Hello, I’m PANKAJ RUSIA, a results-driven Senior Project Manager with over a decade of experience leading global, multi-disciplinary teams through complex IT programmes. I excel at aligning business objectives with technology solutions, building strong relationships with C-level stakeholders, and delivering large-scale implementations on time and within budget. My hands-on approach blends PMO governance, Agile practices, data-driven decision making, and change management to drive measurable business outcomes. I thrive in fast-paced, multi-geography environments, leveraging tools like Jira and Azure DevOps to structure work, coordinate multi-phase initiatives, and ensure release readiness. I am passionate about continuous improvement, cloud migrations, data analytics, and GenAI-enabled transformations that enhance operational efficiency and customer experience. I enjoy mentoring teams and fostering collaborative, outcome-focused cultures across IT and business units.

PANKAJ RUSIA

Hello, I’m PANKAJ RUSIA, a results-driven Senior Project Manager with over a decade of experience leading global, multi-disciplinary teams through complex IT programmes. I excel at aligning business objectives with technology solutions, building strong relationships with C-level stakeholders, and delivering large-scale implementations on time and within budget. My hands-on approach blends PMO governance, Agile practices, data-driven decision making, and change management to drive measurable business outcomes. I thrive in fast-paced, multi-geography environments, leveraging tools like Jira and Azure DevOps to structure work, coordinate multi-phase initiatives, and ensure release readiness. I am passionate about continuous improvement, cloud migrations, data analytics, and GenAI-enabled transformations that enhance operational efficiency and customer experience. I enjoy mentoring teams and fostering collaborative, outcome-focused cultures across IT and business units.

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Hello, I’m PANKAJ RUSIA, a results-driven Senior Project Manager with over a decade of experience leading global, multi-disciplinary teams through complex IT programmes. I excel at aligning business objectives with technology solutions, building strong relationships with C-level stakeholders, and delivering large-scale implementations on time and within budget. My hands-on approach blends PMO governance, Agile practices, data-driven decision making, and change management to drive measurable business outcomes.

I thrive in fast-paced, multi-geography environments, leveraging tools like Jira and Azure DevOps to structure work, coordinate multi-phase initiatives, and ensure release readiness. I am passionate about continuous improvement, cloud migrations, data analytics, and GenAI-enabled transformations that enhance operational efficiency and customer experience. I enjoy mentoring teams and fostering collaborative, outcome-focused cultures across IT and business units.

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Work Experience

Senior Project Manager at Capgemini Sverige AB, Helsingborg (Sweden)
January 1, 2019 - Present
Lead and manage planning, delivery, and reporting across multiple cross-functional workstreams; drive enterprise-wide, cross-functional initiatives with measurable business impact; define scope, milestones, dependencies, and risk management plans; prepare executive status reports; coordinate governance across Product, Engineering, Solution Architects, DevOps, QA/Test, Business SPOCs, and Leadership; drive alignment and stakeholder engagement; ensure regulatory and security compliance; manage versioning, rollout planning (Cutover, Hypercare, release readiness); communicate release schedules and impacts; mitigate risks with contingency plans; standardize technical documentation and data migration; translate business requirements into testable features and validation scenarios.
IT Project Manager at Capgemini India
November 1, 2012 - December 31, 2018
Manage overall performance and delivery of cross-functional teams through full product lifecycles (vision, planning, implementation, release/deployment, maintenance); drive new development projects and liaise between senior management, IT, and business users; promote Agile Application Development; lead end-to-end data analytics projects; balance supply and demand by monitoring Enhancement Requests, Work Requests, and resource allocations; participate in governance forums to review progress; ensure self-organization and alignment with business requirements.
Sr. Business Analyst at Thought Focus Information Tech Pvt Ltd., Mumbai
October 1, 2011 - November 30, 2012
Streamlined end-to-end delivery of IT services within scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk; led project delivery following waterfall practices; ensured proactive problem, change, release, and deployment management; contributed to new use-cases and solution visions; promoted a collaborative, self-organizing team culture.
Business Analyst at Smith & Nephew Healthcare India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
February 1, 2009 - October 31, 2011
Gathered requirements via interviews, workshops, and analysis; rolled out MS Dynamics AX modules (S&D, F&O, HR, SCM) across India; analyzed Sales, Logistics, and Finance reports and built WEBI/SAP BOXI reports; developed test scripts for multiple modules; ensured Disaster Recovery readiness; assisted IT budgeting (Capex/Opex); trained users and supported hypercare post-Go-Live.
Business Analyst at VSG Inc.
July 1, 2007 - May 31, 2008
Analyzed business requirements and supported development and testing activities; contributed to project governance and cross-functional collaboration.
Business Analyst at Chateaux Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
April 1, 2006 - May 31, 2007
Analyzed business processes and supported IT initiatives; facilitated requirements gathering and stakeholder alignment.

Education

B. Com (Commerce) at Jiwaji University, Gwalior
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1999
MBA (MIS) at Vikram University, Ujjain
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2001

Qualifications

Certified Microsoft AI Digital Product Manager
January 1, 2025 - December 15, 2025
PRINCE2 Practitioner
January 1, 2021 - December 15, 2025
SAFe 5 POPM
January 1, 2020 - December 15, 2025
Google Cloud – Cloud Architect
January 1, 2020 - December 15, 2025
Google Cloud – Big Data and Machine Learning
January 1, 2020 - December 15, 2025
Agile Scrum Master
January 1, 2012 - December 15, 2025
ITIL Certified
January 1, 2011 - December 15, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Retail, Computers & Electronics, Media & Entertainment