Feb 2024 – Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Hybrid

• As CTO and a part of founding management at Element Technologies, I lead the company’s strategy, growth, technology, and delivery functions. Under the Vision 2026 initiative, I’ve played a key role in driving 3x business growth and a 4x increase in company valuation—steering the transformation into a next-generation Data, Digital, and AI Engineering company
• Key Achievements:
• Spearheaded the transformation of a 20-year legacy staffing business into a specialized Data, Digital & AI firm with deep capabilities across Life Sciences, and BFSI verticals.
• Built a 350+ strong global team of Data & AI practitioners across India and the U.S., securing 10+ new enterprise clients in one year, including two accounts scaling toward $10M ACV.
• Established Gen AI Innovation & Experience Centers in Bangalore and New Jersey to design and deliver enterprise-grade Gen AI solutions. These centers focus on end-to-end Gen AI application development—from ideation to production—supporting co-innovation and industrialization at scale.
• Led the development of multiple IPs, including:
• sLLM for Life Sciences: A specialized LLM platform for clinical trials, real-world evidence (RWE), and regulatory content.
• A next-gen AI-driven solution designed to optimize procurement price benchmarking for Pharma
• Elevate: An intelligent document processing platform capable of unlocking insights with high precision.
• RPaaS (Recruitment Platform as a Service): A fully autonomous, AI-powered talent acquisition solution.
• CAP (Customer Analytics Platform): A CX intelligence engine powered by BlueConic, enabling insights across 720+ customer journeys.
• Pioneered innovation in multi-model embeddings, 3D CAD/CAM generation, Agentic AI, Agentic RAG systems, and the development of domain-specific small and large language models.
• I'm passionate about building scalable tech ecosystems and redefining enterprise AI strategy through IP creation, cross-functional collaboration, and impactful execution.

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · Remote

• Engage in global initiatives through Gartner’s Analytics & Digital Peer Community, where I collaborate with peers to explore trends in Generative AI, Responsible AI, and data monetization. My commitment lies in enabling enterprises to harness cutting-edge technologies for informed decision-making and sustained competitive advantage.
• As a Gartner Ambassador for Gartner peer community network, i will be participating, facilitating group discussions, knowledge sharing, polls on various topics on Data, Digital & AI.
• Collaborating in building inclusive & learning environment for my Global peer community to design, build & scale Data & AI led transformation & modernization.
• Also help forum to understand the new trends, define use case in Generative AI, responsible AI, Data monetization and writing white papers.

Mar 2023 – Feb 2024 · 11 mos · Onsite · On-site

• As a CTO leading the Digital & Technology office, I oversee the company's P&L, GTM strategy, Service line design, Practice, Integrated presales, and Product Engineering, with a focus on driving Growth. My role revolves around creating value for clients via digital transformation, modernizing the CIO office, and spearheading ahead-of-the-curve initiatives.
• My responsibilities encompass developing and executing Business Strategy, Service Lines, Geo Sales & Marketing, Product Strategies, Revenue & Profit Growth, Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Expansion, and CIO office optimization.
• Key achievements include:
• ♦ Established Cygnet Domain & Product Engineering unit, aligning with Vision 2026 to triple business growth and double employee productivity.
• ♦ Established Cygnet Technovation center, emphasizing Co-ideation, Co-innovation, and Co-building with customers, facilitating product incubation.
• ♦ Strengthened Fintech and TaxTech product portfolios for global markets, achieving 2x growth, 30+ new clients, and tripling Digital service cross-sells. Recognized with prestigious awards from Oracle and AWS.
• ♦ Collaborated with CFO Office to identify non-linear revenue opportunities through integrated propositions and M&A.
• ♦ Implemented a partner-led strategy (Build | Buy | Partner) to expand Cygnet’s capabilities.
• ♦ Rebranded Cygnet Digital, driving double-digit growth by integrating Services and Product business.
• ♦ Launched the Growth office, developing service lines for end-to-end Digital transformations.
• ♦ Established an innovation & incubation office, resulting in 2 patent filings using Deep Learning in Fintech.
• ♦ Actively contributed to brand development by speaking at CXO conferences, sponsoring white papers, and moderating discussions.
• These initiatives collectively aimed to propel growth, enhance product offerings, expand market reach, and position Cygnet as an innovative leader in the industry.

Sep 2022 – Feb 2023 · 5 mos · Delhi, India · Hybrid

• Private Equity : Strategic collaboration with top firms like Advent, Bain Capital in Business Growth Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy, reviewing AI & Digital roadmap, portfolio & valuation.
• Consultancy Collaborations in AI roadmap: Partnering with leading firms like BCG , McKinsey, Bain for strategic projects and white papers in Data, AI and Gen AI Engg into Industry..
• Working closely with Birlasoft CEO in developing & redesigning Data & Digital offering. Part of CXO council to build advisory service to work closely with Fortune CXO in designing & defining roadmap and Monetization strategy.
• Design & Build Platform & Data monetization strategy for world third largest commercial & Healthcare processing company based in US, Reengineered & transformed current processes to Digital led process leading direct savings of > $ 30M in first year itself and build new business model data as service. Expected to be 10% of contributor of total revenue in next 2 years.

Jun 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Hybrid

• Vice President & Global Leader of Data, Analytics and Digital Transformation at Genpact. Leading Data & Analytics advisory practice helping CDO / CTO in Data strategy, cloud modernization, repurposing operating model to enable Data literacy & Adoption of digital solutions and Enable Data Democratization culture. Offence & defense data analytics strategy helps our clients become data-driven enterprises to achieve business outcome and link data initiative with business outcome to build business case. In parallel business leader for BCM & Insurance vertical to grow & build Data & AI penetration and working on building 3 yrs plan to make BCM & Insurance world largest domain led Data & AI practice.
• Optimized and automated Data Ops & Regulatory filling processes for large UK bank : Advise, design and build new operating model, Reengineered current processes, identified areas for optimization, automated through technology intervention, rebadging, leading to a direct savings of > $30M in next three years.
• Build a team who drive digital innovations that spark profitable growth and championing digital assets to influence C-level decisions and Trusted Adviser for recommending solutions and strategic roadmap for Digital Transformation to CXOs - Data , BI Modernization along with Artificial Intelligence and Advance Analytics.
• Part of leadership council and in parallel run Innovation office to drive disruption and bring challenger mindset through innovation and building enterprise solution using Process depth ERP, Data, AI, Automation & Cloud modernization.

May 2016 – Jun 2021 · 5 yrs 1 mo · United States · Hybrid

• Ambuj in his current role is working as Global Head Data & Analytics SBU and charter includes P&L, Business Growth, Relationship, Partnership and Strategy & account management and reporting under CEO.
• Responsible for P&L with focus on revenue growth , margin and Customer satisfaction. Daily Charter includes heading Advisory, Sales, Presales, D&A Practices & CoE , Marketing & Partnership and Delivery Management.
• Parallel running charter of Innovation office under CXO to drive disruption and bring challenger mindset through innovation and building enterprise IPs / solution.
• Successfully transformed DWBI into D&A with objective to leverage data as its most important asset and solve customer Business Problems. Aim is manage Data to Decision journey end to end ! By leveraging business + technology + Math together
• Successfully drive 30% YoY revenue growth and transformed to as most focused SBU & driving maximum growth and cross selling with other SBUs. Twice awarded maximum growth SBU in last 4 yrs.
• Depth understanding on processes in MFG & Hi Tech, LSS, BFSI, E&U vertical. Added 25+ new logos in last 3 yrs for BIRLASOFT and build from scratch verticalized sales/ delivery/ CoE function within D&A
• Received multiple feature and recognition from top Analyst community Gartner, Forrester, IDC, ISG, Zinnov, Everest and Avasant. Got awarded for our analytics platform -connected BI
• Build 360 degree partnership with large ISV and driving joint GTM and innovation together. Building Learning culture for cross skilling & upskilling through Digital edge program and build network with Tier 1 , Tier 2 institutes for focused fresher hiring & development.

Jul 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Worked as a Practice director and job profile includes heading the presales, end-end solution cycle, delivery management of MFG & HiTech vertical globally for their BI, Data Management , Big data & Analytic requirement. Drive 110 Mn USD ACV business with 20% YoY growth and reports under HBU Head.
• My profile is to drive GTM which includes presales, Solution based Selling, customer Engagement, account Mining, Strategies, CoE and reposnible for P&L & strategy for Wipro Analytics.
• Specializing in carving out integrated, complex and large greenfield transformation solution making. End- end responsibilities of reactive and proactive proposals, PoV and building industry themes
• Develop Analytics CoE for process mfg and automative customers. Build ETL factory, DM factory and BDRE solution. DM factory got rewarded globally and finally got Patent filled.
• Solution driven sales drives growth and contribute 60% of EN/ NN business.
• Vast experience in multiple BI, IM, Big data and visualization tool & technologies including SAP, MS, Oracle, IBM, Informatica, Big data, Qlik, Tableau etc

Nov 2011 – Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• As a onsite Program Manager, experienced in Planning, Budgeting, stakeholder management, established efficient delivery model, Project Mobilization, change management, Resource management, Knowledge Transition and managing SLA for a large transformation account.
• I am part of Business Transformation initiative for Analytic & Information tower as Onsite Program Manager managing multiple initiative on BI/Data Migration and MDM projects.
• Major responsibilities are to define strategy, solution, SoW, Project delivery, solution Architecture design for various new assignment, estimation, defense and single point of connect for delivery escalation.

Jan 2010 – Oct 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Headed a solution practice team of well experienced solution architects from BO-BI solution, BO- Data services, SAP BI, GRC suites, EPM- BPC/SM, Adobe Flex integration, Mobile infrastructure –Sybase/BO, ILM suites, MDM, Enterprise portal and Data factory.
• The role involves preparing project plans, monitoring the project against plan, planning resource allocations, handling customer escalations, ensuring timely and defect free deliveries, providing technical support to team, quality reviews, facing internal and external audits by the Quality teams, ensuring that all the coding standards and guidelines are followed, review and analysis of defect metrics.

Mar 2004 – Jul 2006 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Saudi Arabia

• Worked on many SAP implementation program as Functional consultant, solution architect and later as BI manager
• Awarded youngest achiever award from CEO circle and recognized by SAP leadership in managing crucial SAP programs - Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Indian Oil and GIC.
• Worked in Saudi Aramco as onsite SAP lead and was part of world largest SAP program

Jul 2006 – Dec 2009 · 3 yrs 5 mos · United States · On-site

• Lead SAP NW BI consulting practice and was responsible for solution, GTM for SAP BI / EPM. We grow SAP NW BI practice three fold to 50 Mn ACV and won many large SAP NW BI deals - Nestle SAP global rollout, Chevron SAP template, DuPont, ARG, SPMCIL, Arcelor Mittal, AMAT, Apple etc
• Got awarded FLCL ( Full life cycle leader) and Star award from Chairmen circle and published many white papers in SAP BI and EPM.
• Onsite Solution architect and then onsite delivery lead for Chevron SAP implementation and manages a large SAP global template for their commercial business. it is multi mn and multi year program
• Onsite Solution architect in World bank, Dupont, Nestle and responsible in SAP BI implementation
• Did many SAP consulting assignments in ARG, IDB, DuPont, Apple, Applied material, Coke, Nestle etc
• Transitioned to Tech M from Satyam during 2008. Worked as Program manager in SAP Implementation for SMPCIL ( Subsidiary of RBI).

Jun 2002 – Jan 2004 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• I was part of TAS project implementaion team and was responsible for Sales & Marketing analytic project using SAP.

Aug 2000 – Apr 2002 · 1 yr 8 mos · New Delhi Area, India