Ashok Panwar

Program Manager

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India16 yrs 1 mo experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Led a 20-member team to deliver AI solutions.
  • Established a data governance practice in cybersecurity.
  • Achieved record revenue growth in multiple roles.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B SaaS leader with expertise in AI-driven solutions and customer success.

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Skills

Core Skills

Customer SuccessArtificial Intelligence (ai)Data SecuritySupply Chain ConsultingCustomer Relationship Management (crm)Project DeliverySoftware ImplementationCustomer Engagement

Other Skills

Account ManagementCustomer OnboardingSalesforce.comIntelligent document processingEnablementReturn on InvestmentPerformance MetricsProblem SolvingCommunicationCustomer Satisfaction (CSAT)Large Language Models (LLM)AI AgentsRelationship DevelopmentPresentationsBusiness Process Improvement

About

Delivery Director, responsible for entire customer onboarding journey, from Professional Services to Customer Success and Customer experience, leveraging AI, NLP and ML solutions at the intelligent edge and end points. I'm responsible for leading and delivering propriety B2B SAAS AI solutions to enterprise customers worldwide, with a direct impact on organisation's bottomline. Responsible for revenue, P&L and Adoption in the installed base. Passionate about building teams, processes and scalable delivery models in B2B SAAS space, love to tinker with new methodologies and frameworks, adept at problem solving and a firm believer of First principle thinking. Great communicator with a knack for innovative solutions and innate ability to motivate team members. I can be reached at panwarashok1@gmail.com for a discussion around latest solution evangelised under Generative and Conversational AI space.

Experience

16 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
10 mos
Current Experience

Airbnb

Program Management

Jul 2025Present · 10 mos

  • Set up Legal tech group for Airbnb.

Foundation ai

AI Delivery Director

Nov 2023May 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos · On-site

  • Responsible for leading and delivering Customer engagements at Foundation AI, leading IDP solution provider in Legal space.
  • Responsible for leading 20 member team encapsulating, Professional Services (Technical & Functional), Program Management and Customer Success Managers, ensuring successful delivery of business critical systems for Law firms using PMS like Litify, Clio, Smart Advocate, Filevine & Meruscase.
  • Responsible for scaling business P&L and continuous improvement of Operational Metrics like Utilization, Productivity, Revenue, Cost, and Margin.
  • Lead Cross functional teams and responsible for product growth, by providing input on product improvement, while engaging with installed base and potential customers.
  • Established new operating model, role and processes that resulted in 3.25X of revenue from quarter to quarter. Recorded the biggest revenue month and quarter in the company's history.
Customer SuccessAccount ManagementCustomer OnboardingSalesforce.comIntelligent document processingEnablement+16

Tact.ai

Senior Manager - Professional Services Projects (Acquired by Aktana)

Apr 2021Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Responsible for leading and delivering Customer engagements at Tact.ai, leading Conversational AI assistant solution provider in Life Science and Pharma space.
  • Lead end-to-end implementation of AI projects at using Tacts conversation AI solution at the intelligent edge, defining project goals and success criteria.
  • Single point of contact for project/program risks, issues and change requests; and their effective management and resolution.
  • Developed project plans, budgets, and maintained adherence to timelines. Conducted project status meetings, provided updates to internal & external stakeholders.Generate Project reports and forecasts to be shared with internal and external stakeholders
  • Helped scale the delivery methodology of Professional Services team, which accounted for ~ 35% of company's revenue.
  • Collaborate with product management, Engineering and Customer Success teams for successful and timely delivery.
  • Work in an Agile environment, consistently churning increments and getting feedback from Customers to enable a smooth UAT and Go Live.
  • Delivered B2B SAAS AI projects within budget, exceeding client expectations. Ensure that all project/program risks, issues and change requests are managed effectively.
  • Develop a new deployment methodology for rapid execution, scalability, and consistency for executing multilingual project implementations with a new professional services model.
  • Hands on with the entire product suite and have a deep understanding of technology and current trends
Customer SuccessAccount ManagementCustomer OnboardingSalesforce.comStakeholder ManagementEnablement+23

Seclore

Consultant

Mar 2019Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Worldwide · On-site

  • Lead end-to-end implementation and delivery of Seclore's Data security products as part of
  • Professional services team under bigger Customer Success Org.
  • Conducted project status meetings, provided updates to internal & external stakeholders.
  • Managed cross-functional teams and external vendors, OEM, Channel partners and System
  • integrators to ensure timely delivery.
  • Developed and maintained durable and trusted relationships with external and internal stakeholders
  • Helped build entire Data Governance consulting practice from scratch for one of the biggest Cyber security customer in UAE.
  • Generate Project reports and forecasts to be shared with internal and external stakeholders
  • Work includes but not limited to - Understanding and defining Discovery policies using DLP(Data Loss Prevention), Designing and configuring organisation's classification framework, Invoking Data protection using IRM (Information rights management) , Track and Manage the information wherever it goes.
  • Current Customer Domain : Defence, BFSI, E commerce and cyber security.•
Account ManagementCustomer OnboardingCustomer EngagementData SecurityEnablementReturn on Investment+16

E2open

Senior Solutions Consultant

Jul 2016Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore · On-site

  • Implement & manage the biggest module for HPI’s channel partners as part of Professional Services team.
  • Solution set includes Zyme CDM & Channel rebates, Sales Force Dot Com/MS Dynamics integration & downward system integration
  • Conducting project review and creating detailed reports for executive staff. Optimizing and improving processes and the overall approach where necessary.
  • Lead business process study/as-is process documentation, mapping, gap and Requirement analysis.•
Customer OnboardingStakeholder ManagementEnablementAgile MethodologiesPerformance MetricsProblem Solving+10

Jenzabar

Senior Business Analyst

Sep 2014Nov 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Cincinnati,Bangalore

Client Communication

Campus management corp.

2 roles

Senior Solution Analyst

Jan 2013Sep 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Worked on multiple solution consulting and implementation engagements of CRM/CEM and ERP offering Worldwide
  • Liaise with customers to understand their business requirements and drive value through Solution proposition and solution eco system design
  • End to End responsibility of project - Requirement Gathering, Solution Design, Configuration, Training, Testing & Go Live
  • Engage with Project Sponsors and Senior leadership of internal & external stakeholders.
  • Liaise with different teams - Product Management, Engineering, Sales and Customer support for successful execution and implementation of projects.
Project DeliveryERP ImplementationsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Performance MetricsPresentation SkillsSolution Demo+7

Business Analyst/ Implementation Consultant

May 2011Dec 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Involved with end to end consulting on Talisma CRM and CMC ERP (Student information system).
  • Lead all entire Project and its milestones - Requirement gathering, Solution Design, Configuration,
  • Training, UAT, Go Live & Hyper Care.
  • Worked with
  • 1. One of the biggest public sector and private sector bank in India. (CRM, Customisation)
  • 2. India's biggest lifestyle e commerce company. (CRM, CTI, Voice logger integartion, Customisation)
  • 3. India's biggest private educational institute. (SIS, CRM)
  • 4. Currently working for an international university on their SIS and CRM implementation onsite at
  • Nairobi, Kenya.
Customer EngagementERP ImplementationsSoftware ImplementationProfessional ServicesCRM consultingCustomer Journeys+3

Xchanging plc

Management Trainee ( Business Analyst/Consulting)

Apr 2009May 2011 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Project: XBS (Xchanging Broking Services)
  • Involved with end to end migration and implementation of technology from system IBIS to GRIDS.
  • Requirement gathering and implementation of GRIDS system throughout the Bangalore chapter of
  • Xchanging PLC.
  • Completed gap analysis report for IBIS versus GRIDS and submitted required recommendations for
  • establishing strategic link between the two systems.
  • Working as an offshore consultant on a project to bring down the Work in progress levels.
  • Used analytical techniques such as flow charts, process mapping, time motion studies analyses to
  • eliminate duplication, facilitate workflow, and assure optimum utilisation of staff and equipment.
  • Preparation and analysis of MIS reports and presenting it to top management and onshore advocates.
  • Worked closely with onshore representatives to migrate the process offshore.
  • Planned, organised and conducted Kaizen measures across Bangalore office and earned maximum
  • kaizen points for the financial year 2009-2010.
  • Dextrously completed the analysis and gave recommendations on requirement of a subject matter
  • expert.
  • Successfully coordinated and conducted ISO and SAS 70 for all projects running in Xchanging
  • Bangalore
  • Project: Shiraz
  • Feasibility study and requirement gathering for transition of Auganiser to ECM (enterprise content
  • management).
  • Involved with end to end transition, implementation and change management of the process from UK
  • to Bangalore.
  • Worked/working with AON advocates to define and develop change strategies and the methods to
  • cope up with the changes involved.
  • Consulting and identification of vital change point in the entire cycle of process flow and finding the
  • strategic benefit that may be derived from the migration of technology (Auganiser to ECM).

Education

ICFAI Hyderabad

MBA — Finanace and Marketing

Jan 2007Jan 2009

Delhi University

Bachelor of Science - BS — Computer Science

May 2004Apr 2007

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