Navin Kumar Kanni

Associate Director @ UBS

About

Associate Director and technology leader with extensive experience in the information technology and services industry, currently responsible for end‑to‑end service management (ADM) and healthy portfolio performance across the line of business. I focus on bringing modern engineering practices such as Agile, Kanban, DevSecOps, and POD-based delivery models to drive continuous service improvement, innovation, and large-scale transformation. With over 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master and prior responsibilities as a team lead and technical manager, I have led cross‑functional teams, coached them on Agile ways of working, and built predictable, high‑performing delivery environments. I am highly proficient with Jira and Agile methodology, using data and transparency to align stakeholders, manage risk, and keep complex programs on track. My technical foundation spans Perl, Unix, Python, and shell scripting, enabling meaningful collaboration with engineering teams and informed decision‑making on architecture, automation, and operational excellence. Backed by a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Science from UVCE, I combine strong engineering depth with people and portfolio management skills to balance delivery, cost, quality, and team health across the organization.

Country

India

City

Pune District

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Full-Stack Development, Java, PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, Angular, Microsoft Azure, Banking, Networking, Project Plans, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Teams, Software Infrastructure, Engineering, Linux Server, Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Leading Development Teams, Python (Programming Language), Project Management Training, Data-driven Decision Making

Experience

Associate Director

UBS

2025-1 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Pune District

Design and Development of end to end solutions for archiving data into Microsoft azure. Design and Development of report generation tool using latest technologies. Designing storage solutions to optimise user experience. Lead Developer for BAT application, technologies used Java full stack, with angular and postgres.

Manager

Cognizant

2023-2 - 2025-1 · 2 yrs

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Overview : Manages overall service (ADM), bring modern engineering practices & expertise like Agile / kanban/ DevSecOps/PODs etc. achieve CSI, innovation, transformation and manage the people within the LOB WITH the objective of service delivery and maintaining healthy portfolio as per contract WITHIN THE LIMITS OF pre-defined corporate guidelines 1 - Stakeholder Management: Ensure management reports are circulated to the relevant stakeholders as per agreed timelines 2 - Service Management: •Act as the Single Point of Contact for Delivery for the project •Responsible for End to End Service Delivery for the portfolio / LOB being managed •Devise Corrective and Preventive actions for any Service Level breaches, near misses and Customer escalations •Integrates Service Management Office into the service delivery to effectively leverage their specialist capabilities (e.g. Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management etc) •Manage defined processes and risks with respect to organization and customer •Coordinate with onsite and offshore teams as necessary during project delivery 3 - Service Tracking: •Define development, quality and NFR related metrics (In agreement with Client) •Ensure service performance of the portfolio through defined metrics and KPI's •Participate in PMR and Service performance review meeting and ensure availability of all relevant 4 - Performance data •Ensure that status reports & dashboards are sent to the customer for the project(s) at the agreed intervals 5 - Service Execution: •Coordinate and test Service Continuity plan on a periodic basis •Resolving all customer requests, issues / escalations in a timely manner 6 - People Management: •Drive performance management process (goal setting, appraisals and promotions) for the project (Portfolio / LOB) •Responsible for onboarding new hires •Manage conflicts within the team and organize team building exercises •Responsible for forecasting and managing staffing requirements for the portfolio