Narayanan Padmanabhan PMP®ITIL® Disciplined Agile®SSM

Project Manager

Delhi, India19 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

23 years of diverse industry experience.
Expert in managing multi-million dollar client accounts.
Proven track record in digital transformation and service delivery.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in IT services delivery with a focus on client management and digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Management ConsultingSolution ArchitectureBusiness ArchitectureFinancial PerformanceProgram ManagementProject Delivery

Other Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)NegotiationGenerative AIComplex Project ManagementManaging Large Scale ProjectsP&L ManagementBase GrowthSalesClient ManagementDigital TransformationService Delivery ManagementAgile MethodologiesSoftware Project ManagementProject and Program ManagementRequirements Analysis

About

An innovative leader with 23 years of industry experience encompassing a wide range of skill sets, roles and industry verticals. Deep expertise in Client Management, Sales, Base Growth, large-scale IT services delivery and Delivery Excellence. Responsible for client relationships and expectation management for multi-million dollar accounts. Highly experienced in building and managing virtual teams worldwide via offshore and onsite model. Over 20 years of experience in executing software projects for Finance, CPG and Energy & Utility domain.Managed projects in multi-vendor environment, with emphasis on communication and collaboration in delivery.Rich experience in establishing, leading and managing multi-location, multi-cultural and multi-skilled teams and managing complex relationships in global matrix organizations

Experience

19 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

19 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

19 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Ibm

3 roles

Project Executive

Promoted

May 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 11 mos

Management Consulting, Solution Architecture, Portfolio delivery, P&L ownership, Executive Stakeholder management, Technical solutioning and delivery, Base account growth, Application modernization and automation, Complex Programs management, digital transformation, and managed services delivery.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)NegotiationManagement ConsultingSolution Architecture

Business Area Manager

Promoted

Jan 2014 – May 2018 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Responsible to exhibit leadership and form strategic relationships with the client to develop integrated business solutions to meet client needs.
Participate in technology innovation workshops with the client to decide the technology roadmap
Provide leadership to the project managers and teams and is an advocate for the performance of the project and metrics.
Manage portfolio towards business targets - in terms of Revenue & Gross profit and develop solutions to meet these financial targets.
Responsible for managing the business results, including contract fulfillment, project plans, milestones, deliverables and financial targets for multiple projects.
Management of pre-engagement work which including defining and closing opportunities, determining engagement scope, pricing and cost projections, securing funding and formulating initial solutions.
Responsible for identifying staffing, based on skills strategy and business opportunities, to meet project or business demands.
Responsible for engaging with the client in pre-delivery phase to win new projects for IBM.
Prepare Investment Proposals for Project/Business Review Meetings sanctioning. Work closely with customer Project Delivery Managers and executives.
Responsible for interviewing and hiring suitable resources depending on project requirement.
Responsible for assimilating the IBM processes and for implementing Application Development and Maintenance processes and Quality Assurance reviews on the project(s).

Artificial Intelligence (AI)NegotiationBusiness ArchitectureFinancial Performance

Program Manager

Mar 2005 – Mar 2012 · 7 yrs · Columbus, Ohio, United States

Led diverse IBM teams and vendor partner teams located in multiple geographies. Had ownership and responsibilities for the Solution Outline, Solution Design, and Project Delivery phases. He also possesses extensive experience in solutioning, due diligence and Technical Delivery Assessment. He was responsible for monitoring and supervising the budget, resources, , performance, and profitability of the projects/accounts. He has interfaced extensively with business and IT management of the client throughout the project life cycle

NegotiationGenerative AIProgram ManagementProject Delivery