Kannan Ravichandran
Chennai
Summary
Accomplished Technical Program Manager with over 13 years of experience in Program Management, Product Management, Service Delivery, and Network Planning & Engineering Projects. Skilled in developing and executing end-to-end project management activities, from project plans and estimates to implementation and deployment. Proactively monitoring, managing, and reporting on deliverables execution. Known for identifying problems and troubleshooting with business intelligence to assess challenges, align technology with business goals, and turn creative ideas into effective technical solutions. A clear and open communicator who excels at cultivating productive relationships at all levels and inspiring multi-functional teams towards consistent performance and success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Engineering Program Manager
Ivanti
06.2025 - Current
- Drive Engineering Portfolio and Program Management for assigned portfolio/programs to deliver against the rolling 4 quarter product roadmap
- Facilitate Release Planning & Execution and drive multiple releases/projects
- Resource planning and reporting to ensure people are working on right priorities
- Lead project scoping, project development, and project review meetings
- Clarify, prioritize, and drive project commitments as well as establish and maintain clear chains of accountability
- Define and drive the schedule for upcoming products, creating new and improving existing processes & Work with large geographically distributed development teams
- Provide timely project/portfolio status updates, risks, and issues to all stakeholders.
Senior Technical Program Manager
Tekion India Corp Pvt.Ltd
07.2022 - 05.2025
- Lead and manage end-to-end technical programs, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closure. Ensure alignment with organizational goals and strategic initiatives.
- Oversee the entire Software Development Life Cycle, including requirement analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and post-deployment support.
- Facilitate Agile-Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. Guide the team in Agile best practices to ensure continuous improvement.
- Program manage various large scale, complex initiatives across multiple teams; taking a hands-on and proactive approach to manage dependencies, unblock progress, define timelines, communicate commitments, introduce efficiencies, and provide workflow solutions.
- Serve as an advisor and trusted partner to the Engineering and Product Leaders to ensure the teams are operating efficiently, have high engagement, and are delivering on key goals and commitments
- Anticipate and mitigate risks - by having close involvement with team goals and challenges, applying past experience, and develop contingency plans to address potential challenges.
- Maintain clear and consistent communication with stakeholders at all levels, providing regular updates on program status, risks, and outcomes.
- Manage program budgets, resources, and timelines effectively. Ensure optimal resource allocation to meet project goals.
- Ensure that all deliverables meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and security. Coordinate with QA teams to ensure thorough testing and validation.
- Maintain comprehensive program documentation, including project plans, timelines, risk logs, and post-implementation reports.
Associate Project Lead (Project Manager)
Ingram Micro SSC Pvt.Ltd
10.2020 - 07.2022
- Lead cybersecurity product development for User Access Review in fast paced agile ecosystem and ensuring quality deliverables within stringent timelines
- Organize and lead planning activities by following SDLC process to release product roadmap & ensure all teams are aligned with enterprise planning expectations
- Serve as an advisor and trusted partner to the Engineering and Product Leaders to ensure the teams are operating efficiently, have high engagement, and are delivering on key goals and commitments
- Effectively collaborating with leaders and stakeholders to address key issues and roadblocks aggressively in a timely fashion.
- Define and implement standardized Agile project management frameworks across the engineering and product teams
- Ensured attainment of KPIs by designing and implementing metrics that align with broader strategic objectives.
- Address program impediments with proper escalation to relevant individuals/groups as needed.
- Lead program retrospectives and commitment to improvement on a regular cadence.
Project Manager
Trinity Mobility
01.2018 - 10.2020
- Managed complete product delivery for Emergency Response Management and Smart City Solutions using Agile Methodology.
- Served as on-the-ground executor for a wide variety of cross-functional projects for the leadership team.
- Coordinated with clients to define project objectives and requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Developed comprehensive project plans, outlining scopes, timelines, and resources, facilitating smooth execution.
- Oversee end-to-end program execution across teams / groups, including risk management, communication, issue/conflict resolution and dependency management
- Worked closely with leaders across the organization to develop goals and Objectives and Key Results, developed systems for managing performance against those goals
- Utilised project management software tools like Jira to track progress, assign tasks, and manage timelines efficiently.
- Created and managed clear Gating Criteria for product delivery with business partners for Go/No-go decisions.
Assistant Manager
Idea Cellular Ltd
05.2016 - 01.2018
- Led application development for project "Employee 360" which provides complete employees support using agile development methodology - Scrum
- Tracked and managed product backlog, burn-down metrics, velocity, and task breakdown.
- Collected information from existing customers on product desires.
- Planned and monitored project spending/budgeting, and guided projects to completion on time, within scope, and on budget.
- Developed reports and presentations for in-development products.
- Addressed problems through risk management and contingency planning.
Team Leader
Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt.Ltd
09.2013 - 04.2016
- Facilitated Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospective meetings.
- Removed team impediments daily to allow the team to deliver the sprint goals and deliverables.
- Monitored the development progress throughout each sprint to ensure project was within scope and budget.
- Developed crucial functional requirement specifications, creating detailed use cases and process flow diagrams to support functional specifications.
- Facilitated Daily Scrum Meetings and Monthly Reviews meetings. Conducted sprint retrospective and followed up on action items for continuous improvement
- Prepared extensive cost - benefit analysis to support system and process changes
Plant Engineer
RadcoFlex India Pvt.Ltd
05.2011 - 06.2013
- Manage day-to-day operations: Heading the entire Production function, Assembly & testing etc. for complete customer / client Deliverables
- Planning: Planning of capacity, scheduling, tracking supplies, handling deliveries.
- Coordinate: Safety, Quality, Operational cost & delivery.
- Designing the systems with proper feasibility for implementation.
- Analyse and review the technical specifications and drawing.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Technology Management
Anna University
Chennai, India05-2025
B.E - E.C.E -
Anna University
Chennai2011
Diploma in Information Technology -
Sri Sowdambika Polytechnic College
Aruppukottai2007
Skills
- Technical Program Management
- Software development life cycle
- Agile -Scrum ceremonies
- Jira
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Value-Added Leadership
- Resource Management
- Custom Software Development
- System Migrations/Integrations
- Costing & Budgeting
- Cross-Functional Supervision
- Team Building & Mentoring
- Client Relations & Presentations
Professional Certification
- PMP
- ACP*
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- ITIL V3 Foundation
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Timeline
Principal Engineering Program Manager
Ivanti
06.2025 - Current
Senior Technical Program Manager
Tekion India Corp Pvt.Ltd
07.2022 - 05.2025
Associate Project Lead (Project Manager)
Ingram Micro SSC Pvt.Ltd
10.2020 - 07.2022
Project Manager
Trinity Mobility
01.2018 - 10.2020
Assistant Manager
Idea Cellular Ltd
05.2016 - 01.2018
Team Leader
Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt.Ltd
09.2013 - 04.2016
Plant Engineer
RadcoFlex India Pvt.Ltd
05.2011 - 06.2013
Master of Business Administration - Technology Management
Anna University
B.E - E.C.E -
Anna University
Diploma in Information Technology -
Sri Sowdambika Polytechnic College
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