Sumit Kumar

Highly skilled Agile Program Manager, in Publicis Sapient’s Gurgaon office in India. Having global working experience with extensive Agile product management, project management, and design and development experience. I am SAFe certified.

MANAGER, AGILE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT | PUBLICIS SAPIENT | JUN 2023 – Aug 2024

CODERS BRAIN TECHNOLOGY | SEP 2021 – JUN 2023(C2H ROLE)

· Deep understanding and practical experience in implementing Scrum principles, practices, and roles to drive

project success.

· Delivered comprehensive updates on product advancements to stakeholders via bi-weekly newsletters and

quarterly review meetings, resulting in a 30% increase in stakeholder engagement and project alignment.

· Presales RFPs, PI Plannings

· Skilled in managing product backlogs, prioritizing user stories, and ensuring alignment with business goals.

· Proficient in facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives) and coaching teams

to adopt Agile practices.

· Strong ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of transparency and

accountability.

· Commitment to continuous improvement through regular retrospectives and iterative feedback loops

· Adept at identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks and issues to maintain project momentum.

· Experienced in using Agile metrics (burndown charts, velocity) to track progress and inform decision-making.

· Skilled in managing change within Agile environments, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption.

· Drive effective collaboration across teams covering DevOps, Application Development, API Team, UX, Developers,

and Compliance team.

· Influence and execute delivery, functional, and departmental goals and significantly achieve the organization’s

vision.

Product Ideation:

- Automate 130 components to speed up the QA validation process.

- <10% of spillovers and time delivery of >90% of the time

Business Value:

- Reduced manual testing effort by 50% after automating Web components using Automation Testing scripts.

- Improved testing quality at multiple stages (unit testing, UAT) thus reducing defect leakage on higher

environments from 5% to 1%.

I have completed Bachelor of Technology in Computer & Science.