AKAnil Kothapalli
@anilkothapalli
Agile delivery leader and Senior Project Manager driving large-scale digital transformation programs.
CanadaWhat I'm looking for
I am an Agile Delivery Lead and Senior Project Manager with 19+ years in IT and over a decade leading enterprise-scale digital and cloud transformation programs. I have led multi-team, globally distributed delivery organizations, owned $10M+ program budgets, and scaled Agile (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) to drive predictable delivery and improved throughput.
I partner closely with product, engineering, PMOs, and vendor teams to establish program governance, manage dependencies and risks, and deliver measurable outcomes—reducing release cycle time, improving Agile maturity, and delivering platform and CRM transformations across large enterprises.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led multi-year digital transformation programs (CRM, CMS, SEO) with annual budgets >$10M, directed Agile delivery across 5 cross-functional teams (45+ engineers) and reduced release cycle time by 25% while improving Agile maturity by 80%.
Agile Transformation Consultant
Dairyfarm Group
Jan 2017 - Jan 2019 (2 years)
Led Agile transformation across 3 delivery programs, created enterprise Agile maturity assessments, defined OKRs and roadmaps, and delivered Scrum/Kanban training to teams and leaders.
TEScrum Master / Agile Coach
Tesco
Jan 2012 - Jan 2017 (5 years)
Led transformation of 5 enterprise programs (200+ people) from waterfall to Agile, established an Agile Centre of Excellence, implemented flow metrics and value stream mapping to improve delivery predictability.
TESoftware Developer
Tesco
Jan 2005 - Jan 2012 (7 years)
Implemented and supported Clubcard mailing impacting ~15M customers, led Clubcard financial project delivering £0.5M annual savings and migrated legacy systems to web-based architectures.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
JUJawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.
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Location
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