saad ghouri

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 |

● 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.

● Master's in software engineering from Concordia University Montreal
● Bachelor's in Computer and Information Systems engineering from NED University Karachi