Product Development

• Headed Product Development of ~7 applications closely working with Product Owners and Architects in France and Italy.
• Designed the database and formulated algorithms for all critical modules in the applications.
• Coached a team of 7 developers and accomplished end to end software development in Agile and Waterfall models.
• Managed release planning and estimation, mapped competencies, and allocated resources.
• Member of recruitment committee for hiring developers for our projects.
• Transformed functional requirements to technical specifications.

Leadership

•  Spearheaded the Oracle (2TB+ of data) migration of the cross-fertilization platform, managing a cross-functional team of 30 engineers, business analysts, and platform managers.
• Worked with cross-geo stakeholders across France, Italy & Singapore.
• Led the process improvement initiative of migrating from waterfall to Agile software development.
• Facilitated the understanding and use of agile tools and methodologies (sprint planning, demo, retrospective) by the business team in France and Italy and by the development team in India.
• Worked as a single point of contact with the editorial team in France for publishing tech team achievements on the company’s internal information portal.
• Introduced the concept of Lean Methodologies to the team.
• Led the “Engagement Enhancement” drive for the team.