About

Vandana Challagundla is a results-driven Director at Visa with over 15 years of experience in project management and automation of business processes using different BPM technologies. She is a subject matter expert in harnessing leading technologies to accomplish core business goals and has experience in managing cross-functional teams. Vandana is known for her self-motivation, quick learning, and passion for solving business problems. Vandana's core strengths include strategic planning, end-to-end solutions, SDLC-Agile scrum, automation testing-BDD, platform stability-usability, performance, and client responsiveness. She is also skilled in people management, recruiting, vendor negotiation, staffing, mentorship, and training. At Visa, Vandana is responsible for digital and developer platform management, ensuring the delivery of all milestones to committed dates, budget, and quality standards. Her previous experience as Vice President at Morgan Stanley involved establishing a client onboarding platform, extending the automation of the client onboarding process, and rolling out more than 70 regulatory programs. She also managed a global team of 30+ developers and project managers, engaging, mentoring, and motivating them to increase productivity while promoting quality work. As Principal Technical Solutions Engineer at Pegasystems, Vandana reviewed client design and provided feedback with regards to guardrails, performance, and re-usability. She also designed and conducted proof of concept on implementation of new features to fulfill client business requirements. Vandana holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. Her technical skills include Pega 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, BIX, IAC, Pega Mobile, PMF, C, C++, Javascript, Java, RDBMS (Oracle, DB2), and UML. She is proficient in software tools such as JIRA, MS Office, Visio, WSD, GraphViz, and Wireshark. Overall, Vandana is a highly skilled and experienced professional with a proven track record of delivering quality results. She is a mentor who encourages a team environment for high levels of employee confidence and satisfaction.