Sumit Arora

Director of Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United States29 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven leader in global workforce strategy and capacity planning.
  • Expert in enterprise support engineering and service delivery.
  • Strong commitment to customer-centricity and human capital investment.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on enterprise support and workforce management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Program ManagementStrategic PlanningWorkforce ManagementCapacity PlanningOperations ManagementRegulatory ComplianceEnterprise Support ManagementService Optimization

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesCloud ComputingCross-functional Team LeadershipData AnalysisEnterprise SoftwareIT Service ManagementITILLeadershipManagementMicrosoft TechnologiesPre-salesProject ManagementService DeliverySoftware Project ManagementSolution Architecture

About

Energetic, creative, goal-driven leader experienced in enterprise support engineering delivery, workforce strategy and planning, and offerings product management. I am adept at managing large, geographically dispersed teams, overseeing global delivery and operations, and directing cross-functional projects. I am guided by a strong commitment to customer-centricity and a deep investment in human capital. I hold a Product Strategy and Management certification from Kellogg School of Management, A workplace coach and mentor certification from International Coach Federation & Gallup University and have a Masters Diploma in Business Administration from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, India.

Experience

Microsoft

6 roles

Director – Unified Offerings Strategy & Operations

Promoted

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Leading strategic roadmap, design and develop enterprise support offerings for regulated markets.
  • Enabling fidelity between Microsoft products, service offerings, capacity planning, and service delivery design by driving cross-organizational interlocks between Product Engineering, Support Delivery, Finance, Business Operations, Sales & Marketing teams.
Cross-functional Team LeadershipLeadershipProgram ManagementService DeliveryStrategic Planning

Worldwide Support Leader – Resource Strategy, Capacity Planning & Workforce Management

Promoted

Jan 2017Jan 2023 · 6 yrs

  • Led a global function responsible for global workforce, location and outsourcing strategy for multiple Support Business Units. Directed long and medium-term range demand forecasting, resource and financial planning, capacity management and workforce operations.
Cross-functional Team LeadershipIT Service ManagementLeadershipManagementProgram ManagementProject Management+5

Business Management Lead – Customer Services & Support, India

Jan 2015Jan 2017 · 2 yrs

  • Developed and maintained a robust operating infrastructure, ensured regulatory compliance, and oversaw delivery and people practices for Microsoft’s largest support delivery site with over 3000 full-time employees, and partner resources.
LeadershipProgram ManagementProject ManagementStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementVendor Management+3

Support Engineering Leader – Modern Work Customer Services & Support, India

Promoted

Jan 2013Jan 2015 · 2 yrs

  • Led an organization of over 200 Microsoft support engineers, 300 strategic supplier resources to provide enterprise support for Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, Skype and Outlook. Ensured quality and service optimization, talent acquisition and retention, customer escalation management, stakeholder relationships, and cost control.
Enterprise SoftwareData AnalysisCross-functional Team LeadershipIT Service ManagementITILLeadership+8

Group Manager – Developer Support; Small, Midmarket Solutions & Partners, India

Promoted

Jan 2007Jan 2013 · 6 yrs

  • Managed cross-functional people managers and led a 24x7 organization responsible for break-fix, technical pre-sales, advisory, and consulting support on Microsoft products and services, serving global enterprise customers and commercial partners.

Team Manager

May 2005Dec 2006 · 1 yr 7 mos

St microelectronics

Project Manager

Jan 2000Jan 2005 · 5 yrs · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • ITSM Lead, responsible for defining and deploying practices for Incident Management, Problem Management, and SLA/OLA management across support and development teams. Established and managed a 24x7 technical support operations team for critical business workloads.

Castrol india pvt ltd

Executive - IT

Jan 1999Jan 2000 · 1 yr

  • Techno-functional expertise in FMCG sales and distribution systems.
  • Responsible for the design, development and implementation of a pan-India Secondary Sales management system. Led the change management program for 60 distributor locations to adopt the new system and processes.

Jindal stainlees steel (jsl stainless ltd.)

System Analyst

Jan 1996Jan 1999 · 3 yrs

  • Responsible for designing and developing custom ERP & MIS solutions. Domain expertise in Sales, Marketing & Distribution Management, MIS, Supply Chain Management, and Customer Relationship Management systems.

Education

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies

Masters Diploma in Business Adminstration

Jan 1998Jan 2000

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