Arun Kumar Manoharan Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

- Manage Strategic Planning: Support the Group Chief Strategy Officer in managing the strategic planning process for the UBDS Group, which includes market research, benchmarking, goal setting, and stakeholder engagement.- Implement Strategic Initiatives: Define and implement strategic initiatives across the UBDS Group, such as launching new products/services, entering new markets, or acquiring new capabilities.- Advise on Organisational Development: Consult on organisational development to continuously improve the UBDS Group’s Operating Model and its effectiveness and efficiency.- Develop Strategic Frameworks: Develop and deliver frameworks to guide organisational decisions.- Manage Cross-Functional Teams: Manage teams to ensure successful execution and delivery of strategy and innovation projects, within budget and timeline.- Cultivate Innovation Culture: Promote a culture of innovation, creativity, experimentation, learning, and risk-taking within the organisation.- Build Key Relationships: Build strong relationships with key technology partners and industry bodies to stay at the forefront of new and emerging technologies.- Discover and Validate Opportunities: Discover, evaluate, and validate new opportunities for innovation and R&D, using market research, customer feedback, industry trends, and competitive analysis.- Design and Launch Solutions: Design, prototype, test, and launch innovative solutions that solve customer problems and create value for the organisation and its clients.- Measure Performance: Measure and report the performance and impact of the strategy and innovation activities, using OKRs and KPIs.- Communicate Achievements: Showcase and communicate the strategy and innovation achievements and learnings to various audiences, such as senior management, employees, customers, and partners.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Business development:- Undertook comprehensive market research and formulated innovative value propositions focused on GenAI, FinOps, and Cybersecurity for the organisationCentral government work:- Devised and executed a project methodology tailored to the specific requirements of the project- Presided over all scrum events, including planning, review, retrospective, and daily scrums- Educated team members on the principles and practices of Scrum. Maintained a supportive culture conducive to an agile and high-paced delivery environment- Examined and distilled crucial information to bolster the Hosting and Procurement Strategy- Engaged with senior stakeholders and procurement leads, playing a pivotal role in the development of the Strategic Outline Case- Conducted a thorough analysis of the existing IT infrastructure, business processes, and overall business strategy - Collaborated with Solution Architects, Senior Stakeholders, and Enterprise Architects to devise a technology roadmap that aligns seamlessly with the customer’s Digital Action Plan- Investigated and extracted key requirements from legislation to bolster the architecture development process- Spearheaded user-research workshops and crafted wireframes in compliance with the latest procurement legislation- Devised and executed crucial project milestones pertaining to the strategy for application modernisation. - Conducted a comprehensive analysis of the existing enterprise-wide collaboration tools, and formulated a strategy that enhanced productivity by 20%.- Architected and put into action an application assessment process, resulting in a significant time saving of 75% for the customer.Local government:- Spearheaded market research initiatives, contributing to the development of ITTs and RFIs for future procurement requirements in Data and AI, Systems Integration, and Service Management for the Council in Scotland

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

IN4 Group is the premier operator of technology and innovation hubs in the UK regions, delivering through a unique system that combines digital skills training, applied innovation support and technology start up growth programmes. I am responsible in supporting IN4 Group on Business Analysis, Business Development, Project Management, Client/Partner Account Management activities.

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

- Identify and present business requirements by analysing customer needs and market opportunities.- Advise and guide the executive team on technology roadmap development and implementation; conduct gap analysis in business process and digital system infrastructure.- Engage with senior architects and clients in project ideation and business use case development.- Identify business metrics to be measured and develop data dashboards by establishing industry standard data practices.- Champion continuous improvement practices within the business; advise and mentor team members in embracing change.- Communicate KPIs with stakeholders and key partners (AWS, BAE Systems, IET, ifm Electronic Ltd); - Develop and map business processes to reach project goals; implement project automation to quicken efficiency of process execution. - Guide clients in design sprints to test business use case; Manage project teams in Proof of Concept (PoC) development.- Mentor and guide project teams Project Management, Automation, Leadership, Data dashboarding, Graph Algorithms.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

- Implemented data dashboards and Machine Learning models to support businesses monitor KPIs and eliminate operational waste.- Analysed business models and provided recommendations on technology roadmaps to senior executives.- Designed and presented digital transformation strategies, technology roadmaps for employee digital up-skilling and communicated cloud/IoT solution architectures to 40+ manufacturing SMEs.- Streamlined organisation data flow by developing business process maps and data lakes architectures.- Determined operational efficiency gains by analysis historical data; engaged with clients in project work; presented findings to senior members.

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Developed and implemented a marketing strategy that yielded a 30% weekly growth rate in social media platforms.- Examined market trends and customer requirements and consulted with the CEO and CTO to formulate 5 development strategies. - Co-created and executed a novel lead-generation strategy and achieved a 10% organic growth rate in social media platforms- Maintained an excellent rapport with the founders and customers

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Audited and analysed DWF's innovation process and company culture- Analysed managerial practices and policies of 30+ organisations from across 7 industry sectors- Developed an innovation strategy for Ventures to help them increase internal innovation capabilities and achieve sustainable competitive advantage- Worked with senior stakeholders in DWF and Manchester Law and Tech Initiative to demonstrate the value of organisational changes on innovation practices in the Legal Tech Industry.

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Represented the class in programme committee meetings, closed group discussions with the director, and town hall meetings with the president of the school- Prepared actionable strategies for the course director for improving the programme

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Provided meaningful insights to the course director and assisted in enhancing the course by consulting with the class of 95 on a bi-monthly basis.- Achieved greater class integration by organising two community-based socials.- Communicated with prospective students during university open days.

Coimbatore Area, India

- Attend and audit internal performance reviews and chair shareholder meetings- Guide the leadership team in operations and service improvements

Coimbatore Area, India

- Conducted organisational analysis and proposed 4 university-wide policy changes to the top management.- Enhanced the effectiveness of the student redressal system by developing a leadership forum.- Implemented new managerial practices that reduced process time by 50%.

Coimbatore, India

- Engineered a process-driven student research forum and secured funding of ~£36,000 in 6 weeks.- Recruited, trained and managed a team of 19 members.- Chaired weekly status meetings to coordinate with 35 project teams and maintain stakeholder relationship. - Surpassed investors’ expectations by achieving 4 patent filing and establishing 1 dedicated research centre in 13 months.

Kct Tech Park, Coimbatore

- Triggered a shift towards a startup culture by organising workshops on disruptive innovation.- Achieved an increase in the number of leads by 40% by devising search engine optimisation and communication programmes.- Coached 4 stage-1 startups in ideation through design thinking sessions.

Master'S Degree, Business Analysis And Strategic Managment, First Class With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Student Representative, Student Ambassador and Class ChampionExpertise in Analysing Companies - Financials.

Bachelor’S Degree, Aeronautical Engineering, 9.56 / 10

Activities and Societies: Football, LEED, iQube, Department AssociationExpertise in 3D modelling and analysis, Aerodynamics, Project.

A Levels (Year 11 & 12), Physics, Chemistry, Maths And Computer Science, 96.83 %

Activities and Societies: -Parade Commander of NCC Navy Wing in school -Centre Right Forward for the school football team

Gcsc (Year 10), Math, Social Studies, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Tamil And English, 94.2%