Abdullah Khan

About the Candidate

Resume | Abdullah Khan

Google Certified Project/Program Manager |Scrum Master | Banking | FinTech | JIRA | ADO

Objective: To be a part of your esteemed organization as a Lead Project Manager & Scrum Master in the Banking Industry with the aim of organizational and personal growth by having a good command of Agile product delivery, Project/Product Management, Scrum Mastery, Agile Coaching, Quality Assurance, Business Analysis, C/C++ programming, and JIRA/ADO tools.

Personal Details

Name: Abdullah Khan Family Status: Single Cell: +92-0307-5362989 Email: abdullah.sqe@gmail.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/abdullah526

Professional Summary

I am a Google Certified Project Manager, Lead PMO (Banking), and Certified Scrum Master with over 12 years of professional experience in the Information Technology and Business Industry including 8+ years in Agile Project Delivery, Product Management, Agile/Scum Mastery and 4 years as a Software Engineer/QA Engineer.
I have successfully delivered 2 Banking Products and both have millions+ customers.
https://www.dibpak.com/  | https://www.jsbl.com/about-us/
Responsible for planning, executing, and delivering complex IT programs and projects especially Banking that align with the business objectives.
Organizing and Leading 5 Scrum Events/Ceremonies along with managing project-related necessary documentation.
Lead and supervise strategic technology initiatives for valuable clients and work as a bridge between customers and engineering teams.
Responsible for getting customer input and information from key business stakeholders to design or redesign, develop, test, and implement complex B2C and B2B digital solutions spanning across web & mobile application products.
Oversee the end-to-end delivery process of projects, effectively managing project timelines, personnel assignments, function quality, development progress, and estimated risks.
Collaborating with Stakeholders, and cross-functional teams, managing resources, and ensuring the successful implementation of technology solutions to enhance operations and user experience.
Industries: Banking, Telecom, FinTech, Automotive, Oil & Gas, HealthCare, Government

Core Competencies and Top Skills

Organisational Development, Product/Project Management, Agile Project Delivery, Scrum Mastery Strategic Thinking, Team Building and Leadership

Professional Experience

Travel Destination Online (https://www.tdonlines.com/) | Eilago       Loc: Islamabad

Client: Dubai Islamic Bank (https://www.dibpak.com/)

Designation: Lead Project Manager & Scrum Master (Banking)

Tenure: Nov 2022 Till Date

Key Responsibilities:

Leading and Managing 4 Cross-functional teams, 2 as a Lead Project Manager & 2 as a Scrum Master having 25+ resources, and 2 junior Product Managers having 10+ resources.
Manage the project/product life cycle, from ideation to the closure.
Develop and execute the product roadmap, ensuring that all projects are delivered on time and within budget.
Define and monitor key performance metrics to ensure product success.
Identify potential risks and issues related to program delivery and develop mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on project outcomes.
Organising and Leading Scrum Events/Ceremonies like Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming/Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review/Demo, and Sprint Retrospective.
Lead agile workshops for both development and functional teams, as well as key stakeholders.
Generate regular status reports, dashboards, and documentation to track program progress and provide insights to senior management.
Increased the business and revenue of circa $1M. I also expertly managed an Opportunity pipeline with a $5M value.
Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s):
Revenue & Market Growth | Product Improvements | Forecasting
Research Analysis | Timely Market Launch | Market Share | Innovation |
Salient Banking, FinTech, Blockchain, Healthcare & Telecom products are:
https://www.dibpak.com/ | https://www.jsbl.com/
https://upayments.com/  | https://propchain.com/
https://www.carecloud.com/        |  https://www.ooredoo.qa/web/en/
Company: LMKR (https://www.lmkr.com/) Location: Islamabad

Client: JS Bank Limited (https://www.jsbl.com/)

Designation: Scrum Master & Project Manager (Banking)

Tenure: Aug 2020 – Oct 2022

Key Responsibilities:

Led and Managed 2 Cross-functional teams having 15+ resources.
Managed the project/product life cycle, from ideation to launch/closure including market research, competitive analysis, and user feedback to inform product strategy.
Develop and execute the product roadmap, ensuring that all products are delivered on time and within budget and performed Functional and UAT  testing.
Generate regular status reports, dashboards, and documentation.
NetSol Technologies Inc. (http://www.netsoltech.com) Location: Lahore

Designation: Project Manager

Tenure: Apr 2015 – Jul 2020

Responsibilities:

Led and Managed 2 Cross-functional teams having 12+ resources.
Manage the project/product life cycle, from ideation to the closure.
Develop and execute the product roadmap ensuring all projects are delivered on time
Performed Functional, End-to-end, Smoke, Sanity, Regression, UAT & Performance
Webkumpany Pvt Ltd (http://www.webkumpany.com/) Location: Rawalpindi

Designation: Project Manager & SQA Analyst

Tenure: Jan 2012 – Mar 2015

Responsibilities:

Led and Managed 2 Cross-functional teams having 12 resources.
Manage the project/product life cycle, from initiation to the closure.
Proposal Writing and Requirement Gathering, Creating Project Plan, Budgeting, Cost Estimation & Resource Allocation, and Performed Functional, End to End, Smoke, Sanity, Regression, Retesting, UAT, Load, Stress, and Performance testing.
Western Solutions Pvt Ltd Location: Islamabad

Designation: Software Developer Tenure: Jan 2010 – Dec 2011

Responsibilities:

Develop, Test and deploy web-based applications using ASP and C#.Net
Technologies and Technical Tools

Languages & DBMS: C, C++, C#, Java, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, ASP.NET, Robo 3T (NoSQL), SQL, MS Access, Oracle 9i, SQL server 2005/2008.
Tech Tools: JIRA, TFS/Azure DevOps Server, Microsoft Project Professional, Swagger (API), PAROS (API), Redmine, BrowserStack, Quirktools (Screenfly), Mantis, Basecamp & Redbooth, Selenium (C#), Test Complete and JMeter.
Education

BS(CS) Hon’s (PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi)
Certifications/Trainings

Google Certified Project Manager (Coursera)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM®) Scrum Alliance Licence: 001249394
Managing an Agile Team (University of Virginia https://www.virginia.edu/)
Managing Virtual Teams (Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/learning)
Agile Product Owner: Foundations (Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/learning)
Languages

English (Professional Proficiency), Arabic (Beginner), Urdu (Native).