Vinitha Y PAI
Bengaluru
Summary
Results-driven Program Manager known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in strategic planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Excel at using leadership, problem-solving, and adaptability to deliver projects on time and meet objectives. Bring focus on continuous improvement and team collaboration to drive success in complex environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Manager – Azure Cloud Migration
Voya Financial
Bengaluru
01.2025 - Current
- Spearheaded migration of enterprise systems to cloud, achieving 100% compliance with industry standards.
- Led team of 18 engineers using hybrid methodology and factory model to enhance project efficiency.
- Managed cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery within budget, promoting collaboration across departments.
- Conducted risk assessments and developed mitigation plans to minimize disruptions during system migration.
- Demonstrated expertise in estimation, SOW, resourcing, cost management, timelines, and budgeting for projects.
- Fostered strong communication between technical and non-technical teams to enhance organizational cooperation.
- Initiated knowledge management initiative to leverage collective expertise, improving project outcomes and performance.
- Implemented automation initiatives to streamline tasks, increasing productivity for strategic focus.
Program Manager – Design for Azure Cloud Migration
Voya Financial
Bengaluru
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Transitioned from product management to program management, leading cross-functional teams for timely project delivery within budget.
- Managed around 50 team members, collaborating across various skill streams to produce design documents for over 350 legacy applications slated for cloud migration.
- Analyzed application needs with clients, architects, security experts, Azure engineers, DBAs, QEAs, and senior development leads to define migration strategies.
- Produced detailed design documents to ensure alignment with infrastructure and application requirements, meeting industry standards.
- Executed comprehensive project plans, incorporating stakeholder engagement strategies and risk mitigation measures.
- Oversaw SOW, resource loading, budget management, revenue tracking, and ESA project management while mentoring team members.
- Established and monitored key performance indicators, providing regular updates on project progress to senior leadership and stakeholders.
Senior Product Manager | Business Development – ZDLC- Cognizant Reverse Engineering Product
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Bengaluru
01.2022 - 08.2024
- Experienced in Product management and Business development of the Cognizant product in legacy modernization space, accelerating the discovery phase with automated reverse engineering, rule extraction and documentation of legacy applications.
- With my adept people management skills and techno functional proficiency, the product expanded its presence and had a large client portfolio, leading to a 55% increase in efficiency for the discovery and rule extraction phase of mainframe technologies and a 90% reduction in effort for data lineage extraction for database technologies.
- My job required me to gain high level understanding of the technical stack, analyze market demand, and align with the product vision and strategy.
- Conducted periodic market comparisons to drive continuous improvement and increase the automation percentage of product and accelerators in the suite and while remaining domain agnostic and scalable as a technology agnostic solution.
- The product's features were upgraded to accommodate up to 34 technologies in beta versions.
- Partnered with accounts managers for pitching the tool as a go to product in enterprise modernization solutions in client proposals/ RFP / POC which reduced effort, cost and time.
Delivery Lead - Legacy Modernization & Rule Extraction | OTIS – Field Payroll FPR
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Bengaluru
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Proficiently executed of proof of concepts and BRE engagements, ensuring timely product installation and delivery of agreed artefacts.
- Led the project planning and execution of business rule extraction for the OTIS FPR application.
- Managed multiple responsibilities as a product manager and delivery lead, overseeing project and product execution.
- Directed an 8-member team, collaborated with onsite leads and client stakeholders, and ensured timely delivery of project deliverables.
- Overcame challenges such as resource limitations and delays in client communication to ensure smooth project operations.
- Implemented customized automations to optimize workflow efficiency.
Product Manager – ZDLC | API Config| Domain Event modeller (Cloud Platform & Plugin & Product integration)
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Bengaluru
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Led the end-to-end solutioning of a Legacy Modernization, resulting in inception and end to end conceptualization, and implementation of 3 innovative products as plugins and standalone solutions integrated into the existing platform.
- Directed UX, VD, product technical to functional feature mapping, and integration efforts across all layers for reverse engineering legacy applications, domain event modeling, and swagger XML file generation.
- Collaborated with platform, plugins, product development, and solutions teams to ensure seamless project execution.
- Managed product rebranding initiatives to align with company branding guidelines.
- Standardized features across all technologies to ensure universal data and visualization availability.
Project Manager– ZDLC | Cognizant | ZDLC
Cognizant Technology Solutions
05.2020 - 12.2020
- Managed all project management activities as an additional role in ZDLC as an interim PM.
- Took charge of resource planning, allocation and accurately forecasted project revenue.
- Regularly published detailed monthly revenue and project status reports.
- Coordinated with the finance team, vendors, and team and managed budgeting and expense control to ensure financial efficiency.
- Conducted interviews and facilitated the onboarding process for new team members.
Business Analyst – ACE Casualty Insurance (Chubb)
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Bengaluru
03.2013 - 08.2014
- Transitioned from a techno functional Subject Matter Expert into a Business Analyst role for Casualty Underwriting portal.
- Demonstrated expertise by conducting knowledge transfer and preparing the base use case documents for the client business analysts.
- Travelled to UK and helped to bridge the technical and functional gap that team faced while trying to assess the applications of the enterprise.
Technical – Developer| Senior Developer| Project Lead – UHC EFS-EPS, ACE Insurance, ZDLC
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Bengaluru
01.2007 - 01.2017
- Led cross-functional teams to develop and integrate custom UI components for enterprise applications.
- Demonstrated expertise in both functional and technical application aspects for successful project delivery.
- Collaborated with rule engine, business analysts, UI, and quality assurance teams to ensure project success.
- Achieved high-quality releases through effective team leadership and management strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE)
Mysuru, Karnataka01.2007
Skills
Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Product roadmap development
- Leadership and team building
- Project planning and estimation
- Sprint and backlog management
- Technical proficiency
- Resource allocation and loading
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Competitor and market analysis
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Product release management
- Scrum and Kanban methodologies
- UI and UX design awareness
- Budget oversight
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Vendor relationship management
- Jira, Azure DevOps, Trello, Bugzilla expertise
- Microsoft Office Suite proficiency (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Adobe Creative Cloud familiarity
- Figma and Miro usage
Certification
SCJP 1.4- Sun Certified Java programmer, 2007
Hobbies and Interests
- Honing creative crafting skills, content writing, photography skills, user engagement, visual creation, presentation skills, research and deep dive learning as a Food blogger.
Accomplishments
- Quarterly Bronze Award“Key Contributor” - May 2022
- Sapphire Award – Mar 2022
- Quarterly Bronze Award |Key Contributor – Aug 2021
- Bi-Annual Catalyst award - 2019
- Insurance Incredibles - Infinite Mile Award - 2013
- Associate of the Quarter – 2010
- ASP Oscar of the month – 2009
- ACE Revamp – Key contributor – Team Award - 2008
Languages
English
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Kannada
Proficient (C2)
C2
Konkani
Proficient (C2)
C2
Affiliations
Diversity & Inclusion COUNCIL MEMBER
Led efforts to drive awareness of unconscious bias and foster inclusivity, planned and coordinated events, authored content, and conceived themes for diversity and inclusion initiatives Proactively produced and managed D&I materials on platforms including Yammer, KPoint, Monthly Metrics Reports, and blog posts Collaborated with women associates to address gender bias challenges and advance women empowerment. Attended the NASSCOM Global Inclusion Summit 2024 as a D&I council representative from Cognizant Bengaluru
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Program Manager – Azure Cloud Migration
Voya Financial
01.2025 - Current
Program Manager – Design for Azure Cloud Migration
Voya Financial
09.2024 - 12.2024
Delivery Lead - Legacy Modernization & Rule Extraction | OTIS – Field Payroll FPR
Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2023 - 12.2023
Senior Product Manager | Business Development – ZDLC- Cognizant Reverse Engineering Product
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2022 - 08.2024
Project Manager– ZDLC | Cognizant | ZDLC
Cognizant Technology Solutions
05.2020 - 12.2020
Product Manager – ZDLC | API Config| Domain Event modeller (Cloud Platform & Plugin & Product integration)
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2018 - 01.2022
Business Analyst – ACE Casualty Insurance (Chubb)
Cognizant Technology Solutions
03.2013 - 08.2014
Technical – Developer| Senior Developer| Project Lead – UHC EFS-EPS, ACE Insurance, ZDLC
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2007 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE)
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