Siya Agarwal
Skill Scoreⓘ
Novice (1/6)
38
Industries
Professional and Business Services
Product at CIBC Digital Innovation

Strategic thinker with a wide skillset and an appetite for learning.

Skills
Evaluated for and PM role archetypeⓘ
Performance by Category
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Top Skills
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Experience

Product Owner

  • CIBC
  • Full-Time
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Nov 2021 - Present · 7 mos

Work across two teams: one focusing on product strategy, and one on piloting new features
Product Strategy:
• Lead a team of UX designers and researchers on 4-6 week product discovery sprints to create new digital journeys using design thinking techniques. (e.g. HMW digitize the lending process for CIBC clients?)
• For each sprint, responsible for competitive research, business casing, stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, technology team coordination and overall project success.
Feature Pilots:
• Lead the development of new features (e.g. to split expenses) with a team of two designers and six developers, and pilot them with internal CIBC employees to test user value
• For each feature responsible for writing user stories, helping refine the user experience, developing measurable KPI’s, and coordinating launch and feedback

Analyst

  • CPCS - Solutions for Growing Economies
  • Full-Time
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Aug 2020 - Nov 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Performed quantitative and qualitative research and analysis to guide investment decisions across the public and private sector.
• Conducted stakeholder interviews with c-suite level executives to understand the status quo and new opportunities.
• Lead analyst for various projects: developed a dashboard using R Shiny to visualize the flow of 200+ commodities across Canada

Consultant

  • Arup
  • Full-Time
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • May 2019 - Dec 2019 · 8 mos

• Key contributor to a business case analyzing the strategic and financial benefits arising from a controversial development proposal.
•Mined insights for clients through various analytical tools: created mobility simulations using Simio and Massmotion to determine project performance and test proposal viability

Design and Planning Consultant

  • Dillon Consulting Limited
  • Full-Time
  • Kitchener, Canada Area
  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 · 4 mos

• Created Content for, facilitated, and analyzed data from public consultations workshops to identify key user frustrations and needs.
• Organized, designed, and facilitated design sprints between cross-functional teams (engineers, architects, and leadership)

Transportation Consultant

  • CPCS - Solutions for Growing Economies
  • Full-Time
  • Toronto, Canada Area
  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018 · 4 mos

• Lead author for a Transport Canada report on the multi-jurisdictional comparison of surface transportation options for rural communities; this included in-depth research and writing on existing passenger services, local policies, and the regulatory frameworks of regions across the US, EU, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Created multiple statistical models to calculate and compare costs of travel between different transportation modes.
• Assisted with various projects including; GIS analysis of traffic delay, stakeholder engagement via interviews, economic analysis of growth indicators, detailed review of policy briefs, and literature reviews for relevant content.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • University of Waterloo
  • Full-Time
  • Toronto, Canada
  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 · 4 mos

As a teaching assistant for PLAN 210: Urban Planning Design and the Environment, I;
• Facilitated and assisted in the execution of weekly design seminars; responsible for teaching students relevant design software, design concepts, and zoning requirements.
• Graded and provided feedback for student design projects.

Junior Lead Generation Specialist

  • Simply Green Home Services Inc.
  • Full-Time
  • Toronto, Canada
  • May 2017 - Aug 2017 · 4 mos

• Developed indepth knowledge of the lighting industry in order to successfully prospect potential clients and generate leads; accountable for meeting weekly sales targets.
• Applied for government rebates and drafted lighting proposals for clients using Microsoft Powerpoint and Excel.

Degree Programs

City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

  • University of Waterloo
  • 2015 - 2020

International Baccalaureate

  • Jakarta Intercultural School
  • 2013 - 2015
  • Dhirubhai Ambani International School

Licenses and Certifications

No Licenses or Certifications Found.