Vipin Vijayan

About Vipin Vijayan

Technical/Engineering manager with 17+ years of experience in IT, with a solid foundation…

Experience

1. Senior Technical Project Manager

   Fractal

   Jun 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Lead complex, fixed-cost technical projects (avg. value $1 M+) from initiation to delivery, managing cross-functional teams of 20+(Business Analysts, Designers, Data Engineers, Testers), ensuring alignment with client objectives, technical feasibility, and strict budgetary constraints.Serve as primary client interface, conducting daily cadence meetings with the Product Owner to ensure strategic alignment, manage expectations, proactively address risks, and maintain high satisfaction levels within the fixed-cost framework.Resolved critical project impediments: Mitigated staffing shortages through strategic resource allocation/vendor partnerships; managed evolving requirements via robust change control processes; overcame lack of client data access by developing secure, alternative solutions and escalating effectively.Leveraged 10-year development background to deeply understand technical challenges, facilitate effective communication between technical teams and business stakeholders, and make informed architectural/implementation decisions.Championed project health: Implemented and monitored KPIs, risk registers, and mitigation plans, ensuring projects consistently met scope, quality, schedule, and profitability targets despite inherent fixed-cost challenges.Maintain cutting-edge technical acumen: Independently develop an AI-powered web application for project management using Vibe coding (personal passion project), demonstrating continuous innovation and hands-on technical capability beyond core responsibilities.

Education

• University of Calicut

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Communication Engineering

  2004 — 2007