Sarthak Singh
I'm an MBA student at XLRI Jamshedpur with 3.75 years of experience in Global Project and Portfolio management. I started my career at ExxonMobil, leading cost and schedule controls for upstream operations and managing multiple capital portfolio. I drove cost optimization initiatives, mentored junior colleagues, and was recognized as a top performer for delivering cross-functional results. My undergraduate years at NIT Jamshedpur, where I contributed to the Placement Committee and student leadership, shaped my orientation toward institutional impact. Over these years, I've strived to solve complex problems through structured analysis while building strong teams, believing that rigor and empathy together define effective leadership.
Work experience
45 months in total
- ExxonMobil45 months
Career highlights
Project Management Engineer - Global Projects, ExxonMobil
- Project Management Engineer at ExxonMobil with 3.75 years of experience in project controls, cost optimization, and portfolio management.
- Optimized $48M USD in costs by identifying opportunities and vulnerabilities early in execution across a $250M Brownfield portfolio in Canada
- Fast-tracked through ExxonMobil in 3 years; promoted from Project Controls Engineer to Project's Cost, Schedule & Controls Manager
- Skilled in enabling data-driven decisions using Power BI and SQL; built KPI dashboards & benchmarked projects against industry standards
- Mentored and guided young professionals; shaping next-generation project controls talent within the organization
- Standardized global executive reporting across 6 sites by building multiple interactive dashboards for site risk KPIs
- Primary Point of Contact (POC) for Senior Leadership team on the project's overall health and controlled budget status.
Achievements
- Early Career Milestone Certificate (2025), Exceptional Quarterly Performance (2x), Top 15 Performer (2023) at ExxonMobil
- Top 3% of batch at NIT; Highest SGPA holder for two consecutive semesters (5th & 6th); Branch Society Head
- Top 1.5% nationally in JEE Main; 1st Rank - Grade 11; Bronze medallist in GK Olympiad, Silver in Taekwondo
Certifications
- Strategy : Strengthened expertise in product vision, roadmapping, & aligning cross-functional stakeholder priorities - Product School
- Growth : Gained practical skills in product lifecycle, market analysis, and data-driven decision-making frameworks - Product School
- Acquired strategy, technology and leadership insights & functional acumen through structured externship program - AT&T
- Built capabilities in problem-solving, communication, and digital fluency - McKinsey Forward
- Industry oriented certificate for Project Management - L&T
