Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos

• As the Head of Chapter Node - AI & Intelligent Automation, I am driven by a vision to revolutionize processes, enhance business outcomes, and empower teams to achieve greater efficiency, productivity, and simplicity through strategic innovation. My focus lies in harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Intelligent Automation, and Data-Driven Strategies to deliver transformative results at scale.
• 💡 What I Do:
• 🔹 Enable seamless adoption of AI solutions to address complex business challenges.
• 🔹 Cultivate and lead high-performing teams skilled in emerging technologies.
• 🔹 Drive innovation while ensuring alignment with organizational goals and future-ready strategies.
• 🔹 Collaborate globally to design and implement solutions that create measurable value.

Jan 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Working closely with Enterprise IT Innovation Board, internal innovation drivers and our external
• partners (IT Vendors, Universities, Startups) to develop an Innovation culture. Inspire people to bring new ideas, manage innovation budget, prioritize ideas and support them for implementation. Driving
• Innovation Board meetings and steering Innovation council meetings with partners.
• => Strategic Alignment for Innovation
• => Innovation Culture Development
• => Stakeholder Engagement & Management
• =>Budget Management & Resource Allocation
• => Idea Prioritization & Implementation Support
• => Collaboration with External Partners
• => Meeting Facilitation & Leadership

Feb 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Drive Innovation within Ericsson Group IT
• Lead Co-Innovation Activities with Partners
• Explore Opportunities For Research around New & Emerging Areas
• Establish Partnership with Start-ups to Explore New Opportunities for Co-Innovation
• Drive Innovation Culture within Ericsson Group IT
• Manage Innovation Fund
• Drive Innovation Board Meeting
• Review On-going activities
• Support Different Sub-unit with their respective Innovation Journey
• Form Alliance with Universities

Apr 2018 – Dec 2022 · 4 yrs 8 mos

• Delivery Fulfillment Responsibility
• Driving Liquid Workforce Setup
• Competency Development & Utilization for New & Emerging Areas such as "Blockchain", "AI", "Microservices", "Machine Learning", "Workplace Re-imagination", "Gamification", etc
• Building New Capabilities in Strategic Areas
• Line Management Responsibility to Retain and Attract Top Talent in the Unit

Apr 2017 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr

• Develop relevant Consulting offering for Group IT requirements in multiple domains
• Responsible and accountable for engagements delivered from the consulting service team
• Ensure Financial recovery of the costs associated with the consulting services unit
• Build new capabilities in alignment with the IT Strategy
• Line management responsibility to retain and attract top talent in the unit

Aug 2015 – Apr 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Steering Product Roadmaps, Incorporating Demand Forecast, and Defining Key Product Features
• Partnering with Business Stakeholders to Draft and Formulate Product Strategy
• Oversight of Project Delivery to Coordinate the Release of Capabilities across the Product Portfolio
• Defining and Monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Products
• Creating and Optimizing the Budget and Cost Structure for Products
• Gathering Continuous Intelligence on the Product Performance, User Attitudes, Markets Moves and New Problems and Opportunities
• Promoting and Securing Investments Plans through the Development of Proposals
• Analyzing Potential Partner Relationships for the Product
• Performing Competitive Benchmarking of Products and Implementing Findings
• Directly Influencing the Development and Deployment Specification of the Products

Mar 2015 – Oct 2015 · 7 mos

• The Advisory Board is an initiative that helps Leadership team of Ericsson’s Global Competence Center located at Bangalore, India with bridging the gap between LT and employees. It advises leadership team with initiatives that can improve ways of working, enhance collaboration and increase efficiency. The board drives group’s strategic vision as well as provides suggestions with alternative perspectives.

Jul 2013 – Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Manage product / project deliveries for Digital Enterprise portfolio
• Working closely with suppliers to meet KPIs with respect to Quality, Cost and Schedule
• As a project sponsor control and follow up ongoing projects and assignments and to chair Operative Steering Group meetings (OSG)
• Resolve and act upon risk and deviations for the portfolio.
• Ensure process adherence, quality assurance and continuous improvements within portfolio.
• Ensure project governance and project tollgate (phase) decisions according to standard project management practices.
• Work with suppliers to set up routines for ensuring short and long term delivery capability. It includes resource planning as well as competency development plan
• Analyzing product assignments and based on delivery capabilities source and manage delivery.
• Develop tactics to ensure supplier strategy adherence and continuously improved delivery.
• Negotiation and contract management

Oct 2011 – Jun 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore

• Leading Product Development activities for Digital Enterprise / Social Practice. It includes managing products such as “Social User Data Analytics”, “Gamification”, “Customer Lifetime Value Engine”, “Big Data Analytics”, etc.
• Team building and mentoring product engineers
• Creating Product Roadmap and Product Marketing strategies
• Pre-Sales for social and enterprise/web content management solutions
• Customer relationship management and account management
• Strategic Consulting to enterprises for their social / digital initiatives
• Conducting internal as well external training on best processes and practices for using social within organization
• Helping marketing team to reach out to new prospects by utilizing different social channels

Jun 2011 – Oct 2011 · 4 mos

• Leading new product initiatives that includes CruxOf a video news aggregator
• Managing a group of project managers
• Managing different software vendors
• Team building
• Customer relations
• Driving new media
• Mentoring marketing and sales team

Jul 2010 – Dec 2010 · 5 mos

Jan 2010 – Jun 2010 · 5 mos

• Worked as VP - Membership for Salt Lake Toastmasters.

Jul 2009 – Dec 2009 · 5 mos

• Worked as VP - Public Relations at Salt Lake Toastmasters

Feb 2008 – May 2011 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Conceptualize, analyze and design new features for ContextMine.
• Guide and mentor the development / QA team for implementing new features for the product.
• Develop a competitive business development and marketing strategy.
• Uncovering / creating new opportunities, identifying dynamic and flexible solutions for other products.
• Interact with the customers to understand their needs/ requirements.
• Public relations activity for ContextMine.
• Maintaining brand identity for several products across various channels / platforms.
• Plan and execute social media marketing strategies.
• Web content management for all marketing activities on internet / social media.

Oct 2006 – Feb 2008 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Project Migration,
• Client Interaction,
• System Design,
• Requirement Analysis,
• Estimation,
• Team Lead

Jun 2006 – Oct 2006 · 4 mos

• Support and implementation related to IBM Web Content Management.

Jun 2004 – Jun 2006 · 2 yrs

• Management Trainee,
• Developer,
• Business Analysis,
• System Design,
• Team Lead