Vikas Kumar

Project Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India18 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • 18+ years of project delivery experience
  • Expertise in Agile methodologies and leadership
  • Proven track record in AI and GenAI projects
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Project Delivery Manager specializing in AI-driven solutions and Agile methodologies.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical Project LeadershipAgile Project ManagementProject DeliveryProject Management

Other Skills

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Amazon DynamodbAIOSSAmazon S3Artificial Intelligence (AI)Azure DevOps ALMEnd-to-End Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementProject EstimationProject PlanningProject CharterRequest for Proposal (RFP)Project ManagersStrategic PlanningAgile Application Development

About

• Project Delivery Manager with 18+ years of experience, including 10+ years in Agile delivery and project leadership/Manager. • Led cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions across domains like Salesforce CRM, Healthcare, and Networking. • Managed end-to-end project lifecycles covering scope, scheduling, and resource planning. • Developed and maintained Project Charters, Playbooks, and Delivery Roadmaps. • Oversaw team staffing, mentoring, and performance reviews for distributed teams. • Track/Monitor Project/Program ceremonies and ensured on-time delivery across programs and portfolios. • Defined and tracked project budgets, ensuring delivery within cost constraints. • Monitored project estimations, capacity utilization, and velocity metrics. • Created Risk Registers and Mitigation Plans aligned with project goals. • Delivered status reports and handled escalations for internal and external stakeholders. • Good exposure on AI,RAG with Ingestion and Retrieval Pipeline and concepts, Chroma VectorDB ,Integrated AI tools like JIRA AI Assist, GitHub Copilot, and Salesforce Einstein to enhance delivery . • Conducted stakeholder workshops for requirement gathering and scope validation. • Tracked and improved Agile KPIs such as Sprint Predictability and Defect Leakage. • Managed distributed teams and collaborated with vendors across time zones. • Led Agile maturity assessments and drove organizational Agile transformations. • Communicated ongoing work, risks, and challenges effectively to leadership.

Experience

18 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
8 mos
Current Experience

Genpact

Senior Project Manager | Technical PM - Gen AI/ AI-RAG Development

Sep 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Lead cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade RAG-based GenAI applications using scalable AWS infrastructure.
  • Own end-to-end project delivery including requirement analysis, solution planning, sprint execution, quality review, and release coordination.
  • Collaborate with architects and data scientists to design and optimize RAG pipelines covering data ingestion, embeddings, vector stores, LLM integration, and retrieval accuracy improvements.
  • Track feature development, work closely with the Scrum Master, and proactively resolve impediments to maintain sprint velocity.
  • Coordinate with Product Managers, Technical Leads, and engineering teams to monitor progress, manage dependencies, and ensure effective resource utilization.
  • Implement project-governance practices including risk identification, mitigation planning, documentation, and adherence to delivery timelines.
  • Partner with leadership on strategic planning, upcoming deliverables, capacity forecasting, and process improvements for GenAI initiatives.
  • Ensure compliance with AI governance, data security, and Responsible AI standards throughout development.
  • Manage stakeholder communication by providing clear updates on status, risks, timelines, and future roadmap plans.
  • Drive Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives while maintaining Jira dashboards and project metrics.
  • Work with engineering teams to optimize prompts, retrieval logic, latency, and evaluation metrics for continuous performance improvement.
  • Support integration of LLM APIs, microservices, and AWS services to enable scalable and reliable GenAI deliveries.
  • Mentor teams on GenAI best practices, RAG architecture components, AWS tools, and delivery excellence.
  • Facilitate cross-team collaboration to streamline workflows, onboarding, and alignment across multiple AI workstreams.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Amazon DynamodbAIOSSAmazon S3Artificial Intelligence (AI)Azure DevOps ALM+2

Carelon global solutions india

Project Delivery Manager | Agile Delivery

Jul 2022 – Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Led cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions across domains like Salesforce CRM, Healthcare, and Networking.
  • Managed end-to-end project lifecycles covering scope, scheduling, and resource planning.
  • Oversaw team staffing, mentoring, and performance reviews for distributed teams.
  • Track/Monitor Project/Program ceremonies and ensured on-time delivery across programs and portfolios.
  • Defined and tracked project budgets, ensuring delivery within cost constraints.
  • Monitored project estimations, capacity utilization, and velocity metrics.
  • Created Risk Registers and Mitigation Plans aligned with project goals.
  • Delivered status reports and handled escalations for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Integrated AI tools like JIRA AI Assist, GitHub Copilot, and Salesforce Einstein to enhance delivery
  • Conducted stakeholder workshops for requirement gathering and scope validation.
  • Tracked and improved Agile KPIs such as Sprint Predictability and Defect Leakage.
  • Managed distributed teams and collaborated with vendors across time zones.
  • Led Agile maturity assessments and drove organizational Agile transformations.
  • Communicated ongoing work, risks, and challenges effectively to leadership.
End-to-End Project ManagementStakeholder ManagementProject DeliveryProject EstimationProject PlanningProject Charter+2

Ust global technology services (india) private limited

Consultant | Agile Delivery

May 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Project ManagersStrategic PlanningAgile Application DevelopmentMicrosoft ExcelInterpersonal SkillsProject Delivery+6

Hcl technologies

Senior Technical Lead

Aug 2012 – May 2021 · 8 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Led end-to-end project lifecycles at HCL Technologies, ensuring high-quality delivery and alignment with business goals.
  • Optimized resource allocation and conducted performance evaluations to improve team efficiency and accountability.
  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives) and ensured adherence to Agile best practices.
  • Identified and removed delivery impediments, enabling teams to maintain consistent sprint velocity and meet release timelines.
  • Guided development teams as a Technical Lead on solution design, code quality standards, and architectural decisions.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to drive collaboration, risk mitigation, and timely execution of project deliverables.
  • Fostered a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence across the project teams.
Project ManagementAgile Application DevelopmentMicrosoft ExcelRisk ManagementInterpersonal SkillsProject Delivery+8

Cognizant technology solutions

Programmer Analyst

Sep 2010 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Microsoft ExcelFunctional Testing

Quintegra solutions

Software Test Engineer

Jul 2007 – Sep 2010 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Microsoft Excel

Education

Sathyabama University

B.E — Electronics & Instrumentation

Jan 2003 – Jan 2007

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