Navaneeth Krishnan
@navaneethkrishnan
Senior Technology, Product & Engineering Leader with 29+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale SaaS product engineering, digital transformation
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At NAVEX, I lead Data Engineering and AI strategy for the NAVEX One platform, connecting technology investments, product roadmaps, customer priorities, and business outcomes.
I build and scale cross-functional teams across AI/ML, data engineering, platform engineering, architecture, product, and QA. My work includes AI capabilities for case intelligence, evidence extraction, recommendations, policy guidance, intelligent search, and agentic AI.
Previously at Sutherland Global, I led offshore/GCC delivery for a modern SaaS debt collections and payments platform, drove Agile PMO governance with the CTO’s office, and sustained 100% on-time releases through Scaled Agile practices.
Across NAVEX, Wolters Kluwer, Cognizant, Infosys, Brillio, Wipro, and telecom organizations, I’ve led enterprise product delivery, cloud and data modernization, digital transformation, and global engineering teams on programs up to $50M.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead Data Engineering and AI strategy across the NAVEX One platform, driving AI product innovation and modernizing enterprise data platforms.
Senior Director / AVP – Program & Product Delivery
Jan 2022 - Apr 2026 (4 years 3 months)
Led offshore/GCC delivery for a modern SaaS debt collections and payments platform, and directed Agile PMO in partnership with the CTO's office.
Headed offshore program management for enterprise legal management products and led a greenfield Data Lake initiative using Hadoop architecture.
Senior Manager – Onshore & Offshore Account / Program Management
Aug 2012 - Dec 2017 (5 years 4 months)
Managed a $15M OPTUM portfolio and led the Highmark Claims Conversion Tower for BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota, orchestrating migration strategy and roadmap.
Manager – Delivery & Account Management
ProDapt Solutions Pvt Ltd
Apr 2011 - Jul 2012 (1 year 3 months)
Directed end-to-end delivery and client engagement for telecom accounts, serving as primary escalation point and trusted advisor.
Led end-to-end integration-heavy delivery for CVS, Conseco, AON and RxAmerica from initiation through stabilization.
Directed design and delivery of an e-Remittance application for Habib Bank UK, driving a 30–40% revenue increase through solution-driven enhancements.
Led UI module and animation tooling delivery for Nokia using Java Swing and XML, and developed custom layout tools for Nokia Series 60.
Consultant
Hutchison Telecom India Ltd
Jul 2002 - Jul 2003 (1 year)
Designed and developed SMS/MMS-based VAS applications and an OSS alert system for proactive telecom monitoring.
Senior Software Engineer
Lanco Global Systems Ltd / iLabs Ltd
May 2000 - Jun 2002 (2 years 1 month)
Steered telecom portals and SNMP-based network management tools, and engineered mobile access to Exchange mail and calendar systems.
Software Engineer
Seattle Softech
Feb 1996 - Jan 2000 (3 years 11 months)
Built inventory and billing solutions and delivered application modules across design, development, testing and deployment.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Edureka
Agentic AI Engineer, Agentic AI
2026 - 2026
Earned the Agentic AI Engineer certification from Edureka in April 2026.
LearnTube.ai
PMPx, Project Management
2025 - 2025
Earned the PMPx certification from LearnTube.ai in November 2025.
LearnTube.ai
Certified Scrum Master, Scrum
2025 - 2025
Earned the Certified Scrum Master certification from LearnTube.ai in April 2025.
AI Advance Academy
AI Fluent, Artificial Intelligence
2025 - 2025
Earned the AI Fluent certification from AI Advance Academy in November 2025.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Process Improvement
2021 - 2021
Earned the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification in 2021.
Situational Leadership
Situational Leadership, Leadership
2018 - 2018
Earned the Situational Leadership certification in 2018.
Shaw Academy
Diploma, Leadership & Management
2017 - 2017
Completed a Diploma in Leadership & Management from Shaw Academy in 2017.
Scaled Agile, Inc.
SAFe 4.0 Scrum Master, Agile
2017 - 2017
Earned the SAFe 4.0 Scrum Master certification in 2017.
Agile Project Manager
Agile Project Manager, Agile
2016 - 2016
Earned the Agile Project Manager certification in 2016.
Stanford University
Program Management, Program Management
2015 - 2015
Completed a Program Management program at Stanford University in 2015.
ITIL
ITIL Foundation, IT Service Management
2014 - 2014
Earned the ITIL Foundation certification in 2014.
BITS Pilani
Master of Science, Software Systems
2001 - 2003
Pursued a Master of Science in Software Systems at BITS Pilani from 2001 to 2003.
Annamalai University
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical & Production Engineering
1991 - 1995
Earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical & Production Engineering from Annamalai University from 1991 to 1995.
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