Padmaja Madhavarapu

About Padmaja Madhavarapu

Senior Program & Delivery Leader with 18+ years of global experience driving enterprise-scale technology initiatives across IoT, Smart Infrastructure, and mission-critical systems. Proven track record leading distributed cross-border teams (up to 30 members), managing multi-million-dollar program streams, and partnering directly with US and European stakeholders. Experienced in end-to-end delivery ownership including go-live execution, UAT governance, risk mitigation, and multi-vendor coordination within complex, high-stakes environments.

Experience

1. Planning and Delivery

   Launch India

   Jun 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Lead multi-team enterprise program for US client within distributed US–India delivery model, aligning cross-functional engineering execution with stakeholder product strategy.• Serve as primary liaison for daily stakeholder communication with US-based product and leadership teams.• Improved delivery velocity by 20–25% through backlog optimization and execution governance enhancements.• Increased milestone adherence from 80% to 95% by strengthening dependency tracking and risk mitigation processes.• Delivered ~15% cost optimization through proactive resource planning and performance monitoring.• Own risk identification, executive escalation handling, and roadmap alignment in high-visibility distributed delivery environment.

Education

• Andhra University

  MCA, Computer Application

  2000 — 2003

Skills

• Software Project Management
• Itil
• Vendor Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Leadership
• Goal Setting
• Resource Management
• Itil Certified
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Team Management
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Requirements Analysis
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
• Business Analysis
• Mobile Applications
• Sdlc
• Project Delivery
• Performance Appraisal