Balasubramanian Vimalanathan

Seasoned ICT Program Delivery Consultant and Operations Manager with 15 years of experience in ICT implementation and operational projects driving successful project outcomes across diverse industries Certified SAFe@6 Lead Agilist, Prince2 and Scrum Master with expertise in Data Management & Migration, Digital & Cloud Transformation, Business Process Management (IBM BPM), Regulatory (AML), Infrastructure, Security and Automation Spearheaded enterprise-level Agile transformations by launching and facilitating 4 Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and leading 2 Program Increment (PI) planning events, resulting in a 30% increase in delivery throughput and improved value realization of 10+ features through better dependency alignment and flow optimization Championed adoption of lean-agile practices across 5 cross-functional squads, implementing value stream-aligned roadmaps and Big Picture to enhance transparency, live delivery tracking and cost visibility for all key stakeholders Delivered 20+ complex ICT projects across Data, Digital, Infra and Automation with zero Sev 1/2 production issues, leveraging SAFe and Scrum frameworks to drive predictability, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction Achieved 20% budget savings and prevented a $6M AUD support penalty by optimizing delivery strategy, resource allocation, and contract management Directed a full-cycle enterprise data modernization initiative, increasing operational efficiency and user satisfaction by 25%, from discovery, opportunity identification through to hyper-care Contributed to a nationwide Google Cloud migration of 300+ business applications, deploying Chrome devices to 2,000+ users, ensuring business continuity and reducing hardware support overhead Established a centralized digital mobile automation lab (SeeTest) to improve mobile quality assurance coverage, accelerating time-to-release and reducing test leakage Consistently exceeded expectations by managing scope, cost, and schedule for IT and business digital projects, ensuring outcomes aligned with strategic goals Managed vendor contracts, SoWs, and performance SLAs across offshore and onshore delivery models, enhancing vendor alignment and mitigating delivery risks Applied agile governance frameworks to proactively manage risk, dependencies, and change, ensuring seamless program execution across multiple business units

• SAFe@6 - Lead Agilist
• Agile CSM
• PRINCE2
• AI in Project Management
• Data Engineering with DBT
• Introduction to Identity and Access Management
• ITIL@4 Foundation course
• Rational Functional Tester
• Teradata

• SIEMENS AMS - RAIL, Release Train Engineer (RTE) & Delivery Lead - Products and Projects, 06/01/23, Present, Delivered the Next Gen products - Vehicle Equipment Systems (VEMS) – Rail Measurements systems across multiple regions impacting 10+ rail operations.
• Coal Services - Mining Insurance – through Cognizant Australia, Senior Project Manager/Lead Scrum Master – Data Migration, 02/01/22, 04/30/23, Successfully led the first-of-its-kind insurance business transformation project, migrating Policy and Claims data to Duck Creek, ensuring seamless integration across three time zones, and reducing system downtime by 25%.
• Suncorp – through Cognizant Australia, Agile Project Delivery Manager – Master Data Management, 12/01/20, 08/31/21, Delivered Master Data Management program with zero Severity 1 & 2 defects, ensuring 100% quality and customer satisfaction.
• BHP – through Cognizant Australia, Senior Project Manager – Data and Cloud infrastructure, 06/01/19, 12/31/20, Delivered end-to-end management for BHP’s Cloud-based data platform, ensuring successful handover to the Run-Ops team through Service Now (SNOW) and reducing operational overhead by 15%.
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) – Sydney thru’ TCS, Solution Delivery Manager – Core Delivery Services - Agile, 06/01/18, 05/31/19, Delivered EP migration project on time, improving system availability and saving $1M AUD by optimizing scheduling and resource allocation.
• Woolworths – Sydney, Australia through TCS, Portfolio IT services Delivery Manager - Group Finance, Digital e-commerce & Customer Apps, 12/01/13, 05/31/18, Led end-to-end testing of Woolworths' digital e-commerce projects, delivering high-quality solutions with zero critical defects, supporting a $25M AUD increase in online sales.
• Lloyds Bank and Marks & Spencer - UK through TCS, Business Acceptance Test Lead, 02/01/12, 11/30/13, Managed end-to-end testing for stock position management across all stores, ensuring 100% real-time accuracy and a 20% increase in operational efficiency.
• CITI Bank – USA through TCS, Project/Test Manager – Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Data Centre Migration (DCM), 03/01/10, 02/29/12, Delivered AML project using Oracle Mantas tool to track and alert fraudulent transactions, increasing fraud detection accuracy by 25%.