Priya Balakrishnan — Product Manager

I’m an Associate Architect and Appian Certified Lead Developer with over 13 years of experience transforming enterprise systems into agile, intelligent, and high-performing digital ecosystems. What drives me is the challenge of turning complex business problems into elegant architectural solutions — ones that not only scale technically but also deliver measurable business impact. From Appian implementations and cloud migrations to enterprise integration frameworks, I’ve led cross-functional teams that bridge strategy, technology, and execution. Over the years, I’ve helped global organizations across banking, fintech, insurance, healthcare, and logistics modernize legacy systems, streamline workflows, and accelerate time-to-market through low-code innovation and architecture-led engineering. My work has spanned everything from defining Appian platform standards and reusable frameworks to designing data-driven workflows and integration blueprints that drive consistency and performance. As a product architect, I’ve also contributed to building IP-led solutions — developing tools that enhance code quality, performance benchmarking, and security compliance — reinforcing my belief that great architecture is both creative and disciplined. My leadership philosophy is simple: empower teams, encourage curiosity, and build solutions that last. I’m passionate about mentoring developers, promoting architectural thinking, and driving continuous transformation through innovation, automation, and collaboration. Always exploring how Appian, cloud, and DevOps ecosystems can evolve together to shape the next generation of digital enterprises.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS architect specializing in enterprise solutions and digital transformation.

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Experience: 12 yrs 10 mos

Skills

Enterprise Architecture
Leadership & Mentoring
Appian
Enterprise Solution Design
System Architecture
Software Project Management
Product Management
Devops
J2ee Architecture

Career Highlights

Over 13 years of experience in enterprise solutions.
Expert in Appian and low-code digital transformation.
Strong leadership in mentoring and team empowerment.

Work Experience

WNS-Vuram

Associate Architect (8 mos)

Full-time parenting (11 mos)

Lead Consultant (2 yrs 7 mos)

Senior Technical Consultant (2 yrs 1 mo)

Tata Consultancy Services

Defect Prevention Prime (3 yrs 3 mos)

Product Specialist (4 yrs 3 mos)

Module Lead (1 yr)

Software Engineer (4 yrs)

Software Developer (1 yr)

Valued Epistemics Private Limited (VEPL)

Student Counselor (3 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Anna University Chennai

at La Chatelaine

Priya Balakrishnan

Product Manager

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom12 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 13 years of experience in enterprise solutions.
Expert in Appian and low-code digital transformation.
Strong leadership in mentoring and team empowerment.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS architect specializing in enterprise solutions and digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Enterprise ArchitectureLeadership & MentoringAppianEnterprise Solution DesignSystem ArchitectureSoftware Project ManagementProduct ManagementDevopsJ2ee Architecture

Other Skills

Business Process DesignAgile MethodologiesWorkflow DesignDocuSignPL/SQLProduct DemonstrationSkill DevelopmentLeading Development TeamsTechnical DesignContinuous Delivery (CD)Business Process ManagementCommunicationTechnical LeadershipMySQLWritten Communication

About

Experience

12 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Wns-vuram

4 roles

Associate Architect

Sep 2025 – Present · 8 mos

Strategic guidance for delivery teams (3-8 members) on architecture patterns, integration design, and performance optimization
Conduct architectural assessments for new features, evaluating feasibility, business alignment, and technical risk
Mentor Appian developers and technical leads through design challenges, fostering architecture-first thinking
Bridge business and technical stakeholders—clarifying requirements, identifying right subject matter experts, maintaining strategic oversight
Facilitate architecture reviews and design sessions, asking critical questions that surface hidden complexity
Domain expertise for Appian platform capabilities, integration patterns, and enterprise best practices

Business Process DesignEnterprise ArchitectureAgile MethodologiesSoftware Project ManagementLeadership & Mentoring

Full-time parenting

Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 · 11 mos

Stepped away briefly for maternity leave and used the time to reset, upskill, and reflect on my long-term career goals. I'm now returning with clarity, renewed energy, and readiness to take on impactful senior roles in Appian, low-code and Digital transformation.

Lead Consultant

Feb 2022 – Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Build technical solutions that effectively utilize external systems integrations and expose Appian functionalities as WebAPIs based on need
Perform feasibility and impact analysis
Provide in-depth analysis on functional impact on existing applications and possible implementation strategies for new solutions
Maintain test cases at object level and enable test coverage
Packaging, Version control & Devops
Provide post-implementation support

Workflow DesignDocuSignPL/SQLProduct DemonstrationSkill DevelopmentEnterprise Solution Design+12

Senior Technical Consultant

Dec 2019 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Implement intuitive UI/UX rich applications to solve customer problems
Implement DB driven and task driven flow/control in applications
Build custom reusable components that can be seamlessly plugged-in to various business needs
Data modeling with improved performance
Resolve customer Technical issues and provide alternative solutions

Framework DesignWorkflow DesignDocuSignProduct DemonstrationSkill DevelopmentEnterprise Solution Design+14

Tata consultancy services

5 roles

Defect Prevention Prime

Jan 2013 – Apr 2016 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Responsible for validating all recorded defects from all phase of SDLC.
Validate cause attribution for all defects identified
Perform Causal Analysis and provide insights on frequently recurring causes
Suggest Preventive actions and monitor implementation of the same
Prepare coding standard check lists
Train developers on the proper usage of coding standard checklist
Implement tool based approach for maintenance of coding standards

Framework DesignRCASoftware Project ManagementCommunicationWritten CommunicationTech Dept+1

Product Specialist

Promoted

Jan 2012 – Apr 2016 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Product owner & Tech Evangelist
End-to-end ownership of product development
Eclipse Plugin development using Eclipse PDE
Security Profiling – OWASP Vulnerabilities Top-10 and CWE Top-25 Vulnerabilities
CISQ standard implementation.
Performance and other Quality Attributes association against SonarQube.
Provide insight to reduce Package Tangle Index.
Competitor analysis over SonarQube, CAST, HP fortify.
Was responsible for building an industrial level Quality Management Product
o End-to-end solution for Quality Management as a product portfolio, catering to various classes of users from Quality Audit to Developer.
o Built a best-in-class web based product catering to all needs of Quality Monitor Service.
o Automate quality analysis by providing scheduling options from the product – SCM systems like SVN, GIT and CI systems like Hudson/Jenkins.
o Provide customized report to cater to different user groups
o Have been an integral part of the tool from requirement gathering to packaging phase.

Framework DesignPL/SQLTeam LeadershipProduct DemonstrationSkill DevelopmentTechnical Design+11

Module Lead

Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr

DB Architecture Management
Code Review
Support & Delivery Management
Task Management
Configuration and Version Control Management
Performance, Security & Regression Testing Audit Management
JNI and Java Reflection implementation
Product Owner for 4 Industrial Level Tools, viz.,
o Standard Checking Tool By TCS – static analysis of code
o Quality Manager – A web based tool for analyzing application health-checks.
o TCS MasterCraft - Application Analyzer for Java - application analysis and integration platform
o Field Expansion Tool – A one of a kind tool providing end-to-end solution for expansion of fields in legacy systems.