Vinamra
Kumar

MIT-certified Product Leader with 20+ years of experience leading complex, high-impact digital products and AI strategies. Specialized in bridging business strategy with technical execution to unlock multi-million dollar value in telecom and aviation sectors.

Currently driving digital evolution at Sunrise GmbH, following a distinguished tenure at Lufthansa Systems and early career foundations as an Air Traffic Controller in India.

Vinamra Kumar

20+ Years of
Product Leadership.

Product Manager with a proven track record of owning product vision, driving cross-functional execution, and delivering measurable outcomes in ambiguous and evolving contexts. I specialize in AI-driven product development, including GenAI-powered customer assistance platforms.

My experience spans highly regulated, large-scale environments like telecom (Sunrise GmbH) and aviation (Lufthansa Systems), where I lead teams across IT, engineering, and business to design and validate MVPs from concept to rollout.

CHF 10M
Financial Impact
10M USD 100Cr INR
20%+
Cost Reduction
CAPEX & OPEX
20+ Yrs
Leadership
Industry Experience
5M+
Users
Impacted daily

Leadership & Stakeholders

  • People Leadership
  • C-Level Engagement
  • Product Transformation
  • Vendor Relations

Product Management

  • Vision & Roadmapping
  • Customer Discovery
  • AI Tech Stack Deployment
  • GTM Strategy

Delivery & Execution

  • End-to-End Delivery
  • RAID & Risk Management
  • KPI & OKR Tracking
  • Operational Efficiency
JIRA
CONFLUENCE
MIRO
FIGJAM
TRELLO
MURAL
ALM OCTANE
SURVEYMONKEY
MENTIMETER
MS OFFICE
POWERBI
AZURE DEVOPS
NEXUS
Telecom AI 5M+ Users

NEXUS AI Platform

Spearheaded the first AI-driven troubleshooting engine for technical support at Sunrise GmbH, significantly reducing support volume.

GenAI
Transformation 8M+ CHF Saved

GenAI Strategy

Orchestrating the roadmap for large language models to automate customer journeys and boost efficiency in digital transformation.

Aviation
Aviation Software 60% Gain

Lido DMS Evolution

Led the transformation of legacy flight navigation data management systems into high-efficiency microservices for Lufthansa Systems.

03/2024 – Present
Zurich, CH

Manager - Digital Transformation

Sunrise GmbH

Orchestrating high-level digital product strategy across six cross-functional journey teams. Bridging business needs, IT architecture, and emerging tech to redefine customer engagement through C-level alignment and strategic people leadership.

People Leadership: Directed 6 cross-functional journey squads.
Delivery: 8M+ CHF annual efficiency savings via GenAI.
09/2022 – 02/2024

Product Owner (Digital Transformation)

Sunrise GmbH

Spearheaded 'Digital First' initiatives for technical support, managing a core agile team of 15+ focused on proactive service and self-care automation with direct delivery accountability.

Delivery: 2.4M CHF cost savings through automation.
Launched 'NEXUS' serving 5M+ users.
03/2018 – 08/2022
Zurich, CH

Product Owner

Lufthansa Systems

Led development for safety-critical aviation navigation systems, coordinating multi-national engineering hubs and delivering high-efficiency data management suites.

Delivery: Reduced turnaround from 5 days to 2 days (60% gain).
05/2014 – 02/2018

Product Manager – Navigation Services

Lufthansa Systems (Consultant)

Bridged the gap between airline operational requirements and technical engineering for flight navigation databases and aeronautical maps. Reduced errors by Introducing automated validation checks.

04/2005 – 04/2014
India

Manager Operations – Air Traffic Control

Airports Authority of India (AAI)

Commanded radar-based operations in safety-regulated, high-stress aviation environments. Managed mission-critical systems and led tactical decision-making.

People Leadership: Mentored over 50 junior controllers.
Delivery: Increased runway throughput by 10%.

Innovation at the
Intersection of IT & Business.

Leadership & Strategy

People Leadership C-Level Engagement Product Roadmapping Change Management

Delivery & Agile

End-to-End Delivery SAFe 6 (Agile at Scale) Stakeholder Management Operational Efficiency

GenAI Strategy

Actively leading GenAI-powered transformations, from defining MVP use cases to full-scale deployment of LLM systems.

01 Customer Assistant Platforms
02 AI Deployment Strategy
03 Data-Driven UX Optimization

MIT Professional Education

Digital Transformation Certificate

2023 – 2024

IMT India

PGDM (IT & Marketing)

2011 – 2014

Dr. APJ Kalam University

B.Tech (Electronics & Communication)

2001 – 2005

Professional Certificate - Digital Transformation (MIT)
SAFe 6 POPM (Scaled Agile)
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
PRINCE2 Practitioner & Foundation

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your project.

Open for leadership roles and advisory on digital products and AI strategy.

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