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ABHISHEK KUMAR

ABHISHEK KUMAR

Senior Engineering Manager

Summary

  • Leadership, Technology, and Digital Transformation expert, aligning global initiatives with organizational vision.
  • 10 years of global team management, fostering high employee engagement and managerial excellence.
  • Skilled in bootstrapping teams from inception.
  • Domain expertise in E-commerce, US Healthcare, Insurance, Insurance broking, and Telecom.
  • Managed global scaled Agile Full Stack teams across India, USA and Europe including FTEs and Vendors.
  • Client-side experience in New York, London, and Stockholm, collaborating directly with Business and IT stakeholders.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Senior Engineering Manager

Groupon
05.2022 - Current
  • Leading Merchant Supply Engineering at Groupon, driving initiatives to enhance Merchant and Deals Supply through self-service tools. Overseeing development of Campaign Builder and Campaign Editor for Merchants and Sales teams. Leading development of new Deal Creation platform to streamline processes and boost efficiency for Sales and Content Operations at Groupon.
  • Led Groupon's Merchant Engineering Team, overseeing diverse team of 50 resources across India, Europe, and US. Ensured comprehensive merchant experience, including acquisition, onboarding, campaign management, deal performance enhancement, portal and data management, and overall merchant satisfaction
  • Tech stack includes React, Java, Microservices, AWS, Kubernetes, Postgres, ELK, and Wavefront.

Senior Manager Software Engineering

UnitedHealth Group
12.2014 - 04.2022

1. Clinical Product Platform Development at OptumRx:

  • Orchestrated teams in Pega, Java (Spring Boot), Microservices, Kafka, DevOps, and Selenium for global projects.
  • Drove transition to open source tech and microservices architecture.
  • Managed a US $10M+ portfolio and expanded India team from 5 to 40 members.
  • Managed offshore delivery for 8-10 scrum teams, emphasizing stakeholder management and operational excellence

2. Prior Authorization System (PAS) Development at OptumRx:

  • Increased India team from 3 to 50 members.
  • Successfully delivered the first managed services initiative for the entire business line.
  • Established a solution architecture team for portfolio design.
  • Implemented cost-saving initiatives resulting in multi-million dollar savings..

Technical Architect

L&T Infotech
10.2010 - 12.2014

Project 1: BPM Implementation for Marsh UK (2013-2014)

  • Managed 20-member team for end-to-end BPM Implementation on Pega.
  • Prepared SOW, estimates, and resource plans; oversaw profitability analysis.

Project 2: Consulting: BPM Evaluation for Guy Carpenter US (2013)

  • Conducted engagement at Guy Carpenter US Headquarters.
  • Represented L&T Infotech for High-Level BPM Assessment and Roadmap.

Project 3: BPM Implementation for Future Generali Life Insurance

  • Implemented 45 Business Processes using IBM BPM and ESB 7.5.
  • Managed Common Data Model across Process Applications with a 25-member team.

Technical Lead

IBM
07.2004 - 09.2010

Project: Development, Enhancement, Maintenance, and Administration of Interfaces for Ericsson Sweden (2004-2010)

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Held various roles: Core Developer, Subject Matter Expert, Migration Lead, and Project Manager.
  • Led Application Operations as Team Lead, focusing on Seebeyond Egate SRE, MQ, and DEC/EDI.
  • Led migration of EAI applications (Seebeyond, MQ, DEC/EDI, and SAP PI) from HP to IBM.

Education

PGCBM (Post Graduate certification in Business Management) - Business Administration And Management

XLRI, Jamshedpur, Bengaluru, Jamshedpur
06.2020

B.E. in Telecommunication - Telecommunication

Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Tumkur, Karnataka
06.2004

Skills

Technical Leadership

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Timeline

Senior Engineering Manager - Groupon
05.2022 - Current
Senior Manager Software Engineering - UnitedHealth Group
12.2014 - 04.2022
Technical Architect - L&T Infotech
10.2010 - 12.2014
Technical Lead - IBM
07.2004 - 09.2010
XLRI, Jamshedpur - PGCBM (Post Graduate certification in Business Management), Business Administration And Management
Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur - B.E. in Telecommunication, Telecommunication

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Delivery Management
  • Solution Architecture
  • People Management
  • Tech Transformation
ABHISHEK KUMARSenior Engineering Manager