Arpita Kundu

Experienced Product Development Manager and Product Owner with 16+ years of expertise in leading teams, driving product strategies, and delivering high-impact solutions. Proven success in aligning business goals with development, prioritizing roadmaps, and ensuring timely feature delivery. Skilled in empowering teams, stakeholder management, and sprint planning, with a results-driven approach that consistently meets objectives and fosters innovation.

Manager Product Development/Product-Owner

• Project Management: Lead end-to-end product development, managing scope, timelines, and resources to ensure successful project delivery.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and development teams, gathering requirements and ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Backlog Management: Prioritize and refine the product backlog to deliver high-value features and improvements, ensuring clarity and feasibility for the development team.
• Sprint Planning: Oversee sprint planning sessions, selecting and prioritizing tasks to meet sprint objectives and ensuring the team's capacity is optimized.
• Capacity & Budget Planning: Manage team capacity and project budgets to ensure efficient use of resources and timely delivery of product goals.
• Release Management: Define and execute release plans, ensuring smooth product launches and continuous delivery of new features.
• Roadmap Planning: Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with strategic business objectives and market needs.
• People Management: Lead and manage cross-functional teams, providing guidance, performance feedback, and career development opportunities to enhance team productivity and engagement.
• Coaching & Mentoring: Guide and mentor cross-functional teams, fostering continuous improvement and skill development.
• Decision-Making: Make key trade-off decisions between scope, timeline, and resources to maximize business value and product quality.

• MCTS: .NET Framework 4, Web Applications Certification (70-483: Programming in C#)
• MCSD: Web Applications Certification (70-486: Developing ASP.NET 4 MVC Web Applications)
• HTML5 with JavaScript & CSS3 Specialist Certification (70-480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3)
• MCSA: SQL Server 2012 Certification (70-461: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012)

• Git
• BitBucket
• AccuRev
• Source Depot
• SourceTree
• TFS
• VSTS 2013/ 2012/ 2010

• Date of Birth: 09/11/86
• Marital Status: Married

From a young age, I discovered the joy of baking, a passion that has only grown over the years. There's something incredibly special about creating delicious cakes and treats for family and friends, particularly for significant occasions like my children's birthdays and our anniversaries. Each cake I bake is not just a dessert; it's a labor of love filled with memories and emotions.

Food has always been extremely important to me, serving as a way to connect with loved ones and celebrate life’s milestones. I find immense joy in cooking, whether it’s whipping up a rich lasagna, crafting the perfect pizza, or preparing a comforting pasta dish. The kitchen is my sanctuary, where I can express my creativity and share my love through food.

Baking is not just a hobby for me; it’s a way to bring people together and create lasting memories. The smiles on my family and friends’ faces when they taste my creations are the sweetest rewards. I am continually inspired to explore new recipes and techniques, turning ordinary ingredients into extraordinary dishes that warm hearts and fill bellies.

In every cake I bake and every meal I prepare, I strive to create a sense of togetherness and joy, making every occasion a celebration of love and happiness.

• Led cross-functional teams in delivering multiple successful projects across various domains such as Logistics, Banking, and Hi-Tech, contributing to improved business outcomes.
• Modernized legacy systems using cloud technologies, including the migration of desktop applications to cloud-based platforms, improving scalability and performance (e.g., ISS Cloud, CaPS).
• Implemented SAFe practices, optimizing product development cycles through PI planning, backlog refinement, and Scrum of Scrums, resulting in enhanced project efficiency.
• Drove end-to-end product development, from requirement gathering and roadmap planning to release management, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Introduced automation and reporting tools, improving testing accuracy and reducing manual intervention in the QA phase (e.g., Software Test Automation & Reporting for Western Digital).
• Improved system performance and user satisfaction by 100%+ through architectural restructuring and framework upgrades (e.g., GFSDeploy P2O and GFSDeploy 3.2).
• Mentored and coached teams on agile methodologies, sprint planning, and development best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Enhanced stakeholder collaboration, ensuring seamless communication between business and development teams, resulting in more accurate product deliveries and customer satisfaction.