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I am Shamira Dias, a Senior Project, Program and Delivery Manager with 20+ years of experience leading complex, enterprise-scale technology and transformation initiatives across Australia, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the USA. I have a proven track record delivering high-impact programs across professional services, automotive, insurance, finance, logistics, and public-sector–aligned environments.
An pragmatically-minded Agile practitioner, I bring deep experience across Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery models, with a focus on governance, stakeholder leadership, and people-centric delivery excellence.
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Work Experience
Head of Innovation/Delivery Manager at Dutton Labs (Dutton Automotive Group / Sojitz Corporation)
March 1, 2023 - PresentLead the technology back office supporting Dutton Automotive within the Sojitz ecosystem, managing a blended offshore/onshore delivery model across distributed teams. Established and led a high-performing delivery organisation, optimising schedules, costs, quality, and resource utilisation across multiple projects. Govern enterprise delivery, ensuring alignment with business strategy and adherence to time, cost, scope, quality, risk, and benefit parameters. Own end-to-end project and portfolio P&L accountability, overseeing the full lifecycle from initiation to post-implementation support. Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating objectives into executable delivery plans. Manage system development, testing, release management, deployment, resource allocation, and operational stability. Support business growth through proposal development, solution evaluation, and RFP responses, fostering a collaborative, delivery-focused culture.
Head of Delivery/ Operations at TIQRI Pvt. Ltd.
August 1, 2018 - September 1, 2022Lead IT projects and programs end-to-end, optimising schedules, costs, resources, and outcomes in line with the company’s project management framework. Define, plan, and deliver IT initiatives that meet objectives, produce benefits, and comply with tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, and risk. Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating requirements into executable plans and ensuring successful delivery. Oversee project documentation, governance compliance, and financial management, ensuring budgets and resources are effectively monitored and controlled. Drive continuous improvement of business systems, processes, and IT standards while fostering a collaborative, delivery-focused culture to achieve strategic goals.
Head of Delivery/Senior Project Manager at Virtusa Pvt. Ltd.
August 1, 2015 - September 1, 2018Engage with ICT project stakeholders to communicate progress, ensure deliverables are met, and realise project benefits. Plan and manage IT projects, acting as the primary liaison between business and technical teams to translate requirements into actionable plans. Secure and oversee financial and human resources, monitoring budgets and allocations to ensure successful project completion. Develop and maintain project documentation, change control processes, and operational plans to track progress and ensure compliance. Coach and coordinate project teams, facilitating collaboration, decision-making, and resolution of conflicts to achieve strategic objectives.
Delivery Manager/Project Manager at Exilesoft Pvt. Ltd. (TIQRI)
May 1, 2008 - October 1, 2015Led end-to-end ICT project delivery across all lifecycle phases, managing risks, issues, scope, schedule, and costs to ensure successful outcomes. Planned and coordinated resources across concurrent projects, optimising schedules and ensuring governance alignment. Acted as a trusted advisor and primary liaison for stakeholders, maintaining strong consultative relationships across business and technology teams. Analysed business processes and system requirements to identify efficiency improvements, optimise technology, and support pre-sales and initiation activities. Produced and maintained project documentation, status reports, executive presentations, and managed project closure including financial close-out, asset transition, and post-implementation reviews.
Head of Support/Tech Lead/Software Engineer at 99x Technology Pvt. Ltd.
April 1, 2004 - December 1, 2007Served as Technical and Team Lead for a debt collection platform supporting 55 customers in Norway, ensuring system stability, regulatory compliance, and high-availability operations. Managed development, enhancement, and ongoing maintenance of the system, acting as the primary on-call support lead. Led cross-functional teams through the end-to-end project lifecycle—planning, development, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support—delivering technology solutions aligned with business objectives.
Education
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Computer Science at University of Colombo
June 1, 2001 - August 1, 2005Master of Business Administration at University of Sri Jayewardenepura
October 1, 2008 - October 1, 2010DBA at Asia e University
October 1, 2019 - April 1, 2025Qualifications
Scrum Master Certification
January 1, 2010 - January 27, 2026CIMA
January 1, 2001 - January 27, 2026Speed of Trust Certification
January 1, 2018 - January 27, 2026Industry Experience
Professional Services, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Government, Transportation & Logistics, Software & Internet
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