Samira Jandhyala
Edinburgh,UK
Summary
Certified and Experienced Scrum Master with 15+ years of experience delivering technology, data and regulatory change across NatWest Group. Proven track record for building high-performing Agile teams, enabling complex technology transformation and delivering strategic modernisation programmes while maintaining operational stability.
Overview
2
2
Languages
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of post-secondary education
21
21
years of professional experience
Work history
Technology WoW Scrum Master | Credit Risk Data (Toolkits & CDE)
NatWest Group
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2023.06 - Current
- Enabling successful delivery of strategic migration, upgrade and decommissioning initiatives across Credit Risk Toolkits and CDE platforms.
- Aligning five Product Owners and multidisciplinary engineering teams around business priorities, dependencies and delivery outcomes.
- Driving simplification, platform modernisation and technical debt reduction across the Credit Risk data estate.
- Improving delivery predictability through PI Planning, sprint governance and proactive dependency management.
- Strengthening stakeholder confidence through transparent reporting, risk management and Agile leadership.
Key Achievements
- Delivered a three-phase Oracle 11 to Oracle 19c migration across five Credit Risk Toolkits with zero incidents or business disruption.
- Successfully led ownership transition of the DMO Agent Toolkit into FH&S, achieving seamless service continuity.
- Enabled incident-free upgrades from EMR 7.2 and Airflow 2 to EMR 7.12 and MWAA platforms.
- LOV Award for Inclusive Value
Scrum Master / Test Manager
NatWest Group
Gurgaon, India
2015.04 - 2023.06
- Led successful delivery of strategic technology, regulatory and data transformation initiatives.
- Built and coached high-performing Agile teams focused on continuous improvement and delivery excellence.
- Improved backlog readiness, prioritisation and roadmap alignment in partnership with Product Owners.
- Mitigated delivery risk through governance, dependency management and issue resolution.
- Contributed to DevOps and automation transformation, increasing delivery efficiency and team effectiveness.
Key Achievements
- Established delivery transparency through PI Planning, governance reporting, Jira metrics and stakeholder engagement.
- Built a reputation for incident-free delivery across critical technology, data and regulatory change programmes e.g. Propay and SEPA payments
- SME for Propay payment system and SEPA payments
- Serving customers LOV Award
Test Analyst, Test Lead, Business Analyst and Test Manager
NatWest Group
Gurgaon, India
2011.02 - 2015.04
Progressed through Test Analyst, Test Lead, Business Analyst and Test Manager positions across Payments, AML Transaction Monitoring, Client Screening, Regulatory Change and Automation programmes, developing deep expertise in stakeholder management, governance and change delivery.
Key Achievements
- Serving customers LOV Award
- SME for AML Transaction monitoring and screening, GMS - Global Mortgage System
Test analyst
Accenture
Gurgaon, India
2010.01 - 2011.02
TOPS - 5010, United Health Group
TOPS (The Online Processing System) is the main Claims Processing Engine employed by United Health Group (UHG) for adjudication of claims. 90% of all the claims entering TOPS are auto adjudicated.
Key Achievements
- Contributed to the successful delivery of HIPAA 5010 compliance enhancements through comprehensive validation and testing.
Test engineer
Semantic Space Technologies
Hyderabad, India
2005.09 - 2010.01
Viper 2.1, Bank of America; VIPER is a collaborative workflow based project management system for managing the SDLC process for Bank Of America.
Key Achievements
- SME for Viper 2.1 application
- Demonstrated strong commitment to delivery excellence by supporting critical project milestones and business deadlines.
Education
M.Sc. - Physics - Fibre Optics and Optical Communication
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad 2003.08 - 2005.08
B.Sc. (Hons) - Electronics
Delhi University
1999.07 - 2002.07
Skills
Agile Delivery & Stakeholder Management
I am an experienced Agile delivery professional, skilled in managing priorities, risks, dependencies and stakeholder relationships to successfully deliver technology and regulatory change initiatives across NatWest
Technology Transformation & Problem Solving
I am experienced in delivering technology transformation initiatives, including platform migrations, modernisation and decommissioning programmes, with a strong focus on solving complex challenges and driving simplification
Adaptability & Continuous Development
I am a versatile and adaptable professional, capable of working across a variety of roles, projects and technologies I am committed to continuous learning, building strong relationships and supporting changing business needs with flexibility and resilience
Certification
- SAFe Agilist - Sep 2023
- SAFe RTM - Oct 2023
- SAFe LPM - Nov 2023
- Scrum Master Accredited Certification - 2017
- ISTQB Certified - 2016
- AML & KYC Certification -2012
Natwest Committee
Lean-In Circle Leader
Affiliations
- Travelled across 30+ countries and continuing to explore new places, cultures and cuisines
- Reading
Languages
English
Advanced
Hindi
Advanced
Timeline
Technology WoW Scrum Master | Credit Risk Data (Toolkits & CDE)
NatWest Group
2023.06 - Current
Scrum Master / Test Manager
NatWest Group
2015.04 - 2023.06
Test Analyst, Test Lead, Business Analyst and Test Manager
NatWest Group
2011.02 - 2015.04
Test analyst
Accenture
2010.01 - 2011.02
Test engineer
Semantic Space Technologies
2005.09 - 2010.01
M.Sc. - Physics - Fibre Optics and Optical Communication
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
2003.08 - 2005.08
B.Sc. (Hons) - Electronics
Delhi University
1999.07 - 2002.07