Palash Pandey
@palashpandey
I lead enterprise Agile delivery, accelerating AI-enabled digital transformation across global engineering teams.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I've led enterprise Agile delivery at Positive Mantra Consulting and Publicis Sapient, steering digital portfolios, AI-enabled platforms, and distributed engineering teams of 40+ people. I build operating models that align executive roadmaps with dependable sprint execution.
At Publicis Sapient, I led four Agile squads delivering Sapient Slingshot and improved throughput by 30% through AI-assisted workflows and Jira governance. I also increased release predictability by 30% across US and India teams while coaching product owners and Scrum Masters toward outcome-based delivery.
My work spans McDonald's digital commerce, EY's cloud-based Single Window platform, Capgemini enterprise delivery, and Maersk's SAP HCM rollout for 9,000+ staff. I use SAFe, PI Planning, flow metrics, and program governance to reduce cycle times, remove cross-team dependencies, and deliver measurable outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Assistant Vice President - Agile Program Delivery
Positive Mantra Consulting
Nov 2025 - Present (10 months)
Steered cross-functional governance across 30+ engineers and client squads, managing a $750K+ digital portfolio. Architected enterprise Agile operating models and accelerated delivery cycle times by 25%.
Directed enterprise delivery of Sapient Slingshot, leading 4 Agile squads and 40+ engineers on an AI-enabled platform. Boosted software delivery throughput by 30% and increased release predictability by 30%.
Spearheaded multi-stakeholder digital transformations, orchestrating large-scale SaaS platform rollouts. Cut regulatory onboarding turnaround time by 40% by deploying a cloud-based Single Window enterprise clearance system.
Led Agile technical delivery for McDonald's global digital commerce, managing 20+ software engineers and QA analysts. Maintained 90%+ sprint commitment reliability and cut sprint carryover by 20%.
Senior Manager
Choice India
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 (11 months)
Led 10 engineers delivering citizen-centric digital platforms and e-Governance systems.
Lead / Fellow
CHiPS
Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 11 months)
Governed 8 state enterprise apps, deploying automated SLA monitoring and KPI dashboards.
Orchestrated multi-team Agile delivery for an 80-member US/EU enterprise unit.
Led global SAP HCM rollout across 5 delivery centers, modernizing systems for 9,000+ staff.
Managed Agile release governance, pre-sales, and global transitions for Fortune 500 accounts.
Executed software QA lifecycles and enterprise release validation protocols.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
IIT Roorkee
Executive Post Graduate Programme, DevOps & Cloud Computing
Executive Post Graduate Programme in DevOps & Cloud Computing, currently in progress.
IIT Roorkee
Executive Post Graduate Programme, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Executive Post Graduate Programme in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, currently in progress.
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS)
Master of Management Studies, Marketing
2008 - 2008
Master of Management Studies in Marketing, completed in 2008.
BIT
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science
2004 - 2004
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, completed in 2004.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
Social media
Skills
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