Kunal Padwekar
Pune
Summary
Business Analyst with 5+ years of experience, currently performing dual responsibilities as an acting Product Owner with strong experience in Agile product development, working closely with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into valuable solutions. Proven track record in backlog management, stakeholder alignment, user story creation, and delivering high-impact product features. Strong understanding of SDLC, Jira, Confluence, SQL, and Agile methodologies.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Analyst (acting Product Owner)
Evolent Health International
Pune
05.2022 - 06.2025
- Translated complex business requirements into detailed product specifications, resulting in a 30% improvement in delivery adherence.
- Engaged proactively with stakeholders across departments to ensure alignment on product vision and technical feasibility.
- Led the formation of a clear, prioritized backlog with a focus on customer-oriented features, enhancing user satisfaction by 25%.
- Drove continuous improvement by analyzing feedback and implementing changes that resulted in a 15% increase in user engagement.
- Led requirements gathering sessions that resulted in the development of comprehensive project plans, enhancing project delivery timelines by 20%.
- Collaborated with development teams to ensure agile sprint goals were met consistently, improving team productivity by 20%
- Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress to IT managers.
- Conducted financial analysis by using SQL queries to extract Jira and Confluence user data, identified inactive or redundant users to revoke their license, resulting in 15% reduction in operational expenses.
- Actively led and conducted sprint ceremonies, such as backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily standup, sprint review, and sprint retrospective.
Business Analyst
Vivish Technologies Pvt Ltd
Pune
05.2020 - 04.2022
- Created Business Requirements Document (BRD) and Functional Requirements Document (FRD) for new sales-ops integration projects.
- Performed Gap Analysis by introducing Guard Incentive Scheme to decrease the client drop by 40%.
- Designed and implemented Sales process for 'MyGate Classic' with multiple integrations and client engagement model via Mails and SMSs, resulting in reduction of portal creation time by 35%.
- Designed and executed end-to-end System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Performed Impact Analysis by designing and implementing process for lead generation with live monitoring of location and efficiency reports which resulted in 25% more lead generation.
- Conceptualized and implemented sales process for 'Vertical Shield' in the Sales Tool with live MIS dashboard to improve lead engagement.
- Managed and owned lead management system improving its efficiency with 28 automations, 8 user templates and 3 sales processes.
Assistant Area Manager
Vivish Technologies Pvt Ltd, MyGate
Pune
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Achieved 84 deals as a team lead with retention rate of 80%.
- Held weekly meetings with Regional Manager to identify techniques to overcome sales obstacles.
- Prepared sales presentations for clients using MS PowerPoint showing success and credibility of MyGate product and services.
Education
Master of Business Administration (Business Analytics) -
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaBachelor of Commerce -
Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune
Pune, Maharashtra, IndiaSkills
- Jira and Confluence
- MS SQL
- Visio and Drawio
- Microsoft 365 applications
- Tableau
- UML diagrams & BPMN
- Agile Development
- Product Management
- Backlog Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Impact Analysis
- Gap Analysis
Project
Atlassian Cloud Migration (Duration: 12 months):
- Conducted gap analysis of data center vs cloud, interviewing 25+ stakeholders and mapping 15 critical add-on dependencies.
- Defined phased migration strategy and oversaw transfer of 120k Jira issues & 2.5k Confluence pages with zero data loss.
- Created 150+ test scenarios, led 3 UAT cycles, resolved 48 defects within SLA.
- Delivered user training (5 workshops, 800+ attendees), achieving 95% adoption in 4 weeks.
Electronic Health Record (EHR) System Implementation (Duration: 10 months):
- Interviewed 20+ clinicians, billing & IT stakeholders to map "as-is" workflows and uncover 30 paint points.
- Elicitated and documented 120+ requirements (clinical, administrative, compliance) with full sign-off.
- Led migration of 500k legacy records.
- Created 100+ test scenarios, drove 3 UAT rounds, and closed 65 defects within SLA.
Certification
Atlassian's Project Management Professional Certificate
Jira Administration
Timeline
Business Analyst (acting Product Owner)
Evolent Health International
05.2022 - 06.2025
Business Analyst
Vivish Technologies Pvt Ltd
05.2020 - 04.2022
Assistant Area Manager
Vivish Technologies Pvt Ltd, MyGate
10.2019 - 04.2020
Master of Business Administration (Business Analytics) -
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Bachelor of Commerce -
Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune
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