Sankaranarayanan Melveettil Karuthedath PMP®, SAFe®, A-CSM®,PSM1

Associate Consultant

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 18+ years of experience in Agile coaching.
  • Led large-scale software and web development initiatives.
  • Expert in Scrum, Kanban, and scaled agile frameworks.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Agile Coach specializing in digital transformation and software development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Agile CoachingDigital TransformationAgile MethodologiesStakeholder ManagementIt Project ManagementTesting

Other Skills

Agile TrainingOrganizational changeScrum Transformation ProjectsEmployee TrainingQuality Assurance & ControlJIRAMicrosoft OfficePresentation SkillsHealthcare ManagementConflict ResolutionEmployee ManagementCustomer ServiceEnd-to-end TestingDefect TrackingTest Cases

About

“I’m an experienced Agile Coach and transformation leader with 18+ years of proven success guiding large-scale software and web development initiatives for leading organizations including Infosys, Accenture, and BlackRock. I thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments, helping teams and leaders embrace agility to drive meaningful business outcomes. My passion lies in partnering with stakeholders to shape and implement innovative technology solutions, optimize processes, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Skilled in Scrum, Kanban, and scaled agile frameworks, I excel at coaching teams, facilitating collaboration, and unlocking high performance at scale. I’m now seeking senior leadership roles where I can lead enterprise-wide agile transformations, enable high-performing teams, and contribute to digital evolution through strategic coaching and servant leadership.”

Experience

17 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 10 mos
Average Tenure
10 mos
Current Experience

Emirates nbd

Agile Coach

Jul 2025Present · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Agile CoachingAgile TrainingDigital Transformation

Emirates nbd - plan b ai

Agile Coach

Feb 2025Jul 2025 · 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

Agile CoachingAgile TrainingOrganizational changeScrum Transformation ProjectsDigital Transformation

Emirates nbd - plan b professional services middle east

Scrum Master

Sep 2023Feb 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

  • Coaching and promote ENBD Culture.
  • Ensuring agile practices are adopted by the team as per Agile Chapter guidelines.
  • Budgeting and Resourcing supervision.
Agile Methodologies

Accenture

Program & Project Management Associate Manager /Scrum Master

Oct 2021Apr 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Data center management and data governance.
  • Worked along with release train engineer to facilitate program level processes and execution, driven continuous development, managed risks and escalated impediments while also worked as a full-time scrum master for 2 teams.
  • Monitored project performance against plan using milestones, KPIs, and supporting metrics. Provided line-of-sight to Program and functional leadership to issues, risks, and required decisions across project workstreams.
  • Maintained consolidated resource and timeline views across project workstreams, ensuring effective resource allocation and delivery of key milestones.
  • Managed the tracking of top-level financials and provided guidance and structure for specific project cost management. Collaborated cross-functionally to identify opportunities to reduce costs, drive productivity, better leverage resources, and increase capital efficiency.
  • Train other Scrum Masters and serve as a mentor to new joiners as well experienced (iAspire Ambassador Initiative in Accenture).
  • Implement best Agile/SAFe Practices and decision maker on Project implementation with less guidance from management.
  • Worked closely with product owner to ensure strategic business objectives alignment to maximize project value delivered.
  • Improved Team visibility to build trust and win credibility with business stakeholders and leadership
  • Accountable for system integration, platform upgrades and migration activities
Employee TrainingStakeholder ManagementQuality Assurance & ControlJIRAMicrosoft OfficeAgile Methodologies+7

Infosys consultant for alshaya group

Scrum Master & Project Manager

Jun 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

  • Coached 2 Scrum Teams; guiding team members in a smooth transition from traditional model of
  • working to Agile.
  • Handled Active Sprint from initiation to its closure.
  • Generating and presenting multiple reports to stakeholders periodically which varied from the status update to the performance indicators of the team.
  • Organized agile workshop for the team members as well as senior management in order to help them to imbibe agile values.
Stakeholder ManagementMicrosoft OfficeIT Project ManagementPresentation SkillsHealthcare ManagementEmployee Management+1

Infosys consultant for pepsico

Team Manager

Apr 2020May 2020 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

  • Coordinated overall project management activities viz. scoping, estimation, tracking, change management, delivery management & post implementation support
  • Significant contributions towards delivering one of the biggest automation project within 2 months
  • Held review meetings to ensure timely completion and delivery of the project to the client; responsible for client interaction for requirement gathering, system study & analysis
  • Dealt with stakeholders during the course of problem diagnoses, requirements gathering, detailed level design, development, system test and production implementation to ensure that optimal resolutions were achieved.
  • Efficiently & effectively supported team of 12 through transformational testing changes
Stakeholder ManagementMicrosoft OfficeTestingPresentation SkillsCustomer Service

Infosys consultant for jcpenney information systems

Scrum Master & Project Manager

Apr 2014Mar 2020 · 5 yrs 11 mos · Plano, Texas, United States · On-site

  • Worked in the capacity of Onsite Project Manager & Proxy Product Owner for 20+ US Projects, each year (2014-2019)
  • Successfully Implemented NFC and Europay Mastercard & Visa Payments in JCPenney Stores across USA
  • Successfully Implemented Special Financing Feature along with Synchrony Bank
  • Oversaw onshore & offshore delivery management for technical deliverables of concurrent projects
  • Ensure planned KPI’s of efficiency and performance are met or exceeded, optimized resource utilization by implementation of an effective delivery organization
  • Also, conducted meetings with clients to determine project intent, requirements &budgets, extended support to clients with business analysis, documentation, and data modeling
  • Facilitated Scrum Meetings, Backlog refinement Sessions, Scrum of Scrum Meetings, Sprint Planning, Reporting, Release Planning, Sprint Retrospective and Showcase
  • Conducted Periodic Demo’s / Trainings with senior leadership and Store Associates.
Stakeholder ManagementMicrosoft OfficeTestingIT Project ManagementPresentation SkillsHealthcare Management+2

Infosys consultant for lowe's companies, inc.

Test Analyst

Sep 2012Feb 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · Mooresville, North Carolina, United States · On-site

  • Worked in the capacity of Onsite Coordinator for 7+ US Projects; dexterously assessed business requirements and technical specifications for guiding QA Team to write comprehensive test cases. Reviewed test scripts for manual and automated testing
  • Functioned as Subject Matter Expert for IMB Sterling OMS System
  • Collaborated with project teams in order to promote collaboration and keep members on-task and productive; gathered requirements, defined scopes, prepared and presented Test Strategy & Plans
  • Hands-on experience with computer networks, network administration and network installation
Stakeholder ManagementMicrosoft OfficeTestingPresentation SkillsCustomer ServiceEnd-to-end Testing

Infosys finacle

Test Engineer

Jun 2010Sep 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

  • Worked in close relation with multiple teams for different internal projects; successfully teamed up with development team for test data and execution
  • Managed project risks and scope creep to identify potential problems and proactively identifying solutions to address them in advance
  • Partnered with Project Lead &Managers to take the QA estimated schedule for the assigned task list
Microsoft OfficeTestingCustomer Service

Infosys consultant for lmg

Test Engineer

Mar 2009May 2010 · 1 yr 2 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

  • Efficiently & effectively tested hardware and software within a tightly controlled sandbox environment for release to production
  • Developed comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use cases to support testing objectives
  • Participated in reviewing test plans and procedures to ensure adequate coverage of system requirements; leveraged skills in UFT Script Execution, Debugging and Reporting
Microsoft OfficeTestingCustomer Service

Infosys

Assistant Engineer Testing

Jan 2008Feb 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

  • Test Planning: Developing test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on project requirements and specifications.
  • Test Execution: Conducting various types of tests, including functional testing, regression testing, integration testing, performance testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
  • Defect Tracking: Identifying, logging, and tracking software defects using bug tracking systems. Collaborating with developers and stakeholders to resolve and verify bug fixes.
TestingDefect Tracking

Ranbaxy laboratories ltd.

Trainee Professional Sales Representative

Sep 2006Aug 2007 · 11 mos

Education

Calicut University, Kerala

Bachelor of Science - BS — Physics

Jan 2005Present

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