Nayan Dhande

About Nayan Dhande

A versatile Release, Change, and Product Owner professional with over 12+ years of experience delivering complex IT programs across Manufacturing, Banking, Insurance, Energy, and Utilities domains. Proven expertise in managing multiple parallel initiatives across global vendors and system integrators, ensuring strong alignment between business objectives and IT delivery.Brings a unique blend of Product Ownership, Release Management, Agile delivery, DevOps, and Service Management. Has consistently performed a Product Owner role within Release Management functions, owning product vision, roadmap, backlog prioritization, and value-driven release planning. Skilled in translating business needs into clear epics, features, and user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and representing business interests during sprint ceremonies.An accomplished Release and Change Manager with hands-on experience managing end-to-end release lifecycles across complex enterprise environments. Successfully delivered frequent Agile releases as well as large-scale, high-risk deployments, ensuring governance, CAB compliance, operational readiness, and minimal business disruption. Strong capability in dependency management, release calendaring, deployment coordination, and post-release stabilization.Experienced in Agile and hybrid delivery models with exposure to DevOps and CI/CD practices, ensuring balance between speed, quality, security, and stability. Actively collaborates with development, QA, operations, and architecture teams to embed non-functional requirements and continuous improvement into delivery.Extensive experience in SIAM-based environments, governing multi-vendor ecosystems through clear RACI models, risk management, and integrated release coordination. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with business leaders, vendors, and technical teams.An engineer by background with hands-on experience in legacy systems and modernization initiatives, delivering end-to-end solutions for global clients. Known for owning outcomes, managing complexity, and consistently delivering stable, value-focused releases aligned with business priorities.

Experience

1. Principal Product Owner

   Allianz Technology

   Nov 2025 — Present

Education

• Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans, nagpur

  12th std, CBSE

  2007 — 2009

• Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering Nagpur

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• C
• C++
• Pl/Sql
• Jcl
• Cics
• Photography
• Photoshop
• Sql
• Internet
• Mainframe
• Core Java
• Db2
• Engineering
• Ibm Mainframe
• Cobol