Brad Hariharan, Mba Email & Phone Number

Stockholm, Se

Stockholm County, Sweden

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

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Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden

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Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

- Acting in leadership capacities on assignments playing an embedded role within client’s (banks, telco, biopharma, retail) cross-functional team to enable digital transformation and accelerate integration of enterprise technology- Took responsibility for commissioning market research specific to industry and delivering independent unbiased technology recommendations at CxO level with objectivity against specific vendors / solution-providers- Demonstrated technical competency presenting to C-suite/board level addressing topics like technology solutioning, vendor selection criterion, delivery execution and issue management- Recognized as trusted advisor within professional network with know-how and first-hand experience in enterprise technology services integration like cloud, microservices, BPO, shared services, off-shoring, automation, ERP and CRM applications- Led short to medium term (~ 6 to 24 weeks) assignments with client partners including new-setup business entities like Zand (UAE based digital bank), Wio Bank PJSC (platform bank with digital apps, embedded finance, BaaS integration), Raiffeisen Digital Bank (mobile lending app on Mambu), Chalhoub Group (cloud integration project to tap into advanced analytics capabilities for the retail group), Etisalat Group (market-sizing and research for planned new e& entity offering IaaS solutions) and others- Provided advisory services for a MENA based Private Equity VC (~$3b) with responsibility for new acquisition legal entity setup, investment roadmap strategy, strategic first moves, leading buy side introductions, negotiations and due diligence vetting- Teamed up with external consultants on recent client-partner investment priorities which included late-stage growth companies with disruptive technologies and strong business fundamentals across areas like high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, intelligent mobility, clean-tech, digital infrastructure, life sciences and fintech

New York, United States

- Took leadership and primary accountability for inbound strategic OEMs (Cloudera, MongoDB, Palantir, Actifio, Datastax etc.), hyper-scaler relationships (AWS, Azure), inbound re-seller partners and strategic system integrators / hardware relationships- Analysed insights using the latest toolkit based on the ‘Digital Demand Centre’ to identify efficiencies in the solutions offering eco-system thereby contributing an overall impact of $23.2m as revenue improvement- Owned and landed the strategic partner business strategy from CHQ in collaboration with BU leadership by being responsible for increase/decrease in earmarked incentives, driving partner-led revenue growth, enhancing cohesive messaging across partner portfolio and building healthier partner relationships- Led both internal and external partner product evangelism as an IBM offering at international trade shows, business conferences and customer events held at key locations around the world

New York, United States

- Leveraged market segmentation data and industry insights to drive overall business performance with priority focus on ISV and Open-Source solutions (integrated hardware + software)- Prioritized product roadmap with in-house DevOps aligning product vision with market needs and business needs with technology focus areas including Postgres / EnterpriseDB, MongoDB, Block Chain, Network Function Virtualization, LAMP- Spearheaded special initiatives led on Big Data Analytics, Cloud & MSP solutions to land revenue targets 1Q ahead of forecast utilizing custom-tailored solution offerings adapted for market needs

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Hands-On product management using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to lead a cross-functional team comprised of project managers, DevOps, sales, channel, demand generation and finance peers building big data analytics segments for Power systems- Created strong product positioning with an effective value proposition, messaging, GtM strategy, channel enablement support, business partner training, packaging & pricing successfully delivered 5 weeks ahead of plan- Landed the overall strategy directive for BU lead & CHQ resulting in direct impact on the bottom-line utilizing IBM market reach / size and early-to-market with ‘first-mover’ advantage on an enterprise level- Rewarded, recognized and unlocked achievement as recipient of ‘Best of IBM’ talent program for my efforts on this project

London, England, United Kingdom

- Orchestrated business strategy, product development & Go To Market (GtM) plans for the ‘Security & Availability’ segment solutions in collaboration with DevOps and demand generation teams to successfully launch the product within 8 months- Researched, built and drove the ‘Trusted Cloud’ growth case engaging with in-house technical leads whilst sponsoring authored market research papers with Gartner and IDC as knowledge partners highlighting lighthouse customer use-cases

London, England, United Kingdom

- Led the ‘Workplace & Mobility’ segment sales unit across UK & Ireland area with quota-carrying responsibility of $68m p.a.- Improved CAGR 12.2% and over-achieved 136% segment sales quota whilst acting as people-manager for 7 FTE in-region- Landed the business partner strategy driving customer engagement across industry verticals, formed compelling value propositions, managed Northern Europe client relationships and customer presentations- Evangelized ‘Modern Workplace & Mobile First’ products engaging with C-suite clientele at international trade shows, business partner events and networking events

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Covered in-house strategic advisory services and member of core team reporting directly to CxO-level at CHQ office on new acquisition related growth initiatives for data & artificial intelligence practice, cloud integration and analytics solutions- Developed new toolkit to measure impact & bandwidth within Gartner ‘Technology Hype Cycle’ which successfully highlighted potential deal value & risk areas to executive stakeholders prior to participation on buyer-side discussions- Led multiple scenarios (deal value ~ $2.5m to $250m) including buyer-side discussions, sourcing deal flow, performing due diligence, market sizing, negotiating valuations, terms and transactions- Product technology focus on data management, data governance, application middleware, cloud & advanced analytics solutions

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Targeted the wireless, wireline & IT portfolios whilst leading the core team of analysts responsible for global technology & supplier strategy as part of the Global CTO Office- Successfully managed large-scale (>$200m) projects including migration & implementation across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) & Project Management Lifecycle (PMLC)- Performed data-driven deep-dives to bolster client-side discussions on sourcing investments aligned with Verizon’s strategic objectives whilst maintaining a scorecard of financially-attractive high-growth entities ripe for acquisition- Developed new processes and procedures incorporating ‘agile methodologies’ and ‘lean’ which demonstrated measurable impact and increased transparency / governance across projects

New Jersey, United States

- Led ‘Technology & Operations’ support function for a $20 Bn business with global manufacturing units in the US, UK & Singapore- Prioritized and delivered an ‘agile framework’ leading to a reduced response rate for liaison between R&D teams- Contributed and project-managed one of the core pillars for ‘Global Operational Excellence’ and supply strategy from plant to patient supplemented with process re-engineering across manufacturing technology transfer

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Leading a team of 4 cross-functional analysts collaborating with subject matter experts, partners across key client assignments- Contribution towards analysis, design and implementation of projects whilst acting as primary point of contact between client and consulting team – overall project management of the consulting engagement ensuring positive impact and sustainable results

Miami, Florida, United States

- Strategy planning, project management, problem solving. Gathering and analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, developing recommendations for presentation to client management

Manhattan, New York, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Focus on technology, consumer discretionary (social media, internet retail, alternative media) and telecom sectors- Observation of macro-trends, geopolitics, industry disruptors and translating this data to insight for client partners

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Statistics

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science