Ashwini Kumar Behera

Driving cross-functional Agile teams in a high-scale eCommerce environment to ensure timely and quality delivery of platform enhancements, infrastructure stability, and business growth.

Agile Project Management:

• Leading sprint planning, backlog grooming, and cross-team PI Planning as Release Train Engineer (RTE).
• Ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical deliverables through SAFe practices.
• Managing dependencies, risks, and delivery timelines across multiple product verticals.

Cross-Functional Coordination:

• Collaborating with Engineering, QA, DevOps, Product, and Analytics teams to manage technical and marketing projects.
• Coordinated successful server migration and infrastructure optimization initiatives.

Data-Driven Decision Making:

• Established monitoring processes for LLM-based features to improve accuracy in GenAI projects.
• Designed and tracked daily and weekly performance dashboards for SLA adherence and accuracy metrics.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Regularly interfacing with leadership and business teams to provide project updates, unblock decisions, and ensure alignment.
• Created stakeholder-focused reports highlighting project performance, technical initiatives, and delivery outcomes.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Maintained detailed project documentation including SOPs, flow diagrams, dependency trackers, and accuracy reports.
• Published weekly reports summarizing team velocity, blockers, and delivery outcomes.

Led cross-functional teams to deliver multiple projects across the full software development lifecycle, from initiation to closure, ensuring high-quality delivery within scope, time, and budget.

Project Planning and Execution:

• Developed detailed project plans outlining tasks, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Delivered projects within budget while consistently meeting or exceeding deadlines.

SaaS Product Management:

• Managed end-to-end lifecycle of SaaS-based solutions, from conceptualization to deployment and continuous improvement.
• Translated market and business needs into scalable, high-impact product features.
• Leveraged modern technologies and Agile practices to drive product growth and customer satisfaction.

Document Management:

• Created and maintained comprehensive project documentation including wireframes, SRS, WBS, sprint plans, Gantt charts, and profitability analysis.
• Maintained a robust technical documentation repository covering architecture diagrams, DFDs, UMLs, test cases, API docs, bug reports, and feedback logs.

Stakeholder Management:

• Built strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals.
• Facilitated regular status meetings to promote transparency and resolve issues proactively.

Team Leadership:

• Directed a cross-functional team comprising Developers, Designers, DevOps Engineers, QAs, and Project Coordinators.
• Cultivated a collaborative work environment, boosting team morale and overall efficiency.

Risk Management:

• Identified potential project risks early and implemented mitigation strategies.
• Maintained project continuity by minimizing disruptions and proactively resolving roadblocks.

Budget and Resource Management:

• Managed budgets efficiently to maximize ROI and ensure cost-effective delivery.
• Monitored team productivity and optimized resource utilization across projects.