Associate Director - Strategic Initiatives, Wipro Engineering Edge
Current1. Achieved >$1B TCV: Led cross-functional teams to drive global service line growth, facilitating large deals and other sales deals through strategic planning & market intelligence.2. Strategic Planner: Engineered a business plan yielding a 40% revenue surge within 5 years, directing strategic initiatives for sustainable growth.3. Market Research Leadership: Directed dynamic team in secondary research for market analysis, competitors’ analysis, Industry research, portfolio analysis, and forecasting for trend assessment and customer profiling.4. Spearheaded 30+ Growth Initiatives: Collaborated with C-suite to drive strategic planning and competitive strategy for financial year planning and client account planning.5. Led 10+ M&A Deals: Oversaw M&A processes, led acquisition assessments, and made decisive make/buy decisions to fuel inorganic growth.6. Client Engagement & Sales Strategy: Provided internal/external consulting services to 5+ clients, crafting compelling business cases that secured $ 100+ mn in revenue. Identified and converted client opportunities, supported RFPs, and drove portfolio growth.7. Trend Spotter & Opportunity Architect: Identified emerging market trends and untapped opportunities, guiding product development strategies that generated $10 mn in new revenue streams.8. Streamlined Efficiency: Implemented a new business process management system, achieving a 15% reduction in go to market time.9. Fuelled Innovation: Utilized generative AI in conjunction with data analytics and market research to detect trends, generate market trends, and formulate competitor strategies, culminating in the creation of thought leadership articles and Executive-level communication newsletters.10. Delivery Management: Managed timely delivery of diverse research outputs, including whitepapers, presentations, client materials, case studies, and best practice documents11. Team Development: Mentored and managed strategy professionals, across India and the USA.