Manjunatha Kinagi

Project Manager | Data & AI Leader

Bengaluru, IN.

About

Highly accomplished and results-driven Project Manager with 14+ years of extensive experience in designing, building, and optimizing data platforms, ETL pipelines, and advanced analytics solutions. Proven expertise in leading complex projects from inception to completion, driving innovation with GenAI and cloud technologies (AWS, Snowflake), and managing cross-functional teams. Adept at stakeholder management, fostering collaboration, and delivering significant business value through strategic project execution. Seeking to leverage deep technical understanding and leadership capabilities in a dynamic Project Management role.

Work

Carelon Global Solutions LLP (Elevance Health, US)

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Associate Technical Architect II (Data Platform)

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Summary

Led critical data platform initiatives, driving innovation and efficiency through strategic project management, advanced analytics, and GenAI integration within a large-scale enterprise environment.

Highlights

Orchestrated a GenAI-driven cost-saving initiative, reducing VBC Contracts validation time by 85% and achieving approximately $750,000 in annual savings through OCR and Language validations.

Directed sprint planning and facilitated cross-functional collaboration with Product and UX teams to deliver high-availability SaaS features on AWS, prioritizing performance and scalability.

Spearheaded the development and implementation of a Python-based template-driven reporting tool, reducing direct and indirect licensing and skilled resourcing costs for SAP Business Objects while improving reporting performance by 80%.

Managed comprehensive project lifecycle activities including sprint planning, code quality, stakeholder reviews, and architectural decision-making for a 40+ member team, resulting in over $1M in enterprise-wide cost savings.

Deloitte Consulting USI

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Technology Consultant (Technical Lead - ETL & BI)

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Summary

Provided technical leadership and strategic solutions for ETL and Business Intelligence projects, focusing on data processing optimization and automation for key client needs.

Highlights

Contributed to the development of Member Policy extracts for Anthem (now Elevance Health) client group requirements.

Optimized legacy data processing SQL pipelines using Change Data Capture (CDC), accelerating run times by 400% (from days to hours).

Automated manual data delivery requests from upstream and downstream systems, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing turnaround time for ad-hoc data needs.

Fidelity Investments

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Senior Software Engineer (Developer - ETL and BI)

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Summary

Developed and implemented robust ETL and Business Intelligence solutions, contributing to critical data warehousing and analytical reporting platforms.

Highlights

Enhanced Fidelity's Counter Party Research application by rewriting the front-end UI using an in-house framework with MVVM model and developing web services in Java.

Built Business Intelligence reports using OBIEE to support Counter Party Research Analyst's analytical needs.

Delivered comprehensive ETL solutions using Informatica Power Center and Business Intelligence tools including OBIEE and Hyperion for Fidelity's HR data warehouse platform.

Education

Bangalore Institute of Technology, Visvesvaraya Technological University

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Master of Computer Applications (MCA) Computer Applications Grade:

Skills

Project Management & Leadership

Agile/Scrum, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Cross-functional Collaboration, Full SDLC Ownership, Product Collaboration, Team Building, Talent Retention, Mentoring, Executive Communication.

Data & Analytics

Data Platforms, ETL Pipelines, Analytics Solutions, Data Warehousing, Performance Optimization, SQL.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

GenAI, LLM Integration, OCR Models, RAG Systems, LangChain, LangGraph, AI Enthusiast.

Cloud Platforms & Architecture

AWS, Snowflake, Distributed Systems, Scalable Architecture, High Availability Systems, SaaS Applications, CI/CD, Deployment Strategy, Security Best Practices.

Programming & Tools

Python, Java, Pydantic, Informatica Power Center, OBIEE, Hyperion, Load Testing.