Deepika Singhania
Bangalore
Summary
Results-oriented professional with over nine years of combined experience as a Product Owner and Business Analyst. Successfully drove product development initiatives from conception to launch, while also providing valuable insights as a business analyst to optimize processes and enhance business performance. Proficient in requirement gathering, stakeholder management, project coordination, and Agile methodologies. Possesses the ability to grasp business intricacies and handle practical challenges of working on development projects in the US geography, with experience in mid-top management client interactions and engagements.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Business Analyst
ACCENTURE
07.2021 - Current
- Define and manage product roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business goals, customer needs, and engineering capabilities, while overseeing the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) for quality and risk mitigation.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to prioritize and optimize solutions, driving complex problem resolution and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality software across multiple teams.
- Influence technology strategy and decisions, leading the development and launch of AI and machine learning solutions that impact millions of global users, while aligning business requirements with technology capabilities.
- Lead cross-functional teams through Agile methodologies, including PI planning, sprint reviews, and backlog refinement, while managing stakeholder expectations and ensuring transparency with senior leadership on key metrics and program status.
- Provide strategic insights on AI-based underwriting tools, guide reverse engineering efforts for new modules, and design process enhancements, ensuring continuous improvement and the successful implementation of large-scale programs.
- Led a cross-functional team of over 50 engineers, product managers, and designers to launch a machine learning-based feature that improved user engagement by 30%.
- Delivered a highly complex, high-volume software solution ahead of schedule, reducing system downtime by 20%.
- Developed and implemented a new project management framework, which streamlined communication across engineering, marketing, and operations teams, improving project timelines by 15%.
- Successfully managed a multi-million-dollar project to integrate new AI-driven features into a global software platform, delivering on time and within budget.
Senior Business Analyst
ALLIANZ TECHNOLOGY
10.2019 - 07.2021
- Led end-to-end execution of multiple software development projects, ensuring seamless collaboration across product, engineering, and operations teams to meet business goals and stakeholder expectations.
- Defined program objectives and success metrics, coordinated cross-functional teams, and consistently met deadlines and budgets while tracking performance through KPIs and SLAs.
- Utilized data-driven insights for decision-making, delivering impactful solutions aligned with organizational goals, and participated in change control meetings to assess and act on evolving requirements.
- Gained in-depth understanding of business processes and system workflows, contributing to architectural sessions and offering expertise in core product and contract modules.
- Oversaw the launch of Allianz Cyber Insurance for European clients, assisted in QA, provided training to underwriters and end users, and led UAT sessions to ensure comprehensive requirement coverage and user approval.
- Identified and mitigated project risks, reducing delays by 25% through proactive risk management strategies
- Led multiple large-scale, cross-functional projects with engineering, product, marketing, and operations teams, delivering on-time solutions that resulted in a 40% increase in operational efficiency.
Business Analyst
ACCENTURE
08.2015 - 10.2019
- Provide regular status updates to project and senior managers, supporting project management efforts and ensuring timely, effective delivery of initiatives.
- Conduct requirement walkthrough with Dev and QA teams to develop test strategies, plans, and test cases aligned with user needs.
- Offer high-level solutions with accurate effort and cost estimations for efficient project planning.
- Plan, schedule, and lead major project deliveries, ensuring quality, timely completion, and comprehensive reporting and monitoring.
- Create and maintain key project documents (Functional Specification, Business Requirements, Test Case Specifications), and develop Business Process Models while ensuring best practices in reporting, analysis, and documentation.
- Improved system efficiency by 15% by optimizing backend algorithms.
- Contributed to a cross-functional initiative that reduced customer-facing bugs by 40%.
Education
B. Tech -
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology
Odisha, India01.2015
10+2 -
CBSE Board
Odisha, India01.2011
10th -
CBSE Board
Odisha, India01.2009
Skills
- Product Management
- Business Analysis
- Business Problem Solving
- Solution Evaluation
- Business Process Automation
- New Application/ Product Implementation
- Requirement Management
- Data Analysis
- SDLC
- Offshore & Onshore Coordination
- Application Maintenance & Production Support
- Client Management
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Insurance Platforms
- Project Management Tools
- Database Management
- UX Tools
- Testing Tools & Techniques
- Project Artifacts
Certification
- Guidewire InsuranceSuite Hakuba Certified
- AINS
- Certified Agile SaFE 5.0 Practitioner
- IFT
- ISTQB
- ABS LI
- Novarica Insurance
- IBM Data Science
- Gen AI for Delivery Practitioners
- AWS Fundamentals Specialization
- Completed various Internal courses and training on Automation, Business Analysis and Requirement Elicitation, Agile and Scrum
Accomplishments
- Led a cross-functional team of over 50 engineers, product managers, and designers to launch a machine learning-based feature that improved user engagement by 30%
- Delivered a highly complex, high-volume software solution ahead of schedule, reducing system downtime by 20%.
- Developed and implemented a new project management framework, which streamlined communication across engineering, marketing, and operations teams, improving project timelines by 15%.
- Successfully managed a multi-million-dollar project to integrate new AI-driven features into a global software platform, delivering on time and within budget
- Identified and mitigated project risks, reducing delays by 25% through proactive risk management strategies
- Led multiple large-scale, cross-functional projects with engineering, product, marketing, and operations teams, delivering on-time solutions that resulted in a 40% increase in operational efficiency
- Improved system efficiency by 15% by optimizing backend algorithms.
- Contributed to a cross-functional initiative that reduced customer-facing bugs by 40%.
Timeline
Lead Business Analyst
ACCENTURE
07.2021 - Current
Senior Business Analyst
ALLIANZ TECHNOLOGY
10.2019 - 07.2021
Business Analyst
ACCENTURE
08.2015 - 10.2019
B. Tech -
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology
10+2 -
CBSE Board
10th -
CBSE Board
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