Feb 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• 3AI is India's largest platform for AI & Analytics Leaders & Professionals with geographical footprints in USA , UK ,Middle East ,Australia & Singapore . 3AI is a confluence of by-invite marquee & seasoned 1100+ AI & Analytics thought leaders with representation from 428+ GCCs & 510+ enterprises along with whopping 38000+ active & growing members (working professionals & students ) on one platform.
• 3AI is on a relentless mission to fill up the much needed void in democratizing & accentuating thought leadership quotient , promoting talent advocacy , enhancing branding , visibility and positioning and augmenting professional development in AI & Analytics ecosystem. Currently , we work with 140 + partner enterprises , GCCs , startups on several bespoke AI & Analytics focused interventions & engagements .
• 3AI's eclectic & top of line 1100+ AI & Analytics thought leaders are representation from 925+ Indian & global enterprises , GCC's , BPM & Technology firms , Consulting & Cloud players , Pure play analytics firms , Platform providers & Startups . Our 38000+ growing & active 3AI members represent working professionals from 1400+ organizations . Further , 3AI has targeted access to 1.5 Mn technology professionals , partnership with 125 + academic institutions covering 0.2 Mn students and outreach access with 16000 + CXO's .
• Since 2020 , 3AI : India’s largest platform for AI and Analytics leaders , professionals and aspirants have curated and executed 900+ external interventions & engagements including large scale format events , leadership roundtable sessions , expert talks , knowledge insights sessions , fireside chats , anthology sessions , AI makers unpacked series and allied formats aggregating 3.8 Mn participants and generating 11.8 Mn impressions across social channels .
• Visit www.3ai.in or mail : president@3ai.in

Nov 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• AIQRATE is a bespoke global AI advisory and consulting firm. A first in its genre, we provide strategic AI advisory services and consulting offerings across multiple business segments to enable clients on their AI powered transformation and innovation journey and accentuate their decision making and business performance.
• AIQRATE have a proven AI advisory approach for enterprises and GCCs to enable Boards, CXOs and senior leaders to curate building blocks of AI strategy,embed AI@scale interventions and create AI powered organizations. Our path breaking bespoke AI consulting offerings , frameworks , artifacts, primers and playbooks help enterprises ,GCCs,Startups ,SMBs , VC/PE firms , academic institutions , public enterprises and business associations to enhance business performance and accelerate decision making.
• AIQRATE also works closely with consulting firms , Technology providers, GCC's & pure play AI players on building transformational AI capabilities & solutions , new market opportunities and GTM approaches & AI CoE strategy construct to augment their AI practice and prowess.
• To know more : visit: www.aiqrate.ai or reach out to us at consult@aiqrate.ai /sameerdhanrajani@aiqrate.ai

Mar 2017 – Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Managed strategy and transformation at Fractal. Responsible for curating and executing strategic ,transformative and growth led initiatives and pursuits, M&A , strategic investments ,new capability and geography build up , strategic GTM interventions, AI led transformation programs and engagements , marketing & branding to enable Fractal clients on AI led transformation of their businesses through AI , Engineering & Design.
• Coverage & Focus Areas - Strategy , Transformation, M&A , Marketing, Corporate planning , Alliances/Partnerships, Innovation , CXO management , GTM frameworks & road maps , Competitive mapping and differentiation , New capability build up and geography expansions

Jul 2012 – Feb 2017 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Global Business Leader for Cognizant Analytics and Data Sciences business practice at Cognizant Technology Solutions and member of senior leadership team at CTS. Built and scaled cognizant analytics and data sciences practice to being a market reckoning player covering all genres of analytics and data sciences services , consulting and solutions for multiple industry verticals across geographies with end to end responsibility of sales , business development , account management , delivery , operations & P/L management. Worked with global CXO's in consulting and embedding analytics , data sciences as strategic differentiation for their enterprises by curating business impact driven transformational deals , incubating analytics CoE set ups and reorienting business and operation models. Curated and executed several strategic ,operational best practices and interventions ,Cognizant Analytics unit won several recognitions around algorithm driven innovation , strategic transformation , client delight , business impact , delivery excellence , thought leadership . Cognizant analytics and data sciences practice got regarded as a distinguished market leader and differentiator through incisive focus on actionable, applied and insights driven solutions coupled with focused consulting approach, IP based nonlinear platforms and deeply entrenched customer centric engagement model. From a sub USD 20 Mn revenues , Cognizant analytics scaled to USD 160 Mn revenues serving 180 global clients with 3400 analytics , data science professionals managing 3000 plus analytics consulting projects and 110 analytics CoE's.
• Additionally, was key member of senior leadership team at cognizant ,enabled M&A and partnerships deals at cognizant in Digital , Analytics/AI , Design thinking spheres. Orchestrated several analytics led pitches and dialogues with Fortune 1000 clients , board members, VC/PE firms. Initiated and led multiple strategic planning and investments interventions at cognizant.

Dec 2007 – Mar 2012 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore

• As a senior most representative of Fidelity National Financial , Led and managed overall fidelity national financial global capability center (GCC) strategy, business capabilities and operations to enable robust operating model , agile service delivery framework and top of line capabilities for fidelity national financial india.Enabled Fidelity National Financial India (FNFI) scale 70% YoY in topline, 100% YoY headcount growth, sustained strong EBIDTA continuously during the tenure, credited with building, scaling business processes, Analytics & Technology processes using economies of scale, competency optimization across 250+ processes via operational dexterity that enabled tight coupling of FNFI into corporate FNF and secured elevated Client NPS from 150 + internal stakeholders.
• Salient Accomplishments :
• Built and augmented global capability center on non linear growth model across business, technology and analytics capabilities (one of the first in India's shared service ecosystem)
• Developed fidelity's captive into a hub of delivery innovation and transformational human talent practices by leveraging unique combination of unit based engagement and process ownership model
• Recipient of "outstanding leadership award" at India human capital summit and "exemplary leader award" from Asia pacific hrm congress in 2011
• FNFI was awarded with "Institution building " from Asia pacific hrm congress and "best employer" and "operational excellence and quality" awards at BPO excellence awards in 2011

Jul 2006 – Dec 2007 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

• Business leader with p&l responsibility for the largest research and analytics relationship within Genpact; the role entailed conceptualization and deployment of customized research and analytical solutions across marketing,risk,fraud and pricing domains for retail consumer finance(RCF) business for GE Money americas.Analytics CoE teams design,develop,interpret and deploy statistical models and data mining frameworks for targeted acquisition,retention,cross-sell,customer lifetime value,behavioral segemtation models,risk and fraud modeling relating to payment and transaction platforms using predictive analytics techniques.
• Specific responsibilities:
• Thought leadership and actionable insights led focus efforts to genpact analytics marketing, risk, fraud and pricing teams
• Lead tactical and operational communication drive with customers - expectation/escalation/relationship management,hunt/farm opportunities to servce incremental business,track KPI thru accentuated service level,output based results(linked to NPS survey)
• Establish operational rigor thru scalable, repeatable project management processes for large scale data analysis , decision model development,validation and implementation with the aid of six sigma , lean processes and re-engineering techniques
• Mentoring,training and retaining talented,diverse pool of analytics practitioners thru radical yet effective goal setting,career pathing,engagement excercises
• Key Achievements :
• Delivered $600 mn topline /$120 mn bottomline impact per the agreed operating plan of GE money thru diverse marketing and risk actionable based analytics models
• crafted and implemented new organization structure in Analytics CoE focusing on entrenched yet progressive competency models for better career management and retention management
• Initiated and led business development excercise for genpact analytics unit

Sep 2005 – Jul 2006 · 10 mos

Jan 2004 – Sep 2005 · 1 yr 8 mos

Jul 1997 – Dec 2003 · 6 yrs 5 mos