Vijay Venugopal

Executive Summary

A servant leader in digital engineering with a proven track record of guiding 200+ person global technology teams to success and managing high-impact agile projects with budgets up to $17 million. Bridges the gap between business and technical teams with a deep solutioning and technical background. Adept at technical, program & people management. Possesses strong communication skills and problem-solving capability.

Professional Experience

VP of Delivery

July 2022 - Present

Reston, VA

July 2022 - Present

Head of Solution Delivery

Mar 2022 - June 2022

Vrize, Tampa, FL

Mar 2022 - June 2022

Executive leader of a global delivery team of 250 holding ultimate accountability for all customer outcomes. Responsible for setting strategic direction for delivery management and establishing standardization for project execution across the company.

Senior Delivery Director

Feb 2020 - Feb 2022

Infostretch, New York, NY

Feb 2020 - Feb 2022

Delivery & program management leader accountable for planning and executing projects with successful outcomes, customer satisfaction via NPS, portfolio growth, and gross margin. Responsible for employee management including resource planning, appraisals, and career guidance. Foster ongoing relationships with client executives, engineering leadership, and technical staff, to understand their needs, help define their vision and strategic direction, and implement architecturally sound solutions.

Led a cross-functional global team of 200+, including engineers, project managers, and product owners, across mobile & web digital development, QA automation, application modernization, and cloud development projects
Mentored, coached, provided guidance, and monitored the status of 10-12 technical program managers
Oversaw a portfolio with annual revenue of $12-17 million, consisting of 12-16 accounts ranging, from startups to global enterprises, across multiple domains including Healthcare, MedTech, Automotive, and Travel
Worked with individual teams and architects to enable them to solve problems, including solution architecture, end-to-end project planning, risk management, and conflict resolution
· Track lead for the AWS Partner Transformation Program building a newly formed AWS service delivery line. Executed a certification training program for 400+ employees

Director, Delivery & Program Management

Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

1Rivet, Reston, VA

Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

Provided leadership in client relationships, team management, and technical & digital program management. Responsible for negotiating scope and contracts, execution against those requirements, and maintaining the financial health of the portfolio.

Antares Capital
As part of the GE Capital divestiture, stood up all-new front office systems, migrated $17B in assets, and drove all integrations to the back office sub-ledger
Responsible for front office mock conversions including planning, execution & validation of migrated data
Owned relationship and served as de facto product owner for 5 core business lines including Origination, Deal team, and Capital Markets

Intoxalock
Launched the company’s first mobile application, on both Android and iOS platforms, a self-service tool with a target of reducing incoming customer service calls by 30%.
Enabled a faster go-to-market by coaching the business stakeholders on the adoption of a new agile development process with 2-week product increments and a better feedback loop.

Philadelphia Gas Works
Defined and executed a new annual strategic planning process, working with C-suite and senior executive team to prioritize capital spending for the next 5 years.
Established a new EPMO responsible for ensuring successful execution, monitoring, and reporting of large-scale cross-functional projects

Senior Manager, Technology

Oct 2011 - Jan 2016

SapientNitro, New York, NY

Oct 2011 - Jan 2016

Technical leader responsible for oversight of discovery, design, development, and implementation of enterprise applications, content management systems, e-commerce, and digital marketing solutions. Owned relationships with key client technology and business stakeholders.

TD Bank
Overall program lead, Phase 1 of the Time Order Posting program, an 18-month, $7 million strategic project that enabled the bank to meet new regulatory guidance
Led a matrix organization of 10+ project managers across business and IT stakeholders. Key areas including core banking, item processing, and retail technology

ADT Home Security
Launched the company’s first e-commerce platform based on IBM WebSphere Commerce for the online sale of home health alert products
Managed team responsible for maintaining client web properties – groomed backlog of items for inclusion in bi-weekly sprints. Facilitated ongoing sprint planning and retrospectives ceremonies
Defined use cases, developed solution architecture, and launched a mobile application to enable field managers to assess members during ride-along evaluations

Associate Director, Technology Enablement

Feb 2010 – Jul 2011

Digitas, New York, NY

Feb 2010 – Jul 2011

Client-facing technology capability lead at a digital marketing firm. Collaborated daily with cross-capability counterparts managing the execution of brand tactics from wireframe & comp review to final launch. Responsible for short- and long-term team management including resource planning, schedule management, and team development.

Executed and launched multiple digital marketing initiatives and campaigns for five pharmaceutical brands
Coached 2 managers and a team of 5-8 onshore and nearshore developers

Senior Software Engineer

May 1997 – Feb 2009

IBM, Poughkeepsie, NY

May 1997 – Feb 2009

Core team member of the Shipbuilding Partners and Suppliers (SPARS) consortium architecture team.

Designed and implemented the SPARS Virtual Enterprise Server Framework enabling shipyards and suppliers to communicate more efficiently. Achieved a 50% reduction in the processing time of formal supplier queries

Education & Certifications

Master of Business Adminstration

Advanced Certificate in Executive Leadership

Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Bachelor of Computer Science

Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Professional Scrum Master (PSM-I)