Manish Varma

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About Manish Varma

Technical Product Owner (Data Architect) delivering data insights using SAFe methodology * Defining and executing Data delivery Product Roadmaps, tracking progress using Agile KPIs * ISO and CMMi - QMS and have led Internal Audits for Quality * SAFe POPM, PMP, ASM, AWS, Agile, MS Project, GCP BigQuery, Snowflake * Gold medalist in all 3 years of Graduation Results-driven seasoned Technical Product/Program Manager (Data projects) with total 18 years of IT experience. Certified SAFe 6 Agilist PO/PM, PMP® and SM certified Leader. Experienced in forming and executing product roadmap aligned with business objectives and client’s vision towards data modernization, complex ETL requirements and MDM. Leading complex engagement from program’s initiation to the delivery collaborating with Business stakeholders and end users. Broad experience in agile transformation at large scale, leading complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects contributing towards value to Product in each PI. Passionate towards delivering products with best user experience, solving real life complex problems in ecosystem of Data and Insights. Dedication towards effective team collaboration managing dependencies between multiple departments. Have worked as Senior Product Owner (Data projects) of Medical Insurance firm of the US; Engagement Manager for cloud migration program with cross-functional teams of total 80 members, led agile transformation programs for development and support departments implementing SAFe 6. As Senior Product Owner for Data ETL projects leading implementation of MDM products, POCs using GCP GenAI capabilities. Have been facilitating implementation of client product portfolios, through multiple agile teams, and supporting departments with governance, cadence and processes complied inevitably. Skilled collaborator with a strong ability to drive innovation and achieve business objectives. From 18 years of IT experience, 4 years have been into product management architecture for data solutions; 8 years as project manager and 5 years as QA manager in automation. Worked with global investment firms headquartered across UK and the US, on complex projects in area of stock market analysis/algorithms for investment portfolio managers; Health and Casualty Insurance industry’s large size data for insights and reporting; Twitter trend analysis; and more to achieve client’s vision and goals. Advanced user of JIRA, Confluence, Apptio, ADO, TFS, BigQuery, Snowflake and various project management tools for proactive monitoring, risk management, change management.