Sunil Dabade

About Sunil Dabade

Senior Program & Delivery Leader with 21+ years of global IT experience delivering governance-driven programs across Reinsurance (Insurance domain), Healthcare, and E-Commerce. I specialize in disciplined execution, PMO-aligned governance, and multi-vendor delivery for complex, regulatory aligned and modernization focused engagements.At Capgemini, I currently lead multi-million-euro delivery portfolios for European clients, including SCOR (France), ensuring delivery predictability, stakeholder confidence, and transformation-ready execution. My experience spans enterprise delivery governance, platform upgrade initiatives, compliance-aligned delivery, structured reporting, and offshore onshore coordination across distributed teams.I am a SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE) and SAFe® Agilist, with strong exposure to technology enablement and modernization awareness. I have completed AI for Business (Wharton), Practical Applications of Generative AI for Project Managers (PMI), Generative AI Overview (PMI), and Cloud Computing for Business Leaders (LinkedIn Learning) strengthening my ability to engage confidently in modernization, data-informed delivery, and future-ready decision making, without overstating hands-on AI implementation.Core strengths include:• Program & Delivery Leadership – Reinsurance / Insurance / Healthcare• Enterprise PMO & Delivery Governance – Controls, Reporting, Compliance• Regulatory-aligned Delivery Exposure – Solvency II & IFRS-17 environments• Multi-Vendor & Offshore Delivery Leadership• Agile Execution & Scaling – SAFe RTE / SAFe Agilist• Risk, Cost, Quality & Stakeholder Governance• Modernization Readiness – Cloud & AI-aware delivery leadershipI am open to senior Program / Delivery Management, Enterprise PMO, or Engagement-aligned leadership roles across BFSI (India & Europe), where structured governance, predictable delivery, and modernization alignment are critical to success.

Experience

1. Senior Manager Delivery & Program Management

   Capgemini

   Apr 2024 — Present · Pune, IN

   Directed enterprise-scale programs in BFSI (Insurance/Reinsurance) for European clients, leading cross-functional, distributed teams of 25+ across India and Europe to deliver business-critical outcomes.Managed a multi-million € program portfolio, aligning business strategy with technical execution, compliance, and operational objectives.Spearheaded Agile Release Trains (ARTs), PI Planning, and scaled SAFe adoption, enabling predictable delivery and transparency across global teams.Partnered with architects and engineering leaders to synchronize delivery milestones with evolving system designs, mitigating risks and dependencies proactively.Oversaw vendor and third-party integrations, ensuring seamless delivery and alignment with client objectives.Drove process optimization initiatives that reduced release defects by 20% and improved delivery velocity across teams.Monitored and reported key performance indicators (KPIs), providing stakeholders with visibility into program health and strategic progress.Tools & Technologies:JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps | Java, Spring Boot, Microservices | Azure Cloud

Education

• Bharati Vidyapeeth

  Post Graduate Diploma, Computer Management

  2001 — 2002

• The Wharton School

  Professional Certificate, Artificial Intelligence for Business Specialization

• Shivaji University

  Bachelor of Arts, Economics

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Html
• Software Project Management
• Jsp
• Php
• E-Commerce
• Project Management
• Web Services
• Agile Methodologies
• Web Development
• Javascript
• Mysql