Vikas Kumar MRICS — CEO

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” -Henry Thomas Buckle For over 25 years, I have been at the forefront of driving operations’ strategies and managing P&L. Having worked in the corporate sector, start-ups, consulting, and the military, I have gained experience and expertise in Real estate, Asset management, Facilities management, Build-outs and Renovations, Operations Management, General Administration, Finance & HR, Personnel Management. My key strengths are a strong domain knowledge gained through successful and diligent execution, and ability to lead large teams. I have gained hands-on experience in executing business strategies for corporate real estate operations with a view to streamlining and improving efficiencies. I embrace innovation and leverage technology to always stay ahead in the game. Currently, I'm leading Asset Management for ~10 million sft at Intellion Offices by Tata Realty - commercial and mixed-use assets across India. I’m leading teams who mange Operations, Engineering, EHS, sustainability, innovation and technology initiatives. I am a member of RICS, IFMA & GACS. In my career spanning 25+ years, I have developed a reputation for extreme ownership, hard work, dependability, exemplary ethics and perseverance to successfully overcome the most difficult challenges. I’m open to new, challenging roles in APAC, EMEA and GCC.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Real Estate Operations Leader with expertise in Asset Management and Facilities Management.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 26 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Asset Management
Operations Management
Client Relations
Facilities Operations
Corporate Real Estate
Team Leadership

Career Highlights

Over 25 years of leadership in real estate operations.
Expert in asset management and operational efficiency.
Proven track record in building high-performing teams.

Work Experience

Intellion Offices by Tata Realty

VP & Head - Asset Management (1 yr 8 mos)

CBRE Asia Pacific

Regional Director - IFM for Microsoft India (2 yrs 1 mo)

Regional Director - Facilities Operations & Real Estate (Novartis India & Bangladesh) (1 yr 10 mos)

MiraiNxt

Startup Mentor (8 mos)

The Mentoring Club gUG

Mentor (5 yrs 11 mos)

91Springboard

Director - Facilities Operations (1 yr 9 mos)

Vestian Global Workplace Services

Vice President - Client Delivery (1 yr)

Vice President | Integrated FM Services (8 mos)

Sugary Bakers - A Boutique Bakery

Co-founder & CEO (2 yrs 11 mos)

Time Inc.

Director | CRE & Workplace Management (1 yr 6 mos)

Senior Manager - Facilities (1 yr 11 mos)

Indian Army

Senior Manager | Operations & Administration (2 yrs 8 mos)

Manager - Administration (3 yrs)

Assistant Manager - Operations (7 yrs 1 mo)

Trainee -Military Strategy & Operations, Leadership (1 yr 1 mo)

Education

MBA at Illinois Tech Stuart School of Business

Certificate in Strategy at University of the People

BTech at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE)

Military and Strategic Leadership at Indian Military Academy

BSc at St. Stephen's College, Delhi

CBSE at Modern School

High School at Frankfurt International School

Vikas Kumar MRICS

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India26 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over 25 years of leadership in real estate operations.
Expert in asset management and operational efficiency.
Proven track record in building high-performing teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Real Estate Operations Leader with expertise in Asset Management and Facilities Management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Asset ManagementOperations ManagementClient RelationsFacilities OperationsCorporate Real EstateTeam Leadership

Other Skills

Business StrategyPeople ManagementStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementFacilities ManagementCrisis ManagementLeadershipTechnology ImplementationP&L ManagementSourcing & ProcurementOperations StrategyCustomer ExperienceFinancial PlanningComplianceRevenue & Profit Growth

About

Experience

26 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 8 mos

Current Experience

Intellion offices by tata realty

VP & Head - Asset Management

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I currently lead Asset Management & Operations for Intellion Offices by Tata Realty, managing a mix-use commercial portfolio of ~10 mn sft across world-class, Grade ‘A’ assets in NCR, Mumbai and Chennai.
I’m transforming the asset management operations to build effective and efficient teams, focused on exceptional occupier experience and cutting-edge technology as we grow AUM to ~25 mn sft in the next few years.
I’m implementing strategies focused on building world-class processes and an ownership-driven team culture to scale-up operations, and continue delivering excellence for our clients.
My focus is on deeper and stronger partnerships with partners and suppliers, and implementing technology to create assets which provide exceptional customer experience and also drive cost and operational efficiency,

Business StrategyOperations ManagementPeople ManagementStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementAsset Management+5

Cbre asia pacific

2 roles

Regional Director - IFM for Microsoft India

Jul 2022 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · India

Led India IFM Operations for Microsoft; Managed teams for FM services, Sourcing & Procurement, Engineering, Sustainability, Space/Occupancy planning, Finance, Capex Projects, HSE, BCP, Resilience, Moves.
Client Relations, Stakeholder management, People Management; member of Asia/EMEA LT
Co-Chair for CBRE APAC Network for LGBTQI+ & Allies, Diversity ally.
Key Role metrics:
~4 million sft
13 locations
7 cities
Team of ~300 FM professionals
Collaboration with global teams across APAC, US, EMEA to drive systemic improvements by implementing sustainable, efficient process improvements and best practices in FM operations, finance, sourcing contract and people management.
Promoted in April 2024 in recognition of achievements over the past 3.5 years. APAC Co-chair for LGBTQIA+ Network EBRG.

Team LeadershipP&L ManagementClient RelationsFacilities OperationsBusiness Strategy

Regional Director - Facilities Operations & Real Estate (Novartis India & Bangladesh)

Sep 2020 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos · India

Led Real Estate & Facilities Operations for India & Bangladesh, for one of the world’s largest pharma companies. Responsible for regional P&L, projects, real estate advisory & facilities management of ~2 million sft of client’s commercial offices, manufacturing plants and R&D labs across 8 cities.
Collaborated with the APAC regional teams to drive operations excellence through innovative technologies, sustainability & HSE initiatives. Expertise in CRM, operations strategy and managing large, diverse CRE & FM teams.

Team LeadershipP&L ManagementCorporate Real EstateClient RelationsFacilities Operations

Mirainxt

Startup Mentor

Jan 2022 – Sep 2022 · 8 mos

I have 21 years of experience as a business and people leader in the corporate sector, armed forces, and startups. I support startups through their entrepreneurial journey via the Mirainxt Innovation Center.

The mentoring club gug

Mentor

May 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

I have 25+ years of experience as a people leader in the corporate sector, armed forces, and startups. I provide pro bono mentorship in leadership, general management, startups, and career planning.
Please reach out for a mentoring session with me here -> https://www.mentoring-club.com/the-mentors/vikas-kumar

91springboard

Director - Facilities Operations

May 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I led the management team in the delivery of operations and administration in 6 cities across India. I successfully lead teams for standardization of design, product templates, and construction of new offices.
Identified focus areas for expansion of operations, executed expansion from 15 to 27 offices.
Managed operations of 27 co-working offices, provided exceptional people-leadership to a diverse and distributed team, guided members to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
Created roadmap for leasing and build-out teams, conducted due diligence of new office locations, financial planning, compliance/regulations, negotiations & handover to operations’ teams.

Vestian global workplace services

2 roles

Vice President - Client Delivery

May 2017 – May 2018 · 1 yr

Thought leader, driving business pursuits, strategic planning and support for all accounts/multi-regional CRE/facilities businesses. In this role I led operations and supervision of client relations and business expansion in 3 cities across South India.

Operations ManagementTeam LeadershipCustomer Experience

Vice President | Integrated FM Services

Sep 2016 – May 2017 · 8 mos

Facilities operations for workplace services, security, procurement, client relationships & business development for 40+ client locations located across multiple cities in India.

Sugary bakers - a boutique bakery

Co-founder & CEO

Apr 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I co-founded and established operations for a boutique bakery specializing in customized cakes and confectionery. I was responsible for operations, marketing, sales, customer services, and logistics. Managed a team of 5 members. This role was in parallel to my full-time role in the corporate sector.

Time inc.

2 roles

Director | CRE & Workplace Management

Mar 2015 – Sep 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

As Director, I demonstrated passion for crafting the future of work while establishing 2 new, state-fo-art offices in Bengaluru. Furthermore, I drove continuous process improvement by working closely with global CRE teams, created an exceptional workplace environment achieving high employee satisfaction and enabling successful delivery of operations.

Senior Manager - Facilities

Apr 2013 – Mar 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

In this role, I led and managed workplace and facility management services for 2 offices in Bengaluru. I gained in-depth understanding of the complexities of contemporary facilities and property management, construction, and maintenance projects.

Indian army

4 roles

Senior Manager | Operations & Administration

Jul 2010 – Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 8 mos

I managed multiple responsibilities including Operations, Administration, Facilities, F&B, Events, Health, Safety & Security, Finance/ Accounting, Payroll, Training, IT & Network Operations, Logistics, Personnel Management and more.