NAVEEN KUMAR
@naveenkumar
Head of Delivery at First Hive
Hosur, Tamil Nadu
Naveen Kumar is a technology and business visionary with over 18 years of experience in delivery management, program management, and digital transformation. He has a proven track record of leading large-scale projects across industries like BFSI, Telecom, and Healthcare for Fortune 100 clients. Naveen is an expert in Agile methodologies, SDLC, and cloud infrastructure, consistently driving operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
Experience
Head of Delivery
First Hive
Managed delivery operations overseeing end-to-end project execution for prestigious clients including HDFC, PIDILITE, KFIN, and INDIGO. Led diverse teams in the design, development, and implementation of large-scale financial software solutions. Supervised functional areas encompassing product and project management, consultancy, process improvement, development, quality assurance, testing, and client support, with responsibility for a $3.2M budget.
Delivery Head
HTC Global Services
Liaised with a team of 30+ associates, including Developers, Testers, QA, Project Manager, Architect, and vendors. Spearheaded the strategic formulation of proposals, Statements of Work (SOWs), and RFI/RFP/RFQ. Implemented Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines and oversaw daily operations of a large-scale data center.
Delivery Head
Future Focus Infotech Private Limited
Directed software development and infrastructure units to deliver top-tier products. Guided the Bill Trust and Keenan accounts, supervising a workforce of over 85 associates. Instituted test-driven development (TDD) practices and implemented Agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.
Delivery Head
ProV Infotech Systems Private Limited
Oversaw a global team of 60+ professionals. Managed recruitment, training, and career development initiatives. Pioneered Service Delivery in areas such as Project Management, Data Centre, AWS, ITSM, ITOM, ServiceNow, and IFS.
Delivery Manager (Project: Digital Nexus)
KPMG Global Services Pvt Ltd
Led the Digital Nexus Project alongside 13 Project Managers and a staff of over 200 individuals. Directed the project from initiation through requirement definitions, planning, execution, performance monitoring, and cost control.
Education
Bharathidasan University
Bachelor of Business Administration
BBA
Govt. Polytechnic Krishnagiri
Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering
DECE
Licenses & Certifications
ITIL 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver and Support
ITIL
PRINCE2- Foundation and Practitioner
PRINCE2
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
IIBA