Karthikeyan Balakrishnan

About Karthikeyan Balakrishnan

Strategic and highly focused technology leader with over 19 years of progressive experience in software development, technical program management and leadership. I have a successful track record of building program/ product road map and strategy, team building, agile development and delivery. I have shipped several large and complex customer facing products involving cross functional and remote teams and fast paced environments. Deep knowledge in Retail domain especially in the areas of Store Systems, Omni-Channel, E-Commerce, Customer Loyalty Programs, Point of Sale, Mobility, Merchandise Management, Customer Order Management, Payment and Gift Card solutionExtensive Onsite experience working with Retailers at various locations in the USStrong technical background with hands on experience in developing, designing, architecting and managing complex enterprise applications. Excellent communication and stakeholder management; Responsible for managing relationship with senior level leadership and providing status to Program sponsor and Steering Committee for large and complex IT programs.A self-starter with highly analytic and data driven mindset.Strengths - Experienced in leading large global delivery teams using Agile, Waterfall and Iterative methodologies managing schedule and budget. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Good at building relationships and collaborating with all stakeholders. Excellent articulation skills. Ability to maintain focus and deliver under pressure.

Experience

1. Senior Technology Leader

   Amazon

   Jul 2019 — Present · Bangalore, IN

Education

• Annamalai University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE