About

Tanuja Kandula is a highly experienced Principal PM Manager at Microsoft India with around 18 years of expertise in Program Management and Business Analysis. She has extensive experience in setting up offshore units from scratch, process design and improvements, and working with senior leadership with diverse experience in both business and technology. Tanuja has worked with customers across time zones and cultures in locations such as the US, UK, South Korea, Hong Kong, and India. She is a highly motivated, innately curious, results-oriented, and customer-focused professional with high cognitive ability, excellent interpersonal communication, managerial skills, and a proven track record of devising strategies and motivating teams to exceed expectations consistently. Tanuja has been rated and recognized as an "Outstanding Employee" and “Star of the Quarter” at current and all previous employers and has been rewarded with high performance bonuses and recognition at various instances. With over 16 years of experience in Program Management, Tanuja has led functional teams across different projects, products, and portfolios. She has handled responsibilities spanning conceptualization, shaping, delivering, and embedding change working with the business and delivery partners. Tanuja is also responsible for change management and implementation management activities during project delivery and is skilled in adopting a pragmatic approach in improvising and resolving complex business issues. Tanuja has 13 years of experience in Agile Methodology, playing the role of SCRUM Master, Product Owner leading projects across products. She has trained and mentored internal Managers from both Business and Technology teams on Agile Methodologies in cohesion with the Architecture Technology Team. Currently, Tanuja is leading a team of Data, Analytics and Planning Program Managers within Microsoft’s Digital Team. Prior to joining Microsoft, she worked as Vice President - India Head of Program Management & Business Intelligence, CPO Team at State Street and as Assistant Vice President - Program Management & Business Analysis at HSBC. Tanuja holds a PGP in Data Science & Business Analytics from GLIM and a Bachelor's in Computer Applications from GITAM, Andhra University. She is also certified in SAFe Program Consultant, Certified SCRUM Master, and Certified SCRUM Product Owner. Her tech stack includes product manager, Salesforce, AI, ML, and mobile. Tanuja has a relevant experience of 16.45 years.