Katara Waterbender

Senior Project Manager

[email protected] +57 310 456 7890 linkedin.com/in/katara-waterbender
DOB: 15/03/1990 Nationality: Colombiano(a) Status: Soltero(a)
Español (Nativo)Inglés (B2 — Upper Intermediate)

Professional Summary

PMP-certified project manager with 9+ years delivering complex technology and business transformation projects. Successfully managed $50M+ in combined project portfolios across financial services, healthcare, and government sectors. Expert in Agile, hybrid, and waterfall methodologies with a track record of on-time, on-budget delivery.

Professional Experience

Senior Project Manager

Accenture — Bogotá, Colombia
May 2021 – Present
  • Manage portfolio of 5 concurrent projects ($12M combined budget, 60+ team members)
  • Delivered ERP migration for government client — $8M budget, 18-month timeline, on time
  • Implemented Agile transformation across 3 client organisations (200+ stakeholders)
  • Achieved 95% client satisfaction score across all managed engagements
  • Established PMO standards and templates adopted across ANZ practice

Project Manager

Suncorp Group — Medellín, Colombia
Feb 2018 – Apr 2021
  • Led digital transformation program for insurance claims platform ($6M budget)
  • Reduced claims processing time from 14 days to 3 days through process redesign
  • Managed cross-functional team of 25 across IT, operations, and business units
  • Delivered 12 projects over 3 years with 100% on-budget track record

Associate Project Manager

IBM — Cali, Colombia
Jul 2015 – Jan 2018
  • Coordinated delivery of cloud migration project for banking client (500+ VMs)
  • Managed project schedules, risk registers, and status reporting for 4 workstreams
  • Facilitated weekly steering committees with client CIO and programme sponsors
  • Mentored 2 junior PMs through IBM's project management development programme

Education

Máster en Gestión de Proyectos

2017 – 2018
Universidad de los Andes

Licenciatura en Tecnología de la Información

2011 – 2014
Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Skills

Project Management · Programme Management · PMO · Agile/Scrum · SAFe · Waterfall · Hybrid Methodology · Stakeholder Management · Risk Management · Budget Management · Jira · Confluence · MS Project · Smartsheet · Change Management · Vendor Management · Resource Planning · PRINCE2 · PMP

Certifications

  • PMP — Project Management Professional (2019)
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner (2018)
  • Certified SAFe Agilist (SA) (2022)
  • ITIL v4 Foundation (2020)