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Kamran A Khan

Kamran A Khan

San Jose,CA

Summary

Accomplished senior leader TPM with a proven track record of consistently enhancing productivity through expert leadership and lean / agile methodologies. Specializing in digital transformation and team leadership, successfully driven significant revenue growth and operational efficiencies. With expertise in Scaled Agility and conflict resolution, this individual is adept at fostering cross-functional collaboration and promoting continuous improvement throughout the organization.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Technical Program Manager

Uplynk
01.2025 - Current

In 2024, Edgio initiated a strategic financial restructuring, leading to Uplynk as an independent business.

  • • Led the development and deployment of a new authentication management system at Uplynk, ensuring alignment with security protocols and user requirements.
  • • Coordinated cross-functional efforts among engineering, product management, and operations teams for a seamless system integration.
  • • Acted as a liaison between technical teams and executive leadership, providing updates on program status and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

Sr. Manager TPM

Edgio
06.2022 - 12.2024
  • Company Overview: Edgio was formed through M & A of Yahoo Edgecast with Limelight Networks
  • Edgio offers powerful solutions across web applications, content delivery (IaaS), and video streaming (SaaS), servicing 5% of global internet traffic and clients in 38 countries around the world
  • Managing Streaming Platform Portfolio representing 20% company's revenue
  • Led cost optimization initiative post-merger that resulted in 10% increase in net revenue
  • Reduction in SLA credits by 40% & positive feedback on platform stability from top 3 customers by Engineering Excellence program rollout
  • Led team of TPMs and larger organization through M&A, coached on how to manage change and divert energies on the greater opportunity in the future resulting in NO churn in the TPM team
  • Edgio was formed through M & A of Yahoo Edgecast with Limelight Networks
  • Edgio offers powerful solutions across web applications, content delivery (IaaS), and video streaming (SaaS), servicing 5% of global internet traffic and clients in 38 countries around the world

Sr. Manager TPM / Enterprise Agile Leader (STE, RTE)

Verizon Media / Yahoo Inc.
08.2018 - 06.2022
    • $5 million reduction in cost by coaching agile teams to deliver MVP features within a quarter for a 1-year delayed program
    • 20% increase in productivity and 60% increase in alignment by launching 2 release trains of ~25 teams (200+ engineers) catering to different customer segments
    • Provided training to certify Scrum Masters, Product Managers and Organization Leaders that enabled consistency across teams and improved alignment towards customer value delivery

Senior Enterprise Agile Coach / Consultant

OATH (Verizon Company)
01.2017 - 01.2018
    • Presented, prioritized and implemented a growth plan for teams to the VP of Engineering and his leadership team resulting in 2x improvement in productivity within 6 weeks
    • Coached & trained teams on Values, Principles & Practices of Scrum & Kanban enabling one project to get to MVP within 3 months that slipped for more than a year

Sr. Program Manager

CISCO SYSTEMS Inc.
01.2014 - 01.2017
    • Worked as a Sr
    • Program Manager for Cisco Software Group involving 100+ teams across various technologies like SDN, Cloud and Virtualization
    • Planned & facilitated software increments for enterprise solution products involving 6 product lines and 20 teams effectively resulting in prioritized, streamlined backlog saving teams capacity to work on customer focused items creating 20% increase in revenue
    • Saved $500K+ for Cisco Software Group by leading software development process customization and training teams on Agile / Kanban process and best practices
    • Increased predictability of software builds delivery by 60% with implementation of Automation strategy and best practices for automated builds leading towards CI / CD / DevOps
    • Saved $1-2 million dollars by leading Portfolio Management process adoption in Service Provider space aligning features across product lines and eliminating redundancy

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

National University of Sciences & Technology

Product Management -

Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
2021

AI Strategy & Application -

UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Berkeley, CA
2020

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC 5.1) -

Scaled Agile
Santa Clara, CA
2015

PMP -

Program Management Institute
San Jose, CA
2018

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) -

Scrum Alliance
San Jose, CA
2008

Skills

  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Stakeholder management
  • Change management
  • Agile software development
  • Strategic planning, alignment and execution
  • Machine learning
  • Process improvement initiatives
  • Managing operations and efficiency
  • Revenue growth
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Product strategy
  • Data-driven decision making

Accomplishments

  • Led Agile and SAFe transformations for 700+ engineering organizations resulting in 30% reduction in time to market for key products & increasing project success rate by 25%.
  • Spearheaded a comprehensive cost-savings initiative, identifying and implementing measures to reduce 20% operational expenses resulting in 10% increase in gross profit for the organization.
  • Implemented lean approach to quarterly planning with 15% improved process efficiency.
  • Successfully led the organization through the merger, resulting in minimal disruption to daily operations & 90% retention rate for key talent.
  • Coached and trained teams on Agile and Scrum practices, resulting in a 20% improvement in team collaboration and efficiency.
  • Successfully partnered with Product Management to navigate an ambiguous market landscape to provide clear strategic direction, resulting in a 20% increase in market share.
  • Cultivated a resilient team culture that thrives in ambiguity, resulting in a 20% decrease in stress-related issues and an increase in overall team morale.

Timeline

Principal Technical Program Manager

Uplynk
01.2025 - Current

Sr. Manager TPM

Edgio
06.2022 - 12.2024

Sr. Manager TPM / Enterprise Agile Leader (STE, RTE)

Verizon Media / Yahoo Inc.
08.2018 - 06.2022

Senior Enterprise Agile Coach / Consultant

OATH (Verizon Company)
01.2017 - 01.2018

Sr. Program Manager

CISCO SYSTEMS Inc.
01.2014 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

National University of Sciences & Technology

Product Management -

Stanford University

AI Strategy & Application -

UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC 5.1) -

Scaled Agile

PMP -

Program Management Institute

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) -

Scrum Alliance
Kamran A Khan