Headline

Project Manager | Agile Delivery Leader | Cloud and SaaS Release Management | Ex-QA Leader

About

Project Manager with 15+ years in software delivery, quality engineering, and Agile execution across gaming, e-commerce, logistics, and enterprise products. I lead cross-functional teams through end-to-end delivery for cloud and platform initiatives, combining strong technical understanding with structured project governance. I specialize in project planning, dependency and risk management, release orchestration, stakeholder communication, and KPI-driven delivery improvement. My background in QA and automation helps me drive quality-first execution while improving predictability, cycle time, and release confidence.

Location

Pune Division

AI stack

antigravity

codex

opencode

Work experience

Project Manager at Vanderlande, Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos, Hybrid, - Own end-to-end delivery of technical initiatives across engineering, QA, and DevOps teams in an Agile environment. - Plan and track project scope, milestones, dependencies, and risks; maintain clear status reporting for leadership and stakeholders. - Coordinate release planning and execution, improving deployment frequency by 40% and maintaining a 95% on-time release rate. - Partner with architects and engineers on system changes, integration planning, and deployment readiness. - Track and report delivery KPIs (velocity, cycle time, defect leakage, release readiness) to drive data-backed improvements. - Remove blockers across teams and improve flow, reducing time-to-market by 20% for priority initiatives.

Project Manager at GoKwik, Dec 2022 - Jun 2023 · 7 mos, India, -Transitioned into project management ownership for cross-functional product delivery. - Managed roadmap execution, sprint planning alignment, release coordination, and stakeholder communication. - Improved on-time feature delivery to 98% through stronger dependency management and delivery governance. - Led a 12-member cross-functional team and improved product stability by 15%. - Established structured project reporting and risk escalation to support predictable delivery.

Quality Assurance Manager at GoKwik, Mar 2022 - Nov 2022 · 9 mos, - Led QA strategy, test automation, and quality governance for product releases. - Built delivery discipline through stronger sprint-level quality gates and defect prevention.

Technical Specialist | Lead QA at Zensar Technologies, Feb 2020 - Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Technical Lead at Zensar Technologies, Feb 2020 - Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Led test automation across 4 teams, aligning with Dev, Product, and DevOps to deliver 12 major releases in 18 months, improving release quality and boosting customer satisfaction by 25%.

Quality Assurance Specialist at FirstBlood, May 2019 - Feb 2020 · 10 mos

Quality Assurance Specialist at Voice Of Gamers | First Blood, May 2019 - Jan 2020 · 9 mos, Monitored sprint metrics and test velocity, delivering insights contributing to a 15% increase in on-time feature releases over six months.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, RGTU

kendriya vidyalaya