Swetha Vankireddy
Summary
Dynamic Technical Product Owner at State Farm with expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and Agile methodologies. Proven track record in driving strategic initiatives, enhancing team collaboration, and delivering high-quality solutions. Spearheaded AWS migration, significantly reducing data processing time and improving operational efficiency. Adept at fostering continuous improvement and cross-functional leadership.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Owner – Personal Lines Modernization
State Farm
07.2018 - Current
- Shape the team’s strategic focus by clarifying priorities and aligning efforts with broader organizational goals.
- Remove obstacles to progress, assign tasks, review deliverables, and accept user stories to ensure smooth Agile workflows.
- Empower and support cross-functional teams to proactively solve problems and deliver high-quality solutions.
- Gather and analyze performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities and drive data-informed decisions.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration to enhance team capabilities and product outcomes.
- Manage and lead development of SPADE PROD and Test applications—sophisticated enterprise tools requiring advanced Guidewire PC knowledge, PL/SQL, Oracle DB management, DevOps, AWS/ROSA cloud, Terraform, and critical thinking skills.
- Oversee PCFAB (PC Entitygen), automating complex Policy Center transaction fabrication, integrating with AutoGraystone, Billing & Payment Majesco, telematics, and other dependent services to eliminate manual UI entry and support end-to-end transaction types.
- Lead the design and implementation of reusable dashboard solutions enabling product teams to independently extract and analyze policy data, significantly reducing DBA workload by 2-3 days per extraction and eliminating manual data movement risks.
- Spearhead AWS/ROSA migration for PCFAB services, resolving complex firewall and connectivity issues through cross-team coordination and stakeholder communication.
- Facilitate working sessions on PCFAB and Multi-Day Execution vs. Clock Testing; present strategic insights on D2Gen Limitations to senior leadership.
- Conduct end-user surveys and gather feedback to continuously improve platform usability and functionality.
- Provide critical SPADE and query support in high-priority production incidents, enabling timely legal team data requests and prompt issue resolution.
- Lead creation of a PCM Rating compliance dashboard with file upload, SQL processing, result downloads, and email notifications, streamlining remediation efforts for incorrectly rated policies.
- Define product vision, roadmap, and backlog priorities aligned with business goals and user needs, across multiple lines of business and over 267 product teams.
- Engage with stakeholders including PolicyCenter product teams, Claims, Digital, Telematics, Sales Channels, Engineering, and BAT teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery.
- Support complementary tools such as Jaze for business event comparison and PolicyCenter Launch Page to enhance organizational productivity.
- Integrate SPADE and PCFAB services into Automated Acceptance Testing (AAT) workflows for rapid validation across development, integration, load, and performance testing.
Test Lead / System Analyst – Mainframes
State Farm
06.2012 - 06.2018
- Created overall project test plan and test schedule, coordinating with cross-functional teams and defining in-scope and out-of-scope testing based on a risk-based approach.
- Analyzed business, functional, technical, and UI requirements to identify testing gaps and validate end-to-end processes.
- Developed risk-based test documentation and managed test data creation to support comprehensive testing.
- Led test planning and execution, ensuring timely delivery, quality standards, and team motivation.
- Reviewed test deliverables and defects; identified risks and implemented mitigation plans.
- Coordinated resource allocation, scheduling, and test environment readiness.
- Facilitated performance testing and automated test case development.
- Communicated test status, issues, and results to stakeholders; provided training and knowledge transfer.
- Applied problem-solving skills to resolve testing issues and improve processes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Bach of Eng Electronics And Communication
Anna University
Chennai04-2005
Skills
Current Skills:
Guidewire PolicyCenter (PC) – Data Dictionary, Entities, Builder, Integrator, Gosu Coding, NodeJS, Angular, Advanced PL/SQL; Oracle DB; DevOps and cloud platforms (AWS/ROSA),Terraform; Agile product management; data mining; Metrics dashboard development; Automated acceptance testing; cross-functional leadership; continuous improvement
Additional Skills:
Mainframe core programming languages (COBOL, JCL, REXX, PL/I); operating systems (z/OS, MVS); database management (DB2, IMS DB, VSAM); transaction processing (CICS); job scheduling tools (Control-M, CA7); mainframe utilities and tools (ISPF, TSO, SPUFI, File-AID, ChangeMan, Endevor, SDSF); mainframe testing tools (Quality Center, LoadRunner with mainframe testing integrations)
ETL and reporting tools (Informatica, Cognos, Datastage, Business Objects, SAP BusinessObjects, SDIT)
Certification
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI)
- SAFe DevOps Practitioner
Recognition Performance
- Recognized for the ability to anticipate problems, identify weaknesses, recommend effective solutions, and consistently go the extra mile to support colleagues.
- Proven track record of blending strong business acumen with technical expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter Test enablement tools and application —including SPADE PROD, PCFAB (PC Entitygen), D2Gen( downstream test data generation, LaunchPage, TrioGen( Telematics Trip data generation for policies) , Cling ( creates Customer in test environemnt, Jason Analyzer for Events—to lead complex insurance technology initiatives.
- Highly rated for exceptional leadership, technical innovation, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of impactful solutions.
- Consistently recognized for blending strong business acumen with technical expertise to drive product success and team productivity.
Timeline
Product Owner – Personal Lines Modernization
State Farm
07.2018 - Current
Test Lead / System Analyst – Mainframes
State Farm
06.2012 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Science - Bach of Eng Electronics And Communication
Anna University
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