Agile Product Owner / Scrum Master / Senior Test Manager at Mercedes –Benz Mobility AG

Owned product vision, roadmap, and backlog for digital mobility/finance platforms across 15 EU markets, supporting a €50M+ revenue stream. Championed Agile transformation from Waterfall to SAFe, leading 6 Scrum teams (35+ members), reducing schedule variance by 30% and improving velocity predictability. Acted as PO, SM, and BA during transitions, ensuring seamless delivery, backlog alignment, and cross-team collaboration, facilitating PI Planning, backlog refinement, and release train synchronization. Directed cloud-native migrations and automation-first quality engineering within DevOps ecosystems. Mentored 12+ engineers on Agile, backlog refinement, and automation strategy, boosting delivery maturity.

Agile Project Manager | QA Lead at O2 Telefonica Germany

Managed end-to-end delivery for large-scale telecom initiatives, leading 3 cross-functional teams through Agile transformation, sprint planning, and incremental delivery. Designed and implemented Agile-aligned QA strategies, integrating functional, regression, integration, and UAT testing with CI/CD pipelines. Streamlined defect lifecycle and reporting, reducing test cycles by 20% and MTTR by 30%. Migrated defect tracking to JIRA workflows; established continuous dashboards in JIRA/Confluence for program leadership. Facilitated stakeholder workshops and coached teams in sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives; delivered milestone and release reports.

Quality Consultant | PMO | Test Manager | Release & Configuration Manager at Credit Suisse

Delivered multiple Agile releases in digital/mobile banking, achieving 98% defect detection and supporting $3M+ revenue initiatives. Served as Product Owner for mobile banking platforms, delivering defect-free projects within budgets. Directed configuration management and release processes, improving environment stability and audit compliance (SOX, Basel III). Supported CMMI certification through process optimization and documentation; standardized deployment workflows and dashboards for executive reporting.

Test & QA Manager at Pitney Bowes

Strengthened QA processes and PMO support, driving governance, test strategy, and early defect detection across programs.

Technical SDLC Consultant at Global Delivery Unit – Bangalore

Provided SDLC guidance, process improvements, and testing best practices across multiple engagements to enhance delivery quality and efficiency.