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Yanis Chiniah

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I am a program and project management professional with global experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects.

About

I am a program and project management professional with global experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects. I specialize in optimizing organizational performance, promoting emerging technologies, and building high performance teams and structures. With my extensive background, I have successfully defined program objectives and ensured successful outcomes in challenging environments.

Over the years, I’ve helped online businesses grow their project management capabilities, led technology transformation initiatives in financial institutions, and built global distributed teams. I am passionate about driving digital transformation, managing client relationships, and fostering innovative solutions that deliver measurable results.

  • Joined June 2024

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • FrenchFluent

Industry experience

  • Professional Services
  • Computers & Electronics
  • Financial Services
  • Software & Internet
  • Education
  • Media & Entertainment

Projects · 1

Work experience· 27 roles

Program Manager & Operations Director/Consulting · Consulting/DCP Global/UPWORKJun 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

Helped online businesses grow their program & project management capabilities with a global workforce. Led and built a team of PMs while managing up to 1000 freelancers across 16 countries, increasing profitability from 10% to 120% within a year. Devised onboarding systems ensuring a 97% quality metric and scaled operations for innovative online education as a virtual COO. Improved customer interaction and resolution up to 90% with AI integrated platforms. Conceived program management for Tech security initiatives and restructured startup project operations for growth.

Program Manager & Operations Director/Consulting · Consulting/DCP Global/UPWORKJun 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

Helped online businesses grow their program and project management capabilities with a global workforce. Developed high-performance global and distributed teams. Grew, led, and built a team of PMs while overseeing and scaling up to 1000 freelancers across 16 countries for AI learning systems programs, increasing profitability from 10% to 120% in one year. Devised onboarding systems with training platforms ensuring 97% quality metric. Scaled operations and structured teams for innovative online education as virtual COO. Enhanced capacity management and customer turnaround with AI integrated support platforms. Contributed to technology program conception for security initiatives and assisted startups to restructure for optimal growth.

Program Manager & Operations Director/Consulting · Consulting/DCP Global/UPWORKJun 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

Helped online businesses grow their program & project management capabilities with a global workforce. Developed high-performance global and distributed teams of project managers and freelancers across 16 countries for AI learning systems programs. Increased profitability significantly and devised onboarding systems with quality training platforms. Scaled operations and structured teams for virtual COO functions. Increased customer interaction capacity and resolution metrics with AI integrated platforms. Supported tech security initiatives and startup restructuring.

Technology Projects & Governance Lead · Afrasia Bank LtdMay 2019 – Aug 2025 · 6 yrs 4 mos
Technology Projects & Governance Lead · Afrasia Bank LtdMay 2019 – Aug 2025 · 6 yrs 4 mos
Technology Projects & Governance Lead · Afrasia Bank LtdMay 2019 – Aug 2025 · 6 yrs 4 mos
Project Engagement Manager · Objectwise Consulting Group/ CIBC/ ScotiaBankMar 2018 – Aug 2025 · 7 yrs 6 mos
Project Engagement Manager · Objectwise Consulting Group/ CIBC/ ScotiaBankMar 2018 – Aug 2025 · 7 yrs 6 mos

Education· 8

Bachelor of Science · Brunel University2004 – 2007

Information Systems

Masters of Science · Royal Holloway University of London2007 – 2009

Business Information Systems

MSc Masters of science in Business Information Systems · Royal Holloway University of London2009
BSc (hons) Bachelor of Science in Information Systems · Brunel University2007

Certifications and awards· 16

PMP2027
PGMP2029
PMI ACP2027
PRINCE2 Certified Professional2027

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