Kumar Munuswamy

CEO

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India28 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 25 years of diversified IT experience.
  • Expert in Digital Experience and Engineering.
  • Proven leadership in Agile and DevOps transformation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Digital Transformation and Engineering across Fintech and SaaS industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital ExperienceDigital EngineeringTechnology CaptiveDigital TransformationTechnology CapabilitiesAgile TransformationDistributed Agile DeliveryApplication DevelopmentProduct EngineeringRe-engineering

Other Skills

AgileAgile MethodologiesApplication ModernizationCI/CDClient EngagementConsultingCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer SatisfactionDelivery PerformanceDevOpsDigital Experience PlatformsDistributed TeamsEmployee EngagementGlobal DeliveryIT Strategy

About

Kumar has close to 25 years of diversified IT experience in Digital Experience & Engineering, Product Development, Application Development & Support, Agile & Devops Transformation and Technology Consulting with organizations across the globe. He currently manages global delivery for Digital Experience and Engineering engagements with Banking and Financial Services(BFS), Healthcare(HC) and Life Sciences(LS). Prior to his current role, he has held several leadership roles such as Head of Technology Captive, Delivery Head for Business Units, client facing leadership roles, delivery head for large distributed engineering teams, product development lead, incubating and leading technology centers of excellences and development of platforms in the emerging technology areas Hands on in technology including coding, design and code reviews, code profiling and debugging. Passionate about creating high impact solutions, solving technical challenges, can deep dive into Architecture, design and code Specialties ▪ Digital Engineering – Digital Strategy and Transformation, Cloud Transformation and Modernization, Product Engineering, Cloud Native Development and Multi Cloud governance ▪ Digital Experience – Experience Strategy and Design, Customer and Employee Experience, Digital Commerce, Omni Channel (Mobile, Web Portal, AR/VR/Voice), Web and Enterprise Content Management ▪ Multi Service Engagements – App Dev, App & Infra Support and Contact Center ▪ Enterprise Agile & DevOps – Distributed Agile Delivery, Scrum, XP, SAFe & DevOps ▪ Technology Captive – Managed captives in Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) model ▪ GenAI – Developer Productivity, Prompt Engineering and Search ▪ Leadership – Incubation and building of Technology CoEs and Delivery Units. ▪ People and Talent Management – building large high-performance global teams ▪ Global work experience – North America, Europe & APAC including India

Experience

Cognizant

8 roles

Global Delivery Head - Cognizant Moment

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Managing global delivery for Cognizant Moment focussed on reinventing omni channel experiences in an AI-enabled world across industries
  • Experience Design, Digital Products and Platforms, Content, Commerce, Marketing, Modern Workplace, Salesforce and Contact Center

Vice President - Delivery - Digital Experience and Engineering

Promoted

Jan 2021Mar 2025 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Managing global delivery for Digital Experience and Engineering engagements with Banking and Financial Services(BFS), Healthcare(HC) and Life Sciences(LS). Focused on service offerings including Product Engineering, Application Development, Digital Experience Platforms , Legacy Modernization leveraging Cloud Native Full Stack Development (AWS, Azure, GCP & Pivotal), Omni Channels (Web, Mobile, AR, VR & Voice), Digital Commerce, Web Content Management, Enterprise Content Management, Digital Asset Management, Experience Portals, Digital Workplace and Collaboration technologies
Delivery PerformanceMarket AnalysisCustomer SatisfactionRegulatory RequirementsKey Performance IndicatorsStakeholder Management+3

Delivery Head – Global Captive Centre (GCC)

Jul 2018Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Head of Delivery for a Technology Captive Centre of a global product company focused on digital transformation and building new global digital products and platforms. Customer Experience Portal, Omnichannel E-Commerce, Interactive Content Platform, Unified Enterprise Applications (CRM, Financial & HCM), Enterprise Data Lake, Master Data Management and Analytics
  • Responsible for full spectrum of services including Product Engineering and Application Development, Application Support, Multi Cloud Infra Support, Quality Engineering and Contact Centre.
  • Cloud Native development & Migration, DevOps, APIs/Microservices, Cognitive Apps, Mobile App Development, Robotic Process Automation
Delivery PerformanceMarket AnalysisCustomer SatisfactionRegulatory RequirementsStakeholder ManagementEmployee Engagement+2

Delivery Head - Cognizant Digital Interactive

Promoted

Jan 2015Jul 2018 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • As a Technology and Delivery Head for Digital Interactive Practice played hybrid role focusing on managing delivery for large digital transformation projects and building Technology Capabilities in Digital
  • Managed several large digital transformation engagements leveraging Agile/XP/DevOps across industry verticals including Financial Services, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, Media and High Tech.
  • Incubated CoEs, built scale and managed technology delivery in Digital Interactive in the areas of Omni Channels, Collaboration, Web Content and E-Commerce specialized in Customer Experience, Web Content Management, E-Commerce, Portals, Mobile, Enterprise Content Management, Microservices
  • Product and framework coverage includes, Adobe Experience Manager, Sitecore, Episerver, Hybris, Oracle Commerce, Websphere Commerce, Magento, Liferay, Websphere Portal, Oracle Portal, Sharepoint, O365, Drupal, SDL Tridion, Native Mobile App, Kony, Appcelerator, Xamarin, Cordova, Swift Advanced Javascript Frameworks like Angular, ReactJs, Backbone, Ember, Enterprise Content Management products like Alfresco, Filenet, Documentum
Delivery PerformanceMarket AnalysisCustomer SatisfactionRegulatory RequirementsKey Performance IndicatorsStakeholder Management+3

Delivery Head – Advanced Solutions Group

Jan 2011Dec 2014 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Delivery Head of Cognizant Advanced Solutions Group (ASG), a niche group focused on strategic and complex Application Development, Product & Platform Engineering and modernization type of engagements for clients across industries
  • Managed several strategic Product and Platforms for customers in Banking & Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Telecom, Information and Media and Retail customers through differentiated delivery models and technology solutions
  • Conceptualized and built low code digital platform for Web and Mobile application development and Application modernization service lines based on Model Driven Architecture and Code generation frameworks
Market AnalysisCustomer SatisfactionKey Performance IndicatorsStakeholder ManagementEmployee EngagementApplication Development+1

Head - Agile CoE and Transformation

Promoted

Aug 2009Feb 2015 · 5 yrs 6 mos

  • Conceptualized and set up Agile Centre of Excellence (Agile CoE) with focus on Enterprise Agile Transformation, Distributed Agile delivery, Engineering Practices (CI/CD/TDD) and DevOps. Managed delivery of large scale distributed agile programs for the clients
  • Led Enterprise Agile Transformations, Established high performance cross functional engineering teams with DevOps in delivery centers across India
  • Thought leader in large Application and Product Development, continuous delivery approaches in distributed Agile/Kanban, new contract models like output based, transaction based and outcome-based pricing
  • Built 350+ Strong Agile Consultants – Focused on Consulting - Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, Agile Engineering & Devops Architects
Market AnalysisCustomer SatisfactionKey Performance IndicatorsStakeholder ManagementEmployee EngagementAgile Transformation+1

Delivery Director - Advanced Solutions Group

Promoted

Jan 2007Jul 2012 · 5 yrs 6 mos

  • Managed technology delivery for large and complex strategic App Dev, Re-Engineering green field engagements ($25mn-$50mn) with distributed teams in various locations in India and global delivery centers.
  • Played client facing roles as the lead Program Manager, Program Director for the large programs
  • Team Sizes ranging from 100 – 250+ members in emerging technologies
  • Industry covered – Banking & Financials, Retail, CMT and Insurance
Delivery PerformanceMarket AnalysisCustomer SatisfactionKey Performance IndicatorsStakeholder ManagementApplication Development+1

Technical Architect

Mar 2003Dec 2006 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Played hands on client facing Technology roles such as Application Architect, Enterprise Architect in the large green field App Dev engagements for the Banking and Financial clients in Emerging Technologies and Application Re-Engineering & Rationalization
  • Incubated and created solutions in new technology areas like Adobe Flex, Portal Servers, Web Content Management and Search Technologies

Oracle

Product Development Manager

Jul 1999Mar 2003 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Hyderabad Area, India & CA, USA

  • Managed Offshore Product Engineering team for Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) as part of Advanced Technology Group (ATG). Oracle ADF is a Java EE based rapid application development framework for building Oracle ERP products like Oracle Financials, Supply Chain and other E-Business products.
  • Played offshore product development manager for Oracle ADF team. Technologies covered Java EE, JSF, Java Script, Oracle Application Server and Oracle 10g
  • Played a role of Technical Architect in conceptualization and development of Oracle ERP products in the technologies spanning Oracle Developer, PLSQL and Oracle
  • Worked in Oracle HQ in Redwood City, CA and Oracle Application Development Center in Hyderabad, India

Tata infotech

Senior Systems Analyst

Jun 1997Jun 1999 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Played technical roles like Developer, Technical Lead and Designer in application development engagements for clients in North America and Europe
  • Technologies covered – Java, Visual Basic, Oracle Developer, PL/SQL & Oracle RDBMS
  • Elevated to roles from Developer to Tech Lead in short span on outstanding performance

Education

Indian School of Business

Leadership Development Program — Strategic Leadership

Jan 2013Jan 2014

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master's Degree — Software Systems

Jan 1997Jan 1999

PSG College of Technology

Bachelor's Degree — Electrical and Electronics

Jan 1993Jan 1997

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