Vijay Manohar
San Ramon,CA
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director / Principal Manager – Engineering Programs
Cotiviti
San Ramon, CA (remote)
03.2025 - Current
- · Lead strategic execution for enterprise AI-enabled healthcare SaaS platforms, overseeing roadmap governance, investment prioritization, release execution, and operational delivery across multiple product portfolios.
- · Drive enterprise-wide planning processes including quarterly and annual capacity modeling, portfolio prioritization, and cross-functional alignment with executive business objectives.
- · Established scalable operating frameworks for roadmap governance, dependency management, release readiness, and executive escalation management across geographically distributed organizations.
- · Serve as executive execution lead across Product, Engineering, Architecture, and Data organizations, enabling predictable delivery of customer-facing analytics and AI-driven capabilities.
- · Successfully navigated organizational integration and execution continuity through multiple acquisitions while retaining expanded leadership responsibilities.
- · Directed multi-geo organizations spanning engineering, TPM, QA, and platform teams supporting 3–5 strategic product lines and large-scale enterprise customer programs.
- Led delivery of $100+ M in customer revenue
Project Manager
Apple (Via Wipro)
Sunnyvale, CA
08.2012 - 09.2017
- · Led strategic engineering programs supporting enterprise-scale Apple Online Store integrations and high-visibility platform launches.
- · Directed cross-functional coordination across engineering, QA, platform integration, and release management teams to ensure delivery predictability.
- · Established structured release governance and readiness review processes for mission-critical customer-facing initiatives.
- · Partnered with executive stakeholders and enterprise teams to align delivery execution with organizational priorities and launch timelines.
- · Managed delivery leadership across multiple concurrent product initiatives involving globally distributed engineering teams.
Project Manager (Consultant)
Hewlett-Packard (Via Wipro)
Corvallis, OR
08.2008 - 08.2012
- · Led enterprise customer delivery programs during large-scale transition initiatives from waterfall to Agile execution models.
- · Managed parallel release cycles, dependency coordination, and stakeholder alignment for customer-focused product initiatives.
- Drove execution governance and operational planning across distributed engineering and QA organizations.
Project Leader & Software Engineer
Wipro Inc
Bengaluru, India
08.2004 - 08.2008
- Led software quality and release execution for customer-facing Linux applications
- Designed test strategies and improved release stability across enterprise platforms
- Built a team of 5-10 engineers
Education
AI Driven Leadership - AI
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA08-2026
Executive MBA - Entrepreneurship, Business Management
Quantic School of Business & Technology
Washington, DC12-2021
Advanced Program Management - Program Leadership
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA04-2013
Bachelor of Science - Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering
JSS Academy of Tech Education (VTU)
Bengaluru, IndiaSkills
- Enterprise-Scale Program & Portfolio Leadership
- Product, Platform, Data Execution & Strategic alignment
- Predictable Delivery at Scale
- AI Readiness: Process, Platform
Websites
Professional Summary
Director of Engineering Programs and Strategic Execution with 20+ years leading enterprise SaaS, healthcare analytics, AI-enabled product delivery, and cross-functional transformation initiatives. Proven success driving large-scale organizational execution, operational governance, portfolio prioritization, and executive alignment across global engineering organizations. Experienced in scaling delivery maturity, integrating acquisitions, and aligning engineering investments with business growth, AI strategy, and customer outcomes.
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Certified Scrum Master
Accomplishments
Multiple delivery, customer impact, and leadership awards across Fortune 500 environments
Timeline
Director / Principal Manager – Engineering Programs
Cotiviti
03.2025 - Current
Project Manager
Apple (Via Wipro)
08.2012 - 09.2017
Project Manager (Consultant)
Hewlett-Packard (Via Wipro)
08.2008 - 08.2012
Project Leader & Software Engineer
Wipro Inc
08.2004 - 08.2008
AI Driven Leadership - AI
Stanford University
Executive MBA - Entrepreneurship, Business Management
Quantic School of Business & Technology
Advanced Program Management - Program Leadership
Stanford University
Bachelor of Science - Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering
JSS Academy of Tech Education (VTU)