Program Manager Product Owner

Divya Mahesh

Chandler/AZ/***** 480-***-**** Divya Mahesh LI *****.******@*****.***

Senior Program Manager

Results-driven program leader with a proven track record of overseeing cross-functional teams to deliver complex programs that align with strategic company objectives. Experienced in developing comprehensive program plans, effectively managing resources, and proactively mitigating risks to ensure on-time delivery. Passionate about driving program and project deliverables, enabling innovative customer designs, and delivering measurable business value.

SKILLS

Project Management

Product Owner

People Manager

Program Planning

Data Analysis

Business Execution

Stakeholder Management

Strong Communication

Full Product Life Cycle experience

Ecosystem and Vendor Contract Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Intel Corporation, Chandler, AZ, USA (20 years, 2004 – 2024)

Senior Software Program Manager/Execution Lead - Intel Corporation (March 2019 – November 2024)

Collaborate with Architects, Design Engineers and Customer Teams in defining and executing clear and complex requirements, and plan mitigation strategies

Owned product/program progress, cost analysis, timely communication to management and relevant stakeholders

Introduced process improvement methods to reduce inefficiencies/dependencies and increase confidence for on-time releases

Managed a PMO/Execution Lead team to drive Client PC Firmware solutions

SW Product Owner - Intel Corporation (March 2016- February 2019)

Accountable for successful delivery for all software ingredients for few generations of Client and Data Center products in Embedded Team.

Drove successful Windows release for all IOTG products on Intel’s Embedded Road Map.

Support Business Units with their solutions – understand ROI/Strategy/use case/workloads to help build right focus features and support

Represented embedded Products in various customer events – Embedded World and CES

Bootloader Product Manager - Intel Corporation (January 2011-February 2016)

Own Roadmap and Strategy for Intel® Firmware Support Package (FSP) and Boot Loader direction for Embedded customers and managed world-wide PAE (Platform Application Engineer) support

Drove FSP Strategy/Evangelization with Independent Service Vendors and Customers

Built and managed a healthy, cross-GEO ecosystem for FSP and Boot Loaders, which included Opensource solutions to drive IA adoption more broadly

Met customers to help them with design in support, including architecture conversions – ex. Ericsson, Siemens, Cisco, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin)

Technical enabling of Embedded customers and ecosystem - Intel Corporation (May 2004-December 2010)

Involved with resolving technical issues with customers and vendors on all aspects of software – OS, BIOS, Graphics and Tools

Worked with SW GM/Director with Business Operation responsibilities of budgeting, forecasting and HC allocation

A.G. Communication Systems (now Lucent Technologies), Phoenix, AZ, USA (8 years)

Senior Systems Engineer – developed and maintained software for the telecom switch, GTD-5

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

M.S. in Computers & Electronic Technology, Arizona State University

B.S. in Computer Science, Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore University

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