Karthik Kumar

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Senior Project Manager at Oracle

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Karthik is a SAFe Agile Leader and Senior Project Manager with over 14 years of experience, specializing in the banking, finance, and cloud enterprise domains. A Certified SAFe® 6. 0 Lean Portfolio Manager, his colleagues describe him as proactive, dedicated, and a true leader focused on enhancing performance and processes.

Outside of his direct project responsibilities, Karthik is a reflective professional who contemplates the broader impact of workspace culture on employee well-being. He shows a strong commitment to continuous learning and professional networking by attending industry conferences like the DiSHA 2026 by PMI Pune-Deccan Chapter.

He was named the Best Business Operations Enabler (2021–22) by Oracle for his work on enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Fast But Analytical

Rigorous & Demanding

They respond well to strong and respectful communication.  They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Agile & SAFe Leadership
His role as a Principal Release Train Engineer and SAFe Agile Coach highlights his expertise in leading and mentoring teams using Agile and SAFe frameworks.
Cloud Transformation
He successfully directed the end-to-end migration of on-premise revenue systems into Oracle Cloud, demonstrating his capability in managing large-scale, complex cloud projects.
Fintech Innovation
He has a strong background in banking transformation, having led data migration for IDFC Bank and pioneered new revenue-generating features on Lentr's SaaS platform.

Media Appearances

Karthik has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2020 - 9-2025
Senior Project Manager at Oracle
11-2018 - 2-2020
Project Manager at Lentra
12-2016 - 11-2018
Project Manager at Liventus Inc.
4-2015 - 11-2016
Manager at IDFC Bank
5-2011 - 3-2015
Deputy Manager at ICICI Bank

Education

2010 - 2011
Master's Degree from Manipal Academy of Higher Education
2005 - 2009
Engineer's Degree from Andhra University

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Insights For Selling To Karthik

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karthik is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karthik

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karthik move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Karthik take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Karthik

Personality Compatibility


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