ANUPAMA KSHATRI
USA
Summary
Results-driven Principal Program Manager with expertise in AI & Data Platform Delivery, driving execution efficiencies and organizational change. Achievements include a 50% reduction in costs and a 75% increase in trading win rates.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Program Manager
Agility Business Services
Raleigh, USA
09.2025 - Current
- Led AI-Driven Trading Optimization Platform (AgilityServ), working with a small engineering team to improve execution efficiency and AI-driven trading performance.
- Drove initiatives with the team that reduced AI tokenization costs by 50% through system and model optimizations.
- Increased trading win rate to 75% by managing execution improvements and adoption initiatives across the platform.
Senior Engineering Program Manager
Adobe
Lehi, USA
02.2022 - 03.2025
- 7 AEP programs | 20+ engineers | 2 PMs | 1 Group PM | US, India, Romania
- $1B+ platform supporting 220B+ events/day, 800K+ datasets, 40+ PB data
- Delivered 160+ client migrations (ADLS Gen2, Microsoft partnership) and enabled 25+ HCPS clients for data hygiene and migration readiness
- Led 2 release readiness cycles, cross-team execution, and global program governance
- Coordinated 20+ service teams for Delta Lake delivery and end-to-end testing
- Managed AEP / RTCDP / AJO security and CSO operations across enterprise platforms
- Delivered 3 major migrations: Gen1→Gen2, Parquet→Iceberg, Iceberg→Delta
- Improved platform reliability through governance, execution discipline, and incident reduction initiatives
- Partnered with Microsoft Azure, Nike, and Databricks on platform delivery and integrations
Senior Program Manager
VMware, Inc.
Palo Alto, USA
02.2015 - 11.2021
- 8+ business functions | 10–12 stakeholders | Engineering, Product, Business
- Led enterprise change management and enhancement programs across multiple initiatives
- Drove adoption, stakeholder alignment, and communication for system and process changes
- Owned end-to-end delivery (planning, timelines, dependencies, risk management)
- Facilitated Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) and Change Request (CR) governance to ensure design alignment and controlled execution
- Established program governance and prioritization frameworks for structured execution
- Improved adoption readiness and delivery predictability through standardized rollout and communication cadences
- Enabled cross-functional alignment and faster decision-making across teams
Senior Business Analyst
Cisco Systems, Inc.
San Jose, California
03.2010 - 10.2014
- Supported enterprise technology delivery programs at Cisco, collaborating with 2 business analysts, multiple cross-functional engineering teams, and stakeholders across distributed environments to ensure smooth execution of project milestones.
- Coordinated with Tech Mahindra offshore delivery team (~20 members) to support development, testing, and delivery activities, ensuring alignment between onshore requirements and offshore execution.
- Assisted in end-to-end program execution, tracking dependencies, and consolidating status across multiple workstreams, improving visibility for leadership reporting and delivery governance.
- Facilitated structured communication across onshore–offshore teams spanning 3+ time zones, enabling consistent delivery cadence and reducing coordination gaps across teams.
- Contributed to release coordination and execution tracking for enterprise initiatives, supporting timely delivery of milestones across parallel project streams.
Education
Master of Computer Science -
Andhra University
Andhra Pradesh, India03-2003
Bachelor of Science -
Andhra University
Andhra Pradesh, India03-2001
Skills
- Enterprise Program & Portfolio Governance (ARB, CR Reviews, Release Governance)
- Release & Operational Readiness Management (production stability, migration readiness)
- Cross-Functional Global Program Execution (engineering, data, product, leadership alignment)
- Organizational Change Management & Enterprise Adoption
- AI & Data Platform Delivery (Data Management)
- Program Risk, Dependency & Execution Control (RAID, issue tracking, mitigation planning)
- KPI Definition, Metrics Strategy & Executive Reporting (Power BI, SOTU dashboards)
- Executive Communication & Decision Enablement
Timeline
Principal Program Manager
Agility Business Services
09.2025 - Current
Senior Engineering Program Manager
Adobe
02.2022 - 03.2025
Senior Program Manager
VMware, Inc.
02.2015 - 11.2021
Senior Business Analyst
Cisco Systems, Inc.
03.2010 - 10.2014
Master of Computer Science -
Andhra University
Bachelor of Science -
Andhra University
Earlier Experience
09/2007 - 03/2010
- Synopsys Inc. | Mountain View, USA – 09/2009 to 03/2010
- CNA Insurance | Chicago, USA – 04/2008 to 08/2009
- Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, USA – 09/2007 to 03/2008
Certification
- PMP (Project Management Professional), PMI (2021)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance (2022)
- Agile with Atlassian Jira (2020)
- Generative AI for Project Managers (2024)
- Leveraging Generative AI for Project Management (2024)
- Prompt Engineering for Project Managers (2024)
- Data Landscape of GenAI for Project Managers (2024)