Bhavana Savla
@bhavanasavla
Agile & AI Practitioner | Enabling Data-Driven Continuous Improvement | CSM | SAFe 6 Agilist | BFSI |Looking for Remote and Hybrid Roles
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a Certified Scrum Master and Certified SAFe 6 Agilist with close to 11 years of IT experience in Banking and Financial Services (BFSI), including roles at Barclays and BNP Paribas. I facilitate Agile ceremonies, coach teams, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement using Agile metrics.
I’ve improved sprint predictability by 20%, strengthened delivery visibility dashboards to surface risks and blockers early, and supported Scaled Agile adoption and change management. I also bring strong delivery and engineering depth—automating reconciliation work (30% efficiency), optimizing Informatica/PL-SQL (25% performance), and applying data-driven continuous improvement to high-compliance environments.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Facilitated SAFe ceremonies for 2 Agile teams (14 members), improving sprint predictability by 20% while strengthening morale and feedback loops. Removed impediments and optimized delivery metrics (velocity, throughput, cycle time) using delivery visibility dashboards to surface risks, blockers, and cross-team dependencies early.
Analyst / Scrum Master / Backup Team Lead
Barclays Technology Centre India
Jan 2013 - Aug 2016 (3 years 7 months)
Managed compliance-focused, data-intensive analytics and reporting for regulatory disclosures across geographies, improving sprint predictability by 20% and shielding teams from external disruptions. Applied Kanban to visualize workflow and manage WIP, and improved Informatica workflows/PL-SQL procedures to boost performance by 25% while supporting vendor onboarding of 11 resources.
Senior Software Engineer / Backup Scrum Master
BNP Paribas India Solutions
Sep 2010 - Jan 2013 (2 years 4 months)
Automated trade and cash-flow reconciliation across systems, improving efficiency by 30%. Developed SQL data models for 4GB+ daily datasets, supported Scrum ceremonies as Backup Scrum Master across Mumbai and Paris, and created KPI reports and weekly status updates for Paris-based stakeholders.
Optimized National Stock Exchange securities pay-in/pay-out processing, reducing cycle time from 15 minutes to 3 minutes. Automated Unix batch processes for GE Capital Fleet Management, reducing manual interventions by 40%, and supported end-to-end trade settlement analysis across clearing modules.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics
2003 - 2006
Grade: First Class with Distinction
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics, completed with First Class with Distinction.
Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic
Diploma, Digital Electronics
1999 - 2003
Grade: First Class with Distinction
Diploma in Digital Electronics, completed with First Class with Distinction.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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