Vishal S. — Technical Program Manager

Results-driven technology professional with 21 years of experience, 10+ years in strategic program management, Agile transformation, and large-scale portfolio execution. Proven ability to drive high-impact initiatives, manage multi-million-dollar portfolios, and guide cross-functional teams in complex environments. • Program Leadership: Experienced in Agile/SAFe execution, managing roadmaps, risks, and dependencies.. • Transformation: Drove enterprise-wide Agile and digital transformation initiatives, ensuring long-term success and sustained benefits. • Stakeholder & Communication Management: Strong executive communication, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making with regular metrics reporting. • Technical Expertise: Extensive industry experience across FinTech, Payment, Retail, Mobile Advertising, and Power domains. Hands-on knowledge of Python, Rest APIs, C++, Java, HDFS, Kafka, Data Pipeline, Power BI, and modern DevSecOps tools. • Leadership & Team Building: Lead and mentor a high-performing team of Technical Program Managers (TPMs), fostering collaboration and innovation. • AI & Data Science: Certified in "Data Science & AI" from IIM Bangalore, with expertise in ML models, neural networks, and Generative AI.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Technical Program Manager in FinTech and Data Science sectors.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 20 yrs 8 mos

Skills

Technical Program Management
Program Leadership
Agile Methodologies
Business Strategy
Cybersecurity
Technical Requirements

Career Highlights

21 years of experience in technology and program management.
Expert in Agile transformation and digital initiatives.
Proven track record in managing multi-million-dollar portfolios.

Work Experience

Visa

TPM Lead & Dir - Data & AI Platform (3 yrs 11 mos)

Lead Technical Program Manager (3 yrs)

Senior Technical Program Manager (2 yrs 3 mos)

InMobi

Technical Program Manager II (1 yr 5 mos)

Target Corporation

Program & Process Management (1 yr 2 mos)

GE Healthcare

Technical Lead & SM (11 mos)

ABB India Limited

Technical Lead (2 yrs 4 mos)

L&T Limited

Software developer, Technical Lead (5 yrs 8 mos)

Education

Programme on Data Science & Artificial Intelligence at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Cybersecurity for Leaders at Indian School of Business

MS at The University of Edinburgh

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University

Executive Education - GMITE at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Vishal S.

Technical Program Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

21 years of experience in technology and program management.
Expert in Agile transformation and digital initiatives.
Proven track record in managing multi-million-dollar portfolios.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Technical Program Manager in FinTech and Data Science sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical Program ManagementProgram LeadershipAgile MethodologiesBusiness StrategyCybersecurityTechnical Requirements

Other Skills

Resource PlanningStrategic VisionStrategic PlanningNegotiationInternal and External CommunicationsCoaching & MentoringResource AllocationLong-term VisionProblem SolvingCross-functional Team LeadershipEmerging TechnologiesSystems DesignDigital TransformationProduct Lifecycle ManagementProgramme Delivery

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Experience

20 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Visa

3 roles

TPM Lead & Dir - Data & AI Platform

Promoted

Jul 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

Lead planning and execution of key programs by aligning technology initiatives with business objectives, ensuring that deliverables exceeds client expectations.
Strengthen strong relationships between product, engineering, ops and sales teams to enhance communication, streamline workflows and ensure successful program implementation.
Articulate strategic decisions to stakeholders at all levels, ensuring alignment and understanding across the organization.
Leverage deep technical understanding to guide program architecture & design, identify risks, and make informed decisions that balances technical and business requirements.
Leading a team of TPMs, drive their professional growth by providing mentorship, facilitating skill development, and promoting a culture of continuous learning.
Optimize allocation and management of financial, technological, and human resources across programs, maximizing impact and utilization.

Agile MethodologiesBusiness StrategyResource PlanningStrategic VisionStrategic PlanningNegotiation+11

Lead Technical Program Manager

Promoted

Jul 2019 – Jul 2022 · 3 yrs

Responsible for deliveries of complex programs in the Data & AI platform using SAFe & agile.
Drive yearly & quarterly program roadmap planning with stakeholders, and prepare milestones to ensure timely and within budget deliveries.
Develop strong partnerships across dev teams, product office and ops to enable timely deliveries.
Drive SAFe agile transformation, coach product office and senior management stakeholders on SAFe and Agile, scrum practices.
Organize and facilitate release planning, SoS, program stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives.
Report program issues, risks & dependencies; collaborate and facilitate resolutions at weekly SoS and leadership meetings.
Track program release level burn down and velocity in Jira and Jira Align on sprint-on-sprint and quarter-on-quarter basis.

Product Lifecycle ManagementResource PlanningProgramme DeliveryShareholder CommunicationsProgram LeadershipGap Analysis+14

Senior Technical Program Manager

Apr 2017 – Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Accountable for delivery of a critical program & four key tracks in the Data Platform area using Scrum methodologies and agile practices.
Develop strong partnerships across teams viz. security, operations & infrastructure, application teams and product office.
Organize and facilitate program level releases, release planning, Scrum of Scrums, program reviews, retrospectives and demos
Contribute to technical architecture & design reviews, ensuring alignment with both technical standards and business requirements, while also participating in code reviews when possible.
Worked on Data Pipeline, schemas and data marts

Agile MethodologiesRegulatory RequirementsAttention to DetailData AnalyticsTechnical Program ManagementProblem Solving+6

Inmobi

Technical Program Manager II

Oct 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Technical Program Manager II - User, Data platforms, Supply Business, advertising tech.
Led development & execution of technical initiatives within Data & User platform verticals, significantly enhancing cross-vertical integration and operational efficiency, resulting in significant increase in system performance by optimizing data flow and integration processes.
Led strategic, high-revenue business programs in the supply vertical, improving project delivery efficiency resulting in increased revenue and customer retention
Demonstrate solid technical comprehension & thought leadership which helps to run programs more efficiently.

Consumer BehaviorAgile MethodologiesDatabasesBusiness StrategyTechnical Program ManagementTechnical Understanding+7

Target corporation

Program & Process Management

Jul 2014 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Cybersecurity: Managing secure code scan and dynamic scan services for organization
Technical Program Management – PRD & Requirement development, dependency/risk management
Involved in Architecture / Design (HLD, DLD) & coding, reviews of code & design, UAT

Business Process ImprovementProcess ManagementCybersecurityTechnical Program Management

Ge healthcare

Technical Lead & SM

Jul 2013 – Jun 2014 · 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Tech Lead and Scrum Master for scrum team working on healthcare product.
Fully responsible for few modules from conception to delivery using Java Tech stack
Work with PO & other stakeholders globally, coordinating scrum ceremonies.
Proactively sync up with all the stakeholders regarding project status, quality & agile metrics

Regulatory RequirementsBusiness Process ImprovementTechnical Requirements

Abb india limited

Technical Lead

Feb 2011 – Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Requirements elicitation and development
Creating detailed technical design from requirements
Developing code for complex modules using C/C++ Tech stack
Ensuring deadline adherence, timely updates & reporting to senior management

Technical Requirements

L&t limited

Software developer, Technical Lead

Jun 2005 – Feb 2011 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Create technical design from functional specification, convert design to high quality code using C/C++,Core Java.
Write automated unit tests for the code written, review & provide inputs on detailed test cases formulated by Test team.
Review the code and functional changes assigned to other members of the team.