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AI-Driven Project Strategist & QA Delivery Manager | Agentic AI- Augmented Automation| | AI Testing | Agile | FinTech | RegTech | OTT | E-commerce | InsurTech | TravelTech l Logistics l 15Yrs | Open to New Opportunities

About

I turn chaotic release cycles into predictable, high-quality software deliveries — and I've spent 15 years building the products, QA processes, teams, automation frameworks, and AI systems that make that happen. As Project Delivery Manager – QA at Zeidler Group, I led a 10+ member QA function across a $5M+ LegalTech/RegTech portfolio — owning everything from test strategy and CI/CD integration to CXO-level stakeholder alignment. I embedded AI-augmented testing (Playwright + Antigravity, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, MCP Servers) into our QA workflows before most teams knew it was possible — achieving 40% greater test coverage, 30% faster bug resolution, and cutting manual testing hours by 50%. Before this, I drove QA across global OTT platforms at Warner Bros. Discovery — managing high-velocity release cycles across web, mobile, API, and analytics layers. At Turtlemint (FinTech), I scaled testing operations from ground up across multi-platform product lines. What I bring to senior leadership roles: → End-to-end QA ownership: strategy → automation → CI/CD → release → $5M+ project & programme delivery with zero escalations across 7 domains → AI-first QA mindset — 40% coverage gain, 30% defect reduction → Cross-functional stakeholder management (CXO to dev team) → Agile delivery: Scrum Master + Product Owner — 50% faster time-to-market → Team leadership: mentored 20+ QA & dev professionals My AI stack goes beyond individual tools. At Zeidler, I implemented Antigravity ADE — an agentic development environment powered by Claude models — enabling fully autonomous QA workflows: from AI-driven requirement analysis at ticket creation, to automated test generation, CI/CD execution, and self-learning defect prediction. Alongside this, I leverage ChatGPT for exploratory test ideation, GitHub Copilot for automation script acceleration, and Jira MCP for intelligent requirement parsing — creating an end-to-end AI-augmented delivery pipeline that operates with minimal human intervention. As an ISTQB CT-AI certified practitioner — one of a limited number in India — I bring both the strategic framework and hands-on implementation to make AI in testing a business reality, not a roadmap item. Open to: Senior QA Manager | QA Delivery Manager | Technical Program Manager (QA) 📍 Mumbai & Navi Mumbai | Remote & Hybrid | Immediate Joiner — 0 to 15 days 🎓 MBA (IT) | PMP® | PSM I | PSPO I | ISTQB CT-AI 📩 Let's connect if you're building a quality-obsessed engineering culture.

Location

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Work experience

Senior Project Manager- QA at Zeidler Group, May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Domain- RegTech, FinTech, Asset Management Tech Stack: Playwright-MCP· Antigravity(ADE) Claude · TestMo· TestRail · JIRA · Postman · GraphQL · WebDriverIO-Mocha · Jenkins · BitBucket · Confluence · BrowserStack · Selenium Grid · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · VS Code · ChatGPT · Copilot · Docker · CI · Agentic Development Environment, AI Assisted Testing and Agile Process, Project Roadmap, RovoAI, JIRA Coach, Project Management - Led end-to-end delivery of $5M+ IT and AI projects with 100% client satisfaction, directing 5+ concurrent projects with 95% on-time delivery. - managed project budgets, resource allocation, roadmaps, and risk strategies across 5+ projects annually. - facilitated all Scrum ceremonies, coached 10+ team members on Agile principles; tracked sprint velocity and team productivity. - conducted requirement elicitation sessions and gap analysis with stakeholders; translated business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, and BRDs. AI-First QA — Managed AI-QA team and designed AI process for manual & automation suite using Playwright (MCP & Self-Healing) and Antigravity, achieving 40% greater test coverage and 50% reduction in manual testing hours. AI-Assisted BA-to-QA — reduced requirement-to-test cycle time by 35% using ChatGPT, Claude, and Antigravity agents. CI/CD — introduced Jenkins pipeline, decreasing deployment time by 25%. Defect Management — resolved 100+ critical issues; reduced defect leakage by 20% and resolution time by 25%. Team Efficiency — increased team efficiency by 70%; recognized for outstanding contributions within 1 year. - Hired, structured, and mentored a 10+ member QA team across manual, API, and automation tracks — cutting onboarding time by ~40% through standardized frameworks, structured feedback loops, and knowledge-sharing practices. -Partnered with DevOps to embed automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.

QA Lead at Warner Bros. Discovery, Nov 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Domain- OTT, Media - Entertainment Tech Stack: Selenium WebDriver · Appium · Cucumber (BDD) · TestNG · Maven · Rest Assured · Postman · TestRail · JIRA · CircleCI · Jenkins · GitHub · BrowserStack · Charles Proxy · Android Studio · Tizen Studio · TVOS · Adobe · Kochava · Mux · BlueShift Led end-to-end QA for OTT platform releases across Web, Android, iOS, and Smart TV (Tizen/TVOS) — coordinating multi-platform test execution and release sign-offs for a globally distributed product with millions of active users. Owned the full test artifact lifecycle — Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, RTM, Automation Scripts, and Defect Reports — ensuring complete traceability from requirements through to release. Built and executed automation frameworks (Selenium + Appium + BDD Cucumber + RestAssured) covering Web, Android, and iOS — reducing manual test effort per sprint by ~35% and improving regression confidence across platforms. Collaborated with Engineering, UX, Product, and Business stakeholders to gather requirements, define test scope, and align QA sign-off criteria with each feature rollout — acting as the quality voice in cross-functional sprint planning. Trained and upskilled junior QA engineers on automation frameworks, testing methodologies, and CI/CD practices — reducing dependency on senior review by ~35% within the first quarter. Conducted periodic QA audits — reviewing processes, checklists, and documentation — to identify gaps and drive continuous improvement across the STLC. Defined and tracked QA metrics across the full testing cycle, using data to surface bottlenecks, improve sprint predictability, and report test health to engineering and product leads. Validated web analytics implementations across Adobe, Kochava, Mux, and BlueShift — ensuring accurate data capture for product and marketing decision-making on OTT platforms.

Sr. Test Engineer Lead at Turtlemint, Feb 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Domain InsurTech , Fintech. Tech Stack: JIRA · Postman · Selenium WebDriver · Katalon Studio · TestNG · Jenkins · GitLab · GitHub · MongoDB · Kibana · ElasticSearch · IntelliJ IDEA Drove a continuous improvement initiative that reduced production defect leakage by ~25% — introducing structured regression suites, automated smoke tests via Jenkins, and cross-team defect triage protocols across a fast-growing fintech platform. Built and maintained automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG (Page Object Model, Data-Driven, Page Factory) — increasing automated test coverage and reducing manual regression effort per release cycle. Owned the full test artifact lifecycle — Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, RTM, Test Scripts, and Defect Reports — ensuring traceability from requirements through to release sign-off. Led and mentored QA team members across manual, API, and mobile testing tracks — strengthening core testing skills and reducing senior review dependency by ~35% within the first quarter. Contributed to QA hiring — defining role requirements, conducting technical interviews, and onboarding new engineers to scale the team in line with aggressive product delivery timelines. Executed Jenkins jobs for branch deployments and collaborated with DevOps to maintain CI pipeline stability across development and staging environments. Participated actively in all Agile ceremonies — standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives — aligning QA priorities with sprint goals and surfacing quality risks early in the delivery cycle.

System Analyst (QA Lead) at Hexaware Technologies, Aug 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, *Client: General Mills* | Domain: E-commerce / FMCG / Retail / Supply Chain / Manufacturing / Digital Transformation Tech Stack: JIRA · Manual Testing · Functional Testing · Agile/Scrum,TFS,MTM, ARC Led QA for product testing engagements at General Mills, one of the world's largest FMCG companies — validating consumer-facing and internal product applications against business and functional requirements. Owned test planning and execution across functional, system, and regression testing cycles — ensuring product releases met General Mills' quality standards within defined sprint timelines. Collaborated with onshore and offshore stakeholders across business analysis, development, and QA teams — translating product requirements into structured test scenarios and executable test cases. Tracked and managed defects end-to-end in JIRA — maintaining defect status visibility for project leads and contributing to release readiness decisions. Operated as QA Lead within an Agile/Scrum delivery model — participating in sprint ceremonies and aligning testing priorities with iterative product development goals.

Senior Software Test Engineer at Cox & Kings, Aug 2014 - Jul 2017 · 3 yrs, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Domain- E-commerce, TravelTech, Online Travel Agency (OTA), Booking Engine, Payment Gateway, API Integration Tech Stack: Selenium, JIRA · Redmine · SOAP UI · SQL · Agile/Scrum Key Projects: Travel-ERP & Ezeego1 (B2B Travel Platform) Led QA across two large-scale travel domain projects — a proprietary Travel ERP system and Ezeego1, a B2B travel aggregator platform — covering end-to-end functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing across multiple application modules. Owned creation and review of all test artifacts — Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test Summary Reports — ensuring full requirements traceability from business specification through to release sign-off. Delivered web services and API testing using SOAP UI (WSDL/Schema-based) — validating request/response contracts, endpoint behaviour, and supplier integrations across third-party travel agents and booking systems. Coordinated directly with suppliers and travel agents during integration testing cycles — acting as the QA liaison between technical teams and external partners to resolve defects and unblock delivery. Wrote SQL queries for database validation and data migration testing — ensuring accurate data mapping during system migration phases with zero data integrity issues reported post-go-live.* Initiated and standardised QA documentation practices across the team — improving defect reporting consistency and laying the groundwork for repeatable regression cycles. Defined testing activities and provided direction to junior testers — an early leadership signal that preceded formal team lead responsibilities in subsequent roles. Participated in daily defect resolution calls with developers and Agile standups — maintaining clear visibility of defect status and sprint quality health at all times.

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Information Technology, Welingkar Institute of Management

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Information Technology, University of Mumbai