Desha Pingel
@deshapingel
Senior Agile Programme Manager and Release Train Engineer driving disciplined, outcome-focused delivery.
SpainWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior Agile Programme Manager and Release Train Engineer with 18+ years delivering multi-year, enterprise-wide technology programmes across fintech/payments, telecommunications, automotive and global organisations. I bring structure to fast-moving environments through clear scope shaping, pragmatic governance and disciplined delivery execution.
I have led B2B billing and high-volume transaction platform transformations, cloud migrations (AWS & Azure), and legacy platform consolidations, embedding SDLC maturity, TDD and automation-led regression to improve release efficiency and delivery predictability.
I work across executive and delivery stakeholders to manage cross-team dependencies, reduce operational risk and deliver measurable results—improving release efficiency by 30%, reducing manual testing by 40%, and delivering significant cost and stability gains.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Agile Programme Manager
Rocinante Consulting
Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 (2 years 11 months)
Directed a multi-year transformation of high-volume billing and transaction platforms, consolidating legacy components into a unified architecture and embedding Agile delivery and dependency governance across three squads, improving delivery predictability by 25%.
Programme Manager
Firmenich
May 2022 - Nov 2022 (6 months)
Supported global SAP S/4HANA consolidation across seven systems, governing reconciliation, validation and audit trace processes to achieve stable UAT exit and on-time cutover readiness in a regulated financial reporting environment.
Senior Programme Manager
Docomo Digital
May 2021 - Apr 2022 (11 months)
Led global payments platform modernisation across Europe, overseeing cloud migration and SDLC improvements to increase resilience and reduce operational risk while strengthening compliance and monitoring frameworks.
Programme Manager
Kantar
Nov 2019 - May 2021 (1 year 6 months)
Delivered cloud, engineering and data platform modernisation with lineage and reconciliation controls, uplifting SDLC and regression automation to reduce technical debt by 30% and improve data processing performance.
Programme Leader
Jaguar Land Rover
Aug 2015 - Apr 2018 (2 years 8 months)
Led engineering and legacy platform modernisation across manufacturing and supply chain systems, introducing regression and scenario-based testing and governance frameworks to realise £800k annualised savings.
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Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
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Bachelor of Engineering, Electronic and Communication Engineering
BEng in Electronic and Communication Engineering listed among candidate's qualifications.
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