Cini Joseph
Goal-oriented technology professional specialised in software development, especially within the automotive sector. Experienced in global stakeholder engagement, leading cross-functional teams, and driving cloud migrations. Skilled at crafting and sustaining strategies that deliver lasting impact and optimised products.
Work Experience:
9.7 Years
Industry:
Technology
Function:
Project & Program Management | Software Engineering
Work Experience
Daimler Trucks Innovation Center (Development and Innovation Centre for Daimler Truck) | Bangalore
- Principal Consultant
- Led strategic product enhancements with Product Managers and leadership, aligning growth with market demands to drive business outcomes and improve user satisfaction
- Global POC and Lead Developer for a SAAS project management tool used by ~3000 Daimler global employees.
- Spearheaded the end-to-end development of a Bill-of-Material (BOM) visualization and validation platform, eliminating approval bottlenecks for ECU change requests and ensuring timely release of multimillion-dollar programs to the production line.
- Led the migration of core tooling to modern cloud-based infrastructure (Microsoft Azure), enabling long-term scalability and reliability while generating €100,000+ in YoY cost savings and aligning with the organization’s digital transformation goals.
- Led product discussions and strategic alignment with global stakeholders across Asia-Pacific, Europe and North American regions, ensuring seamless coordination and successful deliveries globally.
- Senior Consultant
- Developed and maintained an enterprise-grade Project Data Management solution to support efficient and centralized handling of program data.
- Enabled seamless access and usage for over 3,000 Daimler employees globally, ensuring consistent and reliable data across departments and functions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams across geographies, including software architects, QA engineers, and business analysts, to align development with user needs.
- Delivered scalable, user-centric enhancements, leading to significant improvements in data accuracy, operational efficiency, and system usability.
- PMO, Head of IT’s Office
- Selected to partner with the Head of IT to drive strategic planning and execution across a 300-member department.
- Owned the maintenance, and tracking of the North Star and OKR strategy for a 300-member department, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and measurable outcomes.
- Led cross-team coordination of both technical and non-technical initiatives, improving departmental agility and execution across key projects and programs.
- Advised and supported three additional departments in structuring and aligning their strategic frameworks, extending the office's impact beyond its primary scope.
Robert Bosch Engineering And Business Solutions (now BGSW) (Subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH; Global suppliers of Technology and Services) | Bangalore
- Senior Software Engineer
- Hands-on experience in the Automotive Industry with strong familiarity with global industry standards such as MSR and AUTOSAR enabling effective collaboration with engineering and compliance teams on safety-critical systems.
- Led the integration of continuous development pipelines using Jenkins, accelerating delivery cycles and improving code reliability for high-impact automotive software solutions.
- Led performance optimization and code quality enhancement initiatives for internal software tools, driving a strategic improvement plan that elevated code quality from 30% to 50% within a year (2018–2019), directly contributing to product stability and developer efficiency.
- Managed multiple high-priority projects simultaneously, ensuring on-time delivery with zero downtime and minimal customer escalations.
- Mentored and guided team members in Agile best practices, ensuring sprint-wise task completion, continuous improvement, and alignment with delivery timelines.
Accomplishments
- The Powerhouse Award 2024 (DTICI) – Given for consistent delivery of excellent results in a department of 300 people.
- Promoted for ownership and leadership (April 2023): Promoted from Senior Consultant to Principal Consultant at DTICI based on performance and ownership.
- Extra Miler Award 2022 (DTICI)– for going above and beyond deliverables in a department of 300 people.
- Bronze Award 2019 (RBEI) – Department award for exemplary contribution in multiple topics.
- Promotion based on performance (April 2018): Promoted from Associate Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer based on performance
- ‘One Time Award’ 2018 (RBEI) – Department Award given for taking ownership and showing excellent results.
- 0.1 certificate holder in English in All India Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, 2010
- 0.1 certificate holder in English in All India Secondary School Examination conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, 2008
- Best Parliamentarian at National Youth Parliament Competition organised by Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, 2007-08 and 2008-09
Education
- BTech (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), College of Engineering, Trivandrum
Certification
- Becoming a Product Manager: A Complete Guide, Linkedin
- Microsoft Certified, Azure Fundamentals AZ-900
Extra-curricular
- Cell Head, The ProdMan Club of IIMA - Responsible for the Events and Outreach Cell of the Product Management club at IIM A.
- Member of Employee Resource Group at DTICI (2024 Apr – 2025 Jan) - Partnered with teams (Internal and External) to formulate and recommend policy revisions aimed at improving the well-being of employees resuming work after maternity leave.
- Wish Granter, Make a Wish Foundation (2019-2020) - Volunteered with the Bangalore chapter to fulfil wishes of children diagnosed with terminal illnesses.
- Teaching Fellow at MAD (2012-2014) – Responsible for weekend classes for 10 institutionalised children in Sree Chitra Home, Trivandrum.