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SATABDI SAMANTA
Bangalore
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Summary
Product Owner and Agile Delivery Manager with 14 years of experience delivering digital products and transformation initiatives across Payments, Banking and Financial Services. Experienced in leading cross-functional engineering teams and delivering API-led, microservices and cloud-based solutions. Strong in product strategy, roadmap prioritization, Agile delivery, stakeholder management and end-to-end release governance, with hands-on experience partnering with Architecture, Engineering and DevOps teams.
Overview
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Certification
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2
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Agile Delivery Manager-Digital Transformation
Visa Inc
Bangalore
10.2025 - Current
- Led two cross-functional Agile squads comprising 15+ Java engineers, 5+ QAs and DevOps, delivering strategic digital transformation initiatives with 95%+ sprint predictability.
- Owned product backlog, roadmap prioritization and release planning, partnering with Product, Architecture and Engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable solutions.
- Delivered an enterprise KYC automation platform using Java/Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs and Kafka, reducing onboarding time from 3 days to 15 minutes through Straight Through Processing.
- Coordinated end-to-end delivery across architecture, development, QA, UAT, production deployment and hypercare, managing dependencies across multiple microservices and integrated platforms.
- Led release governance and production readiness including CI/CD, rollback planning, smoke testing and post-production monitoring, contributing to 99.9% production availability.
- Introduced AI-powered productivity tools including GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Claude and Jira Rovo, reducing story creation and documentation effort by 70%.
Product Owner
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Bangalore
07.2023 - 09.2025
- Enhanced user journeys by migrating 20,000 existing Morgan markets clients to a self-service portal, improving process automations.
- Optimised a global middle-office trading platform supporting OTC and Listed Derivative products, improving operational efficiency and data accuracy by 30%.
- Delivered a digital client onboarding and KYC refresh solution for the Morgan Markets Research subscription platform, reducing onboarding turnaround time from 7 days to 3 days through workflow automation and Straight Through Processing (STP).
- Digitized client onboarding and provisioning for Research and Sales Products, increasing new business adoption by 40%.
- Developed Solution to achieve 100% compliance with regulatory and security access requirements.
Lead Business Analyst
CGI Information system and management consultants Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
05.2021 - 07.2023
- Led product discovery and requirement workshops for CGI Advantage Cloud SaaS, translating complex public-sector financial requirements into product features and functional specifications.
- Owned backlog prioritization and translated requirements into Epics, Features, User Stories and Acceptance Criteria for Agile engineering teams.
- Led legacy ERP transformation including fit-gap analysis, data mapping, business-process redesign and configuration planning.
- Partnered with Product, Architecture, UX and Engineering teams through Agile delivery, UAT and release validation.
Lead Finance and Functional Analyst
DevOn software services Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
03.2015 - 12.2020
- Automated financial reporting processes, reducing manual effort by 50% and cutting errors in financial reports.
- Developed functional requirements and product enhancement roadmaps, contributing to a 30% increase in operational efficiency.
- Designed and optimized ERP workflows, improving financial data accuracy by 25% and reducing reconciliation time by eliminating manual intervention.
Sr. Associate Accounts
WNS Global services Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
08.2013 - 08.2014
- Collaborated with the accounts payable, general ledger, and reporting team. Forecasted cash flow and prepared budget variance reports. Utilized SAP FICO software to manage financial transactions.
Associate Accountant
Eastern Financiers Ltd
Kolkata
07.2012 - 12.2012
- Engaged in end-to-end corporate finance while collaborating with the Senior Accountant and Finance Manager.
Audit Associate
GK Dugar & Co
Kolkata
01.2011 - 04.2012
- Contributed to compliance, operational, statutory, and financial audits for private and listed organizations.
Education
Generative AI for Senior Executive -
IIM-Kozhikode, Kellogg School of Management
MBA - Finance
Institute Of Chartered Financial Analysts Of India
04.2011 - 04.2013
Associate Level - Finance and Company Laws
Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
Core Expertise
Product: Product Strategy • Product Discovery • Roadmap • Backlog Management • Prioritization • User Stories • Requirements
Delivery: Agile • Scrum • SAFe • Release Management • UAT • Stakeholder Management • RAID • Dependency Management
Technology: APIs • Microservices • Java/Spring Boot • Kafka • Cloud • CI/CD
AI: Generative AI • AI Product Delivery • GitHub Copilot • Microsoft Copilot • Claude • Jira Rovo
Domain: Banking • FinTech • KYC • Digital Transformation • Trading
Certification
- ECBA (IIBA) | PSPO I (Scrum.Org) | A-CSPO (Scrum.Org) | SAFe 5 (Scaled Agile Inc) | Power BI (Microsoft) | Azure Fundamental
Timeline
Agile Delivery Manager-Digital Transformation
Visa Inc
10.2025 - Current
Product Owner
JP Morgan Chase & Co
07.2023 - 09.2025
Lead Business Analyst
CGI Information system and management consultants Pvt Ltd
05.2021 - 07.2023
Lead Finance and Functional Analyst
DevOn software services Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 12.2020
Sr. Associate Accounts
WNS Global services Pvt Ltd
08.2013 - 08.2014
Associate Accountant
Eastern Financiers Ltd
07.2012 - 12.2012
MBA - Finance
Institute Of Chartered Financial Analysts Of India
04.2011 - 04.2013
Audit Associate
GK Dugar & Co
01.2011 - 04.2012
Generative AI for Senior Executive -
IIM-Kozhikode, Kellogg School of Management
Associate Level - Finance and Company Laws
Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)