Sreejith K Kalarikkal
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Experienced Technical Product Owner with 18+ years of success in the IT industry, delivering value-driven solutions across retail and finance domains. Adept at leading PI Planning, prioritizing and managing team backlogs, and aligning cross-functional stakeholders to deliver enterprise-scale technology products. A Certified SAFe Agilist with a strong track record in product catalog governance, data modernization initiatives, and mainframe system retirement. Passionate about driving continuous improvement, optimizing product value streams, and delivering scalable, high-impact solutions that meet evolving business needs.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Product Owner
Leading Grocery Company in Texas
05.2022 - Current
- · Lead PI Planning, aligning business value, capacity, and technical feasibility
- · Manage product/team backlogs, ensuring inclusion of NFRs, system enablers, and tech debt
- · Collaborate with peer TPOs, architects, engineers, and vendors for scalable delivery
- · Govern Product Catalogue, ensuring accuracy and integrity of product data
- · Conduct demos and Inspect & Adapt workshops to promote stakeholder alignment
- · Mentor TPOs and track post-PI adoption metrics to drive continuous improvement
- · Gather business and technical requirements across stakeholders and product teams
- · Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for legacy applications during transition initiatives
- · Lead efforts in mainframe application retirement and platform modernization
Senior Scrum Master
Kforce Inc. (Client: Leading US Financial Services Company)
11.2019 - 05.2022
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies and PI Planning across cross-functional teams
- Partnered with Product Owners to align delivery with business priorities
- Coached teams in Agile practices, improving collaboration and velocity
Technical Lead / Developer / Project Manager
UST (Client: Leading Texas Retailer)
01.2010 - 11.2019
- Led roles across Mainframe, Salesforce, and AppCloud development
- Managed offshore/onsite teams and project delivery
- Built scalable solutions and led functional/technical design efforts
Mainframe Developer
Capgemini
06.2007 - 01.2010
- Developed and maintained COBOL-based mainframe applications
- Provided production support and defect resolution
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Kannur University
08.2005
Skills
- SQL
- Salesforce
- Apex
- Mainframe
- API
- Postman
- Jira (Backlog,Reporting & Intake)
- Databricks
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Product Lifecycle
- Roadmap Planning
- Agile/Scrum
- Business analysis
- Product backlog management
- Roadmap development
- Agile methodology
- User acceptance testing
- Feature prioritization
- Technical expertise
Websites
Certification
Certified SAFe Agilist
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Professional Working
Malayalam
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Technical Product Owner
Leading Grocery Company in Texas
05.2022 - Current
Senior Scrum Master
Kforce Inc. (Client: Leading US Financial Services Company)
11.2019 - 05.2022
Technical Lead / Developer / Project Manager
UST (Client: Leading Texas Retailer)
01.2010 - 11.2019
Mainframe Developer
Capgemini
06.2007 - 01.2010
Master of Science - Computer Science
Kannur University
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