foundation for later leadership roles.
• Jul 2012 - Jul 2013 - Software Consultant (DNV-GL Germanischer Lloyd) ,Malaysia, KualaLumpur
• Mar 2009 - Jun 2012 - Lead Analyst (IBM India Pvt. Ltd), India, Bangalore [CLIENT - Allianz Global INSURANCE – AGCS US]
• Dec 2007 - Mar 2009 - Software Engineer (Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India, Bangalore [CLIENTS – JP Morgan, Northern Trust]
• Feb 2007 - Dec 2007 - Software Programmer (Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd), India, Chennai [CLIENTS – Indian Oil Corporation]
