Aravind Hawk

VP of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Established Global Capability Centers for Fortune 50 companies.
  • Recipient of Indian Achievers’ Award for Professional Excellence.
  • Mentor for National Hackathon appointed by India's Ministry of Education.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Retail transformation expert with a focus on AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Growth StrategiesCustomer SuccessEvent ManagementLeadershipSolution BuildingSales EnablementBusiness ConsultingProgram ManagementProduct ManagementQuality EngineeringBusiness Analysis

Other Skills

AgenticaiAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesAgile LeadershipAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAiadoptionAutomationBusiness ProcessBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness StrategyBusiness TransformationConference ManagementConsultingContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Customer Experience

About

At my core, I’m a business technologist with a deep curiosity for how things work—and how they can work better. I believe the best solutions come from a blend of empathy, innovation, and execution—and that’s how I approach every challenge I take on. Over the years, with the help of people around me I’ve built global teams, designed customer-first solutions, orchestrated multi-million dollar revenue pipeline & GTM growth and driven large-scale consumer business & retail transformations with one goal: create meaningful impact at speed and scale. Currently focusing on 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈-𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭, 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 I’ve had the opportunity to: » Established and scaled Global Capability Centers for Fortune 50 companies, built self-organizing teams, and led high-impact initiatives with direct C-suite engagement and accountability » Led cross-functional teams, partnered with senior leaders and brands to co-create and deliver end-to-end digital transformation programs—spanning digital commerce, omnichannel, and supply chain—resulting in faster time to market, improved customer and colleague experience, and sustainable growth. » Led pre-sales initiatives. Shaped narratives that align business goals with real customer needs—backed by insights 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝐅𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝐄𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱: HARMAN (A Samsung Company) | Lowe’s | Hudson’s Bay | Tata Consultancy Services and Major Global Retailers. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: » Recognized as a 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 for thought leadership and industry impact » Recipient of the 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 (2022) for Professional Excellence and Contributions to Nation Building » 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫 & 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫, appointed by 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐀𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄 » 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫 & 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 for premier innovation and entrepreneurship platforms at 𝐈𝐈𝐓 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐬, 𝐍𝐈𝐓 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐲, 𝐒𝐑𝐂𝐂 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢, and other leading institutions » Passionate advocate for youth empowerment, actively mentoring first-generation learners and underserved communities—sharing lessons from my own journey to uplift others and see their success as mine » 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 by choice, immersing myself in frontline work to better understand ground realities and bridge boardroom strategy with field operations I share industry insights through #𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐝 and candid reflections about work for the next generation through #𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬.

Experience

12 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
1 yr 8 mos
Current Experience

Harman international

Sr. Manager | Solutions and Growth | Consumer Business

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • » Part of the Consumer Business Group (under the Harman DTS division) and working alongside the group leadership to build industry-leading solutions and develop key competencies. My primary focus is on identifying growth opportunities and developing solutions for customers in the consumer industry, including sectors such as Retail, CPG, Travel, Tourism and Hospitality.
  • » Driving initiatives to position Samsung’s existing consumer business solutions to Harman DTS customers, while cross-pollinating ideas to co-create innovative solutions for Samsung
  • » Engage with senior stakeholders across Harman business groups for ensuring successful acquisition of new clients and drive revenue growth
  • » Drive GTM initiatives with strategic insight and innovative approaches
  • » Regularly engage with clients, partners, growth groups, and senior leadership to help achieve business value realization for our customers. Additionally, create opportunities, highlight success stories, and share ideas for new prospects.
Growth StrategiesThought LeadershipCustomer SuccessSolution BuildingSolution Selling

Latentview analytics

Head - Solutions and Growth | Retail & Marketplace

Jun 2024Jul 2024 · 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

  • » Part of the solutions and growth team, I work closely with senior leadership to develop Data Analytics and GenAI solutions for global Retail and Marketplace customers.
  • » Effectively bridging the gap between solution offerings and customer needs, thereby enhancing the sales cycle and contributing to the company's growth.
Solution BuildingThought LeadershipSolution SellingSales EnablementGrowth Strategies

Saas insider

Conference Organiser

Mar 2022Present · 4 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • » Working with the core organising team and other fellow volunteers in executing some of the India’a largest SaaS events like SAASCON, DEVCON bringing together a curated group of vetted attendees, including Founders, Investors, C-level executives, Tech leaders, GTM leaders and SaaS enthusiasts across the globe.
Event ManagementConference ManagementLeadershipTeam Building

Tata consultancy services

Business Consultant | Retail UK EU - Consumer Business Group

Aug 2021Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

  • » Part of the Consumer Business Group and working alongside the ISU leadership, I'm mainly responsible for proactively generating business value and revenue through consulting and domain thought-leadership for the UK & EU’s leading retailers
  • » Collaborate regularly with clients, partners, and senior leadership to create opportunities, highlight success stories, and share ideas for new prospects. Also, actively support the group’s strategic planning and execution along with the senior leadership team
  • » Engage with the growth team and delivery team on all major requests for proposals (RFP, RFI, and New logo) to ensure successful conversion
  • » Delivered several digital commerce and omni-channel capability transformation programs for global retailers resulting in numerous business advantages, such as reduced time to market, enhanced customer experience, increased loyalty, better colleague experience, and increased sales. And, enabled sustainable growth by reimagining the membership journey.
  • » Helped transform the Stock valuation system to measure more precise COGS and make the correct markdown/restock decisions. Additionally, opportunities to optimize cost-to-serve for one of the big four retailers in the UK.
  • » Led key technology migrations and large-scale order management system capabilities to deliver personalized user experience and optimized order fulfillment. And, enabled sustainable growth by reimagining the membership journey
  • » Collaborate with internal departments such as Solutions, CoE, Innovation, Product, Sales & Presales in the India, UK, and EU regions, as well as other Global Alliance and Co-Innovation Partners to deliver the highest quality of service to our customers. In addition, work with marketing and analyst teams to highlight success stories and build brand awareness, which leads to higher conversion rates in the long run.
Sales EnablementBusiness ConsultingProgram ManagementProduct ManagementCustomer Success

Moe's innovation cell

Evaluator and Jury - Smart India hackathon

Jun 2021Present · 4 yrs 11 mos · Hybrid

  • » Nominated by the Ministry of Education's Innovation cell, India, and AICTE as a Mentor and Evaluator for National Hackathons like Smart India Hackathon

Purchasing power

Application Delivery Manager

May 2020Jun 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo · Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

  • » I joined as a founding team member and supported the senior management to set up the captive centre in Chennai, India. Led initiatives reporting to C-Suite executives.
  • » I worked closely with the counterpart leaders in the US and helped build self-organised teams in the India office that kept growing with the company's success.
  • » I was primarily responsible for the successful implementation of comprehensive technology transformation programmes that affect the business, including SAP Hybris and SAP Spartacus, in order to provide tailored user experiences, enhance customer satisfaction and increase conversion rates..
  • » Develop and maintain eCommerce applications, web and mobile apps (iOS and Android)
  • » Collaborated with in-house teams (India and United States), global partners and vendors to deliver the highest quality solutions
Product ManagementProgram ManagementAgile LeadershipLeadership

Hudson's bay company

2 roles

Team Lead - Technology

Promoted

Apr 2019Apr 2020 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • » I joined as a founding team member in the digital commerce space and supported the senior management to set up the captive centre in Bangalore. Lead few initiatives directly reporting to the senior management executives.
  • » I worked closely with the counterpart leaders in the US, Canada and Ireland and helped build several self-organised teams in the India office that kept growing with the company's success.
  • » As one of the youngest leaders, was highly valued by senior management and colleagues for the commitment to ownership, innovation, and team spirit.
  • » My primary responsibility is to successfully implement digital commerce transformation programmes, such as SFCC transformation and large-scale OMS capabilities, to provide personalised user experiences, better customer satisfaction and increase conversion rates.
  • » Enabled and implemented Omni channel capability transformation programmes including building mobile applications, resulting in numerous business advantages, such as reduced time to market, enhanced customer experience, and enhanced customer loyalty.
  • » Collaborated with in-house teams (India, United States, Canada, and Ireland), global partners and vendors to deliver the highest quality solutions.
Program ManagementAgile MethodologiesProduct ManagementQuality Engineering

Senior Analyst - Technology

Mar 2018Apr 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Lowe's companies, inc.

Software Engineer

Jan 2017Feb 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • » I joined as the first few core technology associates supported the senior management to set up the Stores function in our captive centre in Bangalore. Lead few initiatives directly reporting to the senior leadership.
  • » I worked closely with the counterpart leaders in the US and helped build self-organised teams in the India office that kept growing with the company's success.
  • » I'm mainly responsible for the successful implementation of store transformation programmes, like POS transformation, enabling self-checkout shopping experience, and a few other omnichannel capability transformation programmes, including large-scale order management solutions, payment solutions and CRM solutions. This leads to lots of business benefits, like better colleague experience, better customer experiences, and increased customer loyalty.
  • » Collaborated with internal teams (India and United States), global partners and vendors to deliver the highest quality solutions.

Harman international

3 roles

Senior Product Engineer

Promoted

Nov 2015Jan 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • » I joined the company as a graduate fresher and initially took on operations role. After a few months, I was noticed by the senior leadership team because of my dedication to diligent work and business knowledge. Later, they suggested me to move into tech product building of Retail ERP solutions, and took up several roles, that include Quality engineering, Business Analysis and Product Management.
  • » I had the privilege of working directly with the senior leaders of my client and contributed to the development of the Nextgen ERP solutions, which interacted with core functions such as Master data management (MDM), Customer order management (COM), Billing management, Transportation management, Warehouse management etc.
  • » During this time, I pursued my MBA in operations and PGD in Supply chain management part time, I gained a deep understanding of the retail industry and how to look at the bigger picture, both in terms of looking at the business problems and how technology solutions can enable the business. All of this helped me to establish myself as the go-to person in the group for business queries.
  • » Some of the ideas I came up with during client demos and meetings helped build a better product and also the organisation to generate incremental revenue, all of which were done in a proactive manner and kept customer satisfaction high.
  • » I collaborated closely with the US Client leaders and with my team in India to develop a quality solution that was required for the business.
Program ManagementProduct ManagementQuality EngineeringAgile MethodologiesSolution Building

Product Engineer

Promoted

Aug 2014Nov 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Quality EngineeringProgram ManagementBusiness AnalysisCustomer SuccessAgile & Waterfall Methodologies

Consultant - Operations

Jul 2013Aug 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Executive Program — GenAI and AgenticAI for Business Applications

Jun 2025Jun 2025

SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Post Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management

Jan 2015Jan 2016

ICFAI University

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Operations management

Jan 2014Jan 2016

Sri Krishna College of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2008Jan 2012

R. S. Krishnan Higher Secondary School

Schooling — Computer Science

Jan 1994Jan 2008

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