Dr. Ajay Mohod

CEO

Pune, Maharashtra, India18 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 18 years of experience in digital transformation.
  • Award-winning performance in project leadership and innovation.
  • Expert in orchestrating omnichannel customer experiences.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Digital Transformation and Product Management expert in the Automotive and Retail sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital Project ManagementProduct ManagementBusiness AnalysisSoftware Product ManagementMobile TechnologyUser Story Development

Other Skills

Agile EnvironmentAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAnalytical SkillsBacklog ManagementBudgetingBusiness ProcessBusiness Process DesignBusiness Process Re-engineeringBusiness RequirementsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)ClarityCommunicationConsultingCreative Ideation

About

As a dynamic Digital Transformation and Product Leader with over 18 years of experience in the automotive and retail sectors, I specialize in driving innovation and enhancing customer experiences through strategic digital initiatives. My expertise encompasses product management, B2B SaaS development, and leveraging data-driven insights to create cutting-edge, customer-centric solutions. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Marketing, focusing on automotive retail customer experience and the impact of digital technologies. I bring a unique blend of academic insight and practical expertise to my roles. Throughout my career, I have consistently delivered high-impact digital solutions for global industry leaders including Michelin, British Airways, Nissan, Mahindra and K-Mart. My passion lies in orchestrating seamless omnichannel customer experiences, employing design thinking methodologies, and implementing agile practices to bridge the gap between business objectives and technological innovation. Key Highlights: Digital Transformation Leadership: Spearheaded multiple initiatives transforming traditional operations into digital-first approaches, resulting in significant improvements in operational efficiency and customer satisfaction metrics. Innovative Product Management: Successfully launched and managed groundbreaking digital products, including Digital Dealership and Online Retail Solution for Automotive Industry, an AI-powered mobile application for Michelin's Aviation Business Line, Mobile and Web Solutions for Michelin's Motorsport Business Line and a comprehensive Customer 360 Data Analytics program for the Michelin's AIM (Africa, India, Middle East) Region. Award-Winning Performance: Recipient of the prestigious Michelin Champion Award (2023) and Tech Mahindra's Pat on Back Award (2016), recognizing exceptional project leadership and innovation. Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire diverse, cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and securing stakeholder buy-in for strategic initiatives across global organizations. Agile Methodologies Expert: Proficient in implementing and optimizing agile practices, ensuring rapid iteration and alignment with evolving business needs. Committed to driving digital innovation and customer-centric transformations, I continually seek opportunities to leverage my expertise in creating value at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and customer experience.

Experience

18 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Michelin

4 roles

Head - Open Innovation at Africa India Middle East Region

Promoted

Sep 2025Present · 9 mos

Data Driven Digital Transformation Manager for Africa, India and Middle East Region

Aug 2023Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Digital Project ManagementProduct ManagementOperational ExcellenceSupplier Relationship ManagementCustomer Experience TransformationCreative Ideation+37

Senior Manager - Digital Product Owner for Michelin Motorsport and Aviation

Nov 2020Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Drive and Own the end to end digital solutions developments used by Michelin’s Motorsport LB.
Digital Project ManagementMobile TechnologyProduct ManagementOperational ExcellenceCreative IdeationProduct Owner+40

Senior Manager - Digital Transformation

Oct 2019Nov 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • 1. Build startup ecosystem in India by identifying, evaluating and onboarding the startups which are working on Mobility, Digital Technologies – IoT, CX, AI/ML, AR/VR, Big Data etc.
  • 2. Work with regional heads across globe to understand their digital transformation roadmap for 2020, identify the gap areas, business pain points and consult them to achieve their vision for the region.
  • 3. Drive and own the Michelin's Global Digital Transformation maturity assessment dashboard development on Power Bi for our CXO's, across different KPI categories and recommend modification of the existing KPI’s, add new ones based on CXO's feedback and benchmark against the competitors etc.
Digital Project ManagementMobile TechnologyProduct ManagementCreative IdeationProduct OwnerBacklog Management+39

Tech mahindra

5 roles

Sr. Business Consultant at Nissan Motor Corporation

Apr 2019Jun 2019 · 2 mos

  • Worked on Nissan's digital solution for the dealerships.
  • Responsibilities –
  • 1. Own the project definition and delivery by working closely with Business/product owner.
  • 2. Elicit business requirements from stakeholders and formulate the Epics and User Stories for the entire digital product.
  • 3. Accountable for user acceptance testing, user training and product roll outs across markets.
  • 4. Manage iteration planning, clear blocks for self/team and deliver high quality PSIs (potentially shippable increments).
Digital Project ManagementMobile TechnologyProduct ManagementCustomer Experience TransformationCreative IdeationAnalytical Skills+22

Business Consultant

Jul 2018Sep 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Worked with TechM’s Automotive Vertical practice, responsible for driving growth for customer centricity based digital solutions in Automotive Retail -
  • 1. Responsible for conceptualizing, building and selling digital solutions/frameworks/platforms for Automotive Retail/Dealership segment.
  • 2. Responsible for domain lead delivery, account mining for identified accounts and supporting Sales and Account teams in proposals/pursuits/events.
  • 3. Identify niche digital solution partners in CX, Digital Dealership, DMS, Mobility, AR/VR, Analytics space and form partnership with them for jointly selling digital solutions.
  • 4. Lead and Drive the domain related RFP responses by collaborating with various competencies, partners, sales and delivery teams for successful RFP response.
  • 5. Product Manager Role – Conceptualize, Own and Drive the Digital Solutions and offerings across Automotive CX value chain.
Digital Project ManagementMobile TechnologyProduct ManagementSupplier Relationship ManagementCustomer Experience TransformationCreative Ideation+37

Business Consultant at British Airways

Jul 2016Jun 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • 1. Understand Client’s existing Enterprise IT Landscape and elicit the functional and technical
  • requirements
  • 2. Drive requirement workshops with Business and IT stakeholders for eliciting and
  • documenting the business requirements and getting them signed off.
  • 3. Define and structure the epics and write down the business requirements in the form of
  • user stories in JIRA
  • 4. Proposed solutions to business problems with various approaches.
  • 5. Conduct Joint Application Development/JAD sessions for clarifying development team’s
  • functional and technical queries.
  • 6. Drive Show and Tell sessions at the end of every Sprint with geographically dispersed
  • Business stakeholders and get the user stories signed off.
  • 7. Responsible for getting sign offs on the various artifacts like US, Requirements.
  • 8. Overall stakeholder (Business and IT) management including maintaining good
  • relationships with other vendors and UAT Team.
  • 9. Review Test cases prepared by Test Manager and perform end to end functional testing of
  • the final product and raise bugs if any in JIRA
  • 10. Responsible for Go Live related activities and associated sign off's.
Digital Project ManagementMobile TechnologyProduct ManagementCustomer Experience TransformationCreative IdeationAnalytical Skills+22

Retail Business Consultant

Nov 2015Jul 2016 · 8 mos

  • 1. Preparing pro-active pitches for Retail and CG customers.
  • 2. Conduct & Lead Customer Workshops on Digital Transformation
  • 3. Responsible for the Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) Geo in terms of sales support
  • 4. Participating in RFI / RFP from RCG vertical perspective.
  • 5. Lead the crowd sourcing contest within TechM on Retail industry challenges, evaluate the ideas.
  • 6. Lead the Mobility specific Retail opportunities and conceptualize innovative mobility solutions.
  • 7. Represent the Retail vertical at TechM wide vertical strategy fair.
Digital Project ManagementProduct ManagementSupplier Relationship ManagementCustomer Experience TransformationCreative IdeationProduct Owner+32

Business Consultant - Enterprise Mobility

Oct 2013Oct 2015 · 2 yrs

  •  Sales Engagement – Engage with sales team on sales support activities like
  • ­ Respond to RFPs & RFIs related to Enterprise Mobility Solutions
  • ­ Create case studies, solution briefs, and marketing collateral to boost sales
  •  Responsible for formulating Go To Market Strategy with Sales and Partners for creating sales/solution pitches for Retail, CPG, T&L industries
  •  Involved in Proactive pitches in terms of providing innovative mobility solutions to our customers
  •  Responsible for partnerships with partners for niche mobile solutions and pitching it to our customers
  •  Mobility Solution Conceptualized –
  • 1. Conceptualized Mobile PoS Solution which caters to Retail industry needs. It augments the standard PoS features but on top of it Employee Collaboration, engagement and Work Force Mgmt functions makes it power packed which makes sales associates empowered and server customer seamlessly.
  • 2. ­Becon based solution for providing in store navigation depending on the proximity of the customer inside store and push relevant personalized offers.
  • 3. Designed the complete use case for T&L industry for automation of last mile delivery and getting it integrated with Oracle Transport Mgmt system.
Digital Project ManagementMobile TechnologyProduct ManagementCustomer Experience TransformationCreative IdeationAnalytical Skills+20

Future group people office

Lead Business Analyst

Apr 2013Sep 2013 · 5 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • 1. The FVRL is a Group company of Future Group. FVRL provides IT solutions to various group
  • companies of Future Group like Big Bazaar, eZone, Food Bazaar, Future Supply Chain Ltd, Central,
  • Brand Factory etc.
  • 2. Worked in the capacity of Lead Business Analyst and part of Business Transformation Practice which closely works with Business Champions team, understand the business pain points and propose IT solutions.
  • Enabling Business to Perform Efficiently & Effectively by providing IT solutions to its pain points thus improving employee productivity and ultimate customer satisfaction...!!
Digital Project ManagementMobile TechnologyProduct ManagementCreative IdeationAnalytical SkillsInnovation Development+19

Canvasm

Enterprise Mobility Pre-Sales Consultant

Jul 2011Mar 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos · Pune Area, India

  • CanvasM was a fully owned Subsidiary of Tech-Mahindra Ltd. CanvasM provides VAS, Device Testing & Enterprise Mobility services.
  • Worked in the capacity of Enterprise Mobility PreSales Consultant and responsible for Retail & CPG, Airlines & Logistics Vertical opportunities. My responsibilities included
  • 1. Developed proposals, responded to RFI/RFP, profiled prospects and planned strategies & propositions for customers
  • 2. Identified & profiled prospect and provided the required pitch & proposition for the target customers
  • 3. Extended sales support with end to end involvement in entire Sales process
  • 4. Organized & coordinated client visits for product demonstrations
User Story DevelopmentSoftware Product ManagementBusiness AnalysisCustomer RequirementsProblem SolvingProduct Development+7

Zensar

Business Analyst

Mar 2010Jul 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Zensar’s Retail Product Suite: SmartShop™ - SmartShop™ is an end-to-end Retail Management software suite, used as an off-the-shelf package in most situations consists of PoS, Back Office, Loyalty and Head Office solution components.
  • Responsibilities
  • 1. SmartShop Product Implementation & Training in case of SmartShop™ off the shelf package.
  • 2. Requirement gathering/business process study from process owners or Subject Matter Experts (SME) on Sales,
  • Purchase, and Stock related processes.
  • 3. Creating Business Requirement Document (BRD) based on the Business Process Study.
Mobile TechnologyUser Story DevelopmentBusiness AnalysisCustomer RequirementsProblem SolvingProduct Innovation+9

Etp international

Retail Business Analyst

Aug 2009Mar 2010 · 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Responsible for requirement gathering and creating functional specification document for a leading Watch brand for its after sale service Business Processes.
User Story DevelopmentBusiness AnalysisCustomer RequirementsProduct InnovationEnglishMicrosoft PowerPoint+5

Dhanush infotech pvt ltd

Oracle Apps Business Analyst

Oct 2008May 2009 · 7 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

  • Prepared Proposals for Oracle based ERP Projects for Kenya based Companies and also for Dubai based Retailer.
  • Was Leading a Project for in house development of integrated system which host systems for HR, CRM, Project Mgmt,Management, Issue Tracking System, Opportunity Tracking System, Travel Desk etc
  • Involved into final phase of Oracle Apps Implementation at Nairobi, Kenya based Client.
Business AnalysisEnglishMicrosoft PowerPointCommunicationMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office+2

Zensar

2 roles

Oracle Apps Business Analyst

Jun 2007Oct 2008 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Worked with ResMed Corporation, USA. Supporting their Oracle Order Management, Inventory and Purchasing operations by providing Functional Support.
Business AnalysisEnglishCommunicationMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeTeamwork+1

Oracle Apps CRM Functional Consultant(Project Trainee)

Dec 2006May 2007 · 5 mos

  • Successfully Completed MBA final year project in Oracle Apps CRM. Implemented Field Service, Tele-Service,Install Base, Marketing Online Modules for a OEM.
Business AnalysisEnglishMicrosoft OfficeTeamwork

Education

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Doctor of Philosophy (Marketing Management) - PhD Candidate

Mar 2020Aug 2025

SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

MBA (IT)

Jan 2005Jan 2007

Government College of Engineering, Amravati.

BE — Electrical and Power Engineering

Jan 1999Jan 2004

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