Shaju Nathan
@shajunathan
Experienced PMO and IT project leader specialising in global SAP and transformation.
What I'm looking for
I am a PMO and IT project management professional with a Masters in Technical Project Management and 13 years' industry experience delivering PMO, demand/release management and SAP S/4HANA projects across global organisations.
I have established PMO functions, governance, PPM processes and templates at blue-chip firms, led PMO for multi-million pound/global transformation programmes, and driven measurable cost and efficiency improvements.
My strengths include stakeholder engagement, risk and RAID management, project controls, MS Project and PowerBI reporting, and leading onshore/offshore teams through both waterfall and agile lifecycles.
I seek to apply my process improvement ethos, technical knowledge and leadership to deliver complex IT change, ensure compliance and optimise delivery across multifunctional programmes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Direct PMO for a global systems integration and upgrade project (£20M+), delivering project scheduling, risk mitigation, and standardized PMO practices while producing regular reports via Management Studio and PowerBI.
Delivered PMO and project management for SAP integration projects, managing multiple squads and third-party suppliers while producing steer-co materials, JIRA and burn-down reports and ensuring program health checks.
Sub Postmaster
Post Office
Dec 2020 - Oct 2021 (10 months)
Managed daily operations, finances, stock control and staff for a retail Post Office, improving business processes and implementing staff incentive initiatives to drive performance.
Provided PMO planning and controls for a global Windows 10 migration, delivering weekly status and cost reports, managing stage gates and compliance, and introducing improved controls and monitoring tools.
Provided PMO analysis and controls for an IAM cyber security project, integrated SAP with enterprise IAM solutions, tracked risks/issues to closure and centralized project information via SharePoint.
Global PMO Planner
Baker McKenzie
Jan 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year 6 months)
Supported global headcount reduction programme using Workday, establishing governance and reporting, capturing defects and ensuring risks and issues were tracked and mitigated across the programme.
Led global PMO for release and infrastructure demand projects (>£50M), providing governance, supplier performance management, demand process development and cloud cost control between Centrica and Cognizant teams.
Coordinated Windows migration, maintained milestone plans, managed resources in Clarity, produced financial and RAID reports and supported business engagement and change activities for agile transformation.
PMO Operations Manager
Allergan Aesthetics - AbbVie
Apr 2023 - Present (2 years 6 months)
Led PMO operations for an SAP S/4HANA data migration across US/EMEA/JAPAC, establishing PMO frameworks, governance, stakeholder/vendor management, and supporting change management and user adoption.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Newcastle University
Master of Science, Technical Project Management
Completed a Masters in Technical Project Management at Newcastle University.
Zenos Academy
Level 3 Diploma, ICT systems and principals for IT professionals
2010 - 2011
Grade: Distinction
Completed the Zenos Academy programme from September 2010 to February 2011.
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