Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Awards
Timeline
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NARAYANN SWAAMI

NARAYANN SWAAMI

Bangalore

Summary

Visionary product and agile leader with 20+ years of progressive experience championing Agile transformations, orchestrating Scrum Master communities, and driving multi-million-dollar product portfolios across financial services, SaaS, and enterprise technology. Recognized for building and scaling Communities of Practice, architecting enterprise-wide training and coaching programs, and empowering teams and individuals to achieve continuous improvement and innovation. Adept at stakeholder alignment at CXO levels, governance of large-scale transformation programs, and fostering high-performing Scrum Master and Product Owner cohorts.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification

Work History

Director, Product Owner & Agile Coaching Practice

Granicus
03.2024 - Current
  • Headed Product Owner and Scrum Master Practice; mentored 20+ POs and Scrum Masters supporting government CRM, forms, communication, and engagement systems across 20+ product lines.
  • Established formal Communities of Practice for Scrum Masters and Product Owners, introducing coaching frameworks, peer mentoring, and regular forums to share best practices and foster continuous learning.
  • Designed and delivered organization-wide Agile competency uplift programs cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety, and growth.
  • Introduced enterprise-wide Scrum Master Playbooks, Agile health checks, and delivery metrics dashboards to govern and accelerate digital transformation.
  • Personally mentored Scrum Masters and emerging leaders, empowering them to lead cross-functional teams, resolve delivery challenges, and drive innovation.
  • Spearheaded SAFe PI Planning cycles enabling teams to collaboratively plan, inspect, and adapt at scale—directly influencing business alignment and stakeholder satisfaction.

Vice President – Product Transformation & Agile Coach

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
12.2017 - 02.2024
  • Led large-scale Agile transformation programs impacting 100+ teams; built and nurtured a robust Scrum Master cohort across multiple lines of business.
  • Architected and facilitated a Scrum Master Community of Practice, moderating monthly best-practice sessions, knowledge-sharing huddles, and organizational retrospectives.
  • Developed and implemented Agile Playbooks and maturity models for Scrum Masters and Product Owners, providing coaching, ongoing feedback, and growth pathways for advanced mastery.
  • Orchestrated change management initiatives nurturing continuous learning environments, cross-role mentorship, and innovation “safe zones” for Agile professionals.
  • Embedded risk, controls, and compliance practices into product and engineering workflows, ensuring regulatory alignment and delivery excellence.

Senior Manager – Agile Coach & Product Owner

Societe Generale
11.2015 - 11.2017
  • Founded and led the Agility Knowledge Portal, a digital platform and community hub transforming Agile coaching into a scalable, self-service function for 3000+ users.
  • Delivered training, certification, and coaching tracks for Scrum Masters and Agile teams, substantially reducing coaching dependency and empowering practitioners for self-led growth.
  • Awarded the “Extra Miler” for leadership in building reusable coaching assets and fostering a culture of shared learning.

Engineering Manager – Cloud Platform

Thermo Fisher Scientific
07.2015 - 10.2015

Senior Technical Consultant & Account Manager

Betsol Software (Avaya)
07.2013 - 05.2015

Software Development Manager

Applied Materials
09.2011 - 04.2013

Software Developer & Team Lead roles

Oracle India and IBM India Software Labs

Senior Software Engineer

Hewlett-Packard (HP)

Education

B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering

NIT Warangal

Post Graduate Program in Management - undefined

Sunstone Business School

Product Management Program - undefined

Indian School of Business

Skills

  • Driving Agile Maturity & Scrum Master Practice Enablement
  • Building and Scaling Communities of Practice
  • Executive Coaching & Talent Development for Agile Roles
  • Enterprise-wide Agile Transformation (SAFe, LeSS, XP)
  • Change Leadership & Stakeholder Management at CXO level
  • Metrics, Governance & Delivery Excellence
  • Cultivating strong partnerships
  • Collaborative decision-making
  • Team leadership
  • Organizational strategy development
  • Effective verbal communication

Certification

  • ICP-ACC (Agile Certified Coach) – ICAgile
  • Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I & Advanced) – Scrum.org
  • Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) – Scrum.org
  • Certificate in Professional Coaching – TAMatters

Awards

Extra Miler Award – Societe Generale, for leadership in Agile coaching and knowledge portal delivery, HP ISO Award – For outstanding onsite contributions to service delivery and team enablement

Timeline

Director, Product Owner & Agile Coaching Practice

Granicus
03.2024 - Current

Vice President – Product Transformation & Agile Coach

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
12.2017 - 02.2024

Senior Manager – Agile Coach & Product Owner

Societe Generale
11.2015 - 11.2017

Engineering Manager – Cloud Platform

Thermo Fisher Scientific
07.2015 - 10.2015

Senior Technical Consultant & Account Manager

Betsol Software (Avaya)
07.2013 - 05.2015

Software Development Manager

Applied Materials
09.2011 - 04.2013

Software Developer & Team Lead roles

Oracle India and IBM India Software Labs

Senior Software Engineer

Hewlett-Packard (HP)

Post Graduate Program in Management - undefined

Sunstone Business School

Product Management Program - undefined

Indian School of Business

B.Tech - Electronics & Communication Engineering

NIT Warangal

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