RAJESH IYER
www.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-iyer-5a884ab
Summary
25 years of experience in various areas of large-scale enterprise IT including Architecture, Planning, Requirement, Software
Development, System Integration, Migration, Performance Testing, Configuration and Release Management.
Hands-on experience in end-to-end solution development, implementation with technical skills of application and data integration, experience in solution team management and governance of complex, large-scale applications.
Skilled in coaching teams on Agile principles and best practices, resulting in enhanced collaboration and increased customer satisfaction scores.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Delivery Manager & Agile Coach
JPMorgan Chase
Mumbai
09.2022 - Current
- Led Agile transformation across 20+ teams (~120+ members), improving delivery predictability from ~60% to ~85% and reducing dependency resolution time by ~30%
- Coached over 50 team members across Scrum roles, increasing the sprint goal success rate from approximately 65% to approximately 90% within 2 quarters.
- Drove continuous improvement by enforcing one or more improvement actions per sprint; implemented Agile maturity model, raising team maturity from Level 2 to Level 4 in 12 months.
- Established an Agile Community of Practice (100+ members), accelerating the adoption of standard practices across 15+ teams.
- Designed and delivered bespoke Agile training programmes, upskilling over 1000 employees and improving adoption metrics by approximately 35%.
Technical Architect, Agile Coach
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
09.2010 - 08.2022
- Led SAFe-based Agile transformation across 10+ teams (~100+ members) with 4+ Scrum Masters, improving PI predictability and cross-team alignment
- Partnered with Product Owners and senior leadership to remove systemic impediments, reducing blocker resolution time by approximately 25–30% and improving delivery flow.
- Established data-driven governance using Agile metrics (predictability, velocity, cycle time), enabling faster decision-making and improved delivery transparency.
- Facilitated PI Planning and estimation practices, improving estimation accuracy and reducing sprint spillover by ~20%
- Coached teams on Scrum/Kanban maturity and drove continuous improvement, evolving teams into high-performing, self-organizing units
- Defined and aligned architecture runway with Agile delivery, ensuring scalable and sustainable solution design for complex systems
- Designed and governed enterprise-grade Java architectures; introduced CI/CD and engineering best practices, reducing defects by approximately 25–35% and improving release stability.
Solution Architect
Nexus Corporation (AXA Direct)
Mumbai
09.2008 - 12.2009
- Served as Solution Architect within the Architecture Group at AXA Direct, Japan, driving the design and rollout of standardized development frameworks across multiple applications, reducing development variability and improving delivery efficiency by ~20%
- Led the evaluation, selection, and implementation strategy for CMS and enterprise search platforms, improving content retrieval performance by ~30% and enabling a scalable, high-availability content management ecosystem
Software Specialist
Patni Computers
Mumbai
07.2005 - 08.2008
- Served as Project Manager at GE Asset Management (GEAM), leading delivery across J2EE, Drupal, and TeamSite platforms; managed cross-functional teams and ensured on-time delivery of enterprise applications
- Provided technical leadership as a Technical Architect, defining solution architecture, driving Proof of Concepts (PoCs), and engaging directly with clients to align technology decisions with business needs
- Led architecture and delivery at Patni Computers (Omgeo), overseeing design and implementation of automation and testing platforms for investment and securities products
- Designed and developed a web-based test automation suite (MVC architecture), reducing manual testing effort by ~40–50% and improving test coverage and efficiency
- Performed code and design reviews, establishing development standards and best practices to improve code quality and maintainability across teams
- Implemented CI/CD practices using Hudson and ANT, streamlining build and deployment processes and reducing release turnaround time
Senior Consultant
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
03.2004 - 12.2004
- TWACS (Two-way Automated Communication System) is a fixed network utility communication system. Provides full system solutions that will allow utilities to meet automated meter reading requirements
- For J&J, provided Business Integration between Siebel CRM and SAP ERP System using Web Methods Flow Services
Senior Software Engineer
Motech Software Pvt. Ltdl
Mumbai
09.2000 - 12.2003
- OCS is an overseas courier service provider and intented to offer web based interface to their clients and partners.
- Reliance Infocomm: Development of various mobile applications using J2ME technogies
Education
Bachelors of Engineering - Electronics
Sanjeevani College Of Engineering
Kopargaon, MH01-1997
Skills
SAFe 60 SPC, Scrum Master, Product Owner
Cert Scrum Master/Product Owner(scrumorg)
Java / Solution Architect, Project Management
Strengths
Agile knowledge & assessment skills
- Proven ability to guide and coach diverse teams through integration of Agile methods, mindsets and best practices using techniques such as lean coffee, gamification
Excellent Communication Skills
- Skilled communicator and collaborator, able to forge strong working relationships with key stakeholders and internal team members to promote cohesion and enhance capacity.
Agile Trainer / Coach with an open mindset
- Have trained 800+ participants on Product, Agile & Scrum
- Done Scrum Master cohorts for upcoming scrum masters
- Delivered numerous sessions on topics such as estimation, story writing
Employment Details
- JP Morgan Chase (Mumbai) - Agile Coach (Sep 2022 – Till Date)
- Capgemini /IGATE /Patni Computers - Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Coach (Sep 2010–Aug 2022)
- LnT InfoTech (Mumbai) - Scrum Master, Technical Lead (Jan 2010 - Aug 2010)
- Nexus Corporation (Japan) - Solution Architect (Sept 2008 – Dec 2009)
- Patni Computers - Software Specialist (Jul 2005-Aug 2008)
- Mastek Limited (Mumbai) - Programmer Analyst (Feb 2005 - June 2005)
- Atos Origin India Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai) - Systems Analyst (Dec 2004 - Feb 2005)
- Capgemini Consulting (Mumbai) - Senior Consultant (Mar 2004 - Dec 2004)
- MoTech Software Pvt. Ltd - Sr. Software Consultant (Sep 2000 - Dec 2003)
- Godrej Soaps Ltd. (Mumbai) - ERP Implementer (Oct 1999 - Sep 2000)
- Faculty teaching C, C++ (Mumbai) - Faculty - C, C++ (Oct 1998 - July 1999)
Timeline
Product Delivery Manager & Agile Coach
JPMorgan Chase
09.2022 - Current
Technical Architect, Agile Coach
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd
09.2010 - 08.2022
Solution Architect
Nexus Corporation (AXA Direct)
09.2008 - 12.2009
Software Specialist
Patni Computers
07.2005 - 08.2008
Senior Consultant
Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd
03.2004 - 12.2004
Senior Software Engineer
Motech Software Pvt. Ltdl
09.2000 - 12.2003
Bachelors of Engineering - Electronics
Sanjeevani College Of Engineering