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Vanitha Sivasankaran

@vanithasivasankaran

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I deliver strategic business and IT programmes across global financial, data, and educational organisations.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead strategic business and IT programmes, product delivery, transformation, and Agile initiatives with global, cross-functional teams.

PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) ® and Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) ® with 14 years experience in spearheading the Strategic Business and IT projects across IT industry, in my tenure of 20+ yrs.

I bridge complex software engineering frameworks with tier-one corporate governance. Backed by 20+ years of IT delivery lifecycle management, I specialize in executing high-stakes strategic initiatives across Corporate & Investment Banking, Regulatory Reporting Compliance, and Financial Market Data Infrastructure.

My expertise lies in driving complex product transformations from inception to market readiness, scaling Agile squad frameworks, and navigating multi-tiered international stakeholder matrices across EMEA, APAC, and the US.

Currently acting as an Portfolio & Program Consultant, I parachute into cross-border enterprises to rescue project governance, lead large-scale digital transformations, and align product delivery pipelines with shifting regulatory frameworks (including DORA, MiFID-II, EMIR, and SFTR).

Core Competencies:

• Full Life Cycle Project Management • Strategic Business & IT Initiatives

• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) • Product Lifecycle Management IPLM)

• Agile (Scrum) Practitioner & Advocate. • Efficient Project & Portfolio Reporting

• Vendor & Stakeholder Management • Project Impact/Change Management

• Intuitive and strong Team Leader • International & multicultural exposure

• Extensive experience in Financial sector

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Project/Program Delivery Manager

Current

London Stock Exchange Group

Jun 2023 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Part of a team of Delivery/Change Managers in the product-led Data & Analytics division 'Workspace', driving successful enterprise-wide implementation of key projects and programs from initiation to closure. Coordinated full lifecycle of project/program management involving global stakeholders.

Project Management Program Management Agile Scrum Stakeholder Management Governance Risk Management Financial Management Product Lifecycle Management Go To Market Strategy Jira Confluence Microsoft Office

Project Manager

Compliance Solutions Strategies

Feb 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Championed product development of Global Transaction Reporting for MMSR, MiFID-II, SFTR and EMIR regulations. Coordinated full lifecycle of software project management with global teams.

Project Management Agile Scrum Regulatory Reporting MiFID II

SFTR

EMIR

Jira Stakeholder Management Product Development

Strategic Project/Program Manager

International Baccalaureate Organization

Jun 2016 - Dec 2019 (3 years 6 months)

Orchestrated successful enterprise-wide implementation of key strategic projects and programmes from initiation to closure. Devised and executed innovative strategies for business and IT projects related to the Academic and Schools division.

Project Management Program Management Agile Scrum Stakeholder Management Risk Management Change Management data transformation Alfresco

MarkLogic

Project Manager

NN Investment Partners

Jun 2015 - Jun 2016 (1 year)

Spearheaded complex enterprise-level Business and IT projects involving stakeholders across several departments. Directed all aspects relating to effective change, risk, financials, and stakeholder management.

Project Management Stakeholder Management Risk Management Change Management Agile Release Management

Wiki

Senior IT Manager/IT Delivery Manager

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank

Jan 2011 - Apr 2014 (3 years 3 months)

Effectively maintained operations and detailed evolutions of three corporate back-office applications as part of the global information system. Acknowledged for full lifecycle of project management involving planning, execution, and monitoring of strategic projects.