Ashutosh Naik Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

HR Systems & Digital Employee Experience Leader • Collaborate with Capability Leaders, Enterprise Architects & Domain Leaders to build group priorities around standardization & rationalization of the app landscape• Responsible for driving the AI & Automation strategy focused on driving productivity & optimizing employee experience• Lead a team of seasoned cross functional team of Engineers (Data, Search, APIs & UI), Product Owners, Quality Assurance, User Experience & Project Managers on strategizing, delivering & maintaining enterprise custom digital employee experience solutions (Intranet, Search & Chatbot)• Establish & Strengthen governance of global & local digital solutions right from ideation to execution to operation• Establish & Govern Project Management Office for Digital Delivery Projects & Programs to ensure transparency & predictability in application delivery• Coach & Mentor talents as part of development initiatives, while learning from their experiences & improving as a leader

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Digital Leader for Employee Experience• Digital Partner to Internal Communications domain to support on their Digital Transformation needs• Responsible for strategy, planning, deployment & change management of employee experience transformation• Lead & Coach Product & Engineering teams in the successful implementation of Custom Digital Workplace Solutions• Ensure End-to-End Service setup with the Right Tool, People & Process• Work with stakeholders from cross-cultural teams across different time zones for planning, issue & conflict resolution

Bengaluru Area, India

IT Program Manager for Infrastructure Security Projects• Responsible for planning, deployment & change management of infrastructure security solutions• Lead & Guide team of capable project managers in the successful implementation• Ensure End-to-End Service setup with the right Tool, People & Process• Work with stakeholders from cross-cultural teams across different time zones for planning, issue & conflict resolution• Lead cross-functional teams on improving compliance & visibility of enterprise endpoints landscape

Bengaluru Area, India

PMO – Employee Experience• Build & maintain financial forecast for Employee Experience Domain• Manage quality & process governance team responsible for Project & Program KPIs for all outcomes within the domain• Lead team to manage cross-domain/service lines activities incl. technical debt reduction• Active contributor to best practices on process improvement in PMO activities in Employee Experience• Coordinate & support the campus hiring process. Groom & mentor key talents coming from premier institutes• Lead & Conduct employee engagement activities for the Bangalore chapter of VoW (Voice of Workforce)Delivery & Demand Management • Business Relationship Management to help the business realize their IT needs & unlock potential for automation & mobility• Responsible for demand & capacity planning including requirement validation & platform fitment • Define & Implement agile delivery model for Rapid Application Development on Low-Code Platform• Facilitate the transition of projects & applications from legacy development platforms (.NET, Java, PHP, etc.) to RAD Platform

Bengaluru Area, India

• Scrum Master + IT Product Owner for business projects on Mobile App Development for Supply Chain & Internal IT processes.• Setup run support for implemented projects & drive adoption of tools with the business community through various channels

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Primary Liaison between Customer team and Development team.• Work in an off-shore software development model with ample understanding of development processes (agile and other latest methodologies). Responsible for completing quality projects on time, as well as in coaching and mentoring others to success.• Work with Customer team Business group ina. Project initialization & Project planningb. Execution Metrics identificationc. Tools and Process implementation• As Associate Solution Center Manager, Engage in Business Requirements and validation process along with Pre-sales team, Solution Architects fora. Business Requirements understandingb. Feasibility studyc. Proof of concept creationd. Budgeting and staffing• Work with development teams ona. Preparation of Sprint Plan, identification of features, and prioritize them customers.b. Creation of Work-break-down structure and update it to match project and business requirements.c. Release planning and scheduling.d. Feature development planning, Defect closure planning and monitoring.e. Be single point of contact for addressing requirement queries, project queries, release and technical queries from client • Creation of CRQ (Change Request) & following the change management processes• Handling escalations related to Project Development, Delivery & Take the lead on issue resolution by liaisoning with architect to identify the root cause of the architectural issue.• Provide active support to recruit, hire, retain and manage a diverse workforce from both lateral hiring and campus recruits• Responsible for Managing Accounts, while overseeing successful execution of projects under these accounts and hence ensuring overall customer satisfaction.• Presenting the Executive dashboards to the Client with Project Status and close out the dependencies and risks if any.• Maintaining the Customer Satisfaction Score on an average of 4.0 & above.

Bengaluru Area, India

Pre-sales:• Engage with Qualified prospects from the beginning of the engagement cycle by preparing and presenting proposals and responding to RFI• Create the costing proposal by creating the program plan containing complete features list for the client requirement and estimating resources and timeline for the same• Present a compelling value proposition to the client by designing the proposed front-end architecture• Convey understanding of the envisaged final product to the clients and internal stakeholders through creation of Mock-ups and wireframes, which explain end-to-end workflowProject Management :• Scrum Master & Product Owner responsible for end-to-end delivery for the offshore development team• Responsible for guiding and mentoring new hires to understand Photon processes and come up-to-speed• Resource planning and assisting in profitability management

Pune Area, India

• Worked with Turkish Banking Client, analyzing requirements and existing product functionality to create customized solutions adhering to near perfect performance and quality standards required for Batch jobs with average daily transaction processing of € 250 Million• Partnered with the client on Design Optimization, Code Review and Change Request Negotiations for their Deposits Replacement Program to ensure that the project budget did not exceed the target of $9.2 Million• Module lead responsible for customized product demonstration of Finacle Term Deposits as part of pre-sales team for core banking transformation project of India’s second largest bank• Presented a compelling value proposition by successfully implementing a demo module, which set-up first connection with the client and helped us in gaining credibility• Single point of contact and mentor for the new recruits in the project. Conducted in-depth knowledge transfer sessions related to the various modules in the project

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology, First Class

Activities and Societies: - Class Representative (2009-2010)

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Information Technology, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Member of the Student Council • Completed PGPM with IT-Operations as Major and Marketing as Minor (CGPA.

High School, Science (Vocational : Computer Science), 89.66%

- 316th in State in MAH-CET 2005

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