Hemanth Akkumahanthi

About Hemanth Akkumahanthi

As a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO®) with an 8-year foundation in ensuring software excellence, I\'ve learned that the highest quality products are born from a relentless focus on the user. My journey through testing diverse applications has given me a unique perspective on the end-user experience and has ignited a strong desire to transition from identifying issues to shaping the solutions themselves.Throughout my career, I have partnered closely with Product Managers and cross‑functional teams to validate end‑to‑end user workflows, refine acceptance criteria, and translate complex requirements into high‑quality releases. I identified and articulated hundreds of high‑impact issues by clearly connecting user pain points to business risk and product priorities, enabling better trade‑off decisions and more predictable delivery.I actively contribute to product thinking by participating in bug triage, prioritization discussions and even created a Proof of Concept for a “Scan Card” feature aimed at improving user efficiency. I consistently look for opportunities to enhance usability, adoption, and customer outcomes. My experience as a Scrum Master has further strengthened my ability to align teams, facilitate agile ceremonies and drive outcome‑focused execution. I bring a data‑driven and systems mindset to product development—leveraging automation, analytics, and even AI (including building an internal AI agent for real‑time product and defect insights) to improve transparency and decision‑making.Certified as a Scrum Product Owner and trained in Product Management and Generative AI, I am now seeking opportunities to transition into a Product Owner role where I can combine my deep execution experience, user empathy, and collaboration skills to help build impactful products at scale.My areas of expertise include:Agile & Scrum MethodologiesBacklog ManagementStakeholder Management & CollaborationUser-Centric Product DevelopmentRoot Cause Analysis & Problem-SolvingQuality Assurance & Process Improvement

Experience

1. Senior Application Quality Engineer

   Pegasystems

   Jun 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Partnered with internal stakeholders to validate end to end user workflows and configurations in demo environments, ensuring alignment with customer use cases.• Developed an AI agent for real-time reporting on open bugs, user stories, and epics to all stakeholders.• Analyzed application behavior across features and identified 460+ high impact defects, clearly articulating user impact, business risk and priority to engineering and product stakeholders.• Authored and managed over 200 automated test scripts, establishing a robust framework for early bug detection and maintaining exceptional product quality. 30% of total bugs filed are identified from automated tests.• Identified an opportunity to enhance user experience and efficiency and created Proof of Concept (POC) for \"Scan Card\" feature. • Opted for Pega Job Shadowing program, worked along with a senior product manager to gain direct, hands-on experience in the product development lifecycle.

Education

• Osmania University

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2013 — 2017