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Work History
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Certification
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ProjectManager

Soumiya Gopinadhan

Melbourne, Australia

Summary

Project Management Professional with proven experience in delivering projects by establishing, implementing and maintaining a standardised project management system, including relevant processes, policies, and tools. Acted as the custodian of organisation-wide project management standards, templates, tools and processes.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager

Academy Xi
02.2022 - Current
  • Providing strategic oversight for project management and monitoring interdependencies across the portfolio, including liaising with department leads and ensuring the project management system integrates with, and delivers benefits, with all areas of the organisation. Developing, tracking and reporting on PMO KPIs
  • Contributing high level support and advice to the Leadership Team in portfolio prioritisation, reporting and tracking. Accountable for developing a work plan for the Project Management Office, as well as allocating and monitoring resources and achieving the outcomes of the PMO. Negotiating an operational budget for the PMO
  • Working collaboratively with all sections to implement a standardised and integrated project management system. Demonstrated flexibility in thinking and managed organisational change by adjusting strategies, goals and priorities.
  • Assessing the risk and opportunity of identified strategies, options and actions and developing solutions which overcome problems and setbacks in achieving goals. Showed due consideration of value-added future impact when determining the optimal and efficient use of resources
  • Facilitating the prioritisation process of projects, scoping workshops, post-implementation reviews and various other project-related workshops. Ensuring quality assurance and control in the project management system
  • Regularly evaluating the project management system processes, policies and tools to ensure it is fit-for purpose and seeking ways to continually improve its efficiency. Analysing project data and preparing project reports and dashboards for senior management. Facilitating the pathway to impact planning, monitoring and reporting process for projects.

Project Manager

The University of Melbourne
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Proactively managed a portfolio of projects to deliver professional and customer service-focused outcomes. Modelled strong service excellence and customer-service focus by engaging with customers and stakeholders. Delivered projects through collaboration with academic and professional staff, to achieve high-quality outcomes
  • Coordinated resources via schedules that are negotiated with managers and academic stakeholders. Ensured compliance with established quality standards while maintaining project timelines and project risks through the systematic utilisation of suitable. Project Management tools such as risk registers, stakeholder maps, and production schedules
  • Developed and maintained standards and protocols to ensure processes and systems are efficient and consistent. Used expert project management knowledge to develop new processes for work assignments that facilitate more rapid and consistent development and delivery of educational products and programs.
  • Designed and implemented communication and engagement strategies for projects to ensure all stakeholders are well-informed throughout the project lifecycle.

Program Manager

Melbourne Business School
01.2018 - 09.2019
  • Managed the establishment of new and complementary project and change management practices to support the design and delivery of flexible and accessible learning experiences and solutions in Executive Education
  • Developed and maintained program transformation solution schedules; identified and evaluated in-efficiencies and opportunities to innovate optimal project practices in the programs
  • Partnered with MBS stakeholders and led change management pieces to embed new practices into business-as-usual and engaged stakeholders on undertaking tasks, tracking progress, and implementing project plans in an efficient and tailored manner
  • Project managed all aspects of projects, ensuring that design, development, testing, and final delivery were completed on schedule, in the budget, within agreed resources, and met business requirements
  • Worked with project teams to seek early identification of problem areas, enabled prompt reporting, and facilitated corrective action when required. Identified and resolved project resourcing, schedule, and cost issues and when necessary escalated to the Associate Director of Executive Programs.
  • Liaised and worked with a wide range of stakeholders, at all levels, to ensure effective communication and manage expectations. Led transformative digital projects, alongside the Learning Solutions Manager, with a key focus on high-quality learning solutions. Created, tracked, reported, and communicated project status, issues, risks, and decisions for digital learning project plans.

Project Manager

HEC Paris
01.2013 - 11.2017
  • Managed the entire project life cycle of program development and implementation, including the development of initial scope documents, product evaluations, project setup, development and maintenance of project plans and ensuring all relevant project documentation were completed
  • Provided expert advice and support to the faculty to deliver top-quality teaching with a reliable, timely, and forward-thinking service and acted as the main point of contact in leading the strategy and building stakeholder engagement across the different degree programs in the school
  • Designed assessments for program elements, undertook the data analysis, and developed recommendations to inform planning and decision-making, to create an innovative student experience
  • Performed as the subject matter expert relating to program administration, to increase the quality, efficiency, and consistency of delivery across all programs
  • Developed and applied process improvements and standards across all the program activities including planning, scheduling, and delivery support to meet the required standards and set timelines. Acted as point of contact to ensure contract compliance and appropriate contract change management, where variations or amendments to faculty contracts are required.

Executive Assistant ( Sales & Operations)

V-KOOL Emirates
01.2008 - 03.2012

Senior Management Trainee

Geojit Financial Services
06.2005 - 12.2007

Education

Master of Arts - Economics

Mahatma Gandhi University
India
05.2005

Skills

  • Project Execution and Governance
  • Strategic Planning and Goal Setting
  • Documentation and Reporting
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
  • Team Management & Communication
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Process Optimisation
  • Data Analysis and Synthesis

Certification

Project Execution and Governance Strategic Project Planning and Goal Setting Documentation and Reporting Stakeholder Management Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Team Management & Communication Coaching and Mentoring Budgeting and Forecasting Process Optimisation Data Analysis and Synthesis, PRINCE2 - Project Management Professional AgileSHIFT - Transformational Change Program Agile Hybrid Project Pro (PMI) Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Design Thinking - IDEOU Roles / Responsibilities Roles / Responsibilities

Timeline

Project Manager

Academy Xi
02.2022 - Current

Project Manager

The University of Melbourne
09.2021 - 02.2022

Program Manager

Melbourne Business School
01.2018 - 09.2019

Project Manager

HEC Paris
01.2013 - 11.2017

Executive Assistant ( Sales & Operations)

V-KOOL Emirates
01.2008 - 03.2012

Senior Management Trainee

Geojit Financial Services
06.2005 - 12.2007

Master of Arts - Economics

Mahatma Gandhi University

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