Avinash Jadhav

About Avinash Jadhav

A skilled, dynamic, and results-driven professional with 13+ years of experience in the IT Services Industry, specializing in Agile methodologies and Project Management at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Proven expertise in driving Agile transformations, mentoring teams, and ensuring successful project delivery across IT, Automotive, and Oil & Gas domains.Experienced in SAFe and Scrum frameworks for Agile project delivery.Collaborated with Customer, Product Owners, Product Managers, and stakeholders to align priorities, manage dependencies, and meet program objectives.Led cross-functional teams, fostering team bonding, removing delivery barriers, and tracking KPIs forcontinuous improvement.Coordinated with client engineers and leadership for data validation, issue resolution and delivery planning.Oversaw resource allocation, task assignments, and workload optimization to meet timelines and budgets.Monitored dashboards and trackers to ensure progress, manage risks, and mitigate scope deviations.Delivered clear stakeholder communications through status reports and progress updates.Hold stand-up meetings with cross functional teams to review project status.Promote continuous learning and a culture of collaboration.Drive agile transformations and deliver high-quality products.Strong orientation towards continuous learning.Recent certifications achieved so far towards self-improvement-1. Certified Change Management Practitioner by APMG International (May 2025)2. TCS Scrum Master (Internal certification)(Nov-2024)3. Certified SAFe Agilist by Scaledagileframework.com (Oct-2024) 4. Certified Change Management Foundation by APMG International (Sep 2024)5. Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer by Scaledagileframework.com (Jul 2024)6. Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager by Scaledagileframework.com (Jul 2024)7. TCS-Large Transition Management Certificate (May-2024)8. Certified Scrum Master by Scrum Alliance (Dec-2023)9. Certified SAFe Scrum Master by Scaledagileframework.com (Oct 2023)10. Certified Professional Scrum Master II by Scrum.org (Oct 2023)11. Certified IREB Requirement Engineer (FL) by TÜV SÜD (Jul 2023)12. TCS-Mid-Level Transformation Influencer certificate (Jun 2023)13. TCS-Design Thinking certificate (Dec 2022)14. TCS-Contextual Master in IoT and Digital Engineering (May 2022)15. TCS-6 Sigma Green belt certified (Jun 2021)16. German language A2 level achieved from Goethe Institute (Dec 2019)

Experience

1. Senior Scrum Master

   Tata Consultancy Services

   Jul 2021 — Present · Pune, IN

   Facilitate key agile ceremonies: Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospective.Implement Scrum and SAFe practices in cross-functional teams.Plan and follow up on Production Releases, ensuring stakeholder approvals.Create and maintain an ecosystem for effective Agile adoption.Coordinate with the Product Owner for smooth Product Backlog refinement.Prioritize team bonding, uphold Scrum values, and eliminate delivery barriers.Collaborate with other Scrum Masters to resolve impediments and dependencies.Coach and spread Agile awareness at the account and organizational levels.Track and report team KPIs to monitor progress and drive continuous improvement.

Education

• Shree Jee Public Senior Secondary School

  Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)

  2006 — 2007

• Vidya Niketan Secondary School

  Secondary School Certificate (SSC)

  2005 — 2006

• Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering

  2008 — 2012