Ajaykumar Kittur
Engineering Manager | AI & Digital Transformation Leader | Driving Innovation, Scale & Customer Experience
- Role
- Dgm - Engineering Manager (Ecommerce) at John Deere
- Location
- Pune Division, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ajaykumar Kittur
Technology leader with 20+ years of experience delivering large-scale digital transformation, ecommerce modernization, and AI-driven engineering solutions. I specialize in building high-performing teams, scaling complex platforms, and driving measurable business outcomes across manufacturing, ecommerce, and enterprise digital ecosystems.At John Deere, I’ve led multiple product teams across ecommerce, digital manufacturing, and service content platforms—directly impacting online revenue, customer experience, operational efficiency, and engineering productivity.My leadership blends strategic vision, deep technical expertise, and a strong product mindset. Known for simplifying complexity, accelerating delivery, and fostering engineering excellence through DevOps maturity, observability, cloud-native architectures, and AI adoption.Outcomes:1. eCommerce Growth: Scaled parts sales revenue by 200% YoY and reduced checkout abandonment by 8%.2. Operational Efficiency: Modernized legacy systems to save over authoring hours annually and achieved $162k in annual savings by migrating from Mainframe DB2 to Postgres.3. AI Innovation: Engineered and deployed a AI assistant using RAG and pioneered Agentic Frameworks to enhance operational efficiency.Key strengths: •Technology Leadership • AI/Agentic Frameworks • Digital Manufacturing • Ecommerce Systems • Cloud (AWS) • Microservices • DevOps & CI/CD • Agile Delivery • People Leadership • Cross-functional CollaborationLet’s Connect: I am always willing to connect with fellow technology leaders, AI enthusiasts, and professionals in the digital manufacturing and eCommerce space to share insights or discuss the future of engineering innovation.Outside of work I love spending time with my family and read books during my free time
Experience
Dgm - Engineering Manager (Ecommerce)
Dec 2023 — Present · Pune, IN
Lead multiple product teams across checkout, shipping, dealer systems & parts.a. 2x YoY ecommerce revenue growthb. 8% reduction in checkout abandonmentc. 40% faster checkout via performance + observability improvementsd. Delivered AI Assistant (RAG) for dealer operations
Education
Illinois Tech Stuart School of Business
Post graduate program in Business Analytics and Business Intelligence, Data Science
2017 — 2018
Visvesvaraya Technological University
B.E, Electronics and Communication
1999 — 2003
Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon
PGP in Business Analytics, Data Science and Analytics
2017 — 2018
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