About

Rakesh Sharma is a highly experienced Senior Project Manager at Cybage Software with over 14 years of experience in the information technology and services industry. He is a skilled project management professional with expertise in Project Lifecycle Management, Banking and Media & Entertainment. Rakesh has a proven track record of managing large, high-risk programs, multiple cross-functional tracks, and large teams. He has the ability to drive large-scale projects with high collaboration and leadership skills. Rakesh has experience in handling large growth/business process initiatives with huge industry impact across geographies. He has managed projects in India, Middle East, US & UK, and has close to 3 years of onsite experience in the Middle East (UAE). He has expertise in Requirement Gathering, Analysis, Quality Assurance Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) & Training and hands-on experience with industry-standard software development life cycle methodologies – Waterfall and Agile (Scrum). Rakesh is process-oriented and has expertise in CMM framework, delivering projects utilizing CMMi-5 standards through continuous improvement. He has experience negotiating priorities, scope, and resource requirements in the delivery of large complex development projects in a rapidly evolving business environment. He is very effective in communicating and collaborating with clients and cross-functional teams, naturally organized, analytical, and detailed-oriented. Currently, Rakesh is managing projects involving close to 40 FTEs for major Media & Entertainment clients at Cybage. Prior to this, he has worked as a Project Manager at Cybage and a Project Lead at Newgen. Rakesh holds an M.Tech degree in Information Technology from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. He has a strong tech stack that includes test, QA, and software engineering. Overall, Rakesh has 14.78 years of relevant experience and is a valuable asset to any organization.