Senior Technical Program Manager | Microsoft

Strengthening customer trust and reducing audit risk across Microsoft’s global commerce platforms.

I align engineering, product, and governance organizations to operationalize accessibility and SOX controls at scale — turning regulatory requirements into measurable platform outcomes, improved compliance maturity, and faster, more reliable delivery. My work enables Microsoft’s commerce systems to meet the highest standards of trust, transparency, and inclusive product experience.

  • 200+ enterprise products governed across global commerce platforms
  • faster remediation for accessibility findings
  • 75% reduction in manual review effort through automation and workflow modernization

Impact

Measurable outcomes at enterprise scale — across 400+ products, two Fortune 500s.

400+

Products governed with consistent accessibility and compliance controls.

75%

Reduction in manual compliance effort through automation and tooling.

4x

Faster accessibility remediation embedded directly into dev workflows.

4,800%

Growth in AWS Accessibility site traffic after full program redesign.

2

AI-powered compliance tools shipped — enabling risk prioritization and measurable business outcomes at scale.

Skills

Systems thinking, technical depth, and the ability to move organizations.

Leadership & strategy

  • Enterprise governance
    SOX controls, audit readiness, compliance frameworks
  • Stakeholder alignment
    Cross-org influence without authority, VP-level comms
  • Operating model design
    Org structure, RACI, decision rights, team topologies
  • Risk & compliance strategy
    Risk scoring, remediation prioritization, OKR alignment

Technical delivery

  • Accessibility (WCAG, ARIA)
    Standards authorship, SDK delivery, automated testing at scale
  • Cloud governance
    AWS platform reliability, compliance automation, IaC oversight
  • Data-driven diagnostics
    BI dashboards, AI-assisted risk prioritization, KPI reporting
  • Software development lifecycle
    Agile/Scrum, CI/CD oversight, engineering partnership

Program & people

  • Program management at scale
    200+ product portfolios, multi-team coordination, roadmapping
  • Culture & enablement
    Accessibility culture shift, training programs, CoP leadership
  • Vendor & partner management
    External audit partners, tool vendors, contract oversight
  • Executive communication
    Board-level reporting, metrics narratives, business case authorship

Case Studies

Solved enterprise challenges with measurable results.

AWS

Enterprise Accessibility Platform & Automated Testing SDK

Strategic Outcome

Built AWS’s first enterprise-wide accessibility governance platform and automated testing SDK.

Enabled teams to validate accessibility in CI/CD and operate under unified compliance standards.

Impact

  • 200+ products governed.
  • 70%+ reduction in manual audit effort.
  • Lower compliance risk across AWS product portfolios.
AWS

AWS Accessibility Website — Customer Trust Platform

Strategic Outcome

Redesigned AWS’s accessibility site to give customers direct access to ACRs and streamline compliance reviews.

Transformed accessibility from an internal tool into a customer-facing trust signal.

Impact

  • 4,800% engagement surge.
  • Faster procurement cycles.
  • Improved competitive positioning.

Experience

Career impact through accessible program leadership.

Senior Technical Program Manager Microsoft
Sep 2025 – Present

Challenge

Enterprise digital commerce systems required consistent accessibility delivery and stronger SOX governance across thousands of services and product experiences.

Action

Focused the role on Accessibility as the core function: built and scaled a unified Accessibility Platform that surfaces compliance risks, integrates automated testing (SDKs), and injects accessibility checks into CI/CD pipelines. Concurrently extended governance to SOX by mapping controls beyond accessibility into platform reporting and audit workflows.

Outcome

Delivered a unified compliance platform that uses AI-enabled insights to prioritize high-impact remediation, drive action across product teams, reduce operating costs, and increase ROI for the business. Accessibility remediation velocity improved 4x; SOX control coverage and transparency increased across priority commerce systems.

Program Manager – Accessibility Amazon Web Services
Oct 2022 – Aug 2025

Challenge

AWS accessibility work was fragmented across product teams, limiting measurement and remediation consistency.

Action

Designed an enterprise Accessibility Platform, launched a shared testing SDK, and aligned leadership around compliance KPIs.

Outcome

Created a repeatable accessibility delivery model that enabled cross-team collaboration and enterprise reporting.

Program & Product Manager – Accessibility Disney
Sep 2020 – Sep 2022

Challenge

Accessibility was reactive and lacked program oversight across global digital experiences.

Action

Established governance dashboards, remediation workflows, and executive reporting cadence.

Outcome

Enabled proactive inclusion, reduced backlog, and created a scalable model for digital quality assurance.

Accessibility SME / Senior QA Engineer Disney
Mar 2012 – Aug 2020

Challenge

Teams needed inclusive design guidance and accessible evaluation across marketing and enterprise applications.

Action

Led audits, coached teams on WCAG compliance, and managed QA for digital marketing and EAM products.

Outcome

Improved accessibility outcomes and embedded inclusive evaluation into release readiness reviews.

Education

Credentials that support technology leadership.

Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering

Stratford University

Falls Church, VA • 2010 – 2011

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications

J.N.T. University

Hyderabad, India • 2004 – 2008

Awards & Certifications

Recognized leadership in compliance, accessibility, and cloud governance.

AWS Leadership Principle Award

Delivered results through accessibility and governance leadership across distributed product teams.

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Validated Agile product ownership, stakeholder collaboration, and value-driven delivery.

CPACC – IAAP

Demonstrates professional mastery of inclusive design and accessibility core competencies.

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Confirms foundational AWS cloud knowledge, security, and operational best practices.

Let’s connect

Ready to partner on enterprise accessibility and governance programs.

Reach out to discuss leadership, compliance transformation, or measurable digital platform outcomes.