AYAN ROY

Leading end-to-end release strategy and governance for enterprise digital products, orchestrating global cross-functional teams to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable SaaS, Hybrid, and On-Premise solutions with predictable, high-quality releases.

Key Responsibilities & Achievements

• Directed the complete release lifecycle for IBM Digital Asset Haven, successfully delivering 11+ annual releases across SaaS, Hybrid, and On-Premise deployment models.
• Led cross-functional execution across Engineering, Product Management, Security, Compliance, Legal, Marketing, Sales, and strategic partners, ensuring seamless product launches.
• Established robust release governance by proactively managing risks, dependencies, and executive stakeholder communications through data-driven dashboards and KPIs.
• Ensured global release readiness by driving compliance with GB18030, Accessibility, Export Control, and Open Source Software requirements.
• Optimized release management processes through Jira, CI/CD automation, and governance frameworks, improving release predictability and operational efficiency.
• Delivered executive-level program tracking, portfolio reporting, and release health insights to support strategic decision-making.

Led strategic healthcare technology programs, driving cloud transformation, IoT innovation, serviceability, and analytics initiatives across global R&D teams. Successfully delivered enterprise SaaS solutions, defined product roadmaps, and enabled data-driven decision-making to improve customer experience, operational efficiency, and business outcomes.

Key Achievements

• Delivered a cloud-based Ultrasound Fleet Management platform across 2,000+ hospitals in North America and Europe, improving customer satisfaction by 25%.
• Defined and prioritized the Ultrasound Serviceability R&D roadmap using WSJF, aligning product investments with strategic business objectives.
• Led development of Power BI analytics, reducing service response time by 40% through actionable operational insights.
• Built the IoT business case, identifying €41M in projected savings by 2026 and driving cross-business-unit alignment.
• Established enterprise serviceability KPIs, improving product reliability, customer value, and reducing service delivery costs.

Led product strategy and delivery for Philips' AWS-hosted Analytics Solution Platform, enabling enterprise service analytics through scalable data ingestion, APIs, and cloud-native architecture. Drove platform modernization, customer-centric innovation, and operational excellence to maximize business value.

Key Achievements

• Reduced AWS cloud infrastructure costs by 66% (from $3M to $1M/month) through platform optimization and automated scaling.
• Increased customer satisfaction from 60% to 85% by enhancing analytics capabilities and platform performance.
• Received the NASSCOM Service Delivery Excellence Award 2021 for the Service Workbench product.
• Led product roadmap, feature prioritization, and delivery using SAFe, aligning cross-functional teams and stakeholders with business priorities.
• Managed NetForum, Philips' healthcare community platform, improving user engagement and customer experience.

Led delivery of IntelliSpace PACS, Philips' enterprise medical imaging platform, managing three Scrum teams to deliver high-quality, customer-centric solutions using Agile and SAFe methodologies.

Key Achievements

• Led cross-functional teams in delivering a mission-critical enterprise healthcare product with predictable, high-quality releases.
• Improved SAFe delivery metrics (Sprint Health, Team Health, Product Ownership, Technical Health, and Release Health) to 80%+, driving delivery excellence and operational maturity.
• Enhanced team productivity, collaboration, and product quality by embedding Agile best practices and continuous improvement.

Led the development and enhancement of GE Healthcare's Advantage Workstation, delivering advanced medical imaging solutions for MRI, CT, Ultrasound, and Cardiovascular applications.

Key Achievements

• Led teams of up to 6 engineers to deliver high-impact imaging capabilities, including cardiovascular enhancements and a redesigned lung analysis application.
• Improved clinical workflows, image quality, and system performance through innovative software solutions and cross-functional collaboration.
• Delivered scalable, high-quality solutions using C, C++, Java, and Linux.

• Designed and developed a conformance checking tool for IPXACT vs. RTL using C/C++ and UML.
• Created a dynamic verification tool for UML models using C, ensuring design accuracy.
• Expertise in system design, verification, and software development.

• Instructed undergraduate students in Operating Systems, Data Structures, and Algorithms, fostering a strong academic foundation.
• Mentored 8 students for their final year dissertations, guiding research and project development.
• Coordinated with companies for training and placement activities, bridging academia and industry for student success.
• Core Skills: Teaching, Mentorship, Curriculum development, Industry-academia collaboration