Anirban Chakladar — Program Manager
I am a Delivery Transformation Leader with 26+ years of experience in IT and Telecom, specializing in leading large-scale, multi-million-dollar programs and building high-performing delivery organizations. Currently at Ericsson, I head the BSS Factory Delivery Unit for Middle East & Africa, managing a portfolio of $6–7M, overseeing 50+ projects and leading 100+ professionals across geographies. My work focuses on driving delivery excellence, scaling factory models, and ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for global customers. In parallel, I lead a strategic, first-of-its-kind BSS transformation program involving migration from legacy systems to next-generation platforms, managing complex multi-vendor and multi-stream delivery environments. My core strengths include escalation management, stakeholder engagement, delivery governance, 3PP management and transformation execution. I take pride in building strong teams, solving complex delivery challenges, and consistently delivering value in high-pressure environments. Over the years, I have been recognized with multiple leadership awards, including the Key Contribution Award (2025), for driving impactful delivery outcomes.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Delivery Transformation Leader with extensive experience in managing large-scale IT projects.
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Experience: 23 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- It Project & Program Management
- Senior Program Management
- Service Delivery
Career Highlights
- 26+ years of experience in IT and Telecom.
- Led multi-million-dollar transformation programs.
- Recognized with multiple leadership awards.
Work Experience
Ericsson
Global Program Manager (11 mos)
BSS Delivery Head - Middle East and Africa (4 yrs 4 mos)
BSS Delivery Partner - Middle East and Africa (2 yrs 4 mos)
Program Manager OSS - Market Area Latin America and Europe (3 yrs 7 mos)
Senior Project Manager (3 yrs 9 mos)
IBM
Project Manager Webtechlogies (6 yrs 1 mo)
Accenture
Development Team Lead : Web Technologies (1 yr 9 mos)
SkyTech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Associate Software Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Education
B.Tech at IIEST, Shibpur
AISSCE at Kendriya Vidyalaya