Manvi Saini
Delhi
Summary
- Strategic & Impact-Oriented Lead Technical Program Manager with 11+ years of experience driving high-value software and hardware-software programs across mobile, wearable, and enterprise platforms.
- Proven success in global program delivery across India, South Korea, US, and Europe—leading $84M+ initiatives including Generative AI features, OS upgrades, and hyperscaler deployments impacting 20M+ users.
- Agile champion for cross-functional teams of 50–60+ members, improving delivery consistency by 28% and integration speed by 15% through proactive risk mitigation and structured planning.
- Data-driven program execution using JIRA, Azure DevOps, and Microsoft Project—enhancing bug resolution by 20%, milestone adherence to 100%, and release stability by 10% via custom workflows and quality frameworks.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Technical Program Manager
Cadence Design Systems
Noida
07.2025 - Current
- Directed end-to-end program execution for Protium and Palladium platforms, supporting clients with complex deployment needs.
- Managed weekly customer engagements with 3 hyperscaler clients, driving feature alignment and resolving deployment blockers—resulting in 2 roadmap-critical feature updates.
- Achieved 100% milestone adherence and reduced integration time by 15% through proactive risk mitigation and cross-team coordination.
- Enhanced Jira workflows, improving bug resolution turnaround by 20% & Initiated a quality monitoring framework for hardware-software co-validation, contributing to a 10% improvement in release stability.
Sr.Technical Program Manager
Samsung India Electronics Pvt.Ltd.
Noida
04.2018 - 04.2025
- Directed global software programs for Flagship Mobile devices & wearables, aligning execution with business OKRs and customer satisfaction KPIs.
- Led Program for increasing entry points for Galaxy App Store and Samsung Health, improving DAU by 23%; increased User Engagement by 12%.
- Earned $32M by leading the delivery of on-device Generative AI features, including LLM-based voice assistants, neural camera enhancements, & contextual text generation, improving user satisfaction across global mobile platforms.
- Managed projects from concept to deployment, including planning, budgeting, risk analysis, and resource optimization.
Technical Program Manager
Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
Noida
07.2014 - 03.2018
- Collaborated with Marketing, Design & engineering teams to roll out mobile solutions across SWA & Europe Region.
- Reduced feature rework and accelerated delivery by 20% through structured roadmap planning and Agile alignment.
- Built real-time project dashboards to track sprint velocity, defect metrics, Sprint burn-down, Team Throughput and proactively mitigate risks.
- Delivered executive-level reporting on program status, risks, and mitigation strategies to support strategic roadmap decisions.
Education
B.Tech - Information Technology
Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology
New Delhi 06.2010 - 06.2014
Skills
- Project & Program Management
- Agile Coaching
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Project & Roadmap Planning
- End-To-End Product Delivery & Release Management
- Agile Ceremonies & Team Facilitation
- Conflict Resolution & Negotiation
- Data Driven Decision Making
- Project Budgeting & Forecasting
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Continuous Improvement & Performance tracking
- Stakeholder & Vendor Engagement
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Backlog Grooming
- Prioritization & Estimation Techniques
- Requirements Gathering & Analysis
- Quality Assurance & SLA Governance
- KPIs
- Metrics & Reporting
- JIRA
- Azure DevOps
- MS Project
- Gantt Chart
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Cognitive Project Management in AI (PMI)
- Gen AI for Project Management
- Prompt Engineering for PMs (PMI)
- ISO 9001 : 2008 Certified Auditor
- ISTQB Basic Foundation Certified
Accomplishments
- Outstanding Performance Award
- Employee of the Month Award
- Culture Index Award
Timeline
Lead Technical Program Manager
Cadence Design Systems
07.2025 - Current
Sr.Technical Program Manager
Samsung India Electronics Pvt.Ltd.
04.2018 - 04.2025
Technical Program Manager
Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
07.2014 - 03.2018
B.Tech - Information Technology
Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology
06.2010 - 06.2014