Vinay Kumar
Hyderabad
Summary
Project Manager and Scrum Master with strong background in Agile methodologies and global team collaboration. Proven track record in coaching teams to boost performance, facilitating PI Planning, and refining product backlogs. Skilled in stakeholder management, requirement analysis, and release planning, utilizing tools such as Jira, GitHub, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps to enhance operational efficiency. Committed to driving continuous improvement and fostering innovation in dynamic environments.
Experienced in leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), data analytics, and automation tools to improve sprint planning, backlog prioritization, team productivity, and delivery predictability.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager & Scrum Master
Globant India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
01.2025 - Current
- Coached teams in estimating using story points and guided Product Owners in developing story boards, epics, features, and stories.
- Facilitated PI planning, grooming, and retrospective sessions to enhance team performance.
- Enhanced breakdown of user stories in collaboration with Product Owners and teams.
- Conducted engaging team-building sessions and retrospectives to improve morale.
- Collaborated with global Scrum Masters to effectively manage dependencies.
- Guided the team in satisfying Definition of Done criteria consistently.
- Led product backlog refinement discussions with Product Owners to prioritize tasks.
- Mentored senior developers for transition into Scrum Master roles.
- Leveraged AI tools for effort estimation, risk prediction, and velocity analysis.
- Used AI-powered analytics to identify bottlenecks and improve team performance.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify opportunities for AI-driven features and process optimization.
- AI & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SKILLS - Understanding of AI, machine learning (ML), and generative AI concepts - AI-driven Agile delivery and project optimisation - Data-driven decision-making and predictive analytics - AI tools: ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI - AI integration in DevOps and SDLC processes - Process automation, and intelligent workflow optimisation.
- Developed and implemented machine learning models to improve predictive analytics capabilities.
- Assisted in the deployment of AI systems, monitoring performance and making necessary adjustments.
Scrum Master
Deloitte India
09.2023 - 11.2024
- Facilitated PI planning, grooming, and retrospectives to strengthen collaboration among teams.
- Collaborated with product owners to refine user story breakdowns for improved clarity.
- Conducted team-building sessions and retrospectives to enhance team morale and engagement.
- Partnered with global Scrum masters to streamline management of project dependencies.
- Guided teams in consistently achieving definition of done during sprints.
- Led product backlog refinement discussions with product owners for prioritization.
- Mentored senior developers to prepare for Scrum Master roles through targeted coaching.
- Coached team members in Agile methodologies, fostering continuous improvement in practices.
Scrum Master
Xome Services
09.2021 - 03.2023
- Scrum Master and Product Owner with experience in Agile, Scrum, SAFe, PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, and Retrospectives.
- Expertise in product backlog management, roadmap planning, user story creation, epics, features, and story point estimation.
- Strong experience in stakeholder management, requirement analysis, gap analysis, and customer communication.
- Proven ability to collaborate with DevOps, QA, and global teams to manage dependencies and release cycles.
- Experience in Agile delivery, continuous improvement, and team coaching across multiple Scrum teams.
- Skilled in UAT testing, test plan review, Go/No-Go decision-making, and quality assurance processes.
- Mentored senior developers and implemented Agile best practices across enterprise projects.
- Xome makes it easy buy or sell a home. From search and discovery through closing, Xome Real Estate provides a seamless buying and selling experience.
Agile Project Manager
NCR CORPORATION
04.2020 - 10.2020
- Coaching and training teams to estimate using Story points & Coaching Product Owners in creating story boards, Epics, Features and Stories
- Facilitated PI Planning, Grooming and Retro sessions with the team.
- Facilitated a better breakdown of user stories with PO & Team.
- Facilitated team building sessions and conducted fun filled Retrospectives.
- Collaborated with other Scrum masters across the globe in handling dependencies well.
- Facilitated & coached the team in meeting Definition of Done with ease.
- Product Backlog refinement discussions with PO’s.
- Conducted various sessions for the teams with Tips and Tricks globally.
- Facilitated best practices that can be adopted by teams globally.
- Mentored Senior Developers to take up the Scrum Master roles.
- NCR online ordering is primarily built for providing its customers to give an ability to order food online with several other features like managing their stores, menus, capacity thresholds and support for UI customization.
Scrum Master
Teletext India Ltd.
12.2018 - 03.2020
- Current: Scrum Master and taken additional role for a team as BA
- Teletext Holidays is a British travel company. Teletext Holidays product range features short and long-haul beach holidays, city breaks, UK getaways and cruises.
Scrum Master/Business Analyst
Hotel Hub LLP.
06.2018 - 12.2018
- Hotel Hub, which has evolved into a complete hotel booking application designed for Travel Management Companies and Corporate Travel Bookers with over 1,400,000+ hotels connected to it.
Business Analyst
Southern Travels
05.2016 - 05.2018
- Southern Travels is synonymous with an undoubted assurance and absolute ease to travel. Established in 1970, Southern Travels offers world-class, hassle-free holidaying in India.
Software Developer
Accenture
09.2013 - 02.2016
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Engineering
SVIT JNTU-HYD
2012
Skills
- Investigation Techniques
- Interviews
- Workshops
- Prototyping
- Wireframes
- Stakeholder Analysis and Management
- RACI charts
- Design Thinking Concepts
- Requirement Engineering
- Requirements elicitation
- Requirements analysis
- Requirements validation
- Requirements documentation
- Requirements management
- Business Requirements Prioritization
- WSJF
- Feasibility analysis
- Jira
- GitHub
- Jenkins
- Chef
- Azure DevOps
- Project management
- Agile methodologies
- Team collaboration
- User story development
- Risk assessment
- Backlog refinement
- Continuous improvement
- Release planning
- Client communication
- Team mentoring
- Dependency management
- Change management
- People Management
- Decision making capacity
- Time scheduling and allocation
- Client relations
- Written and verbal communication
- Project cost estimation
- Agile project management
Languages
Hindi
Advanced
C1
English
Proficient
C2
Telugu
Proficient
C2
Certification
- PSM1 and SAFe certified
Timeline
Project Manager & Scrum Master
Globant India Pvt Ltd
01.2025 - Current
Scrum Master
Deloitte India
09.2023 - 11.2024
Scrum Master
Xome Services
09.2021 - 03.2023
Agile Project Manager
NCR CORPORATION
04.2020 - 10.2020
Scrum Master
Teletext India Ltd.
12.2018 - 03.2020
Scrum Master/Business Analyst
Hotel Hub LLP.
06.2018 - 12.2018
Business Analyst
Southern Travels
05.2016 - 05.2018
Software Developer
Accenture
09.2013 - 02.2016
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Engineering
SVIT JNTU-HYD