Bannhi Bhattacharyya

Overall 23+ years of experience and more than 12 years of experience as a project/program manager. Results-driven expert with a proven track record in project management. Proficient in developing and executing comprehensive project plans for cloud modernization programs, overseeing all phases of the project lifecycle. Experienced in co-create model and project coordination and collaboration, leveraging expertise gained through professional achievements and previous roles.

Program Manager - Cloud Modernization at IBM (2009-01 – Present)

• Led end-to-end cloud modernization program governance across MuleSoft platform migration, DevOps toolchain transformation, and Red Hat OpenShift (OCP) migration initiatives.
• Managed integrated program roadmap, milestones, dependencies, and delivery execution across multiple workstreams, teams, and vendors.
• Oversaw MuleSoft modernization including migration, API-led connectivity enablement, deployment strategy, and operational readiness (hypercare/AMS transition).
• Directed DevOps migration and CI/CD enablement, establishing standardized pipeline frameworks, release governance, automated testing integration, and deployment processes.
• Coordinated OpenShift migration activities including platform readiness, environment provisioning, application migration planning, and production rollout execution.
• Ensured alignment with enterprise architecture, security standards, compliance requirements, and audit readiness; drove closure of security assessment findings.
• Owned program RAID management, risk mitigation planning, and escalation handling to ensure timely issue resolution and delivery confidence.
• Delivered executive reporting and Steering Committee updates including progress tracking, budget forecasting, and decision support documentation.
• Led go-live readiness, cutover planning, rollback strategies, and stakeholder coordination through production deployments.
• Managed stakeholder engagement across business, infrastructure, security, engineering, and operations teams; ensured smooth transition to support and operations.
• Managed program financials including budget planning, cost tracking, forecasting, and variance control, ensuring spending aligned with approved funding and delivery priorities.
• Developed ROM estimates, Statements of Work (SOW), pricing models, and contract documentation for new initiatives and change requests, supporting commercial negotiations and approvals.
• Responsible for initiating project reviews, as well as aggregating and coordinating project reporting information into a program level communication / report suitable for management consumption and decision-making purposes.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with leadership and other stakeholders.
• Drive collaboration and accountability with Tower Leads, Service Managers, Global Operations personnel, and Suppliers to develop and implement projects in a complete and timely manner consistent with business needs.

Program Manager - Cloud Modernization at IBM - Alberta Health (2025-08 – Present)

Program Manager - Cloud Modernization at IBM - Delta Airlines (2022-10 – 2024-12)

Program Lead - CAST Center of Excellence (COE) at IBM (2019-06 – 2022-09)

• Responsible for managing scope, planning of WBS, tracking, change control, aspects of the various CAST onboarding.
• Working on Cloud Modernization projects for legacy applications in various accounts. Proposed, Solutioned and implemented SaaS based Highlight to leverage the features based on required use cases.
• Managing Cloud Migration and Modernization projects for various accounts.
• Implemented CAST AIP Integration with DevOps CI/CD pipeline.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with client. Collaborate with Client on Business Strategy and Future Roadmap on cloud migration.
• Initiating, planning, and implementing new CAST products like AIP Console, Highlight and Imaging in various IBM accounts.
• Conducting sessions for GTM, Account leadership and solutioning team across Geos.
• Bringing in value adds to automate CAST setup with One-Click Installation. Time of installation reduced to 60 mins from 3-4 days.
• Responsible in preparing different project management related health check decks and reports.
• Responsible to work in collaboration with IBM's Finance team and Procurement team for license procurement and renewal of CAST AMC.

Onshore Lead at IBM - Prudential (GI) (2012-05 – 2019-06)

• Responsible for managing Batch Monitoring Portfolio scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project.
• Progressively move all manual monitored apps to client defined monitoring tools.
• Understanding business process areas within the project and transferring the knowledge to team members during the batch monitoring initiation phase.
• Provide day-to-day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.
• Create & maintain knowledge repository/asset library for batch monitoring services.
• Work allocation for team member as per their skill sets and project requirements/time lines of the batches.
• Tracking of work Status and reporting the same to the Portfolio Director.
• Guide team for implementing value adds using Splunk and Autosys.
• Establish Quality Procedure for the team and continuously monitor and audit to ensure team meets SLAs adhering quality.
• Inform Stakeholders on delays on batch processing due to various factors such as delay incoming feeds, aggregate failures etc.
• Co-ordination and collaborating with other application teams to mitigate issues.

Project Lead at NIIT Technologies (2007-09 – 2009-11)

• Worked with Business Analyst in translating business requirements into Functional Requirements Document and to Detailed Design Documents.
• Lead analysis sessions, gather requirements and write specification and functional design documents for enhancements and customization; Analyze product impact.
• Present and defend project designs and architecture to clients.
• Coordinate and communicate tasks with developers.
• Ensure that development is performed as per requirements.
• Work with QA to create test scripts and scenarios for enhancements and customizations to the core project.
• Communicate activities/progress to project managers, business development, business analysts and clients.
• Develop implementation and test plans, build software acceptance criteria, coordinate and work with clients to oversee the acceptance and dissemination process.

Project Lead at NIIT Technologies - BRAVE-METZGER VERSICHERUNGSART (2007-09 – 2009-11)

Team Lead at EForce India Pvt. Ltd (2005-10 – 2007-09)

• Responsible for guiding project team in delivering solution to the customer.
• Deliver new and complex high quality solutions to clients in response to varying business requirements.
• Responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project using Agile-Scrum model.
• Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer. Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.
• Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and leading the efforts including programming and testing that culminate in client acceptance of the results.
• Continued support for production issues as third level production support specialist.
• Performance tuning, SQL query enhancements, code enhancements to achieve performance targets.
• Responsible for various QA relation report generation.

Developer at ITC Infotech (2004-08 – 2005-10)

Developer at Manjushree Infotech (2001-10 – 2004-07)

MSc in IT – Karnataka University (2006-01 – 2006-12)

GNIIT – NIIT (2001-01 – 2001-12)

B.Com – Calcutta University (1998-01 – 1998-12)