Nadeesha Sajeewani

As an IT Project Manager, I bring a strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies. My passion lies in seeing projects cross the finish line on time and on budget. I can walk into a project that may have scope creeps and turn this around with my eagle-eye focus, planning style and commitment. It's in my DNA to bring teams together to conquer complex challenges. I'm a master of organisation, clear communication, and navigating change with a smile. I see roadblocks as opportunities to innovate and deadlines as a chance to deliver exceptional results. I'm not just about hitting deadlines, I'm about delivering the right results. Talented professional considered knowledgeable leader and dedicated problem solver. Brings 15 years of valuable expertise to forward company objectives. Attentive to detail with experience in coordinating projects, programs and improvements.

• ICT Manager, accredited by Australian Computer Society, 2023
• Gold award for Cost Rescaling Initiative: Dialog Awards 2017 (Strategic Support Initiative of the Year)
• Silver Award for IT Transformation Initiative: Dialog Awards 2015 (IT Project of the Year)
• Gold Award: Micro Service and Internal MIFE strategy: Dialog Awards 2015 (Innovation of the Year)
• On-time on target delivery: Suntel awards 2011
• On-time on target delivery: Suntel awards 2010

• Successfully kept IT costs to below 1.5% of total revenue for three consecutive years.
• Led the development and execution of IT investment plans, managing over $8 million USD in annual capital expenditure.
• Led the UAM (User Access Management) project to make it easier to manage user accounts across all Axiata companies. This saved everyone 10% of the time they spent setting up and managing user access, all while following security best practices.
• Led cross-functional team spanning six Axiata operating companies to achieve a Level 5 rating in enterprise project execution.
• Established clear communication channels, project governance frameworks and stakeholder management processes, improving business plan project completion. This led to a 10% boost in completing business plan projects on time, with reduced rework and overall smoother project execution.
• Planned a digital transformation strategy that identified and cut out unnecessary project tasks. This shaved 70% off the time it took to get products and services to market.
• Led team retrospectives to reflect on past projects and find ways to improve how we execute them. These improvements helped us achieve a high project completion rate and get nearly 95% value out of our capital expenditures (capex).
• Saved the company 18% on cloud costs by using better financial management (FinOps) and comparing our spending to others (cost benchmarking).
• Drove IT automation and improved efficiency by implementing robotic process automation (RPA) for over 40 processes and using artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML) in more than 20 projects within a year.