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Ibrat Azad

@ibratazad

I lead digital banking platforms, roadmaps, and engineering delivery that increase revenue and reduce operational costs.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking a Senior Delivery Lead or IT Project Manager role in FinTech, Insurance, or Financial Services (Remote/Hybrid). I excel at leading dedicated teams to build high-impact product lines from concept to launch. Grounded in Agile delivery, I focus on driving real stakeholder value, software quality, and launching enterprise products I can be genuinely proud of.

At CIBC, I own product direction and multi-year roadmaps for core digital, data, and infrastructure capabilities across a $20M–$25M portfolio. I connect stakeholder needs with engineering capacity to drive a 20% increase in revenue.

I lead a 15-person cross-functional engineering pod through PI planning, sprint planning, and backlog refinement. I translate complex requirements into Jira Epics, Features, and User Stories while balancing technical debt, platform improvements, and new feature delivery.

I architected a modularization strategy that reduced time-to-market by three months and generated $8.5M in incremental revenue. I also led a $1.3M workflow optimization initiative that reduced operational costs by 20%.

Earlier at CIBC, I supported investment-product consolidation, vendor relationships, e-statement delivery, budgets, schedules, risks, and project documentation. I'm a PSPO I and PSM I certified project and product professional, completing my PMP in September 2026.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

IT Project/Product Manager

Current

CIBC

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 9 months)

Owns product direction and multi-year roadmaps for core digital and data/infrastructure capabilities across a $20M–$25M enterprise portfolio, driving a 20% increase in revenue. Leads a 15-person cross-functional engineering pod through quarterly PI planning and bi-weekly sprint planning, and manages 100+ release implementations.