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I am Manda Talwekar, a Certified Scrum Master with 13.6 years of IT experience. I enjoy guiding cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software by fostering collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement. I have led Agile transformations, coached teams across onsite-offshore models, and built strong partnerships with Product Owners, developers, QA, and business stakeholders. My background includes Pega implementations, scaling Agile practices, and driving value-driven delivery.…I am Manda Talwekar, a Certified Scrum Master with 13.6 years of IT experience. I enjoy guiding cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software by fostering collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement. I have led Agile transformations, coached teams across onsite-offshore models, and built strong partnerships with Product Owners, developers, QA, and business stakeholders. My background includes Pega implementations, scaling Agile practices, and driving value-driven delivery.

Manda Talwekar

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I am Manda Talwekar, a Certified Scrum Master with 13.6 years of IT experience. I enjoy guiding cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software by fostering collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement. I have led Agile transformations, coached teams across onsite-offshore models, and built strong partnerships with Product Owners, developers, QA, and business stakeholders. My background includes Pega implementations, scaling Agile practices, and driving value-driven delivery.…I am Manda Talwekar, a Certified Scrum Master with 13.6 years of IT experience. I enjoy guiding cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software by fostering collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement. I have led Agile transformations, coached teams across onsite-offshore models, and built strong partnerships with Product Owners, developers, QA, and business stakeholders. My background includes Pega implementations, scaling Agile practices, and driving value-driven delivery.

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I am Manda Talwekar, a Certified Scrum Master with 13.6 years of IT experience. I enjoy guiding cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software by fostering collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement.

I have led Agile transformations, coached teams across onsite-offshore models, and built strong partnerships with Product Owners, developers, QA, and business stakeholders. My background includes Pega implementations, scaling Agile practices, and driving value-driven delivery.

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Work Experience

Scrum Master at Valerian Health

March 1, 2025 - Present

Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, removed impediments, coached the team on Agile best practices, and collaborated with Product Owners and stakeholders to refine the backlog, define user stories, and set acceptance criteria. Monitored sprint progress, dependencies, and delivery commitments, and supported deployment planning and production readiness while promoting collaboration and accountability.

Scrum Master / Project Manager at Cognizant Technology Solutions (Verizon Business Group)

October 1, 2022 - February 28, 2025

Led offshore teams as Scrum Master for test automation and migration projects; transitioned team from waterfall to Scrum; acted as Subject Matter Expert for migration, translating requirements into user stories, maintaining backlogs, and partnering with Product Owners. Managed risks, prepared progress reports, and supported production deployments.

Lead Consultant/Scrum Master at Infosys Ltd (Telstra)

December 1, 2020 - October 1, 2022

Led Agile culture and mind-set transformation for five Agile teams; coached teams for ownership and consistent throughput; developed metrics/dashboards (Power BI/Tableau) to visualize progress and improve velocity; encouraged automation and stakeholder engagement; acted as liaison between manufacturing/site teams and development, and supported data migration using cloud services (GCP).

Pega Tech Lead at Luxoft DXC (OCBC Bank)

November 1, 2019 - November 1, 2020

Led cross-functional offshore team of Pega developers and testers; designed and developed case orchestration and integration layers; implemented service rules, data pages, and connectors; optimized performance, implemented exception handling, and ensured adherence to ECS standards and guardrails; delivered 100% defect closure in UAT and supported release activities.

Software Engineer / Sr. Pega Consultant at Tech Mahindra (Nokia)

December 1, 2016 - October 1, 2019

Developed and configured Pega rules (Flows, Data Transforms, UI rules), built data pages, and designed UI components; integrated SOAP/REST connectors; implemented SLAs, debugging, and deployment support; mentored juniors and ensured adherence to ECS and guardrails; participated in Agile ceremonies and code reviews.

Associate Senior Engineer (Pega Developer) at Mastercard

August 1, 2015 - December 1, 2016

Led automated settlement workflow development on Pega PRPC 7.x; designed and implemented core components, decisioning rules, and data access layers; performed platform upgrades, performance tuning, and SLA/routing logic; coordinated with QA and production support in an Agile context.

Programmer Analyst at JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) / Cognizant Technology Solutions

August 1, 2011 - October 1, 2014

Participated in CRM-focused development on Pega PRPC 6.x; built UI components, data models, and rule configurations; supported unit testing, defect triage, and Agile ceremonies; contributed to code promotions and environment migrations, while adhering to coding standards.