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Nrusihananda Sahu

Buffalo Grove,IL

Summary

Technical Product Owner with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Skilled in leading engineering teams to develop scalable solutions using cloud platforms and CI/CD tools. Proven track record of driving technical initiatives for technology growth, cloud adoption, and modernization programs. Expertise in SaFe Agile principles, leading cross-functional teams, and maintaining healthy backlogs. Currently, a Technical Product Owner for a large financial institution's Customer Communications portfolio. Well-qualified product management professional familiar with Agile and scrum systems and how to effectively manage product development timelines. Effective at making important team decisions focused on moving products through planning, pre-production and production phases. Advanced skills in [Development tools]. Methodical Product Owner with a meticulous and disciplined approach to gathering and understanding requirements, breaking down specifications and working alongside different departments to develop high-quality products. Tactical planner and complex problem-solver with experience in [Type] products. Prepared to bring [Number] years' experience in the field to a challenging new role. Successful at collecting and defining feedback from stakeholders in order to plan effective stories that bring products to life. Exceptional skills in organizing workloads, building relationships and managing product development steps. Dedicated to addressing technical challenges head-on. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Product Owner

Discover Financial Services
03.2018 - Current
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to align product vision, features, and roadmap
  • Defined KPIs and OKRs, ensuring alignment with senior leadership and business objectives
  • Drove the definition of MVP and features/user stories for product roadmap delivery
  • Owned product backlog management, prioritization, and ensured completeness of requirements
  • Provided technical leadership in vision, strategy, and architecture development
  • Facilitated complex design and technical discussions, driving decision-making processes
  • Actively participated in Scrum ceremonies and supported agile-related routines.

Scrum Master

Prudential Financial
06.2015 - 03.2018
  • Scheduled and facilitated release meetings, including sprint planning and daily stand-ups
  • Removed blockers and facilitated issue resolution to ensure sprint pipeline progress
  • Managed release and sprint timelines, tracking sprint health and velocity
  • Facilitated sprint reviews, demos, and retrospectives, capturing and distributing feedback
  • Provided status updates to stakeholders and management, maintaining project documentation
  • Coordinated testing environment deployments and assured completeness
  • Participated in Scrum of Scrums and sync forums to communicate progress and dependencies.

Senior Technical Lead

BNY Mellon
10.2010 - 06.2015
  • Led core banking transformation programs, managing resources and project lifecycles
  • Managed stakeholder relationships and reported project status regularly
  • Implemented project management best practices and ensured project governance
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams, both internal and external, for alignment
  • Managed projects using both Waterfall and Agile lifecycle models.

Technical Lead

Cardinal Health
11.2005 - 10.2010
  • Provided tier-2 & tier-3 application support and led minor enhancements
  • Managed offshore development teams and coordinated with QA and business teams
  • Managed budgets, updated stakeholders on project status, and prepared project plans
  • Conducted analysis, design, development, and testing of various modules.

Software Programmer

Kaiser Permanente
07.2003 - 11.2005
  • Managed offshore delivery and provided production support
  • Conducted analysis, design, development, and testing of different modules
  • Ensured adherence to quality management processes.

Software Engineer

Nasdaq
09.2000 - 07.2003
  • Designed and developed message dispatching servers and gateway modules
  • Developed subsystem modules adhering to FIX Protocol specifications
  • Participated in system testing and UAT.

Software Engineer

ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization
08.1999 - 09.2000
  • Prepared software requirement specifications and developed C++ modules
  • Generated reports and prepared user manuals.

Education

Master of Science - Computer And Information Sciences

University Of Madras
India

Skills

  • Information architecture
  • Product Planning
  • Business Analysis
  • Roadmap development
  • Scrum Framework
  • Agile frameworks
  • Risk Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Risk Assessments
  • Scrum expertise
  • Key relationship development
  • Problem resolutions
  • Agile Methodology
  • Stakeholder relationship management
  • Customer Empathy
  • Scrum Methodology

Certification

  • Product Owner Certified
  • SAFe Agilist

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Principal Product Owner

Discover Financial Services
03.2018 - Current

Scrum Master

Prudential Financial
06.2015 - 03.2018

Senior Technical Lead

BNY Mellon
10.2010 - 06.2015

Technical Lead

Cardinal Health
11.2005 - 10.2010

Software Programmer

Kaiser Permanente
07.2003 - 11.2005

Software Engineer

Nasdaq
09.2000 - 07.2003

Software Engineer

ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization
08.1999 - 09.2000

Master of Science - Computer And Information Sciences

University Of Madras
Nrusihananda Sahu