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Usama Shaikh

@usamashaikh

I lead enterprise Agile delivery, release governance, and cross-functional teams through predictable, high-impact transformations.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead Agile delivery and enterprise transformation work where I can improve release predictability, remove cross-team blockers, strengthen governance, and align engineering, product, and executive stakeholders.

I've led enterprise Agile delivery for Verizon, Al-Futtaim, 7-Eleven, and EY, guiding distributed teams through release planning, governance, and complex cross-functional dependencies.

At Verizon, I stabilized delivery across three Agile teams, reduced hypercare production defects by 40%, and delivered six release cutovers on schedule with zero critical business disruption.

At Al-Futtaim, I increased sprint velocity by 25% across four Agile Release Trains and helped raise regression test coverage from 60% to 88% through AI-assisted BDD test automation. I bring structured RAID management, PI Planning, Scrum facilitation, and transparent executive reporting to large technology portfolios.

My earlier background in web and full-stack engineering helps me work credibly with Engineering, Product, QA, Security, and DevOps teams across cloud, APIs, CI/CD, and modern delivery environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Delivery Manager (Agile Coach)

InfoVision

Jan 2025 - Apr 2026 (1 year 3 months)

Stabilized delivery across 3 distributed Agile teams, cutting production defects during hypercare by 40% and delivering 100% of release cutovers on schedule. Reduced unresolved cross-team blockers by 40% and scope-change turnaround time by 25%.

Agile Scrum RAID Management RACI Dependency Management Release planning UAT Change Control RAG Reporting Stakeholder Management

Senior Project Manager (Scrum Master)

InfoVision

Aug 2021 - Dec 2024 (3 years 4 months)

Increased sprint velocity by 25% across 4 Agile Release Trains and raised regression test coverage from 60% to 88% through AI-assisted BDD test automation. Contributed to a 40% year-over-year margin improvement and standardized SAFe practices across teams.

SAFe Agile Scrum AI Assisted Engineering BDD Testing Automation OKR Alignment PI Planning Inspection And Adaptation Risk Management

Project Manager – Scrum Master

InfoVision

Oct 2019 - Jul 2021 (1 year 9 months)

Removed 30% more cross-team impediments per sprint as sole Scrum Master for distributed teams. Improved sprint predictability and converted retrospective feedback into 10 measurable process improvements per quarter.

Scrum Agile Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Backlog Refinement Retrospectives Jira Burndown Impediment Removal

Scrum Master

Systems Plus

Sep 2017 - Sep 2019 (2 years)

Converted product priorities into executable sprint and release commitments for distributed technology teams. Improved sprint predictability, accelerated impediment resolution, and strengthened team accountability through Scrum coaching.

Scrum Agile Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Backlog Refinement Sprint Reviews Retrospectives Jira Confluence Velocity Tracking DOR Setup DoD

Web Developer, Software Engineer, Programmer

Aptara / Indecomm Global Services

Feb 2011 - Sep 2017 (6 years 7 months)

Built responsive web applications and scalable backend systems for enterprise clients across retail, finance, and print services. Developed full-stack engineering fundamentals including requirements analysis, API integration, and multi-device architecture.

HTML5 CSS JavaScript AngularJS Backbone.Js API Integration Fullstack Development