Smitha Merry

 SMITHA MERRY Certified Scrum Master | Prince2 Certified Practitioner | Certified SAFe 5.0 Agilist Personal Details Contact: - E-Mail:- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/smithamerry/ Gender: Female | Date of Birth: 22nd Jan 1984 | Nationality: Indian Languages Known: English (C1 Level) | German (A1 Level) PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Focused professional worked as Program manager, Scrum Master, Business Transformation Expert, Quality Leader, and Strategic Consultant in various leading Security, Online Gaming, Entertainment and Auto-mobile industries. End2End Program Management of Agile Transformation, PMO, Leadership Engagement, Program Governance, re-alignment and excellent client connect. Expert in building and managing cross-functional and cross-cultural teams, creating and sustaining strategic partnerships, business Process Optimization, continuous Improvement and Innovation, Process Consulting. Demonstrated abilities functioning in a fast-paced highly competitive environment. Creating and implementing solutions in a variety of industries Extensive qualifications in all facets of the SCRUM, utilizing industry-standard methodologies and practices while providing strategic, operational, production support, and business to technology-related advisory services to the world's most prestigious companies Profound expertise in planning and managing projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage and bottom-line gains Monitoring team KPIs together with the teams in order to keep track of the teams` health status Deft in facilitating daily Scrum activities, sprint and release planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives Focused effective meetings with the Scrum process, sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews and user story refinement Works with PM/PO in sprint planning, back-log grooming, user story refinement and team alignment. Technically proficient in working with JIRA, Zendesk, SharePoint, Confluence, CMDBuild, MS Project, and NetSuite AREAS OF EXPOSURE Project/Program Management Agile/Scrum Methodology Strategic Planning Process Documentation Procurement Project Budgeting Quality Assurance Prioritizing/ Multi-tasking Process improvement Project Monitoring License Management Asset Management Asset / License Internal Audit Vendor Management Team Grooming EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Program Manager ► Pulse Secure, Bangalore Jul 2015 – Ongoing Defining Attributes: SCRUM Planning | Sprint Planning | Release Planning | Software License Management | Operational Leadership | Procurement | Vendor Management | Purchase Requisition | Ticket Management | Project Estimation | Budget Control Organizing and facilitating daily scrum, sprint and release planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives Closely working with product owner on backlog grooming to keep product backlog relevant and prioritized Ensuring acceptance criteria were agreed upon and stories were ready for sizing Scrutinizing all requirements to ensure smooth running of project under the allotted budget Monitoring team KPIs together with the teams in order to keep track of the teams` health status Organizing team building activity for positive team collaboration and motivation Advocating implementation and practice of agile methodology throughout project life cycle Effectively processing procurement request for all locations including budget approval from budget owner, Purchase requisition form, following up on PO approvals, order placement and vendor payment Procuring licenses, managing and renewals Working with Zendesk Ticket Management to assign, and monitoring tickets Carrying out quarterly internal audit and asset using asset management tool (CMDBuild) Maintaining and monitoring budget for projects Appreciated for effective resource planning, budgeting, operations management Executive Assistant to Director ► Allianz Technology, Pune Jan 2014 - Jul 2015 In the absence of Operations Manager, handled a dual role of EA to Director (Application development) and Operations Management, led a team of ~3 Admin and managed entire administration and various project presentations Managed Directors office, calendar management and presentations Maintained good relationships with business partners and maximized the synergy of resources Fostered the role of operations manager and managed entire project operations; appreciated for the contribution in PMO activities Strategically planned to ensure adequate staffing and resources are available for all deals and projects handled by the incumbent Set direction for the team, and provided guidance toward continuous improvement Proactively tracked project milestones, managed deliverable, monitored team schedules, and coordinated project meetings EA to Managing Director ► Ubisoft Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd Feb 2013 - Sep 2013 Managed MD’s office, calendar management and presentations Participate in setting the strategic directions for departments, to ensure the overall project success Collects and analyse data, prepared scheduled reports, maintained program/project records and statistical information Ensured the implementation of policies and procedures across the organization and prepared reports on achievements EA to VP-Engineering ► General Motors India Pvt Ltd Jul 2011 - Oct 2012 Worked on calendar management, travel management, presentation and MIS Branch Manager ► SEARCH Architecture and Landscape Jul 2010 - Jul 2011 Managed site operations, recruitment and vendor Ensured all HR and company policies are followed and maintained high level of discipline Team Lead - Online Marketing & User Operations ► Connect Films Media Pvt. Ltd Jul 2008 - Jan 2010 Led a team of 12 and attained performance improvement, productivity, efficiency of departmental and organizational operations Handled ground events for the company branding and promotions SCHOLASTIC & ACCREDITATION Bachelor of Computer Applications, Nagpur University, India (2006) Certifications Certified SAFe 5.0 Agilist Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance (Valid upto Apr 2021) Prince2 Foundation and Practitioner, PeopleCert