Hi, I'm Visnupiriyan Kumarraja, a project manager based in Long Beach, CA. I specialize in coordinating cross-functional teams, keeping stakeholders informed, and driving projects to on-time delivery through clear planning and proactive communication. I focus on practical execution, meeting deadlines, and ensuring work moves forward without confusion.\n\nI’ve helped improve accountability, reduce delays, and support successful releases by adapting to shifting priorities, documenting key changes, and aligning teams around shared milestones. I enjoy turning complex initiatives into organized, actionable steps and delivering reliable results for customers and stakeholders.

Visnupiriyan Kumarraja

Hi, I'm Visnupiriyan Kumarraja, a project manager based in Long Beach, CA. I specialize in coordinating cross-functional teams, keeping stakeholders informed, and driving projects to on-time delivery through clear planning and proactive communication. I focus on practical execution, meeting deadlines, and ensuring work moves forward without confusion.\n\nI’ve helped improve accountability, reduce delays, and support successful releases by adapting to shifting priorities, documenting key changes, and aligning teams around shared milestones. I enjoy turning complex initiatives into organized, actionable steps and delivering reliable results for customers and stakeholders.

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Hi, I’m Visnupiriyan Kumarraja, a project manager based in Long Beach, CA. I specialize in coordinating cross-functional teams, keeping stakeholders informed, and driving projects to on-time delivery through clear planning and proactive communication. I focus on practical execution, meeting deadlines, and ensuring work moves forward without confusion.\n\nI’ve helped improve accountability, reduce delays, and support successful releases by adapting to shifting priorities, documenting key changes, and aligning teams around shared milestones. I enjoy turning complex initiatives into organized, actionable steps and delivering reliable results for customers and stakeholders.

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Work Experience

Project Manager at Atlassian
January 1, 2025 - Present
Led cross-functional planning and delivery: improved sprint delivery by 22% via Jira board optimization and backlog prioritization with QA, engineering, and design. Automated weekly reporting dashboards (Excel) and PowerPoint updates, reducing stakeholder check-ins by 40%. Managed 15+ weekly RAID logs, flagged 10+ critical risks monthly, and resolved 90% of blockers within 48 hours, cutting delays by 20%. Logged 25+ change requests in Confluence, ensuring documentation accuracy and scope alignment. Ran standups via Slack/Teams; clarified owners and follow-ups, reducing unassigned/overdue items by 35% across three product teams. Coordinated GitHub branch readiness and AWS deployment timelines, enabling four releases with zero production issues or rollbacks.
Project Manager at Zerodha
December 1, 2021 - July 1, 2023
Delivered two product features early by maintaining Asana boards and resolving blockers quickly; aligned design, backend, and testing teams to fixed milestones and feature deadlines. Reduced overdue tasks by 27% using ClickUp notifications and structured weekly follow-ups. Created stakeholder-facing status updates using Google Sheets and PowerPoint templates, improving leadership visibility into progress and completion trends. Maintained RAID logs and updated Excel Gantt timelines to improve forecast accuracy and reduce missed dependencies. Collected task estimates to support realistic sprint plans, reducing last-minute scope cuts and improving sprint commitment across three releases.
Assistant Project Manager at Zerodha
March 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021
Expanded Trello task boards and Excel project trackers weekly, helping teams maintain clarity on due dates and deliverables, and reducing sprint planning prep time by 20%. Documented over 100 action items and 30 meeting summaries to improve handoffs and accountability. Scheduled sprint ceremonies, created attendance, and prepared meeting agendas to boost participation and prep quality. Logged six early-stage change requests and corresponding version updates to improve scope visibility and alignment with priorities.

Education

Master of Science in Management Information Systems at California State University Long Beach
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering at Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, India
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2022

Qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) - PMI
January 11, 2030 - February 4, 2026
Google Project Management Specialization - Coursera
January 11, 2030 - February 4, 2026
AWS Academy Cloud Foundations - AWS Academy
January 11, 2030 - February 4, 2026
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - Merkle Enterprise
January 11, 2030 - February 4, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education