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Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Drove on-time release of 5+ complex product enhancements by coordinating with engineering, quality and business teams for an indigenously developed contracting automation product used by the client within one year of onboarding- Benchmarked the product against leading market offerings and identified ~10 avenues for the tool to expand its capabilities as part of product roadmap development- Double-hatted project planning for over 15 projects comprising of demand tracking, budget approvals, resource allocations, release calendar planning and monthly stakeholder reviews- Matured as a product SME aiding in decision making, mentoring, risk management and escalation handling

Bengaluru, Karnataka

- Designed end-to-end process maps, FRDs, and user journey for a Source-to-Contract solution to be implemented for Indirect Procurement across 90+ countries for a multi-billion-dollar FMCG client- Devised a quick-win strategy for the client to manage a 100-fold increase in Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise vendors through change communication flyers, timely reports, and technical automation that helped in the reduction of delayed payments by >85%- Coordinated a cross-functional initiative by liaising with key client-side and third-party stakeholders to identify, evaluate and mitigate GST exposure risk to the tune of INR 2.5bn and reduced it by ~70% in just 8 weeks- Successfully led and delivered a program to drive compliance to Govt. E-invoicing regulation changes within a TAT of 8 weeks

Bengaluru Area, India

During my first stint, I was working for Cognizant Business Consulting wherein I was involved in the following:Consulting engagement with a large luxury conglomerate; Conducted context setting and requirement gathering workshops with client-side Business and IT SMEs; Designed an evaluation framework based on key strategic parameters to identify the best suited BPM vendor; Responded to RFPs from 5+ clients in 6 months by process models, use case preparation and effort estimation.Subsequently, I moved into the Sales Operations of Cognizant Digital Business where my responsibilities are as below:Defined 20+ weekly metrics for sales pipeline of a BU; Handled WoW presentations with executive leadershipDesigned Pipeline Risk categorization model to easily identify risk prone and risk averse opportunities Automated a forecast model based on historical win rates to calculate revenue across SBUs and geographiesIntroduced cadence in tracking the progress of Mega deals within Cognizant to ensure early successful closure; Managed a project with team of 3 to transition static Excel & PowerPoint-based Sales Pipeline reporting to real-time Online hosted solution; Provided interactive deep dive on metrics resulting in improved consumption rate by BU leaders; Assisted newly appointed BU COOs and Sales heads in understanding the system workflow and different sales metrics, identifying strengths and pain points of all industries and global markets, and designing programs to improve

Bengaluru Area, India

Analysed the business prospective of Blockchain technology in BFS industry and designed functional prototype for KYC & AML processes

Chennai Area, India

Developed a new module in trade finance of Flexcube Universal Banking Solutions;Provided implementation support reported from 3 client sites on high priority assignments;Designed automated scripts for entire module for scenario testing of the product;Involved in the development of an upgrade in Flexcube Investor Servicing

Post Graduate Diploma In Management, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Senior Member, Drona - IRIS

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 8.41

Activities and Societies: Organizer, TEDxCET, Event Coordinator, Drishti 2012