May 2020 – Jan 2026 · 5 yrs 8 mos

Apr 2018 – Apr 2020 · 2 yrs

Jun 2012 – Apr 2018 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• My work at Informatica spans from executive level program management to hands-on tactical work.
• Management/Leadership initiaitives:
• Built new program management teams (define the needed roles and skill sets, recruiting and training)
• Set up Program Management processes, procedures and templates
• Coached in house Program Management teams and Program managers for efficient and effective results-oriented work
• Provides a leadership role to the core program team of professionals from Engineering, Quality Operations and Global Customer Support to drive all related issues related to the program and software development life cycle.
• Worked with all leaders across the Geo , across functions and with external parties.
• Hands-on experience:
• Work with the management team in Redwood City, USA and leadership team in India in planning upcoming releases for Informatica.
• Work closely with a project’s Executive Sponsor and key stakeholders to complete project given the scope, goals, deliverables, required
• Identify and communicate Plan of record (project scope) as a single source of truth across businesses and cross geo to ensure program milestones and goals are met.
• Deploy Agile program management, Estimation model, Risk Management
• Keep management informed of key issues and changes which may impact expected business results.
• Analyze problems and drive solutions involving multiple elements of program planning.
• Oversaw multiple, simultaneous projects from initiation to completion to ensure that projects adhere to the company processes and initiate process improvements as needed.
• Satisfy requirement for Exec level dashboard metrics

Mar 2011 – Oct 2011 · 7 mos · San Mateo, CA, USA

• Managed the program and release activities for the first commercial release Chorus, which is a new class of software that empowers people within an enterprise to more easily collaborate and derive data driven insights.
• Successfully implented Scrum Tool (Greenhopper)

Nov 2008 – Feb 2011 · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Jose, CA, USA

• Organize, plan and lead several medium to large sized CRM projects. Manage a portfolio of projects to achieve key business objectives with respect to cost, schedule and quality. Coordinate cross-functional teams and document plans of record, track progress, and provide regular status updates to key stakeholders.

Nov 2005 – Oct 2008 · 2 yrs 11 mos · San Jose, CA, USA

• Responsible for leading major product releases of QA projects which included QA strategy, test plans, and test procedures. Also developed, mentored and managed a offshore QA team of 20 plus people.

Nov 2001 – Nov 2005 · 4 yrs · San Jose, CA, USA

Jul 1999 – Nov 2001 · 2 yrs 4 mos · San Jose, CA, USA