Paresh Mahanta

PMP® Certified Project Manager with 3+ years of experience leading enterprise business transformation, PMO governance, operational transitions, and digital transformation initiatives. Delivered 15+ concurrent initiatives, managed cross-functional teams of 25+, achieving $100K+ annual cost savings and 560+ hours/month productivity gains through intelligent automation, Agile and hybrid project delivery, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, Lean Six Sigma, AI-enabled solutions, portfolio governance, and data-driven process optimization, consistently delivering measurable business value while driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and strategic organizational impact

Assistant Manager - Operations - Genpact India

(2023-07)

USA based Electricity Distribution & Utilities Services company, Project Manager

• Portfolio Governance & Stakeholder Management: Directed a portfolio of 15+ concurrent initiatives across Project Management, Contracts, Billing, and Quality control, managing a team of 25+. Governed stakeholder alignment across clients and leadership, including the Director of PM, VP of Contracts & PM, and senior PMs to align priorities, and drive delivery from planning to execution.
• Process Automation: Implemented end-to-end process automation using VBA Macros, Power Automate Desktop, and Cloud, and AI-based OCR/image recognition capabilities, eliminating operational bottlenecks, reducing manual effort by 65%, saving 560+ hours monthly, and delivering $100K+ in recurring annual cost savings.
• Process Improvement: Led cross-functional automation and process improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma (DMAIC, Kaizen, RCA) and Agile (Scrum, Kanban), improving workflow efficiency, reducing defects, enhancing data governance, and increasing reporting accuracy.
• Project Management Dashboard Ecosystem: Designed and deployed Smartsheet / Power BI dashboards with real-time status visibility, escalation paths, resource management and client-facing insights to strengthen governance, while contributing to a 97% project success rate.
• Performance Reporting & Contract management: Developed contract performance and win-loss analysis, project lifecycle trackers, and margin / exception monitoring frameworks, enabling early risk identification and supporting data-driven leadership decision-making.

Transition Manager - Japan based Motor Corporation

• Directed the transition of South Africa regional operations, partnering with Project Management stakeholders to oversee procurement, knowledge transfer, operational handover, and process continuity. Built and led a 3-member project team, managing resources, defining responsibilities, and delivering project objectives within scope and timeline.
• Designed a detailed RACI framework to align taxonomy and SOPs, clarifying roles and accountability, improving coordination, and delivering a 20% efficiency increase with a 15% reduction in errors.
• Developed workforce capacity & project planning to ensure effective manpower allocation across project tasks using value stream mapping.
• Coordinated with senior leadership stakeholders, including the Director of After sales, and senior Project Managers, to drive stakeholder alignment, support governance processes, and resolve project and operational challenges.
• Drove the transition and setup of procurement and inventory management processes, establishing standardized workflows and enabling efficient operational execution and decision-making.

Procurement Specialist - USA based - Waste Management company

• Transitioned in establishing a new role focused on vendor management, involving market research on potential waste recycling partners.
• Led vendor assessment and evaluation reports, coordinated client approvals, initiated outreach, and coordinated negotiation discussions.
• Managed onboarding activities by coordinating documentation workflows and handing off approved vendors to Accounts Payable.

M.B.A - IDM (Operations) - Symbiosis Centre for Management & Human Resource Development, Pune (2021-08 - 2023-03)

Mechanical Engineer - Mechanical Engineering - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (2015-08 - 2019-05)