# Varun Rawat

Varun Rawat is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Technical Manager / Program Manager at Samsung Ads, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@varunrawat1

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I lead global AdTech platform programs, Agile transformations, and cloud modernization that improve delivery predictability.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 648k+ INR |
| Job categories | Technical Program Manager, Program Manager, Technical Project Manager, Portfolio Manager, PMO Manager, Agile Coach, Scrum Master, QA Engineer, Software Engineer, Manager Of Technical Programs, Technical Program Manager Jobs, Technical Program Management, Technical Program Manager, Technical Program Management Jobs |
| Skills | Program Management, Portfolio Management, PMO, Risk Management, Resource Allocation, Stakeholder Management, Vendor Management, SAFe, Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban, Lean, Change Management, Jira, Confluence, Rally, VersionOne, Microsoft TFS, ServiceNow, CI CD, Behavior Driven Development, AWS, Microservices, API Integration, Shell Scripting, Linux, Windows, MacOS, SQL Server, MySQL, VMWare, VSphere, Programmatic Advertising, Demand Side Platforms (DSPs), Real Time Bidding, Digital Out Of Home, Ad Exchange, Ad Trafficking, Generative AI, Claude, Cline, Webhooks, Quality Assurance, Root Cause Analysis, SQL |

## About

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At Samsung Ads, I lead global PMO operations and high-revenue AdTech platform roadmaps across teams in South Korea, Silicon Valley, Canada, and Poland. I manage 15+ concurrent programs spanning SSP, DOOH, cloud-native microservices, and release governance.

I’ve moved 12+ engineering teams and 200+ resources from Waterfall to Agile, co-deployed SAFe, and built JIRA, Confluence, Generative AI, and Slack automations that reduced coordination overhead by 60%. My CI/CD and BDD initiatives cut deployment cycles from six weeks to two weeks while sustaining 95%+ on-time delivery.

Earlier at Dell EMC, Intel Security (McAfee), and Cisco through Avesta Computer Services, I led Agile delivery, QA strategy, release execution, and root-cause analysis for enterprise software and security platforms. I also hire and mentor TPMs and Agile Coaches, aligning technical execution with executive priorities, portfolio risk, and business outcomes.
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## Experience

### Senior Technical Manager / Program Manager (current)

Samsung Ads. May 2020 - Present

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Launched and scaled international PMO operations managing 15+ concurrent technical programs, and architected an enterprise-wide risk management framework that maintained a 95%+ on-time delivery rate. Orchestrated a company-wide Agile transformation and directed end-to-end execution of high-revenue AdTech platforms.
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Skills: Program-Management, Portfolio-Governance, Agile-Transformation, SAFe, Jira, Confluence, CI-CD, BDD, Microservices, AWS, Generative-AI, AdTech, SSP

### Technical Program Manager / Scrum Master

Dell EMC. May 2017 - Apr 2020

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Led an overseas Agile transformation initiative for 8+ software project teams, establishing standardized sprint cadences and achieving a 30% lift in sprint velocity. Managed a portfolio of 12+ parallel projects and orchestrated end-to-end deployment timelines for major global platform releases.
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Skills: Agile-Transformation, Scrum, Sprint-Planning, Portfolio-Management, Risk-Mitigation, Release-Management, Quality-Gates

### QA Lead / Scrum Master

Intel Security (McAfee). Feb 2016 - Mar 2017

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Facilitated complete Scrum framework adoption for global QA divisions, driving a culture shift toward predictable 2-week sprint iterations. Managed complex product testing backlogs and drove systemic performance improvements, slashing production defects by 40%.
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Skills: Scrum, QA, Test-Management, Root-Cause-Analysis, Sprint-Planning

### Senior Software Engineer - QA

Avesta Computer Services. Feb 2013 - Feb 2016

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Owned end-to-end test estimation, QA tracking, and test execution strategies using Agile/Scrum methodologies for large-scale enterprise network security platforms. Introduced automated QA methodologies and performed deep-dive root cause analysis on critical production incidents.
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Skills: QA, Test-Estimation, Test-Execution, Agile, Scrum, Automation, Root-Cause-Analysis, Network-Security, Virtualization

## Education

### Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal

Master of Computer Applications, Computer Applications

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Master of Computer Applications degree from Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal in 2009.
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### Bundelkhand University, Jhansi

Bachelor of Science, Science

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Bachelor of Science degree from Bundelkhand University, Jhansi in 2006.
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## Tech stack

- MySQL
- Jira
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- VMware vSphere
- SQL
- ServiceNow
- Cline
- SAFe

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