Over 20 years of experience in Information Technology Industry with expertise across Financial Services, Healthcare, Banking/Finance & Insurance, Asset Finance, Credit Lending and Risk Management and Investment Banking.
Innovative, results-driven product management professional with over 7+ years of proven track record in driving driving end-to-end product innovation, from initial research and conception through product roadmap and launch.
Known for fostering team collaboration and aligning product strategies with market demands. Recognized for strong analytical thinking and adaptability in dynamic environments.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Product Owner
Fidelity Investments
12.2022 - Current
Spearheaded product function, shaping and defining product development and launch strategies to drive consistency
Partnered with stakeholders and development function to identify key product vision, goals and requirements
Oversaw end-to-end product quality, testing, and iteration, driving continuing evolution to meet customer needs
Actively involved in designing and architecting Cloud-based solutions for various enterprise applications, prioritizing a refactor approach
Directed a team of 8 developers and analysts in implementing Scrum to enhance team productivity, increase transparency, and accelerate project delivery through iterative development cycles
Implemented Agile Methodologies, including facilitating scrum meetings and sprint demos, maintaining Kanban and Sprint boards in Jira, and guiding the team in creating effective training materials and system guides to support operational excellence
Product Owner
BCBSNC
12.2017 - 12.2022
Championed the development and launch of a key product feature, enhancing the overall customer experience
Implemented a new agile framework that increased the team productivity leading to faster product iterations and improved customer satisfaction
Act as a key liason between business stakeholders and Developers, facilitating collaboration and communication to refine the product and integrate features based on functional and non-functional requirements
Anticipating customers’ preferences and requirements and prioritizing the product backlog accordingly
Supervising product development phases
Business-Systems Analyst/Project Manager
Wipro Ltd
07.2013 - 12.2017
Analyze the BRD (business requirement documents) and FSD (Functional specification documents) provided by business
Work with the business and prepared Integrated technical design documents based on BRD & FSDs
Doing analysis to propose new technical solutions based on the requirements and timelines
Accountable for the end to end delivery of the multiple projects
Drafted System Program Flow Diagrams (PFDs) analyzing existing complex functionality as part of the knowledge repository building exercise
Business-Systems Analyst/Project Manager
Wipro Ltd
07.2007 - 07.2013
Analysing the Functional Specs and preparing the Technical Specs
Project planning and coordinating with the team for code development
Maintaining Project Risk and Issue Logs and Quality Metrics
Ensuring compliance with client requirements and design & development standards
100% compliance to the Quality processes and predefined Quality goals of the project
Conducting Defects Causal Analysis and implementing recommendations made
Ensuring pre-defined utilization/billing goals
Analyzed the enhancement requests raised by business and provide solutions
Onsite Coordinator/Systems Analyst/Developer
CapGemini Ltd.
02.2004 - 07.2007
Lead a team of 25 developers
Analysing the Functional Specifications and preparing the Technical Specifications
Project planning and coordinating with the team for code Development
Maintaining Project Risk and Issue Logs and Quality Metrics
Ensuring compliance with client requirements and design & development standards
100% compliance to the Quality processes and predefined Quality goals of the project
Conducting Defects Causal Analysis and implementing recommendations made
Analyzing change requests from business and formulating solutions
Education
Bachelors of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering
J.N.T.University
Skills
AWS Cloud Services
Health Insurance
Credit Lending
Auto Finance
Operations and Banking & Financial Industry
Investment Banking
Java
Python
SQL
COBOL
Jira
Confluence
Drawio
Miro
Postman
REST
SOAP UI
Data Modelling
Agile
Waterfall
DB2
PostgreSQL
Oracle
User story creation
Strategic visioning
Design thinking
Product roadmapping
Scrum framework
Stakeholder management
Technical acumen
Backlog prioritization
Acceptance criteria development
Agile frameworks
User acceptance testing
Timeline
Senior Product Owner
Fidelity Investments
12.2022 - Current
Product Owner
BCBSNC
12.2017 - 12.2022
Business-Systems Analyst/Project Manager
Wipro Ltd
07.2013 - 12.2017
Business-Systems Analyst/Project Manager
Wipro Ltd
07.2007 - 07.2013
Onsite Coordinator/Systems Analyst/Developer
CapGemini Ltd.
02.2004 - 07.2007
Bachelors of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering