Pradeep Kumar Donthineni

Director - Product Development @ Siemens

About

With over 20 years of software development experience and 12 years of leadership experience, managing a team of 150+ agile thinkers composed of product owners, technology leaders, subject matter experts, scrum masters to global project managers and software developers. I head software teams that develop high and medium voltage protection products (engineering tools, cloud applications and firmware development), a key business segment of Siemens, using agile methodologies, lean software development, and cutting-edge technologies such as cloud, AI/ML, and IoT to address customer pain areas. As an intrapreneurial leader, I take ownership of the entire product development process, from ideation and conceptualization to realization and implementation, delivering customer-centric solutions and accelerating organizational performance. I have transformed a conservative engineering team into a technology-oriented, high-engagement, high-growth team with a strong internal talent pipeline. I have also enabled the team to co-create with key customers, resulting in multimillion, large-scale projects and successive releases before time. My mission is to lead teams towards emerging industry trends and innovation, aligning with Siemens' vision and values. I am passionate about creating value for customers, stakeholders, and siemens through electrification and automation. Certifications: Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) | Certified Scrum | Product Owner (CSPO) | Certified Scrum Master (CSM) | Certified SAFe Agilist | Certified TRIZ Level 1 Domain: Electrification & Automation | Protection | Substation Automation | IEC 61850 | Process bus

Country

India

City

Bengaluru

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Business Innovation, People Development, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Business Acumen, Operational Excellence, Innovation Management, Digital Transformation, Product Innovation, Energy Automation, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Planning, Planning Budgeting & Forecasting, Business Development, Lean Software Development, Cloud Computing, Team Leadership, Product Management, Program Management, Manual Testing

Experience

Director - Product Development

Siemens

2022-6 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Heading software development teams responsible for High & Medium Voltage Protection products under Electrification & Automation with cutting edge technologies and focus on Agility. As an intrapreneur, responsible for incubation and acceleration of the development of products ensuring an end-to-end approach, taking ownership of the entire process from ideation and conceptualization to realization and implementation. Leading teams towards emerging industry trends in Software development including Digital Technologies, Processes & Frameworks aligning to organizational goals.

Chief Manager - Product Development

Siemens Advanta

2021-10 - 2022-6 · 9 mos

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Head of EA Protection portfolio responsible for end to end development of multiple products with special focus on Engineering Tools, Cloud Applications, Firmware Application Development, DevOps and Test Execution Platform.

Senior Project Manager - Product Development

Siemens

2019-10 - 2021-9 · 2 yrs

Bangalore, India

R & D for Protection Relays in Digital Grid Energy Automation Systems - Transformed a conservative engineering team into a technology oriented, high engagement, high growth team with strong internal people pipeline - In under 2 years, reduced attrition from 12% to 3%, increased growth rate from 2% to 40%+ - Enabled team move into emerging tech (Web/Cloud Applications) & Firmware development - High team morale lead to agility & successive releases before time - Led business towards co-creation with customers (Iberdrola, Hydro-one)

BU IT Manager

Siemens

2017-11 - 2020-4 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Responsible for EM BU IT Management across multiple locations. - Procurement, Asset Management and Digitalization - Information Security Defined measures to reduce cost in Infra (IT & Non IT Assets). Streamlined procurement to reduce cycle time, increase efficiency and reduce price. Managed CF Audit activities for EM

Senior Manager- Software Test Engineering

Siemens

2017-9 - 2019-9 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Head of System Test Function managing software teams (50+ FTE) ensuring high-quality in Protection and Substation Automation Products (SIPROTEC, SICAM & SENTRON).

System Test Manager

Siemens

2012-6 - 2017-8 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Bangalore

Overall responsibilities included System Test Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control, Status Reporting, stakeholder management, Risk management, Innovation management, People management, Team development

Sub Project Manager

Siemens

2011-4 - 2012-6 · 1 yr 3 mos

Bengaluru Area, India

Responsibility as a Sub Project Manager & Scrum Master. Execute projects for Energy Automation division. Overall responsibilities include Project Planning, Release Planning & Execution, Monitoring and Control, Status reporting, Customer interaction, Budget planning and billing, People Management and Project Quality Assurance (Agile, LEAN frameworks)