Nandhitha Padmanabhan

Spearheaded the development and execution of strategic programs supporting financial compliance, audit readiness, and transaction systems, aligning digital transformation with organizational goals.

Orchestrated cross-functional Agile teams (Product, Engineering, Infrastructure) to adopt and scale SAFe best practices, enhancing team agility and velocity across enterprise initiatives.

Drove data-informed decision-making by partnering with Product, Architecture, Security, and Infrastructure teams, influencing key decisions without formal authority.

Championed a high-performance team culture, increasing product releases per quarter and reducing defect rates by 10% through quality-focused delivery practices.

Streamlined SDLC processes and boosted delivery efficiency by 15% through adoption of staged code review, unit test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployments.

Successfully led SAFe Agile transformation for 4 enterprise product teams, significantly reducing time-to-market for high-impact products.

Maintained comprehensive RAID logs across portfolio initiatives, facilitating resolution planning and interdependency tracking to mitigate project risks.

Led cloud migration of legacy platforms to Azure, optimizing infrastructure scalability and performance for critical business operations.

Delivered 15+ Agile releases by implementing the Value Delivery Framework, improving release velocity and business alignment across regions.

Increased overall portfolio ROI by 18% YoY by driving prioritization through Business Value Strategic workstreams and optimizing investment discipline across Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines.

Achieved a budget variance of <2.5% through a rolling 12-month financial forecast model, ensuring fiscal responsibility for a multi-million-dollar portfolio.

Implemented Active Dependency Management and Milestone Governance across 5+ concurrent programs for POS system rollouts, reducing cross-project delays by 30%.

Managed global delivery teams of 30-50 resources, fostering a high-performing team culture with skill-building initiatives, resulting in 15% improvement in team productivity and 30% increase in Agile adoption.

Led regional cloud migration initiatives to AWS, collaborating with cloud architects and engineers to optimize ETL pipelines and scalability.

Contributed to the strategy and development of an IT talent hub, achieving a 40% reduction in onboarding time and scalable delivery across global teams.

Presented executive dashboards to governance boards and C-level stakeholders, articulating progress across strategic initiatives, risks, and mitigation actions.

Managed cross-functional teams of 30+ resources in Agile and matrixed delivery environments, ensuring seamless project execution.

Delivered programs supporting SEO, personalization, inventory optimization, and marketing analytics, achieving an average on-time delivery rate of 95%.

Facilitated Agile ceremonies and optimized team velocity by 20% through lean governance practices, enhancing project predictability and throughput.

Collaborated with business units and technology stakeholders to manage program scope, budgets, and KPIs, resolving high-level risks and keeping variance below 10% schedule and 5% cost.

Mentored junior PMs and delivery leads, overseeing quarterly and annual performance reviews and talent planning to foster team growth.

Executed HIPAA and PCI-compliant pharmacy projects, ensuring delivery of compliance-driven healthcare solutions and system upgrades aligned with regulatory standards.

Designed and implemented cloud-integrated solutions for marketing analytics and predictive modeling, improving forecast accuracy and customer targeting by 25%.

Led gap analysis and rollout of PCI, FICO compliance software for enterprise-wide policy enforcement, strengthening data security and regulatory adherence.