Figma
Varun Muthu
Senior Product Owner
Chennai,TN
Summary
Highly experienced Product Owner with 12+ years of experience in product development, product management, and project management. Proven ability to develop product requirements, manage projects, monitor progress, and coordinate cross-functional teams. Experienced in Agile development methodology and has working knowledge of the latest software technologies.
Overview
2
2
Languages
5
5
Certificates
2
2
years of post-secondary education
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Product Owner
Finalsite
Chennai, Tamilnadu
09.2022 - Current
- Plan the execution of prioritized road map deliverables, help in prioritizing business requirements.
- Engage with other Product Owners and Product Managers to follow a balanced approach towards prioritization of features and identification/prioritization of user stories, taking into account business value creation, product roadmap and implementation feasibility.
- Breakdown Business Analysis Scope of Work into manageable work packages to support the overall delivery of the plan
- Perform gap analysis and document As-Is and To-Be states
- Monitor product deliverables to keep in line with business goals.
- Develop a deep understanding of the current system - features, capabilities, business logic, technologies, etc.
- Collaborate closely with Product Owner, other Associate Product Owners and Scrum Team to develop a transparent communication channel especially for planned releases.
- Document and analyze functional requirements for the Engineering team.
- Owned and prioritized product backlog.
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
- Focused on building critical features up front in order to identify constraints and technical challenges.
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of our agile development processes
Senior Product Owner
Blackboard Information technology India Pvt Ltd
Chennai, India
03.2021 - 08.2022
- Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
- Demonstrated products to show potential customers benefits and advantages and encourage purchases.
- Work closely with counterparts in Product Management to align on the vision, program backlog, and roadmap
- Own and drive backlog grooming and management, prioritize user stories, create acceptance criteria and drive testing and delivery
- Resolved problems with high-profile customers to maintain relationships and increase return customer base.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of competitor products and pricing in market served.
- Interacted with internal stakeholders as voice of customer.
- Orchestrated successful promotional strategies, boosting revenue 22% in Q3 2021
- Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Liaised with product team and development team to help break down requirements.
- Support Agile Software Development process, working in conjunction with end users / stakeholders and technical delivery team
Software Engineering Manager
Blackboard Information technology India Pvt Ltd
Chennai, Tamilnadu
12.2019 - 03.2021
- Evaluated ongoing development efforts, providing feedback on potential methods of expediting completion and improving final results.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate specific Ultra features into finished products.
- Led development on 2 simultaneous projects, multi-tasking across several deliverables while remaining in direct control of development paths
- Interviewed, hired, trained and mentored 5 staff by coaching daily, leading performance reviews and offering constructive feedback
Senior Quality Analyst
Higher One Financial Technology Private Limited
Chennai, Tamilnadu
04.2013 - 12.2019
- Communicated between product owners and developers to clarify features.
- Estimated work requirements and labor hours for sprint planning.
- Created test cases and automation scripts.
- Crafted training materials and ran on-boarding sessions to train 3 incoming team members
Software Engineer
KPIT Cummins
Chennai, India
10.2012 - 03.2013
- Performed thorough inspections of incoming materials and outgoing products.
- Developed and maintained quality assurance procedure documentation.
- Collaborated with management to provide training on improved processes and assisted with creation and maintenance of quality training.
Software Test Engineer
CLAIRVOYANT TECHNOSOLUTIONS INC
Chennai, Tamilnadu
05.2011 - 10.2012
- Designed and developed automation scripts using open source tools.
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Identified and tracked defects with Jira and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.
Test Engineer
uSiS Technologies
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
08.2009 - 04.2011
- Analyzed test results and prepared system-level evaluation reports to verify and validate system performance.
- Tested hardware and software within tightly controlled sandbox environment prior to release to production.
- Supported virtualized environment for servers used for testing and backend servers.
Education
Master's degree - Computer Science
SRM ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
Chennai, TN 01.2007 - 01.2009
Skills
Business development and planning
Certification
SAFe 5 Agilist
Timeline
Senior Product Owner
Finalsite
09.2022 - Current
Senior Product Owner
Blackboard Information technology India Pvt Ltd
03.2021 - 08.2022
Software Engineering Manager
Blackboard Information technology India Pvt Ltd
12.2019 - 03.2021
Senior Quality Analyst
Higher One Financial Technology Private Limited
04.2013 - 12.2019
Software Engineer
KPIT Cummins
10.2012 - 03.2013
Software Test Engineer
CLAIRVOYANT TECHNOSOLUTIONS INC
05.2011 - 10.2012
Test Engineer
uSiS Technologies
08.2009 - 04.2011
Master's degree - Computer Science
SRM ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
01.2007 - 01.2009
Software
Miro
Microsoft Office
Photoshop CS
Google analytics
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