Devesh Sharma Email & Phone Number

Sydney, NSW, AU

- Delivering the persistent CIO forum for tech deal reviews and approvals, forward view pipelines, and strategic guidance for the Bank's divisions- Developed and introduced forward view pipelines/demand management principles for group tech divisions- Standardised cadence of tech portfolio reviews to enable alignment with group strategy, architecture.

- Setup CBA's first Strategy Consulting panel for Top Tier consulting firms, leading first hand negotiations on rate cards, value adds, and all commercial terms for the MSA.- Defined specs and led inaugural RFP with new consulting panel for Agile rollout across the Bank.- Developed CBA Group Procurement's new internal job architecture- Mentored and managed.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

- Led legal and technical specifications negotiations with consulting providers on program delivery, including board and tax reporting, financial model development and automations- Directly managed portfolio for all Big4 consulting firm pipelines, contract negotiations and governance

- Led and executed on CBA's largest cloud modernisation program to operate 95% of the Bank in AWS cloud by 2023. End-to-end RFP specification development, negotiations with multiple cloud service providers, co-design of 3 industrial factory units, and setup of an internal cloud advisory practice.- Developed end-to-end RFP specifications to source the next.

- Prepared a multi-million dollar tender to procure an integrated Enterprise Workforce Management platform with approval from CEO Howard Collins and senior executives.- Led critical negotiations for with a key French supplier of fleet allocation and logistics software, realigning terms and pricing, and resolving a major dispute.- Procured innovative German.

- Short term advisory contract

- Category Management advisory for Whole of Government Agreements- Execution of major tendering activities (contracts >$5m)- Achieved hard cost savings of >$3m- Execution of formal Market Scans and Strategic Vendor engagements- Delivery of Commercial Strategy and Negotiation Plans- Specialist commercial advisory for NSW Government technology platforms, NSW.

- Actively managing ICT Software and Professional Services Categories ($130m portfolio) for eHealth/HealthShare NSW- RFT, RFP and RFQ tender preparation and management (awards over $2m)- Cost savings analysis and execution (over $1m in FY17)- Strategic Supplier management (contracts up to $30m value)- Procurement advisory, specifications development.

SAP/UTS Alliance Certificates:SAP FI (Finance module) Certificate with High DistinctionSAP CO (Controlling module) CertificateSAP MM (Materials Management) and SD (Sales and Distribution) Certificate

Sydney

Clients included:- NSW Dept. of Trade and Investment- NSW Dept. of Family and Community Services- Transport for NSW

Sydney, Australia

Business analyst working across deployment of web based systems and applications.

Sydney, Australia

Worked across a range of projects involving IT Strategy, Transformation, Contract Negotiation and IT Sourcing with a variety of public and private sector clients, including:- Westpac- Ubank/NAB- United Energy Distribution (Victoria)- APN News and Media- Johnson & Johnson- NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet - RTA- Uniting Church Charities- Navitas.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Business Information Technology (Bit) First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: 2007 - President - Business Information Technology Students Association (BITSA)First Class Honours UNSW COOP.

Masters Of Business, Business And Accounting Information Systems

SAP/UTS Alliance Certificates obtained as part of studies: SAP FI (Finance module) Certificate with High Distinction SAP CO (Controlling.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Unsw International Exchange Program

Location: Stockholm, Sweden Awarded KTH Overseas Student Scholarship