Open To Work
Nita Mandavkar
Irvine
Work Preference
Summary
Strategic Technical Project/Program Manager with a track record of successfully managing multi-million dollar complex enterprise initiatives that deliver measurable business outcomes. Skilled in managing cross-functional and multi-vendor teams, developing strategic roadmaps, and executing programs within aggressive timelines and budgets. Experienced in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, executive stakeholder management, risk and dependency management, and technology domains including cloud, software development, systems integration, AI/ML, and cybersecurity. Adept at aligning business and technology priorities to drive operational efficiency, enhance customer experience, strengthen compliance, and deliver sustainable organizational value.
Overview
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Certification
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Project Manager
Hyundai Capital America
Irvine
07.2025 - Current
- Managing a $5M enterprise transformation program to migrate the dealer experience to a cloud-based Salesforce platform.
- Led $3.8M strategic program implementing biweekly payment solution for retail loans while coordinating with concurrent enterprise programs, optimizing shared systems and resources.
- Directed governance across cross-functional and multi-vendor teams, overseeing executive reporting, roadmap planning, financial management, and regulatory compliance to achieve strategic goals.
Project Manager
Perficient
Irvine
01.2025 - 06.2025
- Managed AI-driven automation programs for talent inventory and bonus calculation, enhancing functionality of AI chat bot - Scarlett.
- Partnered with clients to define project scope, objectives, and technology solutions that aligned with business goals, strategic priorities, and budget.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams across engineering, legal, policy, and business to align priorities and ensure successful program execution.
Technical Program Manager
Amazon
Irvine
09.2021 - 12.2024
- Spearheaded cross-functional and company-wide initiatives to deliver complex (Multi-Million $) technical projects within the agreed scope, budget, and timelines.
- Successfully integrated GenAI features for the Alexa+ project, collaborating with 20+ cross teams, ensuring seamless integration that exceeded quality standards while complying the legal and security requirements.
- Managed cross-functional organizational goals to develop and launch Alexa features in new marketplaces, meeting revenue and customer experience targets.
- Led the development of telemetry system, for gathering customer feedback and incorporating it into product development via machine learning algorithms, resulting in improved customer experience and engagement.
- Successfully delivered product launches by coordinating with global stakeholders, managing schedules, resources, risks, and issues while driving process improvements throughout the program lifecycle.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Amazon
Irvine
03.2017 - 09.2021
- Led accessibility testing initiative within Amazon Fresh, improving product confidence for customers with physical challenges.
- Enhanced QA processes through regular reviews and evaluations of test strategies, resulting in 20% reduction in defect rates.
- Implemented automated testing solutions, minimizing manual testing effort and expanding overall test coverage.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Avast
San Francisco
10.2015 - 02.2017
- Led QA team for Avast mobile security applications, developed automation test scripts in Python for Selenium Web Driver, enhancing validation efficiency.
- Collaborated with engineering, product, and QA teams to implement rigorous testing procedures, optimizing product quality through targeted improvements.
- Executed functionality, integration, regression, smoke, compatibility, and end-to-end system testing using agile methodologies to ensure high-quality deliverables.
Software Engineer
Symantec
Orlando
03.2006 - 09.2014
- Developed highly efficient algorithms in C++ through pair programming, independent work and cross location teams.
- Led transformation of multiple projects from Waterfall to Scrum by facilitating sprint planning, daily standup meetings, reviews, retrospectives, release planning, and demo ceremonies.
- Implemented various NTFS and Volume Shadow copy Service (VSS) technology solutions to support backup/restore on Windows platforms.
- Provided 1st level support on MVP release initiatives to gather feedback and implement real-time improvements based on customer input.
Education
Masters of Business Administra -
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune04-1999
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering -
Collage of Engineering Pune
Pune04-1996
Skills
- Program & Portfolio Management
- Enterprise Program Delivery
- Project management tools - MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Salesforce, Tableau
- Waterfall & Agile/Scrum Methodologies
- AI/ML and Cloud Practitioner
- Financial oversight
- Risk management
- Regulatory compliance
- Process improvement
- Business & Technology Alignment
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Stakeholder management
- Executive Reporting
- Programming skills (C, Java, Python)
Certification
- Scrum Master, 10/01/14
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner, 02/01/25
- Google Cloud Digital Leader Certification, 05/01/25
- Azure AI Fundamentals Certification, 06/01/25
- PMP Certification, 5/10/26
Timeline
Sr. Project Manager
Hyundai Capital America
07.2025 - Current
Project Manager
Perficient
01.2025 - 06.2025
Technical Program Manager
Amazon
09.2021 - 12.2024
Quality Assurance Engineer
Amazon
03.2017 - 09.2021
Quality Assurance Engineer
Avast
10.2015 - 02.2017
Software Engineer
Symantec
03.2006 - 09.2014
Masters of Business Administra -
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering -
Collage of Engineering Pune