Keertana Rallabhandi

About Keertana Rallabhandi

Strategic and results-driven Program and Release Manager with 8+ years of experience leading complex engineering programs, optimizing global software delivery pipelines, and scaling initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes. Proven track record of delivering New Product Introductions (NPI), automation-driven release cycles, and enterprise-wide risk mitigation programs that significantly enhance operational efficiency and release predictability. Strategic Program Execution — Align cross-functional roadmaps with business objectives, ensuring scalable, high-impact solutions across Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market organizations. Cross-Functional Leadership — Partner with Engineering, Product, Manufacturing, InfoSec, and GTM teams to drive seamless execution and accelerate time-to-market for customer-facing products. Process Optimization & Automation — Lead CI/CD pipeline scaling, DevOps framework adoption, and structured risk management (RICE, FMEA, MoSCoW) to enhance delivery speed, system resilience, and product quality. Customer-Centric Delivery — Improve CSAT, NPS, and retention through data-driven decision-making, proactive risk mitigation, and the integration of continuous customer feedback into release and program strategies.I thrive at the intersection of engineering execution and business strategy — solving complex program challenges, enabling operational excellence, and driving innovation in fast-paced, high-growth environments.Let’s connect and explore how we can deliver impact together.#ProgramManagement #SoftwareRelease #NPI #EngineeringExecution #Agile #DevOps #Automation #CrossFunctionalLeadership

Experience

1. Engineering Program Manager

   Gigamon

   Jul 2021 — Present · Santa Clara County, CA, US

   Designed and implemented a standardized release management framework across 4 product lines, improving release predictability by 35%, accelerating time-to-market, and boosting operational efficiency.• Managed 105+ feature releases across Embedded, Mobility, App Intel, and SSL teams with 100% on-time deployment via robust CI/CD pipelines and multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure), reducing critical defects by 40%.• Led cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Support, securing executive buy-in, reducing launch delays by 25%, and increasing stakeholder satisfaction by 30%.• Mitigated delivery risks using RICE, FMEA, and MoSCoW frameworks, strengthening release reliability and preventing $1.5M in potential downtime.• Implemented scalable defect triaging workflows with Jira and Confluence, cutting critical bug resolution time by 50% and improving incident management.• Built interactive dashboards in Power BI and Tableau for real-time KPI tracking, dependency monitoring, and data-driven decisions, reducing manual reporting by 60%.• Collaborated with Engineering and Product leadership on quarterly OKRs and KPIs, improving technical alignment and forecast accuracy by 20%.• Executed pre-release security scans (Black Duck, Rapid7) with Infosec and Engineering Services, ensuring compliance and reducing security risk by 30%.• Drove improvement through retrospectives and postmortems, optimizing Agile cycles and halving issue resolution time.• Managed Capex and Opex planning to align financial strategy with delivery goals, reducing operational costs by 10% while maintaining execution timelines.

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• The University of Akron

  Master's degree, Management Information Systems

Skills

• Business Transformation
• Mysql
• Customer Service
• Jmp
• Onbase Workflow Design
• Business Systems Consulting
• Test Cases
• Public Speaking
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Enterprise Content Management
• Css
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Onbase Workflow
• J2ee Web Services
• Onbase
• Management
• Teamwork
• Team Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Project Management
• User Acceptance Testing
• Microsoft Office
• Crm
• C#
• Javascript
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Leadership
• Tableau
• R
• Go Live Support
• Html
• Business Workflows
• Requirements Gathering
• Business Relationship Management
• Web Development
• C++