Hello, I am Balaji Guntur.
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I'm a results-driven professional with a foundation in software development and program management across diverse industries. My career has been shaped by a passion for building scalable solutions, driving cross-functional collaboration, and turning complex challenges into actionable plans. I thrive at the intersection of technology and strategy, constantly learning and adapting to deliver meaningful impact. Sharing knowledge, mentoring others, and driving continuous improvement are core to how I lead and grow!
Work Snapshot
12+ years
Technical Program Management
50+ projects delivered
Successfully Delivered
Multiple industries
IT, Aerospace, HealthTech, EdTech, Ecommerce
Work Experience
Staff Technical Program Manager
Company: Walmart
Duration: June 2024 - Present
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Tech and Data Project Manager
Company: Pyx Health
Duration: May 2021 - March 2024
Location: Tucson, AZ
Program Manager
Company: Gmatclub.com
Duration: September 2020 - May 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Product Manager - Data Analytics (Part-Time)
Company: Arena Inc
Duration: September 2020 - Jan 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Climate Fellow - MBA Intern
Company: World Bank Group
Duration: Jan 2020 - March 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Technology Consultant - MBA Intern
Company: Dassault Systemes
Duration: May 2019 - August 2019
Location: Detroit, MI
Deputy Program Manager
Company: Honeywell International
Duration: May 2014 - June 2018
Location: Bangalore, India
Software Engineer
Company: CGI Group
Duration: July 2011 - May 2014
Location: Bangalore, India
Education and Skills
Education
Master of Business Administration
Bachelor's Degree in Electronics and Instrumentation
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Leardership
- Program Strategy
- Portfolio Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Prioritization
Program Management
- End to End Program Management
- Process Improvement
- Agile Methodologies - Scrum
- Kanban
- Waterfall
- Release Management
Product Management
- Product Roadmapping
- Feature Prioritization
- Backlog Management
- User Stories
- UX design & flow
- UI design
- Customer Centric Design
- A/B Testing
Business Analysis
- Requirement Analysis
- Gap Analysis
- ROI Analysis
- Critical Path Analysis
- Earned Value Analysis
- SWOT Analysis
- Forecasting
- Project Quality Analysis
- Vendor Analysis
Program/Project Management Tools
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Excel
- JIRA
- Confluence
- Monday.com
- Visio
- SharePoint
- Power BI
- Tableau
Technical & Programming Skills
Programs and Projects I Led and Delivered End to End
Tackling Loneliness Program
8-week gamified program combining human interaction and technology to address loneliness and improve social connections.
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Building Referral System in Internal CRM
Developing integrated referral management system within existing CRM to streamline patient care coordination.
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HEDIS - Health Assessment Screening
Health Assessment Screening system for Medicaid Eligibility compliance and quality measurement.
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Full-Stack Web Apps I've Built
Simple To-Do App with CRUD Operations
Built With Django Framework and PostgreSQL
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Basic Marketplace/Ecommerce Site
Built With Django Framework, Heroku PostgreSQL for Prod and SQLite for local
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Expense Tracker
Expense Tracker is a web application built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, ReactJS, and Node.js).
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Services
- Program leadership across engineering, product, and business stakeholders
- End-to-end delivery management of technical initiatives
- Agile/Scrum implementation and stakeholder reporting
- Scalable roadmap planning and execution for customer go-lives
- Risk mitigation and change management across multiple teams
- Defining product vision, roadmap, and value propositions
- Leading discovery, customer research, and problem framing
- Prioritizing features based on business impact and user needs
- Driving backlog grooming, sprint planning, and product delivery
- Creating alignment between engineering, design, and go-to-market teams
- Building custom Power Apps to streamline manual processes
- Creating automated workflows with Power Automate (Flow)
- Integrating Power BI dashboards for real-time reporting
- Connecting Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Dataverse, and third-party APIs