Headline

Technology Engineering Leader | Engineering Excellence | AI-Driven Transformation | Platform & Product Delivery | Operational Strategy

About

Technology transformation leader with 17+ years of experience driving engineering excellence, enterprise delivery and organizational transformation across global technology environments. As Associate Director at Eli Lilly, I work across technology program governance and digital transformation, aligning engineering execution with business priorities. My experience includes scaling engineering organizations, leading distributed teams, driving AI-enabled transformation and improving delivery effectiveness. I bring a combination of technical depth, strategic thinking and execution discipline, with a focus on stakeholder alignment, program governance, operational excellence and measurable business outcomes. Core strengths: Technology Transformation | Enterprise Program Delivery | Engineering Strategy | AI-Driven Innovation | Stakeholder Management | Organizational Leadership | Operational Excellence

Location

Bengaluru

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Work experience

Associate Director at Eli Lilly and Company, Oct 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid, • Portfolio Governance & Delivery: Lead quality-side governance across 30+ applications, supporting smooth delivery through structured oversight, standardization and coordination across multiple stakeholders in India and the USA. • Cross-Functional Leadership: Align stakeholders and delivery teams across business and technology functions, helping maintain delivery visibility, address dependencies and support consistent execution. • Engineering Enablement & Productivity: Architected accelerators and reusable enablers that increased delivery speed by 5–6x, improving execution efficiency and enabling teams to deliver faster. • Portfolio Standardization: Established standardized practices and ways of working across the portfolio to improve consistency, operational effectiveness and delivery coordination. • Organizational Leadership: Lead and coordinate engineering capabilities across a team of 55+ professionals, supporting resource alignment, capability development and delivery priorities. • Technology Transformation: Apply deep engineering experience and AI-enabled innovation to identify opportunities to simplify delivery, improve productivity and strengthen engineering effectiveness.

Senior Manager - Test Engineering at Eli Lilly and Company, Aug 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid, Led engineering quality transformation and scaled automation capabilities across multiple technology initiatives in a regulated enterprise environment. • Built and scaled a 55+ member engineering capability supporting multiple business and technology functions. • Established reusable automation practices and engineering standards to improve delivery efficiency and consistency. • Drove AI-enabled quality initiatives and collaborated with cross-functional teams to strengthen engineering effectiveness. • Managed capability development, resource alignment and operational performance across distributed teams. • Supported regulatory compliance and reliable delivery across enterprise applications.

Manager, Quality Assurance at SOTI, Mar 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos, Gurugram, Led quality engineering activities for a cross-platform B2B SaaS product, partnering with engineering teams to support reliable product releases and delivery execution. • Managed functional and automation engineering resources supporting product delivery. • Coordinated release planning and non-functional testing within an Agile delivery environment. • Worked with cloud-based technologies and cross-functional teams to support product reliability and operational effectiveness.

Test Manager at Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., Jun 2022 - Mar 2023 · 10 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, Led a team of 7+ QA engineers within the India GCC, supporting enterprise retail technology and release delivery. • Managed end-to-end delivery coordination, release planning and cross-functional integration across POS and downstream systems. • Improved delivery processes, test traceability and reporting through standardized workflows and JIRA/XRAY adoption. • Partnered with stakeholders and external teams to manage dependencies, resolve issues and maintain delivery readiness. • Led team development, hiring, mentoring, performance management and OKR setting.

Technology & Quality Engineering Leadership at Tata Consultancy Services, Nov 2009 - May 2022 · 12 yrs 7 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Progressively advanced through technology delivery and engineering leadership roles over 13+ years, supporting global clients across retail, insurance and digital products in India, the USA and South Africa. • Led distributed teams and coordinated global delivery across client, business and technology stakeholders. • Built and developed engineering teams, established delivery processes and improved operational consistency across engagements. • Partnered with product managers, software engineers and business teams across digital product lifecycles, release planning and production readiness. • Managed resource planning, delivery metrics, customer escalations and continuous improvement initiatives. • Drove engineering effectiveness through automation, CI/CD collaboration, process standardization and cross-functional problem-solving.

Education

Bachelors of Technology, COMPUTER SCIENCE, sikkim manipal institute of technology

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