Oct 2023 – Mar 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid

Jul 2021 – Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid

• Oversee Configuration Management, Build, Deployment, Release Management, Infrastructure Automation, and Quality Assurance to ensure seamless project execution.
• Plan and deploy projects in higher environments, ensuring stability and compliance with release standards.
• Proactively prepare and share release schedules with stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment.
• Monitor and measure progress to guarantee on-time application releases that meet or exceed expectations.
• Effectively communicate key project plans, commitments, and changes, including requirements, QA plans, schedules, and scope adjustments.
• Manage cross-functional collaboration across teams in different locations to drive efficiency and successful delivery.
• Conduct Release Readiness Reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go Reviews to ensure smooth transitions between development phases.
• Generate and distribute weekly release reports to keep stakeholders informed.
• Negotiate, plan, and oversee all release activities, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum efficiency.
• Collaborate with multiple Project Managers to align project deliverables with business objectives.
• Maintain a well-structured release schedule for core services, ensuring synchronization across key partners and vendors.
• Continuously identify and implement improvements in the release process to enhance efficiency and reduce risks.

Jan 2019 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

• Plan and facilitate Sprint sessions aligned with client priorities, ensuring efficient execution.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks while resolving issues affecting release scope, schedule, and quality.
• Monitor and track sprint progress to ensure timely and high-quality application releases that meet or exceed expectations.
• Coordinate release content and efforts based on service request backlogs, pending service requests, third-partyapplications, and operating system updates.
• Effectively communicate key project plans, commitments, and changes, including requirements, QA plans, schedules, and scope adjustments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across different locations to streamline workflows and maintain alignment.
• Conduct key Agile ceremonies, including Release Readiness Reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go Reviews.
• Generate and distribute weekly release reports to keep stakeholders informed.
• Communicate release details and schedules to business stakeholders as needed.
• Maintain the release schedule for core services, ensuring alignment across key partners and vendors.
• Continuously improve the release process by identifying bottlenecks and implementing best practices.
• Lead and coordinate Go-Live activities, including deployment execution and checklist validation.
• Manage Agile Release Boards in Jira, oversee capacity planning, and generate Sprint Reports.
• Serve as the primary point of contact (POC) for all operational aspects within the organization.
• Escalate critical issues to the CEO when necessary and provide consolidated bi-weekly reports for executive review and approvals.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure that only relevant issues are escalated to senior management.
• Act as an in-house Agile and Scrum trainer, educating teams on best practices and methodologies.
• Implemented the OKR (Objectives and Key Results) goal-setting framework to enhance performance tracking.

Aug 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

• Utilized JIRA to transform requirements into user stories and Confluence for defect tracking, team collaboration, and meeting documentation.
• Created and maintained key Scrum artifacts, including the Product Backlog, User Acceptance Criteria, MVP (Minimum Viable Product), and MRF (Minimum Releasable Features) to support release planning.
• Designed high-fidelity wireframes and mock-ups using Balsamiq to visualize functional workflows.
• Managed shared resources efficiently, including system architects, by developing a structured Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring Agile best practices are followed.
• Created and tracked sprint progress using burn-down charts and sprint sheets to monitor team velocity and ensure timely delivery.
• Liaison between QA and Development teams, ensuring requirement clarity and comprehensive test coverage.
• Collaborated with multiple Project Managers to align project deliverables with business goals.
• Monitored development and testing teams' progress, proactively resolving blockers to maintain workflow efficiency.
• Captured and documented Meeting Minutes (MOMs) after client discussions, ensuring clear communication and alignment with the team.