Sreedevi Payippat
Milpitas,CA
Summary
Experienced PMI-certified PMP Program Manager with over 13 years of success leading cross-functional initiatives across FinTech, e-commerce, Healthcare, and Education sectors. Demonstrated expertise in driving strategic programs—including new product launches, infrastructure enhancements, competitive responses, and go-to-market strategies—while aligning roadmaps with business objectives. Skilled in overseeing PMOs, managing global teams, optimizing processes, and mitigating risks in fast-paced, dynamic environments. Known for delivering measurable results through collaborative leadership, adaptability, and a strong focus on execution.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Technical Program Manager
PayPal
04.2019 - Current
- Led strategic planning and product portfolio execution for Venmo and PayPal, driving both annual and quarterly plans to support Payments, Identity, and Check-out Business Units.
- Managed multiple technical and enterprise-level projects, including Payments Platform, Unified Login, Passwordless Acceleration, Checkout Modernization, Tethered ID, and Venmo Teen Account.
- Standardized program governance to eliminate recurring misalignments across legal, risk, compliance, operations, marketing, and GTM teams—ensuring smoother execution, stronger alignment with business objectives, and a 20% reduction in shelved software.
- Oversaw deployment of Passkeys to enhance checkout login experience, improving success rates by 9.3% and expanding secure browser coverage.
- Spearheaded daily standups with EVP/SVP stakeholders and accelerated GTM cycle by 20% through fast escalation and resolution frameworks.
- Introduced CoPilot and Claude to streamline Jira-based reporting; now leading centralized AI status dashboard effort for executive program visibility.
Technical Program Manager
Realtor.com
09.2015 - 04.2019
- Led product delivery engagements at Realtor.com, managing overall direction, coordination, implementation, and completion of programs within primary areas of flagship products (web/apps).
- Partner with Product and Engineering stakeholders in developing OKRs, quarterly roadmaps that capture cross- functional dependencies and resource capacity across portfolios, eliminating execution barriers, and accelerating roadmap execution by 20%.
- Champion Business Transformation tools and methodologies, brokering and managing agreements between stakeholders and resolving conflicts/change in business priorities.
Project Manager
Ascend Learning, Ascend Learning LLC
10.2013 - 08.2015
- Responsible for leading product delivery, and managed multiple projects through project management cycle, achieving operational excellence in collaboration with development team other stakeholders.
- Develop and manage budgets, expectations, communication plans and staffing level to support corporate priorities and optimize delivery / operational capabilities.
- Prepared and presented timely status reports to all stakeholders. Served as liaison between business units, vendors and IT.
Project Manager
Kaiser Permanente / Contract
06.2012 - 09.2013
- Provide leadership and direction for teams to ensure successful completion of projects.
- Developed and maintained detailed project roadmaps, schedules and work breakdown structures and managed budget.
- Communicate release status to relevant stakeholders throughout business, development and operations organizations.
Education
Certificate Program in Project Management - Project Management
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA2013
Masters - Social Work
Mahatma Gandhi University
Kochi, India, India2006
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - Law
University of Calicut
India01-2003
Skills
- Enterprise Program Management
- Planning & Portfolio Management
- Software & Product Development Lifecycle
- Agile Transformation
- Operational Excellence
- Building Diverse and Inclusive Culture
Certification
Project Management Professional - PMP (PMI)
Tools
Expertise in wide range of work tools e.g. Jira, Aha!, PlanView,
Smartsheets, ServiceNow, Microsoft Project, Confluence, and Trello.
Timeline
Technical Program Manager
PayPal
04.2019 - Current
Technical Program Manager
Realtor.com
09.2015 - 04.2019
Project Manager
Ascend Learning, Ascend Learning LLC
10.2013 - 08.2015
Project Manager
Kaiser Permanente / Contract
06.2012 - 09.2013
Certificate Program in Project Management - Project Management
UC Berkeley
Masters - Social Work
Mahatma Gandhi University
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) - Law
University of Calicut