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Manager - AI | Product & Program Management | Ex Walmart | Ex Wipro | Ex Capgemini | Ex Oracle

About

Technical Program Manager with a strong engineering foundation, experience in driving AI transformations, proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs, and a track record of delivering scalable, high-impact technical solutions. Some career highlights include: -> 16 years of experience in the IT industry. -> Led cross-functional programs spanning engineering, product, design, data scientists, architects and operations, delivering complex technical initiatives on time and within scope. -> Drove successful implementation of LLMs, RAG, Agentic AI, AI Agents and Chatbots to streamline MLOps and reduce costs by 75%. -> Owned end-to-end program execution for multi-year roadmaps for Samsung, Atlassian, Airbnb etc., Helped brands to increase brand value, revenue and loyalty by 30%. -> Drove execution of high-visibility program ‘Smart Communications’ - impacting 100 million users and/or mission-critical business systems. -> Drove implementation of e-commerce web portal for Philips B2C and B2B businesses impacting more than 50 million users across the world. -> Acted as the technical liaison between engineering and business stakeholders, translating requirements into scalable, well-defined technical plans. -> Established program governance, KPIs, and success metrics to track progress, unblock teams, and ensure accountability. -> Implemented Agile and hybrid delivery models, improving sprint predictability, throughput, and release quality. Apart from work - A city dweller who loves to indulge in yoga, badminton, music, food and travel during the leisure.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

gemini

github copilot

langchain

githubcopilot

huggingface

LlamaIndex

Work experience

AI Product and Program Manager at Publicis Re:Sources, Feb 2026 - Sep 2026 · 8 mos, Bengaluru

Senior Program Manager at Khoros, Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Greater Bengaluru Area, • Collaborate with business stakeholders, engineering and product managers to build product roadmaps. • Own and lead end-to-end programs, from planning and execution to tracking progress, resolving challenges, and ensuring timely completion of release milestones. • Spearheaded the adoption of Agile and SAFe, significantly boosting team’s efficiency and agility. • Drive quarterly planning sessions and secure commitments from SH’s for the program scope and release milestones. • Measuring and communicating the progress and impact of programs to the stakeholders. • Develop detailed project plans, identify key milestones, dependencies, risks, and manage resource allocation efficiently. • Train & mentor team members for growth and development.

Senior Technical Program Manager at Walmart eCommerce, Dec 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Lead programs E2E for platform upgrade, new vendor integrations, data migrations & decommission projects. • Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define project scope, priorities, milestones and releases. • Anticipate potential bottlenecks and challenges and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on delivery timelines. • Working with stakeholders to assemble project teams, identify appropriate resources needed and assign roles & responsibilities. • Lead Agile development processes, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups, to ensure continuous progress and timely delivery. • Guide and influence program stakeholders to focus on decision points, options for end outcomes, and solutions that unblock and keep the program on track. • Develop project schedules to ensure timely completion of projects by meeting project milestones and release goals.

Product Owner at Wipro Limited, Apr 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, • Worked as a Product Owner for Philips B2B project. • Identified risks associated with product initiatives and proposed mitigation strategies. • Assessed business value of new features prior to implementation. • Coordinated release planning activities including feature sets, launch dates, marketing campaigns. • Developed process documentation related to the product life cycle management. • Monitored performance metrics post-release to evaluate success of new features or products. • Managed sprints and monitored progress against project timelines. • Collaborated with development teams to ensure successful delivery of products. • Developed user stories, acceptance criteria, and mockups for new features. • Conducted market research to understand customer needs and preferences.

Scrum Master at Dell, Jul 2016 - Mar 2017 · 9 mos, Bengaluru Area, India,  Proficiently organized Daily Status calls, Sprint Planning, Grooming & Pokering, Review (Demo’s) and Retro sessions.  Identify and remove team’s impediments to enhance productivity and efficiency.  Escalating the issues and risks to the appropriate stakeholders.  Collaborate closely with Product owner on backlog grooming to keep product backlog relevant and prioritized.  Ensure acceptance criteria’s are agreed upon and user stories are ready for pokering.  Managing the communications with internal & external teams and stakeholders.  Provides effective defect tracking and management to ensure highest quality software.

Education

MBA, Systems, Marketing and Finance., S.V. UNIVERSITY

B.Sc, Mathematics, Statistics and Computers, Sri Krishnadevaraya Univeristy