Cyrus Bulsara

CRM Product Owner at WaterAid

Cyrus Bulsara has over 30 years of work experience in various roles. Cyrus currently works at WaterAid as a CRM Product Owner. Prior to this, they worked at The Children's Society for 8 years, starting as a Data Services Manager and eventually becoming the Head of Data Services. Cyrus was also a Social Media Manager at Pursued by a Bear Productions. Before that, they held the position of Alumni & Fundraising Operations Manager at the University of Kent for 7 years. Cyrus Bulsara also worked as a Membership Recruitment Coordinator at London Cycling Campaign and as a Freelance Fundraiser for clients such as Action Village India and Helen Bamber Foundation. Cyrus started their career as a Marketing Officer at Action for Southern Africa and later worked as a Membership Executive at the Institute of Food Science and Technology. Cyrus'sfirst role was as a Development Assistant at Global Justice Now. Cyrus Bulsara's earliest work experience was as a House Manager at Ogwr MIND, where they managed a supported housing project.

Cyrus Bulsara has a comprehensive education history. Cyrus began their academic journey at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, where they pursued a BA degree in Philosophy & Psychology from 1988 to 1991. Cyrus furthered their studies at the same institution and obtained an MA degree in Social Ethics between 1992 and 1994.

To enhance their expertise, Bulsara pursued a PhD at King's College London from 1994 to 1997. Although the field of study for their doctoral degree is unspecified, it can be inferred that it is related to the social sciences due to their previous educational background.

Bulsara also pursued various certifications to continuously update their skills and knowledge. Cyrus completed a MS Access 97 Database Course at City, University of London in 1999 to strengthen their database management abilities. Additionally, they took the NEBS Introduction to Supervisory Management course at Hammersmith & West London College in the same year to develop their skills in supervisory management.

In recent years, Bulsara focused on acquiring certifications in the field of product management and agile project management. Notably, they obtained the Scrum Product Owner certification from The Knowledge Academy in August 2019. Cyrus also holds the AgilePM Agile Project Management Foundation and Practitioner certificates from APMG International, obtained in January 2018. Moreover, they possess the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certificates in Project Management from BCS, acquired in April 2017.

Furthermore, Bulsara engaged in professional development by completing a series of online courses on LinkedIn. These courses include "Agile Product Owner Role: Foundations," "Product Management: Building a Product Strategy," "Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap," "Leading and Motivating People with Different Personalities," "Scrum: The Basics," "Speaking Confidently and Effectively," "Agile Project Leadership," "How to Be Both Assertive and Likable," and "Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management." Cyrus completed these courses between 2021 and 2023.

Summarized education history for Cyrus Bulsara:

- BA in Philosophy & Psychology from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd (1988-1991)

- MA in Social Ethics from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd (1992-1994)

- PhD in an unspecified field from King's College London (1994-1997)

- MS Access 97 Database Course from City, University of London (1999)

- NEBS Introduction to Supervisory Management course from Hammersmith & West London College (1999)

- Certification in Scrum Product Owner (2019)

- AgilePM Agile Project Management Foundation and Practitioner certificates (2018)

- PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certificates in Project Management (2017)

- Various online certifications in product management and agile project management from LinkedIn (2021-2023)

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  • CRM Product Owner

    July, 2023 - present