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Pankaj Bhatt

@deliverwithpankaj

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Release and QA leader with 15+ years driving end-to-end mobile, cloud, and AI delivery excellence.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for roles where I can own release management and deep QA end-to-end, build governance-driven delivery, and collaborate cross-functionally. I want teams that pay well and offer flexibility to work from anywhere, especially when building an MVP.

I’m a Product and Release leader with 15+ years owning end-to-end delivery across mobile, cloud, and AI-driven platforms. I streamline build and release pipelines, reducing go-to-market timelines while maintaining stability at scale.

Most importantly, I own release governance end-to-end—planning, scheduling, change management, approvals, hotfixes, OTA updates, rollbacks, and RCA/production incident workflows. I’ve directed release operations across high-traffic platforms and OEM stores (Google Play, Apple App Store, Samsung Store, and websites), with 1000+ production releases and repeated operational success.

I also build and scale QA capabilities from the ground up—launching and governing centralized Release & Integration QA functions, integration sign-offs, automation, and App submission workflows. From cloud infrastructure and data pipeline migration/refactoring to cross-functional delivery with Product, SRE, DevOps, security, and customer support, I focus on risk mitigation, stakeholder alignment, and measurable product quality.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Head of Operations & Strategic Advisor

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1Zero

Nov 2025 - Present (5 months)

Rooted in the Himalayas, bringing humility, respect, and a strong sense of responsibility to work and life.

Detail oriented, imaginative, and skilled at connecting “1 dot to many dots” - from product discovery to bug finding and scenario mapping.

If you are building an MVP, this fuels up my skills. Happy to collaborate and contribute.

Release Manager

Mobile Premier League

Oct 2021 - Oct 2025 (4 years)

Owned an in-house release management tool and managed OEM store operations across Google Play, Apple App Store, Samsung Store, and websites. Directed end-to-end release operations (planning, approvals, hotfix/OTA, rollback) and led RCA/production incident workflows while maintaining 99.6% app stability.

Release Management Change Management OTA Updates CI CD Configuration Management

Independent Social Entrepreneur

Anand Math

Aug 2019 - Oct 2021 (2 years 2 months)

Engaged with local communities to identify challenges and advocate for improved government policies to strengthen self-sufficiency and accessibility. Supported community-based initiatives focused on practical resource and support needs.

Community Engagement Stakeholder Management Policy Advocacy Resource Mobilization Program Delivery

Release & Integration QA Manager

Hike Messenger

Dec 2018 - Feb 2021 (2 years 2 months)

Owned product quality, release governance, and integration testing across the entire system after rejoining as Release and Integration QA Manager. Managed pre- and post-release validation/monitoring, owned NPS, app stability and crash metrics, and mentored QA teams to improve cross-functional execution.

Release Management Integration Testing Test Planning NPS QA Team Mentorship

QA Manager

TheHive.ai

Jul 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 5 months)

Led TheHive.ai’s India expansion by setting up the QA function from scratch and onboarding stakeholders for AI product and services delivery. Built release readiness criteria and QA coverage for AI-driven messaging/media-sharing and drove testing across AI services and SDK integrations with international teams.

QA Function Building Jira Administration

QA Lead

Hike Messenger

Sep 2012 - Jul 2016 (3 years 10 months)

Joined as the sole QA for the Android app and later took full ownership of iOS testing, covering feature validation, stability checks, and final sign-off. Planned and executed end-to-end testing across product features and supported releases for legacy platforms and low-end devices.

Android Testing IOS Testing Mobile App Testing Device Compatibility Testing Test Execution RCA & Debugging

Senior Quality Analyst

Mindfire Solutions

May 2010 - Sep 2012 (2 years 4 months)

Independently tested Android and iOS apps during early platform evolution, performing functional, performance, and database testing. Supported customer issues through troubleshooting and debugging, collaborated with support teams, and contributed to CMS/module testing for editorial and content orchestration workflows.

Functional Testing Performance Testing Mobile App Testing Jira Administration