Ankita Kothavade
@ankitakothavade
Seasoned project manager driving large-scale IT delivery and transformation.
What I'm looking for
I am a seasoned Project Manager with 15 years of experience delivering end-to-end IT initiatives across Finance, Travel, Legal, Insurance and Navigation domains. I lead large, global programs—managing scope, budgets (programs exceeding $1B), vendors, and teams of 50+—while applying Agile practices and governance to deliver measurable business value.
I specialize in optimizing delivery through process improvements, automation, and data-driven reporting (Power BI), and have a proven record of improving velocity, predictability, and cost efficiency. I am passionate about building high-performing teams, aligning projects with strategic goals, and continuously improving delivery outcomes.
Experience
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Led full lifecycle delivery for multiple global IT programs including platform upgrades, integrations, and cloud migrations; improved team velocity by 25% and achieved 98% on-time delivery while managing program financials exceeding $1B.
Managed end-to-end software delivery and led an 8-member QA and delivery team, improving cross-functional delivery performance and implementing Azure DevOps test strategies to ensure traceability and measurable coverage.
QA Engineer / Test Lead
Orion India Systems
Mar 2012 - May 2015 (3 years 2 months)
Designed and executed comprehensive system test cases and led QA activities across the SDLC; developed QTP automation scripts reducing manual testing effort by 30% and improved defect visibility using JIRA, TFS, and Bugzilla.
QA Engineer
LIVIA India
Jan 2011 - Mar 2012 (1 year 2 months)
Created and executed manual test cases for travel and legal portal products, supporting testing across 20+ projects annually to ensure timely, quality releases.
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