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Manjunath Kalal

@manjunathkalal

QE Transformation & Delivery Leader | AI-Enabled Quality Engineering | GitHub Copilot & GenAI Adoption Champion | 90% Sprint Predictability Across For

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead enterprise Quality Engineering, automation, AI adoption, and digital transformation portfolios where I can improve delivery predictability, quality, and customer outcomes.

I lead Quality Engineering portfolios at scale — recently managed a $25M+ delivery program spanning QE, Development, Support, and Digital Transformation for 150+ engineers at Fortune 500 accounts (John Hancock, LSEG, Apple), with 90% sprint predictability and a 34% reduction in release defects.

Over 20+ years, I've moved from hands-on QA to building and running the systems that make quality engineering work at enterprise scale: establishing automation Centres of Excellence, modernizing test tooling (including migrating performance testing from LoadRunner to JMeter across multiple business units), and driving QA-to-QE transformation for global, multi-vendor teams.

More recently, I've been focused on AI-enabled quality engineering — championing GitHub Copilot adoption, applying Generative AI for test case generation, automation development, and defect analysis, and running enablement programs to build prompt engineering and agentic AI capability across delivery teams. This isn't a side interest; it's become core to how I think about improving delivery predictability and reducing defect leakage at portfolio scale.

What I bring to a team:

→ Portfolio & program leadership across QE, Development, and Support — with governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement built in

→ A track record of measurable outcomes: 90% sprint predictability, 34% reduction in release defects, 50% account growth in 2 years

→ Practical AI adoption experience — not theoretical, but embedded into real testing and delivery workflows

→ Deep comfort managing cross-functional, cross-vendor, global teams through complex transformation programs

I'm always glad to connect with fellow QE leaders, delivery professionals, and anyone exploring how AI is reshaping quality engineering practice.

Key Skills - Quality Engineering (QE) Transformation, Portfolio Management, Test Automation Strategy, Performance Testing, Generative AI / AI-Enabled Testing, Agile Delivery, Program Management, Risk Management, Prompt Engineering, CI/CD & Continuous Testing, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership / People Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Change Management, Mentoring & Capability Building.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Project Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Jan 2021 - Jan 2026 (5 years)

Led delivery governance, QE transformation, AI adoption, and stakeholder management across multiple clients including John Hancock, LSEG, and Apple. Achieved 90% sprint predictability and reduced release defects by 34%.

Delivery Governance Quality Transformation AI Adoption Stakeholder Management Portfolio Management Test Tooling Migration LoadRunner JMeter RFP GenC Training

Project Manager / Senior QA Manager

QuEST Global / Exilant Technologies

Jan 2015 - Jan 2021 (6 years)

Led a $10M portfolio, established automation CoEs, and drove engineering transformation for Apple's IS&T BU. Achieved 70% success rate on automation initiatives and grew account by 50% in two years.

Portfolio Management Automation CoE Engineering Transformation Cross functional Leadership GBI Testing Console 5D Model Account Growth

QA Architect / Manager / Scrum Master

MeritTrac / Manipal Global Education

Jan 2011 - Jan 2015 (4 years)

Established QA function, built Testing CoE, and led end-to-end delivery of MeritracPariksha and OnTrac Tablet solutions. Managed performance testing for 20M+ assessments on AWS using OpenSTA and Perfmon.

Function Setup Testing CoE Performance Testing OpenSTA Windows Performance Monitor AWS Database Migration MSSQL MySQL Scrum Master

Senior Consultant / Test Lead

Capgemini

Jan 2007 - Jan 2011 (4 years)

Led global testing and automation programs, framework development, and multi-location delivery for clients including Disney, Dell, H&M, HP, and Skånetrafiken. Developed multiple automation POCs using QTP and RFT.

Testing Automation Framework Development QTP RFT Multi Location Logistics PoC Development

Senior QA Engineer

Symphony Services

Jan 2004 - Jan 2007 (3 years)

Drove QA and automation excellence through test strategy, framework development, and stakeholder collaboration for Oracle/Siebel. Developed a framework for LOA integrating Perl, WinRunner, and QTP for 24 Siebel Vertical Apps.

QA Strategy Test Framework Development Perl WinRunner QTP Siebel Stakeholder Collaboration