Aravind Sarasarajan

As a key contributor to FE Fundinfo's digital transformation journey, I led the service delivery of multiple Agile teams while embedding AI capabilities and Agile best practices across the organization.

• AI-Augmented Development : Integrated AI tools such as Devin AI and Replit into the development lifecycle to automate routine coding tasks, generate intelligent test cases, and enable real-time prototyping, significantly improving developer productivity and accelerating onboarding cycles.
• AI-Driven CI/CD Pipelines : Oversaw the implementation of AI-augmented CI/CD workflows , incorporating Build Verification Testing (BVT) for early defect detection, ensuring deployment readiness, and enhancing release quality.
• Ethical AI Governance : Established internal guidelines for responsible AI usage, including model validation, bias detection, and exploitability to ensure compliance with enterprise and industry standards.
• Agile Transformation Leadership : Orchestrated the restructuring of a large engineering team into three dedicated Scrum units, increasing delivery velocity, ownership, and cadence.
• OKRs & Strategic Alignment : Rolled out department-wide Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) to align team execution with company strategy, and contributed to 2025 Layer Cake Planning to synchronize roadmaps, engineering capacity, and business goals.
• Cross-Functional Service Delivery : Acted as the primary liaison between engineering, product, DevOps, and executive leadership to ensure alignment on priorities, dependencies, risks, and timelines.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication : Maintained consistent, transparent communication with stakeholders to build trust and drive accountability in service delivery.
• Skill Matrix-Based Task Allocation : Implemented a dynamic skill-mapping model to align individual strengths with task assignments, boosting delivery efficiency and employee engagement.
• Change & Risk Management : Proactively managed change requests and conducted risk assessments to ensure minimal disruption to timelines, budget, or quality.
• Agile Coaching & Team Growth : Facilitated all Agile ceremonies, mentored junior Scrum Masters, and coached team members in Agile principles, continuous improvement, and collaborative delivery.
• Project Execution Optimization : Streamlined project initiation processes and employed time-management strategies to handle competing priorities and enhance throughput.

• Spearheaded the end-to-end development of the Base Centrale Vehicule system, improving data accuracy for over 100,000+ vehicle records across the order to aftersales lifecycle.
• Collaborated with Renault leadership to define strategic goals and organizational OKRs for RNTBCI's 2023–2024 roadmap, aligning product initiatives with long-term business objectives.
• Created and maintained a dynamic product backlog of 200+ items, prioritizing user stories based on stakeholder input, customer needs, and ROI.
• Implemented iterative enhancement cycles through continuous feedback collection via user testing and market research , leading to a 20% increase in user adoption.
• Balanced delivery velocity with technical debt reduction by optimizing sprint capacity planning and making strategic trade-offs.
• Enabled cross-functional collaboration across 4 Agile product teams, improving team throughput by 15% over 6 months.
• Facilitated 60+ Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives, and Daily Scrums, maintaining a consistent 2-week cadence.
• Coached and mentored team members on Agile best practices and metrics-driven improvement using JIRA, Confluence, PULSE.
• Presented team performance metrics and progress in organizational forums to inform leadership decisions and guide continuous improvement efforts.
• Handled escalated issues effectively, resolving problems swiftly while preserving positive relationships where possible.
• Implemented agile methodologies for efficient project management and streamlined communication between teams.
• Increased product efficiency by streamlining design and implementation processes.

Payroll: Technosoft(AUG 2018 - MAR 2019)

• Led Agile transformation for multiple teams by implementing SAFe 5.0 practices, enhancing team agility and aligning delivery with enterprise-wide goals.
• Facilitated over 150+ Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily standup's, maintaining consistency and flow across Agile cycles.
• Coached 4 Agile teams on Agile principles, fostering a culture of self-organization and continuous improvement that boosted sprint velocity by 20%.
• Partnered with Product Owners to prioritize and groom product backlogs, ensuring delivery of high-value features aligned with evolving business needs.
• Resolved cross-functional impediments and conflicts proactively, enabling smoother execution and improved team morale.
• Implemented visual management tools and Agile dashboards in Digital.ai and Rational Tools to enhance transparency, predictability, and stakeholder trust .
• Improved inter-team coordination and delivery planning by facilitating ART syncs and Scrum-of-Scrum meetings.
• Recognized by leadership for driving successful UAT execution of a new Oracle ERP tool , collaborating with cross-functional testing and business teams.
• Championed data-driven improvement initiatives using Agile metrics and retrospectives to reduce defect leakage and cycle time.

• Designed and developed robust COBOL programs, resulting in improved operational productivity.
• Collaborated with product managers to define technical requirements and develop innovative solutions for complex problems.
• Established coding standards to ensure consistent quality across the development team''s output.
• Troubleshot business logic and performance issues in existing mainframe applications.
• Developed seamless integration solutions between mainframe systems and external databases or applications.
• Mentored junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill improvement.

Client: Anthem Health Inc

• Developed and maintained mission-critical applications using COBOL, JCL, CICS, and DB2 to support core healthcare processes.
• Collaborated with analysts to gather requirements, optimize system performance, and resolve complex technical issues to ensure application stability.

Client: Metlife

• Contributed to successful project completion with effective time management and prioritization skills, meeting tight deadlines consistently.
• Supported development and maintenance of mainframe applications using COBOL, JCL, and DB2, contributing to business-critical operations.
• Assisted in troubleshooting, documentation, and code reviews while ensuring adherence to development standards and best practices.