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Principal Technical Program & Portfolio Leader | Enterprise-Scale Delivery & Portfolio Intelligence

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Program and Portfolio Leader with 20+ years leading enterprise-scale initiatives across complex, matrixed organizations. Own portfolio strategy, capital allocation, and governance for high-stakes programs—turning ambiguous initiatives into scalable execution. Align business and technology, influence VP/SVP stakeholders, and build operating models that sustain outcomes at scale. Key impact includes driving $500M+ in business value through portfolio strategy and decision systems at Walmart Data Ventures. Known for building decision frameworks, stabilizing complex programs, and enabling predictable execution across enterprise portfolios.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

Work experience

Principal Technical Program Manager at Walmart Global Tech India, Sep 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Shaped multi-year tech strategy and capital allocation for Walmart Data Ventures, influencing senior leadership to prioritize high-impact initiatives that delivered $500M+ in revenue growth and cost efficiencies. Built executive decision intelligence platform integrating delivery, funding, and dependency signals; enabled proactive governance at LT level Established portfolio governance and risk frameworks reducing escalation dependency and improving execution predictability across enterprise programs Led and mentored program leaders across Product, Engineering, Data, and Business, driving alignment in complex, cross-functional environments Walmart Excellence Award , Maverick Award and Bravo Awards for AI-amplified enterprise portfolio transformation and executive operating model leadership

Staff Technical Program Manager at Walmart Global Tech India, Dec 2020 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, --Led Walmart’s big-bet enterprise programs across Customer Experience, Last Mile and W+ Membership - translating strategy into launch-ready operating plans. --Introduced OKR-anchored planning and KPI systems aligning product, engineering and business leadership on shared outcomes. --Core contributor to TPM Center of Excellence — codifying best-in-class program governance and execution standards now used across orgs.

Senior Program Manager at Envestnet | Yodlee, Oct 2018 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, --Led portfolio of strategic programs for Yodlee’s core Data Engineering & Aggregation platforms, supporting revenue-critical fintech products. --Partnered with Product, Engineering and Operations to build multi-quarter roadmaps aligned to platform scalability, reliability and business growth goals. --Drove end-to-end execution of high-value cross-functional initiatives across data aggregation, feeds and platform modernization. --Introduced structured planning rhythms using OKRs and agile governance to improve prioritization, execution predictability and cross-team alignment. Recognized internally as a go-to leader for complex, ambiguous initiatives requiring influence across teams without direct authority. Awarded “Most Valuable Player” three consecutive quarters for unblocking critical data platform initiatives and restoring execution momentum across high-risk portfolios.

Programs & Projects ,A&I PMO (Consultant) at Aurea Software, Jul 2018 - Oct 2018 · 4 mos, - Managing Integrations to Central Solutions - Acquisition Program Management for High value Products ( > 100M $ ) - Process Effectiveness and Rollout as part of PMO

General Manager - Engineering & Growth Platforms at Portea, Apr 2015 - Jul 2018 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, --Built and led a 70+ member engineering organization in a high-growth healthcare startup, introducing portfolio structure and delivery discipline for the first time. --Owned technology program roadmap aligned to core business goals — growth, operational efficiency and clinician productivity. --Partnered with business leadership to define digital strategy enabling referral automation, cross-sell and operational scale. --Drove development of data-driven platforms that improved clinician productivity by 40% and materially supported revenue growth. --Established Agile delivery and portfolio planning practices, enabling predictable execution across product, data and platform initiatives.

Program & Project Management at Huawei, Jul 2009 - Apr 2015 · 5 yrs 10 mos, Bangalore, --Led complex, high-value telecom and network security programs for Tier-1 operators including British Telecom and China Unicom. --Managed cross-functional engineering teams of 40+ across development, QA and systems, delivering revenue-critical platforms. --Introduced Agile delivery practices across multiple programs, improving release reliability and accelerating customer onboarding. --Designed upgrade automation solutions reducing platform upgrade time by 25% and improving system reliability. Recognized by COO for Best Quality & Innovation in product delivery.

Software Engineering & Technical Leader at Huawei, Mar 2005 - Jun 2009 · 4 yrs 4 mos, Bangalore, --Designed and built reusable, scalable PKI, SSL and cryptography-based security platforms. --Introduced structured engineering frameworks that reduced time-to-market and stabilized core building blocks. --Led organization-wide Agile transformation workshops; recognized by BU Head for technical leadership.

Education

Executive Masters, Leadership, Indian School of Business

Executive Program, Strategic Management, Indian Institute of Management Kashipur