Viji Krishnan

Background

About Viji Krishnan

PERSONAL STATEMENT Product Manager/ Product Owner with vast experience in managing product roadmaps, feature analysis as well as Business consultancy and Business analysis, recognized as being reliable, positive, autonomous and a good team leader. Extremely ambitious, goal oriented with a clear and concise vision of future objectives and eager to find a position offering long term potential with a structured, defined career progression. EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Experienced Product Manager/Owner for the Leading mobile consumer app in Africa for M-Pesa Over 4 years of experience in managing and leading product roadmaps for the digital Channel for the Best Mobile payment platform in the world – M-Pesa Certified SAFe 5.0 Product Manager and a keen advocate of Agile and SAFe methodologies through the product lifecycle Business Consultant experience working with business product teams worldwide Functional and Business Analyst with around 20 Years of experience working in Market leading organizations in the Financial services and Payment systems – VISA, Vodafone Mobile Payments (M-PESA) More than 55 months’ experience working for a leading bank in UK - HBOS plc as an Analyst Experience in managing IT projects through to deployment PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Certified SAFe 5.0 Product Manager professional with a large experience in working with Agile methods for over 4 years Certified PRINCE 2 Practioner with 85% score in the certification exams Process oriented professional with exceptional skills in Business analysis, system analysis, project management, system design, problem solving and in providing solutions Team leader with efficient and effective leadership and management skills on line management and project management Effectively managed teams of senior analysts in complex projects Good Self-starter, willing to take initiative and work independently Ability to liaise well with co-workers, management and external contacts Excellent English oral and written communication skills Adept at translating technical or professional material into layman terms Dexterous at juggling between multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment Good understanding of the SDM process involved in project life cycle Rated as a Resource that “Exceeded Expectations” of Work Profile at onsite for the past 4.5 years