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20+ Years of IT Delivery Leadership: My Story

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Nagarajan MaheswaranFollow

Senior Project & Programme Manager | PMP | PSM I | CSPO

Hi all ๐Ÿ‘‹

After 15 years leading IT delivery โ€” supported by a decade of hands-on technical experience โ€” Iโ€™m reaching out to this network because the best opportunities often come through people who have seen your work and impact firsthand. ๐Ÿ™

Iโ€™m actively exploring my next senior leadership opportunity and would sincerely appreciate any leads, referrals, or introductions.

What Iโ€™ve spent 15 years doing :

Across organisations, I repeatedly encountered the same underlying challenge: capable people, strong investment, but delivery not flowing as it should.

Not a people problem.

Not a technology problem.

A structure, governance, and alignment problem.

That is the space I work in.

  • ๐Ÿ”นBuilt or refined governance frameworksโ€” enabling leadership visibility and control
  • ๐Ÿ”นTransformed teams from reactive execution to predictable delivery (35% on-time improvement ยท 30% velocity gain)
  • ๐Ÿ”นReduced portfolio costs by 20% through commercial discipline โ€” not cost cutting
  • ๐Ÿ”นIncreased delivery maturity from 67% to 90%+ through coaching and capability building
  • ๐Ÿ”นEstablished internal development capability from zero โ€” successfully transitioning from vendor dependency
  • ๐Ÿ”นManaged stakeholders from delivery teams to C-suite, sustaining confidence through complexity
  • ๐Ÿ”นDelivered consistently in compliance-driven, regulated environments with zero audit findings
  • ๐Ÿ”นSecured a USD 1M engagement through executive presales โ€” Focused Recognition Award recipient

Not by adding more process โ€” but by fixing the structure underneath and bringing people along the journey.

About me

  • ๐Ÿ”น15+ years Delivery Leadership | 10 years prior technical foundation
  • ๐Ÿ”นPMPยฎ ยท PSM I ยท CSPOยฎ ยท PMI Generative AI Certified
  • ๐Ÿ”น$18M+ portfolios across FinTech, BFSI, Telecom, Energy & Digital Transformation
  • ๐Ÿ”นRoles: Project Manager | Programme Manager | Delivery Manager | Portfolio Manager | Scrum Master | Director

๐Ÿ“ Kuala Lumpur โ€” open to Malaysia, India, Middle East & Global Remote

๐Ÿ’ผ Full-time or Contract | Onsite, Hybrid, or Remote | Available immediately

Iโ€™ve spent my career delivering outcomes for organisations โ€” now Iโ€™m hoping this community helps me find where to deliver next.

If a role, referral, or even a conversation comes to mind, Iโ€™d truly value hearing from you.

๐Ÿ“ฉ nagarajanm.13@gmail.com

โ€” Nagarajan

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