Karthik Ramamurthy

Strategic Product Owner with 9+ years of experience in product strategy, roadmap development, requirements management, and cross-functional team leadership at enterprise-scale organizations. Proven expertise in Agile/Scrum methodologies, stakeholder management, and delivering high-impact solutions. Strong technical background in testing and project delivery ensures understanding of quality trade-offs and realistic roadmap commitments.

Recently led own venture (Adhvaith Integrated Farming Solutions), demonstrating entrepreneurial mindset and operational excellence.

Senior Product Owner - Kyndryl Solutions Private Limited

(2021-09 - 2024-01)

• Led client relationship management for Internal Cloud Engagement Tool, ensuring alignment between client expectations and product delivery roadmap.
• Identified, prioritized, and distributed technical and functional requirements across multiple Product Owners, improving requirements clarity and reducing scope ambiguity.
• Provided strategic suggestions for product offering design improvements, directly influencing feature roadmap prioritization.
• Ensured delivery of production-ready code through quality gates and sign-offs from Offerings and Pricing teams.

Product Owner - IBM India Private Limited

(2015-10 - 2021-10)

• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and document BRD for cloud engagement offerings.
• Conducted nurturing sessions with stakeholders; obtained sign-offs ahead of development sprints to ensure alignment on scope and acceptance criteria.
• Explained technical and functional requirements to development teams, clarified ambiguities, and facilitated sprint planning meetings.
• Managed UAT and delivery demos, coordinating with Offerings team for release validation and production sign-offs.
• Updated product offerings with accepted stories post-release; drove stakeholder adoption through proactive UAT support

Software Tester - IBM India Private Limited

(2014-11 - 2015-09)

• Authored functional, integration, and regression test cases based on requirements documentation.
• Coordinated with automation test team to ensure comprehensive scenario coverage and quality gates.
• Identified and logged defects at each development phase, enabling early bug detection and faster resolution.

Founder & Business Developer - Adhvaith Integrated Farming Solutions

(2024-01)

• Founded and developed integrated farming venture focused on sustainable agricultural practices.
• Paused venture activities to provide full-time care for father during extended medical conditions (2024-2026); prioritized family wellbeing while maintaining professional development through industry research and skill advancement.

Post Graduate Diploma - Software Technology Management - PSG Institute of Management, Coimbatore

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science - SNR Sons College, Coimbatore