Ajay Kulkarni

Background

About Ajay Kulkarni

Customer-centric Digital Leader with proven ability in building stakeholder relationships at Executive levels as trusted advisor and exceptional ability to resolve complex issues. Extensive experience in Telecommunications industry with successful track record in the delivery of complex agile projects in large Digital Transformations, Reporting & Analytics and AWS cloud. Proven experience in leading large cross functional agile teams. Key Competencies: • People Leader- Experienced in leading globally distributed internal and vendor crossfunctional delivery teams (40+ team size) across different platforms and portfolios while enabling high performing culture via clear goals, team empowerment, positive • Agile Project Delivery-Experienced in managing large complex cross-functional projects ($10m+) in Agile across multiple IT platforms and stakeholders. • Roadmap Planning- Accountable for portfolio planning ($20m+) by collaborating with the Product Owners, Engineering Managers, Business Solution Managers, BA's and Architects • Resourcing- Experienced in working with Senior Management, Vendors to augment teams and resource allocations to deliver commitments • Portfolio Reporting & Governance- Established Exec level reporting and governance structure for the portfolio • Financial Management- Highly efficient in Managing budgets along with ensuring any deviations in funding have correct financial controls implemented • Partner Management- Excellent in being a customer advocate while building relationships across organisations, open and flexible team management, high EQ to understand the concerns of people across different groups • Tools- Proficient in setting up JIRA boards and Kanban walls, Confluence, Sharepoint, Microsoft Teams, Plutora Experience Summary: • Delivery Manager, Senior Project Manager at NBN CO PTY LTD IT|2015-Current • Senior Project Manager at Telstra Corporation Ltd|2011-2015 • Operations Manager and Analyst at Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)|2009-2011 • Senior Business Analyst at Origin Energy |2006-2008 • Technical Analyst at Melbourne IT|2006-2006