Hamza Akram
@hamzaakram
I am a Technical Project Manager driving agile, data-driven product success.
What I'm looking for
I am a Technical Project Manager with over nine years of experience in the software industry, progressing from full‑stack developer to team lead, Scrum Master, and project manager. I blend agile methodologies with product ownership to align technical delivery with strategic goals.
I have led cross‑functional teams to raise KYC identity success from 25% to 75%, improved signup completion from 39% to 68%, drove 85% OKR adoption, and migrated onboarding and dashboards to a low‑code, AI‑enabled platform while increasing user satisfaction by 42%.
Experience
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Technical Project Manager
Deriv
Nov 2023 - Present (1 year 9 months)
Managed Deriv web and mobile app, onboarding, MT5 and KYC teams; improved KYC identity success rate from 25% to 75% and raised monthly signup completion from 39% to 68% via A/B testing and UX improvements. Drove OKR adoption to 85% and migrated onboarding and dashboards to a low-code AI platform within a quarter to accelerate delivery.
Delivery Manager / Scrum Master
Contour Software
Jan 2023 - Nov 2023 (10 months)
Coached and coordinated 8+ delivery teams, managed release processes, and guided product managers to optimize backlogs and meet deadlines across cross-functional stakeholders. Implemented risk mitigation strategies and acted as liaison between delivery teams and upper management to improve delivery predictability.
Led agile coaching for five teams and influenced 15+ teams (400+ individuals), achieving 95% effective software delivery and improving user satisfaction by 42% through UI/UX collaboration. Organized dependencies among 10+ teams and chaired training for 30+ staff to increase organizational agility by 30%.
Managed agile execution across 15+ cross-functional IT and business teams, supervised Scrum practices, and increased team efficiency and predictability by 30% in 2020. Identified and resolved 30+ organizational impediments to support a successful Agile transformation.
Designed and built scalable service-oriented .NET systems for global deployment, refactored modules to improve performance and maintainability, and mentored junior developers to boost team productivity. Provided technical support and coordinated inter-team commitments for flagship product integrations.
Education
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Punjab University College of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Punjab University College of Information Technology, graduating in July 2016.
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