Niharika Mathur

Project Manager | CX Transformation | Research-Led Delivery

Bengaluru, India

#OpenToWork

About

• Project Manager with 4+ years of experience delivering end-to-end projects across CX transformation, stakeholder management, and cross-functional delivery environments. SDN-accredited and PMP certified. • Proficient in Agile delivery and requirements analysis to manage 2-3 concurrent projects within 3–4-week cycles, achieving 80% on-time delivery across banking, aviation, and energy sectors. • Proven track record of delivering 10+ client engagements on time using stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and Power BI reporting to drive measurable CX improvements in fast-paced environments.

What I'm looking for

project manager, service designer, Customer experience manager

Experience

Service Designer (Volunteer), Transformation

Padhai Se Aage (STEMverse TechLabs Pvt. Ltd.)

Sep 2025 – Jan 2026

• Mapped student and teacher journeys across STEM workshops and school onboarding, identifying offline-to-LMS gaps and redesigning NEP 2020-aligned modules for Classes 1-10. • Developed a retention strategy identifying 2-3 high-impact outreach moments and authored service blueprints across 10+ school partnerships to standardize and scale program delivery. Key metrics: 10+ school partnerships | 2-3 retention touchpoints | NEP 2020-aligned modules | Scalable delivery model

Service DesignCustomer Journey AnalysisRetention Strategy
Pluralsight Pvt Ltd

Project Manager, CX and Product-Service Transformation

Pluralsight Pvt Ltd

Sep 2024 – Jun 2025

• Led end-to-end planning and delivery of 1-2 CX improvement initiatives, managing scope, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment across product, engineering, and business teams within 3–4-week agile delivery cycles. • Translated qualitative research insights into process maps and implementation-ready requirements, enabling engineering teams to execute with clarity and eliminating ambiguity at the point of handoff. • Coordinated 3 cross-functional stakeholders across product, engineering, and business teams, ensuring milestone alignment and preventing scope drift throughout project delivery. • Led mid-project change management by identifying critical customer friction points and realigning delivery priorities, preserving sprint capacity and maintaining delivery momentum. • Implemented proactive risk mitigation by validating research assumptions before development, strengthening project governance and ensuring delivery reliability across the team. Key metrics: 1-2 CX initiatives delivered | 3–4-week delivery cycles | 3 stakeholders aligned | 100% engineering handoff adoption

Agile DeliveryStakeholder ManagementProcess Mapping

Project Manager, CX and Delivery

Ernst and Young GDS

Jan 2023 – Mar 2024

• Managed 2-3 concurrent consulting engagements across banking, aviation, and energy sectors, delivering 80% of projects on time and within scope across all engagements. • Delivered 5-10 structured project artifacts per engagement, including process maps, requirements documentation, future-state scenarios, and strategic recommendations informing leadership decisions. • Implemented a phase-gated delivery structure across discovery, synthesis, and delivery stages, coordinating 4-6 stakeholders per project and reducing rework by 20% through standardized handoffs. • Conducted market analysis and requirements gathering to support business model decisions, collaborating with cross- functional teams to translate insights into execution-ready concepts. • Managed parallel workstreams across distributed teams using structured documentation and reporting templates, enabling consistent communication and clear handoffs to senior leadership. Key metrics: 2-3 concurrent projects | 4-6 stakeholders per engagement | 5-10 deliverables per project

Project ManagementProcess DocumentationMarket Analysis
Tutroom Foundation

Project Coordinator, Education Service Delivery

Tutroom Foundation

Apr 2022 – Dec 2022

• Coordinated delivery of a zero-budget education initiative, defining program scope and structuring operations across 5 service streams including tuition, assessment, and student support. • Conducted requirements gathering and stakeholder mapping to clarify project scope, operational constraints, and delivery priorities across a dispersed volunteer team. • Led coordination across a distributed volunteer team spanning multiple geographies, maintaining alignment through structured documentation and progress tracking without formal PM tools. • Designed and delivered service blueprints and facilitation guides to standardize program delivery, enabling consistent execution across all service streams. Key metrics: 200,000+ beneficiaries | Zero-budget initiative | 5 service streams delivered | Cross-geography team coordination

Requirements GatheringStakeholder MappingService Blueprinting

UX Designer, Product Delivery

LivSYT by Devin Tech

Jul 2021 – Mar 2022

• Led iterative UX improvements across 6-10 product screens, running 2-3 agile delivery cycles and using Google Analytics insights to reduce user drop-off by 20% across redesigned screens. • Collaborated with product and business stakeholders to implement UX changes aligned with business goals, contributing to US client retention and new client acquisition in India. Key metrics: 6-10 screens improved | 2-3 agile cycles | US client retained | New client acquisitions in India

UX DesignGoogle AnalyticsAgile Delivery

Education

SRH Fernhochschule

SRH Fernhochschule

MA · Design Management

2026
St Xavier's University

St Xavier's University

PG Diploma · Film and Television Production

2019

Kamala Nehru College, Delhi University

BA · English Literature and Psychology

2018

Certifications

PMP

PMI.ORG

Mar 2026 – No expiry

PMP Certification

PMI

2026 – No expiry

SDN Practitioner Accreditation

Service Design Network Academy

Jul 2024 – Jul 2027

Design for Sustainability

University of Arts London

2022 – No expiry

Systems Thinking, Complexity Language

SDN Academy

2022 – No expiry

Service Design Practitioner Accreditation

SDN Academy

2022 – No expiry

Design Thinking, User Research and Service Design

Interaction Design Foundation

2021 – No expiry

Skills

FigmaConfluenceGoogle AnalyticsPower BIClient EngagementResearch-Led DeliveryCustomer Journey AnalysisProcess ImprovementArtificial IntelligenceSDLC GovernanceWaterfall DeliveryAgile DeliveryChange ManagementRisk MitigationScope ManagementRequirements AnalysisProject Planning

Languages

English (Native or bilingual proficiency)Hindi (Native or bilingual proficiency)