Katara Waterbender
Senior Project Manager
katara@teamavatar.pm
+33 6 12 34 56 78
linkedin.com/in/katara-waterbender
English (Native)French (B2)
Profile
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.
Skills
Méthodologies
Agile/Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall, Hybrid, PRINCE2
Management
Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Budget Management, Vendor Management
Outils
Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, Power BI
Domaines
Digital Transformation, Cloud Migration, ERP, Insurance, Government
Experience
- 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
- 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
- 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
Certifications
- PMP — Project Management Professional (2019)
- PRINCE2 Practitioner (2018)
- Certified SAFe Agilist (SA) (2022)
- ITIL v4 Foundation (2020)