Mir (Arshad ali) Talpur

Technical Project Manager

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Experience

Aug 2020 - Apr 2024
3 years 9 months
Karachi, Pakistan

Technical Project Manager

Kahoo Digitals Inc

  • Leadership & Performance Optimization: Led 50+ professionals from business and tech, blending servant and disciplinary leadership to drive AI automation, performance optimization, and efficiency.
  • Agile Transformation & Delivery: Championed Agile adoption across multiple teams, improving sprint delivery, achieving an 85% sprint completion rate and a 20% increase in development speed.
  • Product & Revenue Growth: Served as a Product Owner for a Banking App, leveraging Agile and Scrum methodologies to double sales revenue and GMV while scaling operations efficiently.
  • Financial & Process Optimization: Cut project costs by 15% through strategic vendor selection and optimized payments & subscriptions by integrating payment gateways and automating SaaS workflows, increasing conversion rates by 20%. Integrated cloud and CRM solutions (Salesforce, HubSpot), increasing uptime by 30% and cutting costs by 15%.
  • Stakeholder & Quality Management: Delivered key features 15% under budget, cut defects by 30%, and ensured a 98% bug resolution rate through XP, CI/CD, and strategic stakeholder alignment for seamless collaboration and impact.
  • Collaboration & Productivity: Improved team collaboration and workflow efficiency by integrating Jira, Confluence & Monday.com, leading to a 25% boost in productivity.
  • Technologies & Tools used: AWS, Azure, SaaS, Jira, Confluence, CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot), CI/CD, Payments & Subscriptions, Agile (Scrum, Kanban, XP), SAFe Product backlog refinement, User Stories, Sprints planning & execution.
  • Soneri Digital – Web | App – Soneri Bank Limited is a Pakistani bank based in Karachi with 1 million + active users.
  • Metro Store - Web | App | CRM – Online supermarket offering fast open-box home delivery, multiple payment options, and serving 1 million + active users.
Aug 2019 - Jun 2020
11 months
Karachi, Pakistan

Technical Project Manager

Sitgo Travels

  • TravelTech Suite – ride-hailing and travel management platform with 50K+ users across multiple cities.
  • Led a team of 25 across business, tech, and logistics, optimizing travel tech to enhance decision-making, reliability, and reduce response time by 20%, blending disciplinary and servant leadership.
  • Implemented Scrum and XP methodologies, improving sprint velocity by 30% and reducing project timelines by 20%.
  • Developed and launched a custom-built analytics dashboard, enhancing data-driven decision-making by 40%.
  • Tech used: Scrum, SaaS, Cloud, Jira, Automation, Payment Integration.
Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
1 year
Karachi, Pakistan

Project Manager

Isales.PK

  • Pakistan-based multi-vendor marketplace with 200+ vendors.
  • Managed cross-functional teams to build a scalable marketplace, cutting time-to-market by 30% and reducing development costs by 20%.
  • Optimized logistics and vendor management by implementing an AI-driven automation system, cutting return deliveries by 20%.
  • Tech used: Agile, Scrum, SaaS, Cloud, Vendor Management, Python.
Jan 2016 - Jun 2018
1 year 6 months
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sales Executive

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

  • Financial Services CRM & Sales Optimization – UAE-based banking platform serving thousands of retail and corporate clients.
  • CRM-based sales tracking, reducing follow-up times by 40%.
  • Tech used: Salesforce, CRM Systems, Data Analytics.
Feb 2013 - Sep 2016
3 years 8 months
Hyderabad, Pakistan

Senior Unit Manager

EFU Life Assurance

  • Insurance Sales & Performance Management – Pakistan-based insurance provider handling financial planning for 10,000+ clients.
  • Managed a team of 15+ improving overall sales productivity by 35%.
  • Tech used: CRM, Salesforce, Sales Analytics, Financial Services.

Languages

Sindhi
Native
English
Advanced
Hindi
Advanced
German
Elementary

Education

Jun 2020 - Feb 2022

SZAB Institute of Science and Technology

Master of Business Administration · Karachi, Pakistan

Jan 2009 - Dec 2013

University of Sindh

Bachelor of Business Administration · Jamshoro, Pakistan

Certifications & licenses

Agile Certified Practitioner PMI-ACP

AWS Cloud Technical Consultant

Certified Scrum Master

Google Project Management Professional

Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)