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Omar Ahmed

Hyderabad

Summary

Certified Scrum Master with over 6 years of hands-on Agile leadership and 12 years of industry experience across BFSI, SaaS, and enterprise data platforms. Proven success in accelerating time-to-market, driving Agile transformations, and enabling high-performance teams. Adept at stakeholder engagement, backlog optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. Known for delivering measurable business value, streamlining project delivery, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

TATA Consultancy Services
09.2022 - Current
  • Reduced feature delivery cycle time by 10% by driving efficient story slicing and backlog grooming practices.
  • Led Scrum ceremonies for 2 cross-functional teams, improving team focus and sprint predictability.
  • Partnered with Product Owners to prioritize and refine backlogs, accelerating roadmap execution and aligning deliverables to business KPIs.
  • Drove Agile adoption and coached team members on Scrum/Kanban practices, resulting in a 10% uplift in team velocity.
  • Proactively managed inter-team dependencies, ensuring on-time delivery across multiple releases.
  • Optimized release planning cadence, increasing deployment frequency and minimizing downtime.

Client Service Project Manager

ADP Pvt. Ltd.
07.2018 - 09.2021
  • Spearheaded end-to-end Agile project delivery from scoping to go-live, ensuring 95% on-time, within-budget execution.
  • Transitioned clients from a legacy payroll system to a modern HCM platform, resulting in a 10% quarterly increase in client acquisition.
  • Conducted Agile coaching and led onboarding for new team members, boosting team productivity and process adherence.
  • Reduced issue resolution time to under 3 days of SLA through effective backlog triage and DevOps collaboration.
  • Facilitated sprint planning and retrospectives, delivering clear value increments and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Inside Sales Representative

Dell EMC
08.2014 - 06.2018
  • Achieved 114% of quarterly sales target (Q1 FY16) through new client acquisition and high-value renewals.
  • Closed a £1.14M enterprise renewal deal by leveraging consultative selling and partner collaboration.
  • Streamlined sales pipeline using Salesforce CRM, resulting in accurate forecasting and shorter sales cycles.
  • Acted as a trusted advisor to C-level clients, aligning Dell’s solutions to business transformation needs.

Process Executive

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2012 - 06.2014
  • Resolved technical and order fulfillment issues, exceeding KPIs on call quality and customer satisfaction.
  • Contributed to process improvement sessions using NPS feedback to elevate customer experience.
  • Served as Subject Matter Expert (SME), delivering tool and process training to new hires across teams.

Education

Master’s - International Business

Greenwich University
01.2012

Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined

ICFAI National College
Hyderabad, Telangana
06.2009

Skills

    Sprint Planning
    Business Analysis
    Project Coordination
    Root Cause Analysis
    Backlog Management
    Product Road Mapping
    Technical Documentation
    Key Performance Indicators
    User Stories
    Agile Coaching
    Quality Control
    Project Delivery
    Risk Management
    Project Management
    Change Management
    Escalation Management
    Stakeholder Management
    Service Delivery Management
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Cross-Functional Collaboration
    Business Process Improvement
    Client Relationship Management
    Project Planning & Implementation
    Requirements Gathering & Analysis

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) – Scrum.org
  • Google Project Management Certificate – Coursera

Accomplishments

  • Accelerated On boarding: Delivered a strategic API that reduced commercial customer on boarding time from 35 days to 48 hours.
  • Agile Efficiency Award: Created a Jira sprint automation file, reducing manual task entry and improving sprint planning efficiency—recognized with a Spot Award.
  • Change Leadership: Coached over 50 engineers and 6 Product Owners on the Platform Change Framework, enabling outcome-driven development during Agile transformation.
  • Documentation Excellence: Leveraged AI tools like Co-Pilot to auto-generate feature summaries and meeting notes, streamlining documentation and stakeholder alignment.

Timeline

Scrum Master

TATA Consultancy Services
09.2022 - Current

Client Service Project Manager

ADP Pvt. Ltd.
07.2018 - 09.2021

Inside Sales Representative

Dell EMC
08.2014 - 06.2018

Process Executive

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2012 - 06.2014

Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined

ICFAI National College

Master’s - International Business

Greenwich University
Omar Ahmed