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Kamlesh C

@kamleshc

Senior Project and Program Manager delivering large-scale programs with operational excellence and stakeholder-driven outcomes.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior leadership roles managing large, multi-geography portfolios where I can improve delivery predictability, scale PMO governance, and drive measurable cost and efficiency gains.

I am a Senior Project and Program Manager with 18+ years delivering more than 40 projects and directing portfolios up to US$40 million. I balance people, process and tools to deliver first-time-right solutions and exceptional customer experience.

My experience spans Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid methodologies with proven delivery results — 98% on-time delivery across programs and managing global cross-functional teams of 200+ members. I have end-to-end P&L responsibility and strong financial governance experience including EVM, forecasting and variance analysis.

I established enterprise PMO governance frameworks, capacity planning practices that reduced resource idle time by 20%, and drove standardization using tools like MS Project, ADO, Smartsheet, Power BI and Tableau. I coach and mentor project managers to raise PMO maturity and adoption of best practices.

I hold PMP and PSM I certifications and seek roles where I can lead complex portfolios, improve delivery predictability, and partner with stakeholders to translate strategy into measurable outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Project Manager

Current

Nihilent

Aug 2021 - Present (4 years 7 months)

Directed full lifecycle delivery across a ZAR 150M program portfolio of 20+ concurrent projects, achieving 98% on-time delivery and reducing resource idle time by 20% through capacity planning and shared resource pools.

Program Management Agile Scrum Waterfall Azure DevOps Capacity Planning Financial Management Risk Management

IT Project Manager

Qualcomm

Jan 2020 - Apr 2021 (1 year 3 months)

Orchestrated 5+ projects worth USD 3.5M through full lifecycles, delivering 100% within scope and budget and achieving 100% milestone adherence across enterprise initiatives.

Project Management ServiceNow Vendor Management

Project Manager

Tech Mahindra

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years)

Established and governed an enterprise PMO for a USD 40M portfolio, implementing governance, RACI, RAID logs and OKR dashboards to improve portfolio transparency and delivery predictability.

PMO Portfolio Management Power BI Tableau Resource Planning Budget Management Stakeholder Management

Assistant Engineer

CQA Systems

Oct 2006 - Jan 2017 (10 years 3 months)

Coordinated program-level delivery for Ministry of Defence projects, enforcing PMO governance, vendor management and QA to achieve zero critical production defects and successful UAT/go-lives.

Vendor Management Quality Assurance RAID UAT Procurement PMO Risk Assessment

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Indian Institute of Management Raipur

Post-Graduate Diploma in Management, Management

Completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management with coursework in strategy, operations, and leadership to support senior program and delivery management roles.

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Bachelor of Technology, Electronics & Communication Engineering

Earned a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering with foundational training in electronics, communication systems, and engineering principles.