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Sambhu Nath Sahu

Sambhu Nath Sahu

Chennai,Tamil Nadu

Summary

Results-driven Product Owner with a track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex technical projects. Expertise in prioritizing product requirements, defining project roadmaps, and fostering collaboration between diverse teams. Skilled problem-solver with a strategic mindset, driving change and improving product performance. Proven ability to transform business objectives into actionable plans, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Product Owner

Verizon
Chennai
12.2022 - Current
  • Overseeing diverse technological frameworks in multiple project environments like .NET and the Angular framework.
  • Managing two teams with a resource size of 6 and 14 members.
  • Using Jira to maintain product backlog and sprint backlog, and to create and track user stories, sprint planning, tracking, and managing sprints. Created status reports and burn down charts.
  • Liaising between developers and project stakeholders, fostering quality communication between engineering disciplines.
  • Delivered exceptional value at the head of high-impact product initiatives, steering data-driven product innovation and iteration.
  • Consulted with leadership to define brand and business roadmap, identifying key market segments for product launch.
  • Codified product development, iteration, and market launch, building a culture of consistency to maximize customer satisfaction and business value.
  • Analyzed operating procedures and policies on an ongoing basis, recommended, and implemented.
  • Designed product features and enhancements that improved production performance by 25% and significantly reduced error rates for basic use cases.
  • Translate product ideas and vision into actionable work for our development team, including use cases, workflows, epics, stories, tasks, and product wireframes.
  • Coordinated release planning activities including feature sets, launch dates, marketing campaigns.
  • Ensured compliance with regulatory standards related to the product portfolio.
  • Coordinated with third-party development team on engineering and professional service activities and tasks.
  • Advocated for developing critical features in beginning steps to identify and resolve technical issues.

Product Owner

Ford Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
04.2016 - 12.2022
  • Directed dual project initiatives at Ford Motors, coordinating an 11-person team.
  • Maintained product and sprint backlogs using Rally.
  • Liaising between developers and project stakeholders, fostering quality communication between engineering disciplines.
  • Created project timetables and budget allocation for each market launch.
  • Coordinated with various teams to align on feature priorities.
  • Managed product roadmap with 92% of feature deadlines met.
  • Achieved 16% ROI increase through strategic development.
  • Established better dialogue among key groups leading to year-over-year speed improvements in development.
  • Supervised a team of one full-time employee and three contractors.
  • Achieved a 20% decrease in Cycle time, boosting throughput for the support team.
  • Experienced in managing passwords for application security.
  • Managed application-level software work.
  • Engaged with Release Train Engineer, System Architects, and system team to support infrastructure requirements and integration testing.
  • Managed scripting and execution for performance tests.
  • Developed and unified production deployment strategy.
  • Adhered to documented processes while updating users and stakeholders on issue status.
  • Managed MOS (Measure of Success) evaluations in invoicing.
  • Devised and implemented plans to enhance delivery standards.
  • Facilitate interdepartmental efforts to speed up recovery from major incidents.
  • Ensuring stakeholder satisfaction through effective call control.
  • Progressed career from Scrum Master to Product Owner over a six-year period.

Education

MCA-2006 To 2009 - Master of Computer Applications

Bachelor of Commerce(2003 To 2006), Berhampur,Odisha
08-2006

Skills

  • Technical expertise in NET application implementation and support
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Agile methodologies
  • Release planning
  • Stakeholder relationship management
  • Roadmap development
  • Product launch
  • Brand-building strategies
  • Program coding
  • Project Coordination

Collaborated with a past organization

  • Take Solutions (2010 to 2012)
  • LNT Infotech (2012 to 2015)
  • Bank of America (2015 to 2016)
  • Ford Motors (2016 to 2022)

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Odiya
  • Tamil

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 04/11/83

Marital status: Married.

Address: Plaza Pristine Achers Phase-2,Perumbakkam,Chennai

Certification

  • Certified SAFe 6 Product Owner/Product Manager(2024)
  • Professional Scrum Master™ I Certification.(2021)
  • MCSD Web Applications Certification(2012)

Accomplishments

  • Showcased RFID Asset Tracking System to the Chairman and MD of Sun Group
  • Directed the successful rollout of the AGM application.
  • Established a forum for defect prevention activities at InfoTech.
  • Achieved the Star award at InfoTech two times
  • Awarded the top team player accolade at Ford Motors.

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Timeline

Product Owner - Verizon
12.2022 - Current
Product Owner - Ford Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2016 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Commerce(2003 To 2006) - MCA-2006 To 2009, Master of Computer Applications

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