Sai Tejo Manasa Konda
Malmö
Summary
An ever smiling, committed professional with nearly 10 years experience in the Software Industry who loves to take up challenges & never gives up until mission is accomplished. Having worked extensively in Leadership roles for the past 6 years in top Swedish companies like IKEA, Ericsson & Volvo Cars R&D has enriched my skills & knowledge in Technology & Management.
My passion lies in empowering people, by fostering a happy safe work environment, helping them develop great products & bring value to stakeholders. Leading the team through change and uncertainty with help of clear communication and coaching is what drives me forward. Taking initiative comes naturally to me which has kept me learning new things all through my journey. A problem solver with business acumen and critical thinking skills to thrive in data driven environments, who is looking forward to apply expertise in the endeavors ahead.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
Delivery Manager/ CI Operations Leader
Nexer Engineering / Volvo Cars R&D
Lund/Malmö
07.2024 - Current
- Building a team delivery towards CI operations at Volvo Cars and accountable for the team deliverables
- Responsible for the operations of the master CI track for the Complete Car Software within SWF
- Act as a project lead for huge integration activities and actively report to Program management within VCC
- Monitor team performance, identified areas for improvement, and provided feedback and coaching.
- Created reports on service delivery metrics, such as response time, resolution rate.
- Conducted regular meetings with clients to discuss project progress, identify potential risks, and address any issues in a timely manner.
- Established processes for tracking project progress, monitoring performance metrics, and reporting results to senior management.
Team Leader
Nexer R&D - Nexer AB
Malmö/Göteborg
10.2022 - Current
- Worked hand in hand with the Business Unit manager to develop Nexer R&D unit in Malmö
- Involved with HR & Sales in the recruitment process, taking ownership of technical interviews and connecting candidates to the right customers
- Closely involved with R&D Göteborg Business Unit Management to assess SWOT and develop yearly business plans and strategies
- Identified needs of customers promptly and communicated potential business opportunities to facilitate business growth
- Active Ambassador of Nexer's vision and values, helping establish great work culture through implementation of Psychological safety and Management 3.0 practices
- Represented the company as a Speaker in prestigious external conferences and conducted various webinars and courses on Nexer academy
- Took ownership in Onboarding and Managing new hires to bring them up to speed
- Active part of Q collective and Leadership Programme at Nexer R&D
Senior Scrum Master - Data Engineering & CI/CD
Nexer R&D - Volvo Cars R&D
Lund
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Lead a SAFe team involved with Data Engineering and CI/CD visualizations within R&D Software Factory
- Recruited my team of 8 developers from the ground up
- Built up a successful team that has delivered CI dashboards for the whole R&D organization and actively used by the executive heads
- Took initiative for shared responsibility with Product Owner regarding Stakeholder management, established clear communication between team and stakeholders and presented results
- Worked closely with RTE, Product Manager & Product Owner with gathering requirements, setting up OKRs and reported team KPIs
- Facilitated efficient PI plannings and coached team members in Agile & scrum ceremonies, values, principles and practices
- Applied Change Management by coaching and supporting the team through different phases of uncertainty in the organization
- Communicated effective feedback regarding the team to Delivery Manager and top management
Scrum Master & CI/CD Developer
Nexer R&D (Sigma IT R&D) - Ericsson R&D
Göteborg
03.2019 - 08.2022
- Worked hand in hand as CI/CD developer and as scrum master for an agile team of 8 developers
- Facilitated and coached the team regarding scrum values, principles and ceremonies
- Actively worked in developing and maintaining the CI/CD environment for 85 teams within Ericsson Radio Base Stations R&D using tools like Jenkins, Bash scripting
Service Delivery Team Leader, Scrum Master
IBM CIC - IKEA IT AB
Helsingborg
05.2017 - 01.2019
- Handled dual-roles in test automation (Multi Channel Transformation Program) as a Scrum Master - led an agile team of 9 developers working remotely and a Lead Designer - involved extensively in designing automation framework
- Substitute product owner - Achieved 50% automation of business critical test suites through CI/CD
- Played a vital role in designing and delivering Service Virtualization for ASTRO by coordinating with teams across IBM and Capgemini
Senior Test Specialist
IBM India - IKEA
Bangalore
06.2015 - 05.2017
- Lead scrum test activities through system integration, regression tests
- Executed challenging activities like data coordination between various systems
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Andhra University College of Engineering For Women
Visakhapatnam, India05.2015
Diploma - Carnatic Indian Classical Music
Oriental Fine Arts Academy London
London06.2022
Skills
- Project Management, Service Delivery Management
- CI/CD Operations and Governance
- Culture Builder - Psychological safety, Management 30, Agile
- SAFe Agile Coach, Performance Tracking
- Stakeholder Management, Backlog Refinement
- Product & Project Management
- Positive Attitude & Empathetic Leadership
- Effective Communication
- Change Management & Digital Transformation
- Recruitment & Resource Management
- Organization strategies, goals and business plans
- Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, Grafana, Docker, GIT, Linux, Oracle SQL, Python, Java SE, C
Certification
- SAFe 6 Agilist & SAFe Certified Scrum Master, PSM 1
- Google Project Management Fundamentals
Accomplishments
- Best Community popcorn Award (Nexer R&D) - 2022
- Best New comer award (Nexer R&D) - 2019
- Star Performer of the Year (IKEA MCTP) - 2017 & 2018
- Manager's Choice award (IBM) - 2016 & 2017
My Initiatives - Guilds & Forums
- Agile Coaching Guild & CI/CD Guild
- Scrum Master forum in Volvo cars
- CI/CD Tech panel; R&D Forum
Affiliations
- Speaker at Lindholmen Software Day 2022
- All India Radio Artist in Carnatic classical music
Languages
Telugu
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Swedish
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Bengali
Elementary (A2)
A2
Timeline
Delivery Manager/ CI Operations Leader
Nexer Engineering / Volvo Cars R&D
07.2024 - Current
Team Leader
Nexer R&D - Nexer AB
10.2022 - Current
Senior Scrum Master - Data Engineering & CI/CD
Nexer R&D - Volvo Cars R&D
08.2022 - 06.2024
Scrum Master & CI/CD Developer
Nexer R&D (Sigma IT R&D) - Ericsson R&D
03.2019 - 08.2022
Service Delivery Team Leader, Scrum Master
IBM CIC - IKEA IT AB
05.2017 - 01.2019
Senior Test Specialist
IBM India - IKEA
06.2015 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Andhra University College of Engineering For Women
Diploma - Carnatic Indian Classical Music
Oriental Fine Arts Academy London
- SAFe 6 Agilist & SAFe Certified Scrum Master, PSM 1
- Google Project Management Fundamentals
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