Ashutosh Pandey
Summary
Insightful Agile Product Owner over 13 + years of experience with background in leading cross-functional teams to design, develop and launch innovative digital products. Possess strong knowledge of agile methodologies, requirements gathering, backlog refinement and sprint planning. Skilled in bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions, driving product vision and managing roadmaps. Notable influence in past roles through successful product launches that met user needs and aligned with company goals.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
TEAM LEAD
Carelon Global Solutions
07.2021 - Current
- Led a team of 25 people and managed multiple programs, focusing on stakeholder management, delivery responsibility, and issue mitigation within SLAs. Simultaneously handled multiple projects effectively.
- Executed complex cloud migration from Hadoop to Snowflake environment. Managed preparation, documentation, and analysis of management information for key performance indicators in order to achieve business goals.
- Blue PI Marketplace (BPIM) Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association electronic network that is used by all BC/BS Home/Host plans When people who are covered by Anthem Blue Cross receive services outside of the Anthem Blue Cross service area Leading the team which is responsible for close to 10 million dollars billing every month to Elevance and it's clients
- Delegated tasks appropriately according to individual skill sets.
- Identified opportunities for process improvements, implementing changes when required.
- Developed strategies to increase team productivity and improve customer service levels.
- Provided leadership and guidance to team members, ensuring that tasks were completed on time and to a high standard.
- Collaborated with other departments to develop effective solutions that meet customer needs.
PRODUCT OWNER
Optum Global Solutions
07.2019 - 06.2021
- As part of HSB project and within the capacity of product manager my responsibilities were as follows - Clearly articulate and present design solutions, rationale issues and tradeoffs Developed product roadmaps and prioritized feature backlogs
- Owned and prioritized product backlog
- Focused on building critical features up front in order to identify constraints and technical challenges
- Coordinated with software developers to create custom applications and trackers to achieve client goals
- Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where, and when each component would work
- Analyzed customer feedback to identify areas for improvement
- Developed creative presentations, trend reports, kitted assets, and product data sheets
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST
Optum Global Solutions
08.2015 - 07.2019
- Collaborated with clients and stakeholders as a Developer/BA to identify data submission criteria for the state's APCD initiative, leveraging knowledge gained from the ICRC project. Converted state's DSG into specific business requirement documents by understanding Datawarehouse structure and mapping fields. Provided solutions and feed files for new state implementation, legislative updates, and collaborated with clients/states on guideline changes.
- Conducted gap analysis between current state processes and desired future state processes.
- Performed root cause analysis to determine underlying issues in complex problems.
- Developed detailed project plans outlining tasks, deadlines and resources needed for successful implementation of projects.
AGILE BUSINESS ANALYST
Edifecs Technologies
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Contributed to the Premium Stabilization Reporting Project as a business analyst, handling the following tasks:
- Efficiently coordinated with multiple resources throughout the development lifecycle to ensure on-time project completion
- Executed plans to align with business goals and objectives for PSR (Premium Stabilization Reporting)
- Contributed to business analysis by performing fit gap analysis, creating business architecture diagrams, and gathering business requirements.
- Provided feedback on product designs based on industry best practices for usability standards.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to junior Business Analysts in order to ensure timely delivery of projects.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
United Health Group
01.2011 - 08.2014
- Took responsibility as a Business Analyst in interacting with UPI Auditors and initiating projects through discussions with clients, SAS developers, Business Stakeholders, and Project Managers.
- Resolving any business queries during development using expert domain knowledge, occasionally consulting the UPI auditor for clarification
- Played a key role in the Enterprise Decommission program by articulating roles & responsibilities
- Participated in regular meetings with stakeholders to discuss project progress, changes, challenges.
- Designed databases to store application data using SQL Server or Oracle technologies.
- Analyzed user requirements to develop software solutions and created technical specifications.
Education
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE -
UPTU
Skills
- Product Management
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Product development
- AWS Technologies such as Amazon S3, Amazon Lambda, Amazon EC2 , Amazon RDS
- Understanding business objectives, drivers & principles
- Big Data Ecosystem
- Advance SAS
- Performance monitoring
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Talent Acquisition
- Coaching and Mentoring
Certification
- Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
- AHM 250
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Certificationscourses
- SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
- AHM 250
Timeline
TEAM LEAD
Carelon Global Solutions
07.2021 - Current
PRODUCT OWNER
Optum Global Solutions
07.2019 - 06.2021
SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST
Optum Global Solutions
08.2015 - 07.2019
AGILE BUSINESS ANALYST
Edifecs Technologies
08.2014 - 08.2015
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
United Health Group
01.2011 - 08.2014
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE -
UPTU
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