Saad Ghouri
Program manager / Product Owner / ART Manager
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Senior Technical Program Manager | Senior Product Owner | Engineering manager | Certified SAFe® POPM/ASE/CSM | 11+ Years Leading Cross-Functional Technical Teams | Agile Transformation Expert | E2E Program Delivery |
Experience
● Master's in software engineering from Concordia University Montreal
● 11 Years+ experience combining program management, Engineering management, product ownership, project management and Software development in the sectors of Application Software, Infotainment/Web-based/ IOT / e-commerce / wi-fi management / RnD / EV Automotive
● 8 years+ experience as a Senior program manager / Program manager / Product manager / Project manager / Product Owner
● 3 years experience in Coding / Full stack development / Web development / Software Development
● Adaptability: Expert in transitioning teams from waterfall or Kanban to Scrum methodology / Scaled Agile methodology(SAFE) along with transitioning to Jira from different tools and coaching the teams to adapt to new methodology.
● Leadership: Positive leadership skills with emotional intelligence, people's skilled manager, goal-oriented key player with time management
● Conflict Resolution: Mediating conflict manager, cross-functional team collaborator, empowered to direct the teams to a decision.
● Problem-solving: Addressing challenges with innovative solutions after critical thinking that are scalable and adaptable.
● End to End delivery of program management, from Planning to leadership to management to governance to execution
● Process improvement :
- Process improvement discussions and establish a Software Process Governance Board based on lean values and principles using data- driven decisions.
● Developed and delivered agile and process training workshops (in-person and web-based)
● Communication: Clearly conveying ideas to stakeholders and teams during ceremonies and process.
● Certified in:
● Scaled Agile Product owner / Project manager (POPM)
● Scaled Agile Agile Software Engineer (ASE)
● Scaled Agile Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
● Foundation of Project management by Google
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
● Successfully managed 4 Scrum teams simultaneously, achieving a 30% reduction in project delivery time.
● Led the transition from IBM tools to Jira, resulting in a 25% improvement in cross-team communication.
● Enhanced forecasting accuracy by 20% through the implementation of standardized PowerBI reports.
Education
● Master's in software engineering from Concordia University Montreal
● Bachelor's in Computer and Information Systems engineering from NED University Karachi
