Deepika Seshaiah

AutoFinX – FinTech Customer Portal
• Worked on AutoFinX, a fintech customer portal enabling users to track vehicle loan dues, repayment schedules, pending EMIs, and make secure online payments.
• Contributed from scratch through competitor analysis, market research, requirement gathering, PRD creation, and user story definition.
• Conducted sprint planning, backlog refinement, stakeholder review sessions, and cross-functional discussions to align delivery with business goals, contributing to ~25% improvement in sprint velocity and execution efficiency.
• Incorporated stakeholder and leadership feedback into feature prioritization and product planning to improve usability and delivery alignment.
FabriCX – Data Integration Platform
• Worked on FabriCX, a data integration platform designed to connect, transform, and synchronize data across enterprise systems and applications.
• Involved in product planning from the initial stage including market analysis, competitor benchmarking, workflow definition, and feature ideation.
• Conducted sprint planning sessions, backlog grooming, requirement walkthroughs, and stakeholder discussions to ensure smooth Agile delivery and reduce requirement clarification gaps by ~30%.
• Worked closely with leadership, engineering, and QA teams to continuously refine product requirements based on business feedback and delivery priorities.
CodeGen – SDLC Automation Platform
• Worked on CodeGen, an SDLC automation platform focused on streamlining software development lifecycle processes through workflow automation and optimization.
• Contributed to product development from scratch by conducting competitor analysis, identifying market gaps, and defining product requirements and roadmap inputs.
• Conducted Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, stakeholder review meetings, and requirement discussions, supporting ~20% faster feature delivery and improved sprint predictability.
• Collaborated with stakeholders and leadership teams to incorporate continuous feedback into product enhancements, feature prioritization, and delivery planning.

Key Contributions & Impact
• Conducted structured peer reviews for product specifications, user stories, and test plans to improve requirement clarity, consistency, usability, and edge-case coverage.
• Mentored junior Product Owners on backlog management, user story creation, sprint planning, Agile ceremonies, and PRD documentation practices.
• Leveraged strong QA automation background to mentor team members on automation frameworks, test strategy, defect analysis, requirement validation, and quality assurance best practices across Agile delivery cycles.

Project: Chapman Consulting — Resolve Portal (Repricing App)

• Supported product discovery by gathering client requirements, translating them into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Prioritized backlog, aligned stakeholders, and bridged business–engineering gaps as acting Product Owner.
• Automated end-to-end flows (claim creation → approval) using Selenium (Python, Pytest) to accelerate releases and improve reliability.

Project: Chapman Consulting — Customer Portal

• Defined/refined features and conducted story grooming with QA & dev to align with business goals.
• Automated file-upload and customer-facing workflows (Selenium + Python), improving UX and efficiency.
• Project: Asset Finance Customer Portal (AFCP)
• Served as acting Product Owner: stakeholder communication, translating requirements, and sequencing features for timely delivery.
• Automated WEB/API validations and monthly statement views; maintained Pytest framework.
• Leveraged strong QA automation background to mentor team members on automation frameworks, test strategy, defect analysis, requirement validation, and quality assurance best practices across Agile delivery cycles.
• Award: Cross-Functional Collaboration Award (2024–2025) for effectively coordinating across Product, QA, Engineering, Business Analysts, stakeholders, and clients to ensure seamless communication and timely delivery.

Content Tool (CICS) / Amazon Academy Sanity/Regression/API testing, parser validation, syllabus ingestion; built Selenium-Python scripts for validation & data extraction; owned weekly build reports and defect triage.

Peloton (Kindle content pipeline)

Validated publisher content/EPUBs across Kindle/Android/iOS; regression & FTP pipeline testing; collaborated with QAE/Devs on VFI official builds.

Kindle Create & Kindle/E-Reader

Stability and functional testing across desktop/mobile; component ownership, diagnostic debugging, regression/system testing across multiple Indic dictionaries and devices.