Kavya K

PMO Specialist with 4+ years of experience in governance, portfolio management, and project delivery across banking and IT domains. Proven ability to drive project execution using Agile and Waterfall methodologies, manage risks, optimize resources, and deliver executive-level reporting. Strong expertise in financial tracking, stakeholder management, and process improvement, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business goals.

PMO Specialist at Kanini Software Solutions (2022-11 – Present)

• Established and maintained PMO governance frameworks, ensuring compliance across multiple portfolios
• Led project onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring smooth transitions and adherence to standards
• Monitored risks, issues, and dependencies across the project lifecycle, enabling proactive mitigation
• Delivered executive dashboards, reports, and client presentations to support strategic decision-making
• Managed client, vendor, and project documentation, ensuring audit and compliance readiness
• Utilized SAP Fieldglass for resource management, timesheet tracking, and vendor coordination
• Oversaw resource allocation and capacity planning across projects to optimize utilization
• Owned program financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization initiatives
• Standardized project methodologies, templates, and best practices across teams
• Managed cross-functional projects, ensuring delivery within scope, timeline, and budget constraints
• Collaborated with global stakeholders and project teams to ensure alignment with business objectives
• Ensured timely delivery of project milestones with defined quality standards
• Acted as a key liaison between leadership and cross-functional teams for seamless communication
• Tracked spend vs. planned revenue, providing bi-weekly financial insights and variance analysis
• Managed vendor operations, including timesheets, invoicing, and payment processes
• Facilitated stakeholder management and supported contract creation, agreements, and SOW validation

Transactions Analyst at JP Morgan Chase (2021-05 – 2022-10)

• Processed payment transactions with 100% accuracy meeting SLA targets
• Collaborated with stakeholders for seamless payment operations
• Improved turnaround time through process efficiency
• Managed end-to-end payment lifecycle support

Operations Analyst at Wells Fargo (2019-01 – 2021-05)

• Analyzed mortgage applications and assessed financial risk
• Ensured compliance through accurate documentation review
• Acted as SME, trained new hires, and audited processes
• Improved operational accuracy and reduced errors

MBA in HR & Finance – Bangalore University (2021)

BBA in Finance – Bangalore University (2018)