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Anil Talnikar

Summary

Seasoned Engineering leader with 20+ years of IT industry experience of managing projects across cross functional teams (Engineering, DevOps, Product/Business). Good experience in setting up globally distributed highly performing agile teams from scratch, mentoring, motivating & establishing winning culture. A leader with growth mindset, continuously evolving practices and improving team performance and deliverables. High collaboration with Business Owners & Product team in defining roadmap and optimizing the workflows. Max Team Size: 50 Engineers

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Delivery Manager - ( Manager II )

TransUnion
Pune
05.2021 - 05.2025
  • Formed globally distributed, high-performing SCRUM teams for GTP - Enterprise Services by recruiting top talent from inception.
  • Deployed the Enterprise Subject Selection workflow in OneTru across Batch and Online modes, embraced by JPM Chase, PayPal, Citibank, Wells Fargo, and numerous others.
  • Managed design, development, and deployment of Velocity Check Service, Address Hygiene Service, and Record Orchestration Service maintaining high-quality benchmarks.
  • Delivered technical leadership in architecting, deploying, and enhancing robust, cloud-native microservices applications.
  • Guided and mentored 7 SCRUM teams, cultivating culture of collaboration, innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.
  • Identified and mitigated risks throughout the SDLC, enhancing customer satisfaction ratings by 30%.
  • Delivered technical insights on dependencies, assumptions, risks, and mitigation plans to geographically distributed stakeholders including VPs and Product Managers

Technical Manager - Engineering

NICE
Pune
09.2019 - 05.2021
  • Executed seamless transition of MSE Product from Israel to India (Pune)
  • Collaborate with Architects and leads on design initiatives while consistently enhancing and questioning established norms.
  • Engineered and implemented generic connection framework for Xignite and BlackUI.
  • Executed major release of Surveil-X Holistic Surveillance in September 2020, achieving 30% cost reduction.
  • Performed capacity planning activities to optimize resource utilization.
  • Liaised between business and technology units to plan delivery milestones.
  • Built successful SCRUM teams for Market Surveillance Product through strategic talent acquisition.
  • Developed disaster recovery plans and ensured timely execution during emergency situations.

Technical Lead - Scrum Master

SIEMENS
Pune
11.2007 - 09.2019
  • Conducted code reviews to ensure high-quality code was produced that adhered to coding standards.
  • Delivered hands-on technical expertise across product life cycle encompassing design, development, delivery, and deployment of scalable products.
  • Transformed abstract business/product requirements into clear technical specifications.
  • Mentored junior developers on coding best practices and standards.
  • Spearheaded delivery of 3 Enterprise Applications: DesignTools, WCIS, & ProductDB Update, achieving 20% cost reduction
  • Facilitated evolution of system architecture to address changing needs and environment.
  • Created detailed project plans with timelines, deliverables, and resources needed.

Software Engineer

Xoriant
Mumbai
10.2007 - 11.2007
  • Researched new technologies and methodologies to propose innovative software solutions.
  • Conducted code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
  • Oversaw debugging process outcomes and identified root causes of issues.

Software Engineer

NetHawk Networks India Pvt. Ltd.
Bhubaneswar
11.2004 - 09.2007
  • Optimized existing software systems for improved performance and scalability.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather and define requirements for new software features.
  • Led small development teams, overseeing project progress and mentoring junior engineers.

Education

B.E - Computer Science & Engineering

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Skills

  • Agile SAFe practitioner
  • Project management
  • Scrum methodology
  • Microservices architecture
  • Technical leadership
  • Talent acquisition
  • Cross-functional coordination
  • Crises Management (BCP)

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)
  • Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
  • Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance (CSM)
  • Scrum Foundation Professional Certified (SFPC)
  • Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)

Accomplishments

  • Manager Excellence Award (continuously 2 years)
  • TU Belief Award
  • Champion Award
  • Instant Puraskar

Websites

Volunteer Experience

Mentor (Foundation for Excellence Education)

Mentored economically underprivileged students, enhancing their personality and employability skills.

Interacting and enabling them to achieve their career goals gave a great sense of fulfillment.

Timeline

Senior Delivery Manager - ( Manager II )

TransUnion
05.2021 - 05.2025

Technical Manager - Engineering

NICE
09.2019 - 05.2021

Technical Lead - Scrum Master

SIEMENS
11.2007 - 09.2019

Software Engineer

Xoriant
10.2007 - 11.2007

Software Engineer

NetHawk Networks India Pvt. Ltd.
11.2004 - 09.2007

B.E - Computer Science & Engineering

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

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