Kumar Omkar
He has over eight years of experience in technical program management across B2B SaaS, EdTech, engineering, and platform safety domains. His work includes large-scale platform migrations, security initiatives, and cross-functional product delivery in global technology organizations. His strengths include program execution, stakeholder alignment, and metrics-driven delivery.
Work Experience:
8 Years 6 Months Years
Industry:
General Management, Project & Program Management
Function:
Technology
Technical Program Manager – LinkedIn Corporation
Aug 2024 – Present
Leading a large-scale login re-architecture program, decoupling monolithic services to improve platform scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
Drove a Trust platform migration covering 200+ issues, transitioning services from Rest.li to gRPC and onboarding partner teams to LinkedIn’s latest Foundations platform.
Designed and delivered a VP-level Trust Operations dashboard tracking 100+ overdue and near-due issues, enabling real-time alerts and faster executive escalations.
Led a security health-check initiative to identify and remediate critical vulnerabilities, increasing adoption of additional login methods by 10% within 6 months.
Partnered with product, engineering, and trust stakeholders to define KPIs, execution milestones, and transparent program-level reporting.
Program Manager – Exxat Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Jun 2022 – Jun 2024
Directed multiple cross-functional product initiatives for a B2B SaaS EdTech platform serving 400+ institutions and 150K+ active users.
Owned and executed a roadmap focused on payment reconciliation and license visibility, reducing revenue leakage by 15%.
Spearheaded API-based migration tooling, cutting migration time by 50%, reducing errors by 80%, and lowering migration-related support tickets by 95%.
Led third-party integrations that reduced student onboarding time to near real-time, significantly improving client satisfaction.
Implemented SAFe PI planning, defined product KPIs, and improved delivery predictability through structured program governance.
Program Manager – Eaton India Innovation Center
Jan 2021 – May 2022
Managed a portfolio of three New Product Development programs for Eaton’s Electrical Division with $3.5M+ mature-year revenue impact.
Led cross-functional teams of 30+ members to deliver on-time product launches within a $400K program budget.
Owned P&L tracking, risk management, and executive reporting to ensure cost, schedule, and quality adherence.
Built a custom VBA-based risk analysis tool, saving $45K in third-party licensing costs and improving decision accuracy.
Engineer – Eaton India Innovation Center
Aug 2017 – Dec 2020
Led design and qualification of complex Wing & Nacelle systems for the MA700 aircraft, improving cost efficiency, weight optimization, and manufacturability.
Automated engineering pre- and post-processing workflows using Python, reducing turnaround time by 85%.
Applied DFSS Green Belt methodologies on a 6.6kW OBC project, achieving high process capability (Cpk > 2) and strong quality outcomes.
1. Received two Outstanding Contribution Awards at Eaton for high-impact work on A320 and MA700 aircraft programs, recognizing technical leadership and cross-functional execution excellence.
2. Winner of the Best Prototype Award at Eaton Hackathon for developing an innovative aircraft shimming solution that improved manufacturing efficiency and cost effectiveness.
3. Designed and delivered a VP-level Trust Operations dashboard at LinkedIn, enabling real-time visibility into 100+ critical issues and significantly improving escalation efficiency and leadership decision-making.
- MBA (BPGP), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024–2026
- B.Tech & M.Tech (Aerospace Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2012–2017
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), 2024
- Project Management Professional (PMP), 2019
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level II, 2019
- Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Green Belt, 2019
- Served as team captain for Contract Bridge at IIT Madras and won the Dean’s Trophy Gold Medal in inter-college competitions. Completed multiple Himalayan treks requiring rigorous planning, endurance, and resilience, and actively participated in CSR initiatives at Eaton while mentoring engineering students at COEP on career readiness and problem-solving.