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Rahul Deshpande

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Program Manager at AGCO Corporation delivering a greenfield Engineering Validation and Testing facility in Pune.

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At AGCO Corporation, I’m managing delivery of a greenfield Engineering Validation and Testing facility in Pune. I coordinate design approvals, construction, statutory clearances, equipment procurement and commissioning, while reporting schedule, scope, risk and quality status to leadership.

Previously at AGCO Corporation, I led delivery cadence for the EPLM digital thread and digital twin program across global sites. As Release Train Engineer, I ran Program Increment planning and ART synchronisation, and built Azure DevOps dashboards for program health and dependency tracking.

At Persistent Systems, I delivered concurrent projects for clients in life sciences, medical devices, financial services and other sectors, and built a financial services delivery team from zero to ten fully productive engineers. Earlier, I led testing and software delivery across enterprise security, telecom, banking and business software products.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Program Manager

Current

AGCO Corporation

Dec 2025 - Present (10 months)

Leading delivery of a greenfield Engineering Validation and Testing facility, managing contractors, EHS compliance, equipment procurement, and capital approvals. Oversees integrated program schedule and risk management.

Program Management Capital Projects Vendor Management EHS Compliance Microsoft Project Risk Management Stakeholder Management

Scrum Master and Release Train Engineer

AGCO Corporation

Nov 2022 - Dec 2025 (3 years 1 month)

Led delivery of AGCO's EPLM digital thread program, coordinating multiple distributed teams and running Program Increment planning. Built Azure DevOps dashboards and established agile practices.

SAFe Scrum Azure DevOps Program Increment (PI) Planning Agile Coaching PTC Windchill CM2

Senior Project Manager

Humancloud Technologies

Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 (4 months)

Reviewed client processes, identified delivery bottlenecks, and implemented improvements. Built status dashboards and monitored account portfolio for delivery risk.

Project Management Process Improvement Dashboarding Risk Management

Project Manager / Scrum Master / Test Lead

Persistent Systems

Apr 2011 - Jul 2022 (11 years 3 months)

Delivered up to four concurrent projects and led teams of up to 30 for global clients in life sciences, medical devices, and financial services. Built a delivery team from zero to ten engineers and held commercial accountability.

Project Management Scrum Test Leadership HIPAA GDPR 21 CFR IEC 62304 (SDLC)Stakeholder Management Billing Invoicing

Senior SQA Engineer and Test Lead

Symantec Corporation

Sep 2006 - Apr 2011 (4 years 7 months)

Led testing for database modules in Enterprise Security Manager, designed test environments, and expanded automation coverage. Coordinated cross-functional teams and mentored engineers.

SQA Test Leadership Testing Automation Test Environment Management Mentorship Quality Metrics

Senior Subject Matter Expert

Amdocs

Jul 2005 - Sep 2006 (1 year 2 months)

Led testing for Ensemble wholesale billing and Amdocs Clarify order management. Coordinated delivery across India and Israel centres, including on-site knowledge transfer.

Testing Billing Systems Order Management Coordination Knowledge transfer

Senior Software Lead Engineer

Symphony Services

Jan 2004 - Jul 2005 (1 year 6 months)

Led a team delivering the Business Objects Enterprise integration kit for SAP BW, SAP R/3, and PeopleSoft. Coordinated with development, QA, and customers for on-time releases.

Software Engineering Team Leadership SAP BW SAP R 3 Peoplesoft Localization Internationalization

Test Specialist

S1 Corporation

Apr 2003 - Jan 2004 (9 months)

Built test scenarios and WinRunner automation for an internet banking platform covering personal, business, and corporate banking channels.

Test scenarios WinRunner Automation Internet Banking

Test Lead

Selectica / IASTA, later Determine Inc.

Mar 1999 - Apr 2003 (4 years 1 month)

Test lead for the Selectica ACE Repository, a product and pricing knowledge repository, with major accounts including Cisco, IBM, and Fujitsu. Travelled to the US to support critical releases.

Test Leadership Product Knowledge Scenario Testing

Programmer

Pixel Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Jun 1997 - Jul 1998 (1 year 1 month)

Developed and deployed a billing and invoicing system for small-scale suppliers to Tata Motors, including customer installation, training, and support.

Programming Billing Systems Invoicing Customer Support