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Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Overseeing a team responsible for maintaining proprietary databases and serving as the product manager for a client-facing portal that offers data and insights on outsourcing transactions and GBS/shared service centers.• Identifying training requirements and developing a team-wide training program to enhance agility and performance.• Establishing and maintaining relationships with clients and third-party vendors to ensure smooth operations and continuous improvement.• Accurately drafting plans and budgets to provide essential resources for seamless business operations.Key accomplishments:• Established a dedicated team for tracking and maintaining proprietary sourcing databases.

Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Managed a team overseeing proprietary databases on various sourcing activities while serving as a Salesforce administrator to ensure data compliance.• Managed a client-facing portal offering data and insights on sourcing activities.• Provided data support for Everest Group service lines through Excel-based dashboards and data-driven trend analysis.• Maintained multiple intranet pages on SharePoint to enhance firm-wide awareness and improve inter-team communication and collaboration.• Established and maintained relationships with third-party vendors, contributing to smooth operations and continuous improvement.• Involved in people management, performance assessment, delivering processes, and fostering the overall holistic development of individuals.Key accomplishments:• Optimized tracking processes, resulting in a 25% reduction in effort and a 40% increase in output while ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.• Implemented training initiatives for enhance team agility and performance.• Conceptualized and developed the Revenue Forecast model, introduced new data offerings, and built SharePoint intranet pages for improved communication and collaboration.• Built a business case for the establishment of a dedicated Data Products team to focus and enhance quality and comprehensiveness of our proprietary databases.

Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Established and led the Automation CoE team, achieving over 5,000 hours of annual savings and identifying $0.5 million in cost efficiencies.• Enhanced the visibility of the automation team through innovative knowledge-sharing initiatives, including video tutorials, quarterly newsletters, knowledge sessions, and tool demos.• Successfully managed stakeholders and mentored team members, ensuring the seamless execution and success of automation initiatives.Key accomplishments:• Conducted analysis of existing membership and user activity.• Compiled insights from multiple Salesforce reports to develop a Dashboard for the Sales team.• Acquired proficiency in VBA coding through self-learning, enabling the successful automation of various internal tasks. • Developed multiple VBA-based web-scraping tools.• Established a SharePoint page housing all automation-related information, including a request form with automated workflows.• Created several apps on Zoho Creator with customized workflows and alerts.

Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Authored syndicated and custom reports on global sourcing trends, RegTech, AI & data analytics, and digital banking.• Enhanced the efficiency of the flagship quarterly report "Market Vista" by over 50% through strategic backend improvements, including direct linking with Salesforce, Excel formulas, automated pivots, and dynamic charts.• Implemented real-time resource assessment to streamline resource management.• Mentored, trained, and led team members, fostering a strong team culture and consistently delivering high-quality work.• Successfully built a compelling business case for the establishment of an automation team, securing funding and resources.

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

• Actively managed projects from client proposal through supplier RFI and pilot, ensuring seamless execution.• Directly engaged with end clients, delivering actionable market insights, building robust relationships, and consistently providing high-quality service.• Conducted primary and secondary research to furnish clients with insights, including supplier identification and benchmarking, best and next practices, as well as engagement and pricing models.

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

• Skillfully managed project pipelines, aligning with client objectives, scoping projects, estimating effort, managing expectations, and providing expert guidance and advisory services.• Executed qualitative analysis encompassing industry and company research, business strategy evaluation, PESTLE analysis, Porter's five forces analysis, SWOT analysis, M&A analysis, due diligence, and competitive benchmarking.• Received the "EVS - Pat on the Back" award five times in recognition of exceptional customer service and contributions.

Gurgaon, India

• Managed high-priority/sensitive projects for partners, delivering high-quality work on time and within budget.• Delivered financial benchmarking reports through basic financial ratios, providing insights that helped partners make informed decisions.• End-to-end project management of daily reports, such as newsletters and triggers reports, detailed company profiles, industry analysis, and ad-hoc projects.

Gurgaon, India

Conducted rapid research on executive biographies, regular newsletters/reports, and account activities to identify potential business development opportunities.

Project Objective: To develop a strategic roadmap for the growth segments - Hotels and Pharmaceuticals Industries.

Pgdm, Marketing & It, 3.12/4

Activities and Societies: Coordinator in Spic Macay event in IILM, Part of Brand Image IILM (Live) ProjectACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS.

B.E., Biomedical, 75%

Activities and Societies: Won 2nd prize in Technical Paper Presentation (Seniors Group) held in an event WIFI’07 in Graduation College.

10+2, Science

Activities and Societies: 10+2: Made water proof glue as a chemistry project, House Prefect10th: Stood 2nd in maths with 97 marks