Sandesh Digamber Gundale Email & Phone Number

Pune, Mh, In

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Pune Area, India

• Spearhead contracting process discussions with various levels of customer’s business and IT audiences during discovery and functional deep-dive sessions• Deploy ICERTIS Contract Lifecycle Management suite (Buy Side and Sell Side) for Icertis customers by taking joint ownership, along with Program Manager, for project planning, execution, and customer relationship• Understand data/business model and lead application design, configuration, and high-value use case discussions with the customer• Providing supervision and consultation to the team throughout the life cycle of the project• Liaise with highly technical teams, product managers, AIML (artificial intelligence and machine language) and reporting teams to design and implement solutions• Drive techno-functional discussions for ICI integration with Workday, Salesforce, and MS CRM systems• Participate in organization recruitment and provide mentorship for junior and new members of the team

Pune Area, India

Consult and lead Icertis SaaS solution implementation for enterprise customers

Mumbai Area, India

Clients• Leading IT Infrastructure company in India• Leading education group based in Mumbai that manages schools, colleges and education institutions in India• Leading hospitality chain that has presence in restaurant, banquet and QSR space in IndiaAs Solution Consultant and Sr. Manager,• Worked in concert with multiple teams - Ramco product and engineering teams, implementation teams, partners, and client IT/Business owners to implement/upgrade Ramco HCM suite (Software as a Service)• Worked with client process owners to define, develop, and deploy talent management strategy through HRIS by identifying business needs and suggesting industry best practices• Ensured customer needs are mapped to product functionalities and application design/architecture is appropriate• Drove project kick-off and governance meetings and ensure that project is delivered within specification, on time, and within budget (includes scope, requirement gathering, development, training, UAT and Go-Live)• Managed prioritization, stakeholder communication, customization discussions during the implementation• Mentored team, managed utilization and effectively tracked issues/risks, milestone billing and timesheetsAs Business and Account Manager,• Interact with MD/CXO level executives through executive meetings, discovery sessions and solution demonstrations• Research, prepare and then deliver ‘client-specific’ persuasive customer presentation• Provide support to sales cycleOther Contributions• Be the “voice of the customer” - use client feedbacks during implementation, domain expertise, and new trends to make suggestions for roadmap items to product team• Participate in organization recruitment

Germany + India (Pune)

Clients• One of the largest providers of Life Insurance in US• One of the top 3 Insurance Broker in EuropeAs Management Consultant,• Led business process re-engineering and cost transformation initiatives• Probed end-to-end business operation for Financial (such as new business / withdrawal / reinstatement) and Service request lines (for Inforce policies) that impact CSAT, top-line revenue and operating cost • Analysed existing application landscape for a leading insurance broker in Europe to discover automation opportunities, IT solutions, back-end interfaces and technology enhancements• Performed detailed process diagnostics, opportunity identification, financial and organizational impact assessment by collaborating with teams from Technology, Analytics, Automation and Lean Six Sigma verticals• Suggested new and customized ‘To-Be’ operating model that aligns with client’s business strategy• Worked closely with business leads and process owners to identify process excellence roadmap• Exposure to tools – CyberLife , AWD (Automated Work Distributor) and Visio (for process and flow diagrams)

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

PGPEX - Post Graduate Program in Management for Executives (1 Year Full-Time Residential). 810+ Contact hours. International immersion to UK.Exposure to Finance, Human Behavior, HR, Operations, Strategy and Data Intelligence concepts/tools (SPSS, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Regression analysis, Hypothesis Testing, and Forecasting)

Usa + India (Pune)

Clients• Managed care provider organization (including Medicaid and Medicare) in US• Major provider of short-term post-acute and long-term care in USAs Solution Consultant and Business Manager,• Engaged with client senior management to win and deliver key projects in PeopleSoft HRIS Talent management system (Recruitment, Self-Service, US Employee Benefits Administration – Health, Life, Saving and FSA plans, Open Enrolment, Performance and Learning Management)• Created additional revenue stream by converting small staffing assignments into long term projects (over a period of 2 years, the account generated a revenue of 1 million USD – A new logo for EA division)• Prepared and presented ERP capability conference room pilot / PoC to business directors and helped business owners create HCM implementation strategy• Provided inputs to business development team for RFP (Request for Proposal) documents As Project Manager,• Led a 6 member team of technical and functional consultants to successfully develop, enhance and support Human Capital Management and Finance enterprise application that included tax updates, issue resolution, functionality enhancement and collaboration with client vendors• Managed/mitigated project risks, escalations and created profitability sheets, resource utilisation, project plans, and RFP documents (Pre-sales)• Engaged with several other projects to expedite development and testing phases, on need basis• Conducted formal and informal PeopleSoft training sessions for client and Cognizant associates to ensure usage of best practices in solution developmentAs Senior Consultant,• Led a 9 member cross-functional team for a successful end-to-end HRIS ERP upgrade/implementation that connected multiple business units (Payroll, Human Resource and Finance departments) – Keep-Drop, Fit-Gap analysis, Retrofit, Implementation and support activities• Implemented Payroll-General Ledger integration that eliminated custom functionality

Usa + France + India (Mumbai)

Clients • Daily newspaper in US• Global Bank headquartered in US • Global Investment bank headquartered in FranceAs Senior Software Engineer,• Worked across multiple industries – Insurance, Banking, Hospital and Media, to implement PeopleSoft delivered modules (Global Payroll, Workforce development) and custom software solutions (Employee Profile, Annual Appraisal, Development plan and Successive planning in bilingual mode – English and French)• Liaised with various SMEs to understand existing system, document business requirements and develop solutions using PeopleCode, Integration Broker (synchronous and asynchronous messages), Application Classes/Object Oriented (OO) Programming, HTML, component interfaces, application server configuration, SQR/Application engine interfaces, reports, dashboards using multiple file layouts and Autosys (unix)• Developed functional and technical specifications and conducted peer reviews, integration/user acceptance tests in HCM and Financials space (Asset Management)• Developed CRM applications for leading multinational bank that enabled customers to order check books, deposit tickets and check covers online, as well as raise tickets for invalid transactions • Led application development and support services through ITIL processes

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), General Management

Exposure to Finance, Human Behavior, HR, Operations, Strategy and Data Intelligence concepts/tools (SPSS, Business Intelligence, Data.

Golbal Leadership Program

Global Leadership Immersion Program in Business Development, Marketing, Change Management, Cross Cultural Leadership, Strategy.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics And Telecommunications, First Class

Mumbai University