Abhijeet Singh

Digital transformation specialist with 5+ years of project management experience, driving Azure and M365 deployments to enhance user experience and business value. Skilled in Cloud Solutions, Stakeholder Engagement, Product Development, IT Strategy and Customer Success.

Work Experience

Project Manager, Level 59 | Microsoft | Hyderabad

  • ​​​Spearheaded a $15M digital transformation project of Azure migration and saved $1.5M through resource optimization, led a team of 7 consultants from across the globe and enhanced operational efficiency for the client.
  • Addressed an urgent resource shortage in a SharePoint Online migration project to support critical client-specific customizations. Quickly coordinated with external teams to prioritize onboarding of a partner resource, successfully preventing a potential 20% schedule delay.
  • Designed an automated cost overrun analysis system for the QA team, which reduced manual data processing by 80%, and enabled automated root cause analysis, enhancing strategic insights and decision-making.
  • Avoided $10M revenue leakage by developing a Project Hygiene Review tool and resolving 300+ risks. Defined API parameters to fetch live project data, developed user personas, crafted user stories, & wireframes, and conducted UAT to ensure usability.

 

Project Manager, Level 58 | Microsoft | Hyderabad

  • Mitigated a resource gap in a sustainability project for a strategic Microsoft account caused by organizational changes, securing key replacements from vendors within two weeks and preventing a $1.5M revenue loss while keeping the project on track.
  • Implemented a communication strategy for a healthcare conglomerate with siloed business units, managing multiple stakeholders to lead an M365 implementation that migrated 25,000+ employee mailboxes to cloud-based Exchange servers.
  • Prevented $120K revenue loss from early closure of project by recommending client to adopt Azure directory, among multiple alternate proposals aligned with their strategic objectives by collaborating with technical and sales teams.
  • Developed and led Centre of Excellence portal using Yammer, Azure DevOps, and Power Automate to train Generative AI chatbot, reducing support tickets by 20% and speeding up query resolution with 100+ queries addressed in two months.
  • Led Microsoft Teams change management project by troubleshooting through persona-based surveys of the client’s top/mid-tier leadership, conducting workshops, and assigning help desk champions, achieving a 20% increase in adoption.  
  • Managed the creation of an INCLUSION LAB for Unilever, supporting research that led to the trial of the world’s first deodorant designed for people with disabilities.

 

Associate Project Manager, Level 57 | Microsoft | Hyderabad                       

  • Handled mid-level ($1M - $2M) engagements with focus on supporting the senior project managers. 
  • Conducted thorough research on financials and increased vendor adoption to increase project margins by 25% in a SharePoint implementation project for a large banking client. 
  • Led multiple projects for implementing digital offerings like Microsoft Teams across Fortune 500 clients in Western Europe.
  • Partnered with senior leadership to identify and address common project risks, implementing proactive measures that reduced the overall issue rate in the domain by 15%.
  • Utilized Earned Value Method (EVM) to identify budget and timeline risks in a Time and Material project, prompting the Steering Committee to apply schedule compression techniques, preventing 2 months of delay in the project completion.

 

Assistant Manager | Aon | Gurugram                         

  • Managed multiple accounts for Sector Skill Councils, proactively managing risks and handling escalations to deliver smoothly.
  • Coordinated with vendors and internal teams, managing logistics and executing end-to-end delivery by rigorous planning for multiple assessments simultaneously across different remote locations for Sector Skill Councils.

 

Graduate Engineer Trainee, | ATV Projects India Ltd. | Mathura                 

  • Engaged with customers to gather project requirements and ensure alignment through status updates and steerco meetings.
  • Preparation of tool specifications, design computations, drawings, models, budget and forecast creation. 
Accomplishments

Making a Difference (Geo Award)

Recognized for exceptional management of strategically important projects during FY22 at IGD.

Outstanding Teamwork Award

Recognized for managing the transition period concerns during company re-organization in FY23 Q1

Outstanding Teamwork Award

For leading integration of audit portal to internal web app in FY23 Q3.

Promoted twice for exemplary performance

Promoted twice within first 4 years – Associate Project Manager to Project Manager (Level-58), and then Project Manager (Level-58) to Project manager (Level-59)

NASA’s Fourth Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition

Designed and built a lunar mining rover. Selected as one of five teams from India for NASA's 2013 Lunabotics Mining Competition at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Education

   B.Tech: Mechanical Engineering (2011-2015), University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra University

Certificates

PMP (from Project Management Institute)

PMI-ACP (from Project Management Institute)

Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) (from Microsoft)

Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) (from Microsoft)

M365 Fundamentals (MS-900) (from Microsoft)

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) (from Microsoft)
 

Co/Extra-curricular
  • Successfully completed NMDC Hyderabad Half Marathon 2022
  • Elected as a member of the Core Committee in ‘ProdX’ (club) and ‘PGPX Sports Comm’ (Committee) PGPX at IIM Ahmedabad (2024-2025) – College Level
  • 1st Runner-up in Badminton Doubles in GDC Games 2023 at Microsoft
  • 1st Runner-up in Badminton Men’s Doubles in Dvandv ‘24 at IIMA
  • Winner in Badminton Mixed Doubles in Dvandv ‘24 at IIMA
  • Participated in Diversity and Inclusion initiatives at Microsoft, organized awareness activities including artwork auctions, quizzes, raffles, and an LGBTQI+ marketplace in October 2022

Quick Look

  • Work Experience: 5.8 Years
  • Previous Roles

    Project Manager, Microsoft, Hyderabad

    Assistant Manager, Aon, Gurugram

  • Function : Project/Program Management
  • Industry/Sector: Technology
Work Experience

Project Manager, Level 59 | Microsoft | Hyderabad

  • ​​​Spearheaded a $15M digital transformation project of Azure migration and saved $1.5M through resource optimization, led a team of 7 consultants from across the globe and enhanced operational efficiency for the client.
  • Addressed an urgent resource shortage in a SharePoint Online migration project to support critical client-specific customizations. Quickly coordinated with external teams to prioritize onboarding of a partner resource, successfully preventing a potential 20% schedule delay.
  • Designed an automated cost overrun analysis system for the QA team, which reduced manual data processing by 80%, and enabled automated root cause analysis, enhancing strategic insights and decision-making.
  • Avoided $10M revenue leakage by developing a Project Hygiene Review tool and resolving 300+ risks. Defined API parameters to fetch live project data, developed user personas, crafted user stories, & wireframes, and conducted UAT to ensure usability.

 

Project Manager, Level 58 | Microsoft | Hyderabad

  • Mitigated a resource gap in a sustainability project for a strategic Microsoft account caused by organizational changes, securing key replacements from vendors within two weeks and preventing a $1.5M revenue loss while keeping the project on track.
  • Implemented a communication strategy for a healthcare conglomerate with siloed business units, managing multiple stakeholders to lead an M365 implementation that migrated 25,000+ employee mailboxes to cloud-based Exchange servers.
  • Prevented $120K revenue loss from early closure of project by recommending client to adopt Azure directory, among multiple alternate proposals aligned with their strategic objectives by collaborating with technical and sales teams.
  • Developed and led Centre of Excellence portal using Yammer, Azure DevOps, and Power Automate to train Generative AI chatbot, reducing support tickets by 20% and speeding up query resolution with 100+ queries addressed in two months.
  • Led Microsoft Teams change management project by troubleshooting through persona-based surveys of the client’s top/mid-tier leadership, conducting workshops, and assigning help desk champions, achieving a 20% increase in adoption.  
  • Managed the creation of an INCLUSION LAB for Unilever, supporting research that led to the trial of the world’s first deodorant designed for people with disabilities.

 

Associate Project Manager, Level 57 | Microsoft | Hyderabad                       

  • Handled mid-level ($1M - $2M) engagements with focus on supporting the senior project managers. 
  • Conducted thorough research on financials and increased vendor adoption to increase project margins by 25% in a SharePoint implementation project for a large banking client. 
  • Led multiple projects for implementing digital offerings like Microsoft Teams across Fortune 500 clients in Western Europe.
  • Partnered with senior leadership to identify and address common project risks, implementing proactive measures that reduced the overall issue rate in the domain by 15%.
  • Utilized Earned Value Method (EVM) to identify budget and timeline risks in a Time and Material project, prompting the Steering Committee to apply schedule compression techniques, preventing 2 months of delay in the project completion.

 

Assistant Manager | Aon | Gurugram                         

  • Managed multiple accounts for Sector Skill Councils, proactively managing risks and handling escalations to deliver smoothly.
  • Coordinated with vendors and internal teams, managing logistics and executing end-to-end delivery by rigorous planning for multiple assessments simultaneously across different remote locations for Sector Skill Councils.

 

Graduate Engineer Trainee, | ATV Projects India Ltd. | Mathura                 

  • Engaged with customers to gather project requirements and ensure alignment through status updates and steerco meetings.
  • Preparation of tool specifications, design computations, drawings, models, budget and forecast creation. 
Accomplishments

Making a Difference (Geo Award)

Recognized for exceptional management of strategically important projects during FY22 at IGD.

Outstanding Teamwork Award

Recognized for managing the transition period concerns during company re-organization in FY23 Q1

Outstanding Teamwork Award

For leading integration of audit portal to internal web app in FY23 Q3.

Promoted twice for exemplary performance

Promoted twice within first 4 years – Associate Project Manager to Project Manager (Level-58), and then Project Manager (Level-58) to Project manager (Level-59)

NASA’s Fourth Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition

Designed and built a lunar mining rover. Selected as one of five teams from India for NASA's 2013 Lunabotics Mining Competition at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Education

   B.Tech: Mechanical Engineering (2011-2015), University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra University

Certificates

PMP (from Project Management Institute)

PMI-ACP (from Project Management Institute)

Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) (from Microsoft)

Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) (from Microsoft)

M365 Fundamentals (MS-900) (from Microsoft)

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) (from Microsoft)
 

Co/Extra-curricular
  • Successfully completed NMDC Hyderabad Half Marathon 2022
  • Elected as a member of the Core Committee in ‘ProdX’ (club) and ‘PGPX Sports Comm’ (Committee) PGPX at IIM Ahmedabad (2024-2025) – College Level
  • 1st Runner-up in Badminton Doubles in GDC Games 2023 at Microsoft
  • 1st Runner-up in Badminton Men’s Doubles in Dvandv ‘24 at IIMA
  • Winner in Badminton Mixed Doubles in Dvandv ‘24 at IIMA
  • Participated in Diversity and Inclusion initiatives at Microsoft, organized awareness activities including artwork auctions, quizzes, raffles, and an LGBTQI+ marketplace in October 2022