Bilal Ghani
Bridgeview
Summary
Accomplished IT Professional with a proven track record at McDonald's Corporation, expertly managing large-scale cloud infrastructure projects and leading cross-functional teams. Skilled in AWS and Google Cloud, adept at stakeholder management and Agile methodologies. Successfully enhanced product delivery and innovation, demonstrating exceptional project planning and execution capabilities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Product Manager
MCDONALDS CORPORATION
Chicago
09.2021 - Current
- Managed a budget of $5 million in collaboration with Slalom to develop GCP Foundations
- Oversaw feature development and product delivery, leading cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation and alignment with business objectives
- Directed resource allocation, project timelines, and stakeholder communication to drive innovation and deliver scalable, secure cloud infrastructure solutions
- Led the product migration of managed service providers from 2nd Watch to Amazon Managed Services, enhancing AWS Cloud support and account provisioning
- Defined and prioritized product requirements to ensure seamless transition, improved service delivery, and alignment with business objectives
- Implemented Agile methodologies utilizing Jira across Global Tech Cloud Teams to enhance collaboration, streamline processes, and improve project delivery timelines
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define product vision, strategy, and requirements for infrastructure needs in AWS and GCP, ensuring alignment with overall business goals and customer expectations
- Developed and prioritized product features to enhance cloud infrastructure capabilities, driving innovation and delivering scalable, secure solutions
- Conducted regular product and roadmap reviews and updates with stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment on GCP progress and future plans
Senior Project Manager
MCDONALDS CORPORATION
Chicago
03.2019 - 09.2021
- Managing the development and deployment of the Crew Access Management Software to over 20 countries
- Managing and supervising the activities of the Identity and Access team all through the development and implementation process of Global Access Management software that was being deployed globally to over 90 countries
- Initiative Lead on developing and deploying Value Creation Engine across multiple markets
- This initiative was one of the key programs that helped deploy offers and campaigns into the Global McDonald’s App
- Ensuring that Scrum process was utilized during development process by the project to increase functionality and reduce time constraint
- Utilizing project management software to deliver incremental functionality in sprints and ensuring that all operations coincide with budgeted cost and that they are in line with project requirement
Project Manager
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE
Deerfield
05.2017 - 03.2019
- Supervised the timely development and deployment of Walgreens Express chain wide within budgeted cost of 5M
- Managed all aspects of end to end projects within a budgeted cost 9M while providing the status report of projects to stakeholders and executives all through the implementation stage of the project
- Oversaw the project time line and coached scrum team on proper organizational procedures for ease of operation
- Supervised the operations of architects, scrum team and DEVOPS engineers during project activities to ensure retrospective, sprint planning and estimation
- Documented the progress report of the project team and managing risks to prevent escalation and supervised the activities of project team to ensure that individual roles were prioritized to shield distraction and reduce backlog
- Organized sprint planning meeting with stakeholders so as to deliberate on dependable plans for the sprint planning and grooming of products
- Supervised all project integration processes to ensure that they conform with the scope and timeline of the project and documented risks associated with each phase of the project structure
- Reviewed the performance and progress report of the project team and facilitated hands-off across functions within the project cycle while ensuring that all expenses of the project requirement are within budgeted cost
Education
Masters of Business Administration - Management Information Systems
Benedictine University
Lisle, IL05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Psychology and Minor in Economics
University of Illinois in Chicago
Chicago, IL05.2015
Skills
- AWS Practitioner Certified
- Google Cloud Certified
- Scrum Master Certified
- Product Owner Certified
- PMP Certified
- Jira and Confluence
- Technical Product Management
- Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Business Case Development
- Product Strategy and Roadmap Definition
- Agile Methodologies
- Cross-functional Team Collaboration
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Project Planning and Execution
Phone
- Mobile, (847) 219-3627
- Mobile, (708) 557-3559
Timeline
Technical Product Manager
MCDONALDS CORPORATION
09.2021 - Current
Senior Project Manager
MCDONALDS CORPORATION
03.2019 - 09.2021
Project Manager
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE
05.2017 - 03.2019
Masters of Business Administration - Management Information Systems
Benedictine University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology and Minor in Economics
University of Illinois in Chicago
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