Senior Technical Program & Product Manager
I define and deliver enterprise data, cloud platform, and internal developer-facing products for Fortune 500 organizations. Former Java architect, still hands-on — currently building and operating an AI/LLM-powered SaaS platform end to end.
Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
North America · EMEA · LATAM · APAC
Concurrent with the current role below
An AI-powered SaaS platform delivering SEO, generative-engine optimization, and content quality analysis for eCommerce merchants. I own product and engineering end to end.
Hands-on GenAI and LLM prototyping — prompt design, model evaluation and comparison, and integrating AI-generated analysis into production user workflows.
Architected and maintain a TypeScript monorepo: NestJS API, Next.js front end, PostgreSQL, on managed cloud infrastructure with automated CI/CD.
Run it in production — deployment, monitoring, error tracking, incident response, and a full security review of the codebase and dependency surface.
Lake Forest, IL
Rolling Meadows, IL
Nine Power BI and data warehouse products for compensation analytics; 30% data quality improvement through governance and QA; CI/CD via Octopus; global team of eight.
Chicago, IL
Delivered AURA PEO SaaS; migrated 300+ customer data feeds and SSO integrations during the AON–Alight separation without client-facing disruption; blue-green deployment.
Deerfield, IL
$10M platform modernization from ATG to Azure Kubernetes Service across OMS, Cart & Checkout, Browse, Search, Digital Wallet, Pharmacy, and data/BI services; CI/CD with Jenkins and Spinnaker; 50% faster deployments.
Chicago, IL
CASB and Oracle Entitlement Server programs — 15 projects in 12 months; cloud data encryption for Salesforce, Marketo, and O365; DevSecOps with SAST/DAST.
Downers Grove, IL
Single Sign-On with Salesforce as identity provider; MuleSoft mainframe integration; PCI-compliant tokenization.
Chicago, IL
For Kohl’s: launched the Open API program as an internal-facing developer platform; made the buy-vs-build call on API management tooling and implemented Apigee; ~40% cost savings on new feature implementation across mobile, tablet, and kiosk through platform reuse.
Chicago, IL
Java/J2EE architect and delivery manager for AT&T engagements.
Bharathiar University · Coimbatore, India
Operations Management · Indira Gandhi National Open University · New Delhi, India
University of Madras · Chennai, India
Scrum Alliance · ID 000321955 · Expires Nov 2027
Narasimhan Mahendrakumar is a Senior Technical Program and Product Manager based in Naperville, Illinois, with 24+ years of experience delivering enterprise data, cloud platform, and developer-facing products for Fortune 500 organizations including Abbott, Walgreens, Northern Trust, AON, and Kohl’s. He is also the founder of EngineO.ai, an AI-powered SEO and content-quality platform.
Senior Technical Program Manager, Technical Data Program Manager, and Senior Technical Product Manager roles, as well as consulting, advisory, and fractional program or product leadership engagements. He is authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Abbott Rapid Diagnostics, Gallagher Bassett, AON, Walgreens, Northern Trust, Univar Solutions, Kohl’s (via Saggezza), and AT&T (via Cognizant Technology Solutions) — spanning healthcare, retail, financial services, insurance, and telecom.
EngineO.ai is an AI-powered SaaS platform founded by Narasimhan Mahendrakumar in November 2025. It delivers SEO, generative-engine optimization, and content quality analysis for eCommerce merchants. He owns product and engineering end to end — a TypeScript monorepo with a NestJS API, Next.js front end, and PostgreSQL, run in production with automated CI/CD.
Naperville, Illinois — the Chicago metropolitan area, U.S. Central Time. He has led delivery with global teams across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.
Use the contact form — messages go directly to him and he typically replies within one business day — or connect on LinkedIn.
Open to Senior Technical Program Manager, Technical Data Program Manager, and Senior Technical Product Manager roles. I typically reply within one business day.
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