RAKESH KUMAR
Principal Technical Program Manager | Enterprise Agile & Program Delivery Leader
Bengaluru
Summary
Principal-level Technical Program and Agile Delivery Leader with proven success driving execution across 35+ global engineering teams, enabling predictable delivery of complex, multi-workstream software programs. Skilled in shaping delivery strategy, orchestrating cross-functional alignment, and ensuring roadmap, architecture, and business priorities remain tightly connected throughout execution.
Recognized for building scalable operating mechanisms and Agile delivery models that increase predictability, transparency, and engineering flow—resulting in measurable improvements including +25% delivery predictability and consistent, on-time release of high-visibility initiatives.
Adept at navigating ambiguity, resolving systemic dependencies, and managing organizational risk through disciplined PI planning, Lean portfolio governance, and data-driven execution metrics. Collaborative partner to engineering, product, and design leadership, with strong ability to influence without authority, facilitate decision-making, and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
Brings deep experience in SAFe, Lean, and enterprise Agile practices to align strategy with execution, uplift delivery maturity, and sustain high-performance cultures across distributed teams and complex delivery ecosystems.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Principal TPM |Agile & Program Delivery Leader
Visteon Corporation
05.2023 - Current
- Enterprise Agile leader driving execution across 35 Agile teams, orchestrating large-scale program delivery, dependency management, and stakeholder alignment.
- Proven ability to align engineering, product, and design leaders, proactively manage dependencies and risks, and drive predictable outcomes through disciplined PI planning and execution.
- Recognized for scaling Agile practices at the enterprise level, embedding transparency and continuous improvement, and delivering measurable impact, such as improved predictability (+25%) and on-time launches of strategic initiatives.
- Adept at influencing without authority, facilitating stakeholder alignment, and translating complex business objectives into actionable technical roadmaps.
- Expert in aligning business strategy with execution through Agile, Lean, and SAFe frameworks.
Senior Product Owner | Software Architect
ASML Netherland
Veldhoven
01.2021 - 05.2023
- Collaborating with key stakeholders to define, develop, shape, and refine business and end-user needs of the software product.
- Increased team efficiency by streamlining processes and optimizing workflows for cross-functional collaboration.
- Prioritizing the iteration and Product backlog grooming.
- Working with engineering to decompose high-level features into user stories.
- Participating in Sprint Planning, Product Backlog Refinement and Sprint Review
- Monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with product managers, Scrum master, and other key stakeholders
- Leading cross functional stakeholders to evaluate, develop and manage new product development and ongoing lifecycle management of products and processes
- Responsible for gathering requirements, works on requirements planning, requirements elicitation and requirements management to ensure they meet demands of market requirements and key stakeholders
- Managing the Product backlogs and involved in backlog refinement with Scrum Team
- Working closely with engineering, testing team, UX team to ensure the right customer problem is solved.
Firmware Technical Lead
Crestron Electronics Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru
06.2016 - 11.2020
- Designed and developed CPH component which acts as interface between webserver and low-level component
- Developed the backend complete design from scratch and integrated the data base
- Planned and managed project scope, schedules, dependencies, key deliverables and risk for end-to-end development of system software for Crestron NVX, Mercury devices across multiple geographic
- Lead multiple product development teams to ensure they deliver programs that achieve project success criteria, product cost, project budget and schedule
- Collaborated with key stakeholders to define, develop, shape, and refine business and end-user needs of the software product.
- Lead and managed a highly effective team of 5 developer to design, development, Unit testing, delivering a highly quality embedded solution
Technical Lead
Embitel Technology Ltd
08.2015 - 06.2016
- Requirement Analysis, creation and delivery of necessary deliverables in the Sprints
- Involved in Client interaction and Requirement gathering and understanding at Client location
- Sprint task allocation for team members and
- Implemented the several features of the Cinema Application
- Ensuring to deliver Sprint task on time
- Monitor, maintain and report on project schedule and budgets (including monthly)
- Project planning, Sprint task estimation, project tracking
- Accountable for delivery of projects dependencies
- Fixed Critical bugs and made design level changes
- Successfully delivered several Sprint at Client locations
- Provided technical guidance to team members for solving critical issues
Lead Engineer
Samsung Electronics Lab
08.2010 - 05.2015
- Implemented dual SIM feature from framework part
- Implemented battery charging animation while phone switched off
- Ported framework code from low level resolution to higher resolution
- Implemented string command for checking version, H/W version
- Worked and identified the area for memory optimization from framework side
- Monitor all aspects of project throughout project execution to ensure compliance from planning.
- Maintain Project plans and resource management for the projects
- Interacted with test team and development team for meeting schedule and deadlines of the project
Software Engineer
Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. India
04.2008 - 08.2010
- Designed and developed SMS application and Diagnostics module from scratch
- Written high level and low-level design document for SMS module
- Implemented NDIS Miniport device driver
- Analyzed and fixed the critical issues
- Visited Shenzhen, China for Six months for supporting and fixing the critical issues raised for SMS, phonebook modules
Software Engineer
Sasken Technology Ltd
Bengaluru
07.2006 - 04.2008
- Involved in testing and fixing the issues reported from Setting module
- Implemented status bar feature for NXP based mobile
- Unit testing and Manual testing for Setting module of Software
- Debugging and fixing the customer reported issues
Education
PGDM - Operation
IMT
Ghaziabad05.2020
B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering
National Institute of Technology(N.I.T)
Jamshedpur07.2006
Skills
Program governance
Scaled Agile delivery
Agile transformation (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban)
Technical execution strategy
Stakeholder alignment
Data-driven program leadership
Risk and dependency management
CI/CD and DevOps culture
Cross-functional execution
Strategic roadmapping, prioritization, and OKR alignment
Executive-level communication, influence, and decision framing
JIRA, Power BI, and Confluence expertise
Certification
Leadership Skills from IIM Ahmedabad
Timeline
Leadership Skills from IIM Ahmedabad
11-2025
Certified Agile Leader (CAL 1)
06-2025
Certified SAFe 6 Agilist
01-2025
Principal TPM |Agile & Program Delivery Leader
Visteon Corporation
05.2023 - Current
ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC)
04-2023
Senior Product Owner | Software Architect
ASML Netherland
01.2021 - 05.2023
CSM - Certified Scrum Master
01-2020
Firmware Technical Lead
Crestron Electronics Pvt. Ltd
06.2016 - 11.2020
Technical Lead
Embitel Technology Ltd
08.2015 - 06.2016
Lead Engineer
Samsung Electronics Lab
08.2010 - 05.2015
Software Engineer
Huawei Technology Co. Ltd. India
04.2008 - 08.2010
Software Engineer
Sasken Technology Ltd
07.2006 - 04.2008
B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering
National Institute of Technology(N.I.T)
PGDM - Operation
IMT