Murali Kumar Vootada

A versatile and accomplished professional with over 25+ years of leadership experience in R&D Project Delivery Management, defining strategy, project management, and Talent development and competency building and strong influential skills to drive org initiatives . Proven expertise in seeding new topics, Setting up of Offshore Development Centers, Brining End to End responsibilities to INDIA and transforming to CoCs/CoEs, offshoring the customer support responsibilities, and building high-performing teams. Extensive experience in cross-functional collaboration and leading successfully globally distributed diverse teams across locations. Demonstrated strong leadership, work ethics, and rich experience in project/program management delivery as well as driving Organizational and Employee Engagement Initiatives. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, team building, communication, and customer-focused solutions, with a proven ability to resolve challenging situations and achieve quick wins.

Professional program management professional with proven track record in leading complex projects and driving impactful results. Strong focus on team collaboration, ensuring dependable performance, and adaptability to evolving needs. Expertise in strategic planning, resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, coupled with exceptional problem-solving and leadership abilities.

Experienced with managing large-scale programs and leading cross-functional teams. Utilizes strategic planning to streamline processes and achieve objectives. Track record of effective stakeholder communication and problem-solving. Results-driven professional specializing in program management, known for delivering successful outcomes and fostering collaborative environments. Recognized for strategic planning and problem-solving abilities, consistently meeting and exceeding goals. Relied upon to adapt to changing needs and ensure team alignment.

• Invited by NASSCOM to be a speaker @UDYAM4.0 held at Ahmedabad on 06/11/24.
• Invited by NSRIT, Visakhapatnam management as Guest of Honor for their first graduation day ceremony on 08/31/24.
• Speaker @ QAI 11th International Testing Conference 2009 & 2010 organized by QAI.
• Coordinated with leaders across various sub segments & global leaders to drive organizational initiatives including AI ML Expo-2019, Manthan, AIDT Expo2020, SEED, SAFE Hackathon 2022.
• Instant Award winner for contributions towards AIDT Expo2020.
• Won Best Practice sharing sessions in 2007 – Siemens Automation Agent.
• Responsible for rolling out R&R Programs @ DASS for 15 years.
• Reviewer of the Nominations for Annual Excellence Awards.
• Focused and managed to have a diversified team since taking up PM role in 2005.
• Zero Attrition in my Team.
• 15 Years Responsible for all Employee engagement Initiative @ DASS.
• DASS leadership Team appreciated for successfully organizing Industry Awards event in 2018 for around 1500+ employees.
• DASS Leadership Team has appreciated for Negotiating Skills (saving 5.3 Million Rupees).
• Responsible for HIRING Manager for DASS and recruited around 470+ in a single year.
• Part of change management team while rolling out GRIP 1.0.
• Played Project Manager Role in driving SGES 2021 actions at DASS BU level.

• STSPL, Sr Program Manager-Automation and Industry4.0, 05/2022 - Present
• STSPL, Program Manager -PLT, 03/2019 - 04/2022
• STSPL, Team Manager -System Test House, 10/2016 - 02/2019
• STSPL, Module Manager – Development, 10/2013 - 09/2016
• STSPL, Project Manager Dev & Testing, 05/2004 - 10/2013
• HP, Sr Software Engineer, 04/2003 - 04/2004
• Global Software Initiatives, Project Lead Wireless Application, 05/2001 - 03/2003

• Program for Business Manager from IIM Bangalore
• Kanban Certified Professional
• MCSD and MCAD Certified Professional
• ISTQB Foundation Certified Professional

• Employee Engagement Initiatives
• Playing Basketball
• Mentoring
• Team Building

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Represented Sainik School Korukonda in south zone basketball tournament from 1987 to 1989

Organised Technical Events , Sports events , Family Days , Award nights for 15 years in SIEMENS