Rahul Sudame

VP of Engineering

Pune, Maharashtra, India26 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven leader in Agile methodologies and project management.
Extensive experience in Insurance and Financial Services domains.
Strong background in end-to-end software delivery and team management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Fintech and Insurance sectors with a strong focus on Agile methodologies.

Contact

rahulsudame@yahoo.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Program ManagementInsuranceAgile MethodologiesSoftware Project Management

Other Skills

AgileAgile Project ManagementAnalysisBusiness ProcessBusiness Process ImprovementCMMICertified Project ManagerChange ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipDigital TransformationGlobal DeliveryIT StrategyITILIntegrationJava

About

Rahul Sudame is Vice President - Engineering and Group Delivery Head of Insurance and IARS (Institutional Asset & Retirement Services) Business Unit at Persistent Systems Ltd. Senior Business Professional and Agile Thought Leader. He is a proven leader and Project/Program manager in the IT industry. He was Vice President (Corporate) and Director (Programs) at PMI Pune-Deccan India Chapter. Rahul is PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Project Management Professional (PMP) and ITIL Foundation certified. Experience in end-to-end delivery experience (planning, monitoring & tracking, scheduling, software analysis, design, development) for web applications using Java, J2EE technologies in various domains such as Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Retail, Virtualization, Content Management, ePublishing etc.

Experience

Persistent systems

4 roles

Vice President of Engineering, Group Delivery Head

Promoted

Oct 2025 – Present · 5 mos

Leading delivery & execution for Insurance and Institutional Asset & Retirement Services (IARS) business units and actively working with clients, teams and partners for achieving business outcomes.

Associate Vice President - Engineering

Promoted

Jul 2023 – Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

As Associate Vice President - Engineering (AVP) and Delivery Head (DH) of Persistent's Insurance Business Unit actively working with customers in Insurance domain. Working on expanding Persistent's capabilities & credentials in Insurance space by working actively with Customers, Delivery team, Enabling functions and Partners.

Program ManagementInsurancePortfolio Management

Senior Engineering Partner

Jan 2021 – Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Heading Insurance delivery unit and ensuring delivery of the expected outcome for our clients.

Program ManagementSoftware Project ManagementAgile Methodologies

Delivery Partner

Oct 2014 – Jan 2021 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Heading Insurance vertical globally. Handling multiple accounts and a BFSI Delivery Unit. Handling end-to-end business and project delivery activities for the organization. Taking care of customer communication, team engagement and other organizational aspects to deliver tangible value to the customers.

Program ManagementSoftware Project ManagementAgile Methodologies

Faichi solutions

Director Of Engineering & Agile Practice Head

Feb 2013 – Oct 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Pune

Handled entire Engineering organization as Director of Engineering. Worked on delivery and tracking for multiple projects. Also worked on Agile adoption within the organization and coaching for various other organizations on Agile transformation. Handled various aspects related with process maturity, program management, team building and other environment improvements etc.

Program ManagementSoftware Project ManagementAgile Methodologies

Pmi-pune deccan india chapter

Vice President - Corporate Relations

Apr 2011 – Mar 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

As Corporate Relations VP, I worked on strengthening the PMI Pune chapter's activities and building relations with various organizations in the region.

Program ManagementSoftware Project Management

Calsoft pvt. ltd.

Sr. Project Manager

Mar 2010 – Feb 2013 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Pune

Handled various Projects for Accept Corporation at Calsoft. Worked on successful adoption and implementation of Agile/Scrum processes. Also handled various projects related with Virtualization for multiple customer accounts. Worked on process improvement, strengthening project management practices, organizational initiatives etc.

Program ManagementSoftware Project ManagementAgile Methodologies

Pmi pune-deccan india chapter

Programs Director

Apr 2006 – Mar 2009 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

As Programs Director, I was responsible for organizing various event at PMI Pune chapter. The events include monthly seminars, special events like Professional Development Day, Annual General meeting, Cultural events & National conference on Project management - OnTarget.

Software Project Management

Ptc software india pvt. ltd.

Group Leader

Aug 2004 – Feb 2010 · 5 yrs 6 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

As a Project Manager/Group Leader I handled the Client Infrastructure related Projects in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) domain. I worked on managing the team, communication with various internal and external stakeholders, tracking various projects and technical tasks. Worked on Agile/Scrum environment transformation.

Software Project ManagementAgile Methodologies