Sep 2021 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Recruited to lead a pivotal, fast-tracked venture-building mandate: to establish and blitz-scale Turbotic's business from the ground up in the critical APAC and Middle East markets. The mission was to build a world-class operation that could rapidly capture market share and drive significant, sustainable growth.
• Key achievements in this high-velocity role include:
• ► Strategic Market Entry & Foundation: Architected the complete go-to-market strategy and operational blueprint. I led the successful launch of the India entity and established a high-impact Global Capability Center (GCC), creating the foundational hub for regional innovation and talent.
• ► Rapid Commercial Traction: Secured marquee Fortune 500 clients in the initial launch phase, moving quickly to validate our value proposition and establish a strong, defensible foothold in a competitive landscape.
• ► Ecosystem & Channel Development: Forged a powerful partner ecosystem by establishing strategic alliances with Big 4 firms and leading System Integrators. This created a scalable "land-and-expand" engine that significantly amplified our sales pipeline and market reach.
• ► High-Performance Culture: Cultivated a dynamic, results-driven culture centered on innovation, collaboration, and empowerment. This attracted top-tier talent and fostered the agility required for hyper-growth.

Sep 2021 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos · India · Hybrid

• As a Venture Partner, I apply my comprehensive background in both Fortune 500 advisory and hands-on venture building to identify and cultivate the next generation of market-defining companies. My role is centered on providing strategic capital and deep operational mentorship to help early-stage founders navigate the complex journey from seed to scale.
• My contributions and focus areas include:
• ► Strategic Deal Flow & Investment: I led the end-to-end investment process in high-growth sectors, including DeepTech and AI. This involved sourcing disruptive startups, conducting rigorous due diligence, and structuring deals designed to align founder incentives with long-term, transformative growth.
• ► Portfolio Growth & Founder Advisory: Serving as a dedicated mentor and strategic advisor to portfolio company founders, I provided hands-on guidance on critical operational challenges. This included refining go-to-market strategies, building scalable global teams, and preparing for subsequent funding rounds.
• ► Capital Strategy & Network Syndication: I architected fundraising strategies for portfolio companies, leveraging an extensive network of institutional investors, family offices, and HNWIs to secure growth capital. My focus was on building robust, persuasive investment narratives that resonated with the right capital partners.
• This role allows me to synthesize my experience as a deal maker, operator, and mentor, contributing directly to the success of innovative startups and shaping the future of their respective industries.

Apr 2019 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• As a Partner in the consulting practice, I was recognized as one of the firm's fastest-growing leaders, entrusted with architecting and executing strategies that drove significant market expansion and innovation. My mandate was to build and lead high-performing teams to deliver cutting-edge, technology-driven solutions for our most complex client challenges.
• This role was defined by a focus on three core pillars of transformation:
• ► Market Leadership & Business Growth: As the market head for the Global Capability Center (GCC) channel, I designed and led a multi-pronged growth strategy that captured significant market share. This involved building a dedicated "hunter" team to secure new marquee logos and forging strategic alliances with senior global stakeholders to drive multifold business growth.
• ► Pioneering Tech-Driven Solutions: I championed the integration of emerging technologies—including AI/ML, Cloud, and Automation (RPA)—into our core service offerings. By establishing a culture of innovation and leveraging design thinking, my teams developed solutions that solved critical business problems and positioned the firm as a leader in digital transformation.
• ► Talent & Culture Development: I believe that exceptional results are driven by exceptional people. A core part of my role was attracting top-tier talent and cultivating a high-performance culture. I focused on mentoring and developing leaders, building teams that consistently exceeded targets for productivity and organizational growth.

Mar 2019 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Digital Strategy- Developed many compelling and pragmatic digital strategies,
• Integrated it into the strategic-planning process for leadership commitment,
• Digital capability assessments and Digital Roadmaps
• Digital Design and Delivery-
• Fail fast, Fail safe - used wireframing, agile and prototyping, defining customer journey and developing user story design, intelligent customer-focused processes, mapping out customer journeys and wireframes.
• Human Centred design - Designed and developed Digital solutions which were independent of back-end complexity with intuitive UI/UX.
• Cross-Functional Change Agent-
• Integrated digital transformation process, across functions, regions and businesses.
• Rollout of digital initiatives and capabilities, fully integrating business and technology, and closing digital performance gaps that existing functions and business units of client might have.
• Open Innovation-
• Designed a web-based open innovation platform “Oh I See” (IOC). This is a matchmaking platform which helps clients finding solutions faster……on supply side we have startups, students, free lancers etc.
• Measurable benefits on Digital Projects-
• Making Digital initiatives measurable and answerable 😊
• ROI on top line increase, bottom line improvement, Customer satisfaction, carbon footprints improvement etc
• Acquiring and developing Digital Talent-
• Talent is heart of any transformation, worked closely with HR to attract and retain top talent, and to build digital capabilities.
• Investment Management for Digital transformation-
• Developed practical business cases to validate commercially viable technologies, devices, systems, applications. Deployed adoptive sourcing mechanism to work with smaller vendors/startups to test emerging technology use cases faster.
• Emerging Technologies-
• Pioneered Blockchain practice and launched 5 platforms, 10+ PoC. Helped clients leverage Artificial Intelligence models, RPA, NLP, IoT etc

Jan 2017 – Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Specialized in setting up GIC\GCC, Innovation and R&D Center of Excellence, Global Business Services and Shared Services in India. Programs included end to end idea life cycle from business case to Go-live which operated in different models like BOT, 3rd Party incubation and captive center.
• GCC Strategy, run and transform
• Global footprints optimization
• Demand and Capability orchestration
• GCC talent management strategy
• Risk framework for GIC’s including BCP and Third-Party risk
• Vendor Governance and Sourcing optimization
• Notable Projects:
• 1. GBS set up for one of the bank in BOT (Build Operate Transfer) model – The project was part of bank transformation program that included offshoring of critical CFO office activities to India in a BOT model. Activities included Knowledge transfer from various global business\global functions, transition from multiple incumbents, and stabilize operations
• 2. Global In-House Center (GIC) set up for a large British corporate – The project was part of operations optimization strategy that included preparation of business case, transition roadmap for multiple support teams including Network, Infrastructure and Application Support

Apr 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Collaborate -> Execute -> Accelerate -> Disrupt -> Create Value .......Repeat.....
• Adding innovation to enterprise agenda
• Large Transformation Initiatives including Front-Mid and Back offices
• Agile Digital Transformation
• Identify Value Drivers, Control Performance levers, Operations Optimizations
• Expertise in team building, coaching and empowering teams to achieve the next level
• Specialties:
• Innovation infusion • Smart Sourcing & Smart Contracts • Operations Optimization • Robotics Process Automation • Blockchain • Sourcing Strategy • Digital Transformation • Open Innovation

Apr 2013 – Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Advised clients setting up and running Digital Business Services and Innovation hubs. I help GBS leaders in transformation initiatives to improve top-line, attract talent, alignment with HQ Vision and deliver innovation.

Oct 2010 – Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Oct 2008 – Sep 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Management Consulting

Feb 2007 – Sep 2008 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Management Consulting

Oct 2016 – May 2017 · 7 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

• Lead global multi-functional Transformation team across geographies. This included Transition of Transformation office from incumbents to KPMG and set up of core team and platforms to run transformation.
• Among one of the most complex Transformation programs which include 8 exclusive levers applicable across business units.

Feb 2016 – Aug 2016 · 6 mos · Bangalore

• On secondment Operations Director for a British MNC to set up largest GCC in India with 5 global hubs.
• Business case review
• India entity setup
• Entity structuring and funding analysis
• SEZ unit license and run
• Office space selection and fit-outs
• Recruitment processing office setup
• Insourced S2P, O2C and R2R from 2 large Vendors
• Set up the Finance Shared Services Center (SSC) for British company in Bangalore, India. This center has grown to a 1200+ people organization handling all critical Finance functions for the world.

May 2010 – Jul 2010 · 2 mos · Sydney Area, Australia

Sep 2009 – Feb 2010 · 5 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Sep 2008 – Dec 2008 · 3 mos · Greater Leeds Area

Feb 2006 – Feb 2007 · 1 yr · Greater Chennai Area

• Business Analyst

Apr 2004 – Jan 2006 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Setting up new companies, Contract Governance, Alliance partner, End to end Business models.